Grant Writing and Grant Coaching
Looking for funding for your project?
Don’t be intimidated by grant writing. It’s all about matching up with the right funding source! Let’s find it and get to work……..
Grant Writing
MaryAnn can write your organization’s funding application. She’ll start with a thorough interview process to learn your story, your needs and supporting data in order to craft a competitive grant application.
Grant Coaching
Do you want to increase your organization’s capacity to successfully compete for grant dollars? Then consider the “coaching” option. You have primary responsibility for writing the application with hands-on assistance and editing from MaryAnn. This is a great option for novice grant writers, as well as experienced writers who are applying for large funding from a new source.
“If you can write a coherent, grammatically correct sentence, I can teach you how to write a grant.”
Advocacy Training
Government policy at the local, state and national level can help or hinder your efforts, and it can be confusing! Where to start? MaryAnn’s broad experience as a policy-maker and an advocate for rural issues provides a unique perspective on what works. Advocacy training can start with the big picture, or be tailored to your specific issue.
Strategic Messaging
Your community deserves to be heard. A sound communications strategy transforms awareness into action. By identifying your audience and their perspective, MaryAnn will help you tell your story in a compelling way.
Strategic Partnership Development
No matter how skilled or passionate your group is, no one can do it alone! MaryAnn brings decades of partnership experience and will challenge you to seek common ground with new collaborators.
Project Management
Meeting Facilitation
Sometimes a neutral facilitator can bring out the best in everyone. MaryAnn will ensure the group’s success by focusing the meeting on sound process, objectives and outcomes.
Event Planning
Need help putting together a regional meeting or conference? MaryAnn’s experience in organizing regional and statewide events means no detail will be overlooked.
Writing Services
Editing of drafted materials & proofreading. — An outside set of eyes can appraise and sharpen your message to a target audience.