The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan | Similkameen is hosting free grant writing workshops throughout the South Okanagan | Similkmaeen.

This year the Community Foundation’s annual grant application process has changed and is online.

In this 2-hour seminar you will learn:

1. The Do’s and Don’ts of successful grant writing
2. How to tell your story so it stands out from the crowd
3. What the funders are looking
4. Best practices for grant writing
5. How to use the Foundation’s new online application process
6. How to build your profile and navigate the Community Knowledge Centre

Workshop dates and locations:

January 8^th (1-3 p.m.) in Oliver at the Oliver Community Centre

January 14^th (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.) in Princeton at the Princeton Museum

January 14^th (2 – 4 p.m.) in Keremeos

January 15^th (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.) in Penticton at the Shatford Centre

Bonus Hour – There will be an additional hour at the end of each 2-hour workshop to get hands on advice from Foundation staff. Bring your laptop and your questions, and we will do our best to help!

Please RSVP at www.cfso.net/register-for-a-grant-writing-seminar. The deadline for this year’s grant applications is February 19, 2015 at 6 p.m.

We will be granting $367,000 this year, so we definitely need to get the word out.