Event Details
Thursday, October 23, 2025
10:00AM – 1:00PM PT
Events on Emerson, Hoquiam, WA
This workshop will cover basic grantwriting skills including the definition and components of a grant application, how to identify well aligned grant funders, how to begin grantwriting, common grant application attachments, and technical and persuasive writing skills. This is for fundraisers with little to no knowledge about grantwriting. In this workshop, we will discuss the basic components of a grant application, learn basic grantwriting techniques from both technical and persuasive writing perspectives, and share tips for compiling successful applications.
Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided.
Learning Outcomes
- You will increase your understanding of the basic components of an effective grant application
- You will learn how to employ skills from both technical and persuasive writing to compile effective grant applications
- You will gain confidence in your grantwriting skills
Who Should Attend
This workshop is best for anyone participating in or supporting grantwriting as staff, volunteers, or board members in small nonprofit organizations.
Cost
This workshop if free to attend, thanks to a partnership with Grays Harbor Community Foundation.
Accessibility
Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision or blind a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.
About the Speaker
Brittany Kirk, President and Grants Practice Director, Cloudbreak Collective, she/her
Brittany’s work as a fundraiser is rooted in a commitment to clarity and simplicity. She believes that fundraising doesn’t have to be stressful, and that thoughtfully prepared and strategically managed grant applications can be meaningful catalysts to growth and impact. She enjoys weaving all the pieces of an organization – mission, values, programs, impact, finance, staffing, and operations – together into a cohesive and compelling story.
Brittany has worked with more than 100 diverse organizations across a wide spectrum of missions in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Along the way, she has directly raised at least $70M in public and private funding, including multi-year grants, general operating gifts, capital campaign contributions, capacity building grants, federal contracts, innovation and pilot funding, and more. She has secured funding from large private foundations and corporations including M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Satterberg Foundation, Norcliffe Foundation, Medina Foundation, Boeing, Gates, Microsoft, and more; as well as public entities such as the U.S. government, Washington State, King County, the City of Seattle, and many more.
Brittany’s real world experience is underscored by education in best practices; she holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Governance and Public Policy. She has also been a highly-rated presenter at events by the Puget Sound Grantwriters’ Association (PSGA), Nonprofit Association of Washington, 501 Commons, Bainbridge Community Foundation, and the Kitsap Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Brittany is also a member of the Bainbridge Community Foundation Board of Trustees.
Important Information about Safety and Health
To ensure the health and safety of attendees at our in-person events, NAWA will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities regarding infectious diseases such as COVID-19. These regulations may change rapidly, so please check current government guidelines for the event location before attending. Please do not attend an in-person event if you feel sick or are showing symptoms known to be associated with COVID-19 or another infectious disease. NAWA will provide masks at all in-person events and anyone attending should feel comfortable requesting or wearing one.
Thanks to Our Partner
Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with Grays Harbor Community Foundation.
Questions? Check out the event FAQ page or contact Nonprofit Association of Washington
Phone: (855) 299-2922 x108
Email: [email protected]