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X-WR-CALDESC:Presenter: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits\nCost: $49 for NDUC
 FA members / $79 for nonmembers  (Login to <a href='https://www.ndano.org/
 portal/login.html' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>Members Only 
 Portal</a> for code)\n\nMany people who work in nonprofits find themselves
  in the position of “accidental grantwriter” and do not feel fully equippe
 d for the challenge. This session will provide a balance of applicable con
 tent and resources to deepen participants’ knowledge of and skills in gran
 twriting.\n\nParticipants will have an opportunity to learn about the basi
 cs of grantseeking. This session will dig into the basic elements of found
 ation research and grant planning.\n\nLearning Objectives\n<ul><li>Deepen 
 understanding of the Minnesota funding landscape</li>\n<li>Learn about the
  types of foundations providing grants to Minnesota nonprofits</li>\n<li>D
 evelop an understanding of the sections of a grant proposal including budg
 eting and evaluation</li>\n</ul>\nWorkshop participants will receive a cop
 y of the Handbook for Successful Grantwriting that covers topics ranging f
 rom research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbo
 ok is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.\n\n\n<
 strong>Speaker: Joe Pederson</strong>\nJoe Pederson is the regional coordi
 nator for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ West Central Minnesota Chap
 ter\, based out of Fargo. Previously\, Joe was the executive director for 
 Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership from 2000 through 2015. Th
 rough this work\, Joe managed an $8 million budget and oversaw a wide rang
 e of programs with a particular focus on those with low-income and from di
 verse backgrounds. He was deeply engaged in public policy\, community rela
 tions\, fundraising\, managing relationships with public and private partn
 ers. In addition to his work at Lakes and Prairies\, Joe was an elected of
 ficial in Hawley due east of Fargo-Moorhead\, he worked for a number of ye
 ars for Clay County Social Services\, and he has worked closely with vario
 us MCN member organizations and partners. Joe holds a B.A. in history and 
 political science from Concordia College in Moorhead.
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DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits\nCost: $49 for NDUCF
 A members / $79 for nonmembers  (Login to <a href='https://www.ndano.org/p
 ortal/login.html' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>Members Only P
 ortal</a> for code)\n\nMany people who work in nonprofits find themselves 
 in the position of “accidental grantwriter” and do not feel fully equipped
  for the challenge. This session will provide a balance of applicable cont
 ent and resources to deepen participants’ knowledge of and skills in grant
 writing.\n\nParticipants will have an opportunity to learn about the basic
 s of grantseeking. This session will dig into the basic elements of founda
 tion research and grant planning.\n\nLearning Objectives\n<ul><li>Deepen u
 nderstanding of the Minnesota funding landscape</li>\n<li>Learn about the 
 types of foundations providing grants to Minnesota nonprofits</li>\n<li>De
 velop an understanding of the sections of a grant proposal including budge
 ting and evaluation</li>\n</ul>\nWorkshop participants will receive a copy
  of the Handbook for Successful Grantwriting that covers topics ranging fr
 om research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handboo
 k is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.\n\n\n<s
 trong>Speaker: Joe Pederson</strong>\nJoe Pederson is the regional coordin
 ator for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ West Central Minnesota Chapt
 er\, based out of Fargo. Previously\, Joe was the executive director for L
 akes and Prairies Community Action Partnership from 2000 through 2015. Thr
 ough this work\, Joe managed an $8 million budget and oversaw a wide range
  of programs with a particular focus on those with low-income and from div
 erse backgrounds. He was deeply engaged in public policy\, community relat
 ions\, fundraising\, managing relationships with public and private partne
 rs. In addition to his work at Lakes and Prairies\, Joe was an elected off
 icial in Hawley due east of Fargo-Moorhead\, he worked for a number of yea
 rs for Clay County Social Services\, and he has worked closely with variou
 s MCN member organizations and partners. Joe holds a B.A. in history and p
 olitical science from Concordia College in Moorhead.
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LOCATION:West Central Initiative 1000 Western Ave. Fergus Falls\, MN
SUMMARY:Beginner Grantwriting
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