Grant Writing 103: What's She Got
That I Ain't Got?

Date: October 27, 2008
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Schott Education Center at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Cost: FREE (refreshments provided)
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Want to write more effective grants? Compare weak and strong proposals to learn about a funder’s
perspective on what makes for a winning application.
The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) will share examples from 16 years of reviewing grants to explain why one K-12 education project is more likely to be successful than another, and which proposal is more likely to be funded. One of the best ways to become a better grant writer yourself is to review others’ proposals. Practice scoring online applications using OEEF’s preferred characteristics for projects targeting a pre-school to university audience.
Participants will be certified as OEEF volunteer peer reviewers.

Contact Susan Schumacher at susan.schumacher@hamilton-co.org or call (513) 946-7734 to register by October 20.

Grant Writing: Identifying Funds and
Writing a Winning Proposal

Date: October 28, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Schott Education Center at the
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Cost: $10 fee (includes lunch)

Learn about: prospecting tips to help you identify foundations, corporations, and government grant programs; how to approach different kinds of grant makers; how to avoid common mistakes applicants make; and develop realistic objectives, activities, and budgets. Workshop facilitator Carolyn Watkins is Chief of Ohio EPA’s Office of Environmental Education.

Pre-registration required by October 20.

Make check payable to: Environmental Education
Council of Ohio (EECO). Mail to Susan Schumacher,
Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services, 250 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Register via email at susan.schumacher@hamilton-co.org or call (513) 946-7734.