The Foundation Center-Cleveland
1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1600
Education and Events Calendar – April 2010
* = Fee-based class (call 1.800.424.9836 to register unless otherwise noted)
Monday
Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm
Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 12
Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 19
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Introduction to Fundraising Planning
and Individual Donors - What is the
Real Relationship?
at Columbus Metro Library
Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 26
Tuesday
5 Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Developing a Fundraising Plan *
Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Securing Corporate Partnerships *
in Columbus, OH
Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Fundraising in a Challenging
Economy
Cleveland, OH 44115
216.861.1933 x 325
foundationcenter.org/cleveland
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
First two Wednesdays of the month: 12:00 – 8:00 pm pm
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 1 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 2
6 Library Open 12:00 – 8:00 pm 7 Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 8 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 9
9:00 am – 4:00 pm 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Proposal Writing Seminar * Foundation Fundraising *
in Chicago, IL in Gary, IN
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Grantseeking Basics
13 Library Open 12:00 – 8:00 pm 14 Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 15 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 16
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Proposal Writing and Proposal
Budgeting Basics
at Akron-Summit County Public
Library; call 330.762.9670 to register
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Electronic Resources for Finding
Funders
20 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 21 Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 22 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 23
10:00 – 11:30 am 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Grantseeking Basics Proposal Writing Seminar*
at Case Western Reserve University,
1:00 – 2:30 pm MSASS; call 216.368.2274 to register
How to Approach a Foundation
featuring Victoria Urban Broer of
Weathertop Foundation
27 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 28 Library Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 29 Library Open 12:00 – 4:30 pm 30
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: 10-Point Reality
Check - Maintaining Organizational
Relevance in Changing Times
featuring Mitchell Wasserman
 Training Opportunities
To gain insight into foundations and the overall grantseeking process …
 Before You Seek a Grant (90 min; free): Employs a step-by-step checklist approach to
help new nonprofits determine if they are ready for foundation fundraising.
 Cultivating Grantmaker Relationships (full-day; $195): Strengthen the partnership
between your organization and its funders.
 Foundation Fundraising (full-day; $125): An introduction to the world of foundations and
instruction in identifying and approaching prospective funders.
 Grantseeking Basics (90 min; free): Our library orientation and an overview of the
funding research process for those seeking grants from foundations, corporations, and
grantmaking public charities.
 How to Approach a Foundation (60 minutes; free): Focuses on how to initiate contact
with potential funders, plan calls and meetings, and build partnerships with donors.
 Securing Corporate Partnerships (full-day; $195): Learn the unique characteristics of
corporate funders and where to make inroads to gain their support.
To increase the financial viability of your organization…
 Building a Fundraising Board (full-day, $195): Learn how to assess your board's
fundraising potential and find strategies to motivate board members.
 Developing a Fundraising Plan (full-day; $195)
A workshop devoted to the many avenues available for assuring the financial viability of
nonprofit organizations.
 Earned Income: Assessing Your Nonprofit’s Revenue Options (full-day; $195):
Explores the real potential, and possible pitfalls, of the earned income revenue stream.
 Fundraising in a Challenging Economy (75 min; free) An overview of what you can do
to survive, thrive, and succeed in sustaining your nonprofit during an economic downturn.
 Introduction to Fundraising Planning (75 min; free)
A 10-step approach to the development of a fundraising plan.
 Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results (full-
day; $195): Learn the merits of outcome-based planning and management and how this
powerful shift in the mindset can help you achieve outstanding results for those you serve.
 Your Board and Fundraising (75 min; free): Discusses how to actively engage a
nonprofit board of trustees in fundraising.
To strengthen your proposal writing and budgeting skills…
 Proposal Budgeting Basics (60 min; free)
Teaches the essentials of budget preparation as part of a basic grant proposal.
 Proposal Budgeting Workshop (full-day; $195)
Will help you to compose and present budgets for your organization and programs.
 Proposal Writing Basics (60 min; free)
Learn about the key components of a proposal to a foundation. Recommended for new
proposal writers and fundraisers.
 Proposal Writing Seminar (full-day; $195)
Helps the nonprofit grantseeker gain the proposal writing experience needed to secure
grants from foundations and corporate sources.
To get the most from your funding research ….
 Foundation Funding Research: Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Prospects (1.5
days; $295): Learn to chart your organization's needs and find funders using Foundation
Directory Online Professional, the Foundation Center's top-tier online database of
grantmakers.
 Guide to the Resources on the Foundation Center’s Web Site (90 min; free): Introduction
to the wide range of resources available on the Foundation Center’s web site.
 Introduction to Corporate Giving (60 min; free): An introduction to the world of corporate support
and the effective use of the Center’s
resources on corporate giving.
 Introduction to Foundation Directory Online (60 min; free): A hands-on introduction to the
Center’s Web-based database for grantseeking.
 Prospect Research Basics: (60 min; free)
Covers how to identify and conduct research on individual donors.
For Individual Grantseekers
 Finding Foundation Support for Your Education (60 min; free): Discusses some of the
tools and techniques that can be used by individuals seeking funding for their education.
 Getting Started with Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (60 min; free):
A hands-on introduction to effective use of the Foundation Center's online funding research
tool for individual grantseekers.
 Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts (60 min; free): Shows individuals in the
arts how to develop a plan to help find funding.
Other Training Opportunities
 Grantseeker Training Institute (full week; $795)
Five full days of comprehensive training from the Foundation Center's experts where you will
learn how to prepare your fundraising strategy, enlist your board's involvement, find and
prioritize funding prospects, and write effective proposals.
 Special Programs
Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker
Dialogue with Donors
Friday Films
Research briefings
ONLINE LEARNING
Go to foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online for interactive e-learning
courses and online tutorials.
Visit foundationcenter.org/cleveland/cl_training for more information.
Rev. Oct. 2009