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 nt Title: Ask Me Anything: Hiring a Grant Writer\nStart Date / Time: March
  26, 2026, 2 p.m. US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: Denise B. Lawrence\nPre
 sented by Candid\n \nJoin us for a Candid Ask Me Anything session featurin
 g Denise B. Lawrence, a seasoned funding strategist with nearly 40 years o
 f experience in proposal writing, fundraising, and business development. D
 enise has supported nonprofits and small businesses nationwide in securing
  federal grants, developing sustainable fundraising systems, and closing r
 evenue gaps through strategic funding pathways. She brings decades of expe
 rtise as a consultant, serial entrepreneur, ordained pastor, and longtime 
 fundraising professional, helping organizations move from surviving to thr
 iving.\n  \nDuring this conversation, you&rsquo\;ll gain real-world insigh
 t into the decision-making process behind hiring a grant writer&mdash\; wh
 ether part-time, project‑based, or contracted&mdash\; as well as practic
 al steps for nonprofits working with lean staff and limited resources. \n 
 \nOutcomes: \n\nIdentify the key indicators that signal when a small-budge
 t nonprofit is ready to hire a grant writer. \nDescribe the differences be
 tween contractor, consultant, and staff‑based grant writing support&mdas
 h\; and their cost implications. \nEvaluate sample scopes of work and pric
 ing models to determine what is realistic for your organization and missio
 n. \nDevelop a customized action plan for engaging grant-writing support w
 ithin your organization&rsquo\;s financial constraints.\n\n \nRegister Her
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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: March 26, 2026, 2 p.m. US/Eastern</div><div
 >Speaker: Denise B. Lawrence</div><br /><div><p><em>Presented by Candid</e
 m></p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p data-ccp-border-bottom="0px none #000000" data-cc
 p-padding-bottom="0px" data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp
 -padding-between="0px"><span data-contrast="none">Join us for a&nbsp\;Cand
 id Ask Me Anything session featuring Denise B. Lawrence, a seasoned fundin
 g strategist with&nbsp\;nearly 40&nbsp\;years of experience in proposal wr
 iting, fundraising, and business development.&nbsp\;Denise&nbsp\;has suppo
 rted nonprofits and small businesses nationwide in securing federal grants
 , developing sustainable fundraising systems, and closing revenue gaps thr
 ough strategic funding pathways. She brings decades of&nbsp\;expertise&nbs
 p\;as a consultant, serial entrepreneur, ordained pastor, and longtime fun
 draising professional, helping organizations move from surviving to thrivi
 ng.</span></p> <p data-ccp-border-bottom="0px none #000000" data-ccp-paddi
 ng-bottom="0px" data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-paddin
 g-between="0px">&nbsp\;<span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&q
 uot\;335559685&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:
 240}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <p data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" dat
 a-ccp-padding-between="0px"><span data-contrast="none">During this convers
 ation,&nbsp\;you&rsquo\;ll&nbsp\;gain real-world insight into the decision
 -making process behind hiring a grant writer&mdash\;&nbsp\;whether part-ti
 me, project‑based, or contracted&mdash\;</span><span data-contrast="none
 ">&nbsp\;</span><span data-contrast="none">as well as practical steps for 
 nonprofits working with lean staff and limited resources.</span><span data
 -ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:true,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:true,&qu
 ot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:240}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <p
  data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-padding-between="0px"
 >&nbsp\;</p> <p data-ccp-border-between="0px none #000000" data-ccp-paddin
 g-between="0px"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Outcomes</span></strong
 ><span data-contrast="none">:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;13423327
 9&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559685&quot\;:360,&quot\
 ;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:240}">&nbsp\;</span></p> <ul> 
 <li><span data-contrast="none">Identify&nbsp\;the key indicators that sign
 al when a small-budget nonprofit is ready to hire a grant writer.</span><s
 pan data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233118&quot\;
 :false,&quot\;134233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;33555
 9738&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:300}">&nbs
 p\;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Describe&nbsp\;the differen
 ces between&nbsp\;contractor,&nbsp\;consultant, and staff‑based grant wr
 iting support&mdash\;</span><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp\;</span><span
  data-contrast="none">and their cost implications.</span><span data-ccp-pr
 ops="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false,&quot\;1
 34233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;201341983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0,&
 quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559740&quot\;:300}">&nbsp\;</span></li>
  <li><span data-contrast="none">Evaluate&nbsp\;sample scopes of work and p
 ricing models to&nbsp\;determine&nbsp\;what is realistic for your organiza
 tion and mission.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:fal
 se,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false,&quot\;134233279&quot\;:true,&quot\;20134
 1983&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0,&quot\;3
 35559740&quot\;:300}">&nbsp\;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">D
 evelop a customized action plan for engaging grant-writing support within 
 your organization&rsquo\;s financial constraints.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nb
 sp\;</p> <p style="text-align: center\;"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="
 https://learning.candid.org/ask-me-anything-hiring-a-grant-writer-03-26-26
 /413387" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Registe
 r Here</span></a></p></div><div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm regi
 stration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><div>--- Tendenci&reg\;
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