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Continuing professional education



September 8-10, 2003
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

Wong Kerlee International Conference Center
11175 Campus Street
Loma Linda, California 92350

(909) 558-4595

Sponsored by:
Loma Linda University
School of Public Health
Continuing professional education

Goal Instructor
Who should attend Schedule and location
Workshop overview Print directions and map
Learning objectives Registration and fees

  • Does your organization source outside funding?
  • Is your budget shrinking while your needs keep expanding?
  • Would you like to develop your grant writing /fund raising skills?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then this workshop is for you!

Goal

The goal of the workshop is to provide you with practical skills that will enable you to be competitive in the grants acquisition arena.

Applying criteria offered during this course, you will write and critique key sections of proposals related to projects for which your agency seeks funding.

Who should attend

  • Executive directors
  • Directors of development
  • Grant writers
  • Agency volunteers
  • Financial officers
  • Human services officers
  • Researchers
  • Students
  • Communication specialists

Workshop overview

Sourcing funds from foundations and corporations plays a significant role in many non-profits? fund raising programs. This three-day course will lead participants to develop the skills required to research potential funding sources, communicate with them, and write proposals requesting grants. These skills are fundamental to any organization needing to be increasingly successful in its general operations, productivity, and fund raising program.

Learning objectives

During this course attendees will develop skills necessary to:

  • Research potential funding sources communicate with potential funding sources
  • Write competitive proposals requesting grants
  • Specific topics include:
    • Researching funding sources effectively
    • Discerning among ?suspects? and true prospects for grants
    • Funding patterns in private sector grant making
    • How to approach potential funding sources and how to communicate with them What funding sources expect in a proposal?10 crucial questions
    • Proposal writing, content, and style
    • Writing goals and objectives
    • Budgeting
    • Writing style
    • Grant award or denial follow up
    • Reporting

About the instructor

Albin Grohar, PhD, holds the position of executive director for advancement at Loma Linda University. Following undergraduate and master?s level work in biology and the behavioral sciences, Dr. Grohar earned a PhD in educational administration at Andrews University. His dissertation was in the area of fund raising effectiveness.

Dr. Grohar oversees all fund raising activities for three of the University?s five schools, in addition to development services for the University. He is part of a fund raising team that generates $15-$23 million annually.

Dr. Grohar also implements and coordinates grantwriting as well as foundation and corporate relations activities for Loma Linda University and Medical Center. His work in this area has generated close to $15 million in the past five years.

Prior to his fund raising functions in higher education, Dr. Grohar was program planning and evaluation director for Michigan Economics for Human Development, a private, state-wide human service agency in Michigan. It was there that his grantwriting activities began. Dr. Grohar?s grantwriting efforts have facilitated close to $40 million in private and public grants.

Dr. Grohar is married and has two adult sons. He enjoys family life, competitive bicycling, reading in the sciences, and music. Having spent significant segments of his life in Europe and South America, Dr. Grohar is fluent in German and Spanish. His wife, Irene, is a biostatistician.

Continuing education

Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, is also accredited by the Board of Registered Nurses, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, and the American Dietetic Association. Up to 15 hours of credit can be received for this workshop.

Seminar schedule and location
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Wong Kerlee International Conference Center
11175 Campus Street
Loma Linda, California 92350

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How to register
Telephone (909) 558-4595 or (800) 854-5661
Register with payment to a credit card.

Fax (909) 558-4087
Pay with a credit card and fax your registration form.

Mail your payment and registration form to:
Loma Linda University
Office of continuing professional education
1706 Nichol Hall
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Registration fees

Fees include handouts, continental breakfast, and lunch.

Pre-registration $225, deadline August 15, 2003
Regular registration $290, based on space availability

Continuing education $20, must be applied for at time of registration
Cancellation policy
Refunds requested on or before August 15 will incur a fee of $35. Refunds requested on or after August 16 will receive 50% of the fee paid. No refunds after September 1. You may send someone in your place.
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