Join Nonprofit Center Director Cathy Brown for an interactive, 'start from the beginning' workshop series on planning, developing and preparing a grant proposal for submission. If you have never developed a grant proposal before or want to go back at the beginning and fine tune the basics, this is the series for you! 

At the end of each session, I walked out of the room feeling more confident about my ability to present an understandable project. I now have access to the right resources (information and people) and am equipped to begin approaching the grant submission process with a new perspective. - Spring Grants 101 participant 

Session 1: Feb 13, 2026 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Organizational Readiness will help you prepare your organization to receive grants. Spoiler alert - there's more to it than "we need money!". Leave this session with a clear understanding of what your organization needs to have in place to be a strong grant applicant. 

Session 2: Feb 27, 2026 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Project Development will help you take your idea or ideas and turn them into fundable projects. We will work to develop all of the aspects of the project to support an application to Community Foundation of Broward, as well as many other potential funders. Leave this session with the knowledge and confidence to tell the story and develop the components needed for a successful application. 

Session 3: Mar 13, 2026 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) Proposal Application will help you learn how to match your project to the right funder and refine the language to match funder priorities and values with yours. Then walk through the CFB Focus Area application template to understand where each project component fits in a typical grant application. 

You may invite up to 3 people with your organization to participate, but please note that everyone who registers needs to commit to all 3 sessions for the most effective use of time and the interactive learning strategy used for this series. The sessions are truly interactive, and all participants will be expected to actively participate.