Storytelling + Tips from the Oregon Community Foundation

8:30 – 9:30, storytelling with Catherine Crooker of Crooker Consulting

It is true that when we write grants we address them to foundations.  But we need to keep in mind that at those foundations real PEOPLE read and evaluate our requests.  In this interactive session you will practice refining your story so that your narrative will be engaging and compelling for the dedicated foundation staff and board members who make the funding decisions.

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 10:30, Oregon Community Foundation

Community Grants Program – Overview
·   Deadlines, funding priorities, geographic spread, eligibility
·   Process, timeline, where does the money come from?
·  What makes a grant application competitive?

·   Projects / requests that we don’t fund
·   Secured funding – what do we mean by this, how much do you need?
·   Community partners – who are they, how are they defined?
·   Broad-based support
·   Clear objectives/goals/outcomes

Quick walk-through of a grant application

·   Aspects / areas to note
·   Explain organization financials table
·   Discuss some of the key narrative questions

Thank you to our sponsors

Trimet's Hop Fastpass

Special thanks to our host Broadway Rose Theatre Company