The DeKalb Chamber Small Business Committee assists the Chamber with recruiting, educating, and mentoring small businesses. Create and identify opportunities for growth and facilitate partnerships to improve small business programs. Help identify opportunities in the public and private sector.
This committee meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The Art of Grant-Writing
Learn to write your own grant proposal!
Join us for this Live Online Workshop, a crash course in grant-writing where you will receive step by step guidance for preparing each section of your proposal - including your budget! We'll also share examples so that you will see exactly how simply this can be done!
After attending this workshop you can apply for funding with confidence because you'll understand:
How to develop a Statement of Need
How to write your Project Description
How to develop great SMART Goals
How to simply and easily state your Evaluation Process
How to describe your organization's Sustainability
How to create your Nonprofit Budget
We'll also share tips for how to get funding approval and where to locate nonprofit funders.
FEE $20
About our Instructor
Cheryl Smith, MPA is the CEO of Dewlyn Nonprofit Services, a Metro Atlanta based nonprofit consulting firm, where she helps US nonprofit organizations build sustainability through training, coaching, and grant-writing. Cheryl's specialty is building capacity in people and organizations, helping each to reach their highest and best potential.
Cheryl trains hundreds of nonprofit organizations each year. She has successfully secured millions of dollars in government and private foundation grants for organizations she has aligned with.
Cheryl is the author of the book, ''21 Ways to Fund a Nonprofit,'' as well as a member of the American Grant Writers' Association; a nonprofit trainer for SCORE serving the North Metro Atlanta Counties; a guest speaker/trainer for Point University, the Cobb Collaborative, World Changers Church; and, she supports nonprofits reaching out to Georgia's Small Business Development Centers.
Originally from Michigan, Cheryl earned her Bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and completed her Master's Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Administration from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Connect with other successful business owners and share financial strategies and resources that are working to build stronger businesses. Revisit key financial concepts discussed during GrowSmart and discuss how they are being implemented in successful businesses today. Hear from Financial specialists how credit markets are changing and how to prepare for those changes.
Learner Outcomes
Understand changing credit markets and how to correctly utilize products in those markets
Identify financial challenges currently faced by small business owners and how to meet those challenges
Understand how to stress test your business to fund expansion or additions.
Small Business Committee Meeting
Webinar - The Art of Grant Writing
CEO Lunch & Learn: Finance