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 nt Title: Ask Me Anything: Hiring a Grant Writer\nStart Date / Time: Mar 2
 6, 2026 14:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: Denise B. Lawrence\nPres
 ented by Candid\n \nJoin us for a Candid Ask Me Anything session featuring
  Denise B. Lawrence, a seasoned funding strategist with nearly 40 years of
  experience in proposal writing, fundraising, and business development. De
 nise has supported nonprofits and small businesses nationwide in securing 
 federal grants, developing sustainable fundraising systems, and closing re
 venue gaps through strategic funding pathways. She brings decades of exper
 tise as a consultant, serial entrepreneur, ordained pastor, and longtime f
 undraising professional, helping organizations move from surviving to thri
 ving.\n  \nDuring this conversation, you&rsquo\;ll gain real-world insight
  into the decision-making process behind hiring a grant writer&mdash\; whe
 ther part-time, project‑based, or contracted&mdash\; as well as practica
 l steps for nonprofits working with lean staff and limited resources. \n \
 nOutcomes: \n\nIdentify the key indicators that signal when a small-budget
  nonprofit is ready to hire a grant writer. \nDescribe the differences bet
 ween contractor, consultant, and staff‑based grant writing support&mdash
 \; and their cost implications. \nEvaluate sample scopes of work and prici
 ng models to determine what is realistic for your organization and mission
 . \nDevelop a customized action plan for engaging grant-writing support wi
 thin your organization&rsquo\;s financial constraints.\n\n \nRegister Here
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything: Hiring a Grant Writer
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re
 gistration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><h1>Event Title: Ask 
 Me Anything: Hiring a Grant Writer</h1><div>https://www.rialliance.org/eve
 nts/372/</div><br /><div>When: Mar 26, 2026 14:00 PM US/Eastern</div><div>
 Speaker: Denise B. Lawrence</div><br /><div><p><em>Presented by Candid</em
 ></p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p data-ccp-border-bottom="0px none #000000" data-ccp
 -padding-bottom="0px" data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-
 padding-between="0px"><span data-contrast="none">Join us for a&nbsp\;Candi
 d Ask Me Anything session featuring Denise B. Lawrence, a seasoned funding
  strategist with&nbsp\;nearly 40&nbsp\;years of experience in proposal wri
 ting, fundraising, and business development.&nbsp\;Denise&nbsp\;has suppor
 ted nonprofits and small businesses nationwide in securing federal grants,
  developing sustainable fundraising systems, and closing revenue gaps thro
 ugh strategic funding pathways. She brings decades of&nbsp\;expertise&nbsp
 \;as a consultant, serial entrepreneur, ordained pastor, and longtime fund
 raising professional, helping organizations move from surviving to thrivin
 g.</span></p> <p data-ccp-border-bottom="0px none #000000" data-ccp-paddin
 g-bottom="0px" data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-padding
 -between="0px">&nbsp\;<span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&qu
 ot\;335559685&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:2
 40}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <p data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data
 -ccp-padding-between="0px"><span data-contrast="none">During this conversa
 tion,&nbsp\;you&rsquo\;ll&nbsp\;gain real-world insight into the decision-
 making process behind hiring a grant writer&mdash\;&nbsp\;whether part-tim
 e, project‑based, or contracted&mdash\;</span><span data-contrast="none"
 >&nbsp\;</span><span data-contrast="none">as well as practical steps for n
 onprofits working with lean staff and limited resources.</span><span data-
 ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:true,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:true,&quo
 t\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:240}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <p 
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 &nbsp\;</p> <p data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-padding
 -between="0px"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Outcomes</span></strong>
 <span data-contrast="none">:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233279
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 335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:240}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <ul> <
 li><span data-contrast="none">Identify&nbsp\;the key indicators that signa
 l when a small-budget nonprofit is ready to hire a grant writer.</span><sp
 an data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:
 false,&quot\;134233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559
 738&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:300}">&nbsp
 \;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Describe&nbsp\;the differenc
 es between&nbsp\;contractor,&nbsp\;consultant, and staff‑based grant wri
 ting support&mdash\;</span><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp\;</span><span 
 data-contrast="none">and their cost implications.</span><span data-ccp-pro
 ps="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false,&quot\;13
 4233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0,&q
 uot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:300}">&nbsp\;</span></li> 
 <li><span data-contrast="none">Evaluate&nbsp\;sample scopes of work and pr
 icing models to&nbsp\;determine&nbsp\;what is realistic for your organizat
 ion and mission.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:fals
 e,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341
 983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;33
 5559740&quot\;:300}">&nbsp\;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">De
 velop a customized action plan for engaging grant-writing support within y
 our organization&rsquo\;s financial constraints.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbs
 p\;</p> <p style="text-align: center\;"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="h
 ttps://learning.candid.org/ask-me-anything-hiring-a-grant-writer-03-26-26/
 413387" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Register
  Here</span></a></p></div><div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm regis
 tration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><div>--- Tendenci&reg\; 
 Software by <a href="https://www.tendenci.com">tendenci.com</a> - The Open
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