Part 1: Ahead of the training meeting, registrants will receive a link to in the GrantsMagic U video course, “Budget-Building for Grantwriters: The ‘Total-Value’ Framework for Crafting an A+ Project Budget – Every Time!” (You and your team can watch the video course any time you like, on your own schedule.)

Part 2: At our live Zoom meeting on May 30, Maryn will put on her Grantmaker’s Hat to tackle the questions that came up for you during the video course – and host a robust discussion about your own right-now challenges and concerns in navigating GrantsWorld successfully.

Be prepared for plenty of aha’s, hmm’s, surprises, and inspirations!

In this five-star video-based training, you will:

• learn and practice how to take a "total value” approach to budget-building, so you can clearly and compellingly show the value of everything it takes to do your work successfully;
•  work with a real-life scenario to go through each of the six major budget categories, looking at the key issues and challenges you can expect to run into in each one;
•  have the chance to whip out your calculator and try your own hand at thinking through some of the situations in a real-life scenario;
•  get a behind-the-scenes view of how grant makers evaluate your proposal budget and what your budget tells them about your organization; and
• clear away the confusion around the value of volunteer time, accounting for “match,” handling administrative/indirect costs, and other perennially perplexing budget issues.
•  BONUS: You’ll be introduced to GrantsMagic U’s exclusive powerful planning tool to help you craft a budget that is comprehensive, realistic, and bullet-proof—and that will work for you, your organization, and your grantmaking partners.
• Most importantly, you’ll walk away understanding how to break the “starvation cycle” that plagues many nonprofit organizations so you no longer understate the cost and value of your mission-critical work.