Learn How to Raise Money for Your Nonprofit
Four Associated Grant Makers of Massachusetts workshops will be offered at Northern Essex Community College's Lawrence campuses through the Grant Resource Network. These workshops are free and open to anyone who wants to raise money for a nonprofit organization.
The workshops will include "Introduction to Grant Research", Friday, Oct. 16, 9 to 11 a.m.; "Grants Research Database: An In-depth Look", Friday, Oct. 23, in a choice of sessions, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; "Introduction to Grant Writing", Friday, Nov. 6, 9 to 11 a.m.; and "Advanced Topics in Grant Writing", Friday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to noon.
All workshops will be held in the White Fund Room, located at the college's Louise Haffner Fournier Education Center, 78 Amesbury St., except for the Friday, October 23 workshop which will be held in Room 241 of the college's Dimitry Building, 45 Franklin St.
Registration for these workshops is required. To register, send an email with "AGM workshops registration" in the subject line to Glennys Sanchez, gsanchez@necc.mass.edu, or Dawna Perez, dperez@necc.mass.edu.
Include your name, name of affiliate organization, address of organization or home address, phone numbers, email address, and the name of the workshop(s) you wish to attend. You can register for more than one workshop.
For an appointment to use the Grant Resources tools at the NECC Lawrence library, contact Mike Hearn at mhearn@necc.mass.edu.
For questions regarding the Grant Resources Network Program contact Martha Moore at mmoore@agmconnect.org.
The Grant Resource Network is a partnership between the Associated Grant Makers of Massachusetts (AGM), an association of grant makers, for philanthropic organizations in MA and New Hampshire; Jericho Road Lawrence, Inc., a Lawrence organization that matches the business and technical needs of Lawrence nonprofits with professionals willing to donate their skills; and Northern Essex Community College. These workshops are funded in part by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley.
As a result of this collaboration, Merrimack Valley nonprofits no longer have to travel to Boston to take advantage of AGM training and to gain free access to the AGM Grant Makers directory and the national directory, Foundation Directory Online, since they are now available in Northern Essex's library, located in the college's Dimitry Building, 45 Franklin St.
AGM has provided training to Jericho Road volunteers and NECC library staff who in turn teach nonprofit staff how to use the databases and write grants. Jericho Road volunteers who have gone through the AGM workshops also donate their time to conduct the research for the nonprofits.
For questions on where to park, visit the NECC website http://www.necc.mass.edu or contact Glennys Sanchez at 978-738-7438.
With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence and extension sites in Andover and Methuen, Northern Essex Community College is a state-assisted college, offering over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of non credit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth. Close to 13,000 students ranging from recent high school graduates to workers employed locally attend classes days, evenings, and weekends. Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts.