November 14 & 16
Grantwriting Basics with Nancy Hom
a 2-part class on grantwriting for individuals and small nonprofit organizations (under $250,000) in the arts. Taught by Nancy Hom
Monday, November 14 (Part I) and Wednesday, November 16 (Part II); 7 -9.30pm each day
180 Capp Street (@17th street ), San Francisco
Seminar size: 15 maximum.
Seminar cost: $70 for KSW members, $85 for non-members. Payment plans and a limited number of partial scholarships available.
Space is limited; registration deadline November 5th.
Register by check or credit card, contact program
director Samantha Chanse at 415.503.0520 or sam@kearnystreet.org for more information. Registration info below.
Description
Some struggling organizations provide a much needed service to the community, but their organizational and grantwriting skills may be lacking. Fundraising has to go hand in hand with organizational development. My work right now, which is providing arts management consultation to small organizations, hopes to level the playing field.
Geared toward individuals and organizations in the arts that are beginning to think about writing grants.
Part I: Overview and Preparation
Introductory presentation, handouts
Topics covered include:
- An overview of fundraising
- What funders look for in a grant
- Assessing your readiness for a grant: organizational development
- Researching grants
- How to position yourself or your organization for a grant
Part II: Proposal Writing
Components of a proposal, handouts
Topics covered include:
- Preparation
- Proposal writing step by step, tips for writing a good narrative
- Preparing support materials
- Budgets
- What to do after you get the grant: thankyous, reports, compliance
Handouts provided.
About the instructor
Nancy Hom is a multifaceted artist, writer, organizer, and arts administrator with over 30 years of experience in the non-profit arts field. In her eight and a half years as Executive Director, Nancy was the main grantwriter for Kearny Street Workshop. Since then, she freelances as a grantwriter and arts management consultant for small organizations, such as Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Asian American Women Artists Association, and Euphrat Museum of Art, among others. She has written grants for, and received grants from, the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, the California Council for the Humanities, Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, the San Francisco Arts Commission, the San Francisco Foundation, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the Community Technology Foundation, the Asian Pacific Fund, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and the Lawrence Choy Lowe Memorial Fund. She received the San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Award as a visual artist. She is a freelance grantwriter and arts management consultant. She serves on the Community Arts Distribution Committee of the Zellerbach Family Foundation.
Registration information:
Register by paying full amount in advance (by check or credit card), or contact program
director Samantha Chanse at 415.503.0520 or email at sam@kearnystreet.org for more information about payment plans and partial scholarships (limited availability).
To register by credit card:
KSW members click below:
non-members click below:
To register by check, please send a check for the full amount to:
Kearny Street Workshop
Attention: writing workshop
180 capp street, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
