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RSVP’s Voices of Experience and the Tulsa City County present the

No Nonsense Nonprofit Series:  Professional Development Workshops for Nonprofit and Public Service Organizations

Janet A. Wilson, MD has passed away so we have cancelled the workshop she was going to teach entitled "Parliamentary Procedure for Boards" to be held in January.

The schedule for the 2010 RSVP Workshops:

All workshops will be held at the Hardesty Library in the Frossard Auditorium, 9:30am to 12:00pm.  Put these dates on your calendar and watch your email for registration information!

Tuesday, March 9, EFFECTIVE BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, July 13, RISK MANAGEMENT
Tuesday, October 19, ONLINE MARKETING

Have you tried to sign up for a GRANT SEEKING BASICS class but they are always full? 

• View a screencast of the Grant Seeking Basics workshop
  
• Learn more about finding grants by visiting the Additional Resources page of the TCCL Foundation Center
  
• Don’t miss the next class!  Sign up for email notices about upcoming workshops.

Need demographics information for your grant proposal or business plan? 

Join us in the Central Library Computer Training Room on Thursday, November 5 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for an introduction to finding demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Steven Barker and Steve Beleu of the Oklahoma State Data Center will provide a basic introduction to demographic information available from the Census Bureau and offer a preview of what new information will be avilable after the 2010 census.  Participants will learn how to search for key demographics for business plans and grant proposals. 

Space is limited.  To register or ask questions, phone 596-7946 or email rsittel@tulsalibrary.org. 

TCCL Presents "Grants and Proposal Writing"

Saturday, October 17, 2009
9:00am - 1:00 pm
Central Library, Aaronson Auditorium

This free workshop is presented by the Tulsa City-County Library and sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region

Instructor:  Karen J. Vargas, MLS

SUMMARY

Designed for beginning grant proposal writers, this class presents a general overview of the grant and funding processes as well as the level of detail required in a successful proposal.  Each component of the grant writing process will be addressed, including:  documenting the need; identifying the target population; writing measurable objectives; developing a work plan, an evaluation plan and dissemination plan.

OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

• Identify online resources to search for funding
• Describe the basic sections of a proposal
• Identify types of documents necessary to include with a proposal
• Recognize common mistakes of proposal writers 

Click here to register for the "Grants and Proposal Writing" workshop