How to Write a Quality Grant
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About the event
Stop staring at blank grant applications. This workshop teaches you the essential elements of crafting compelling grant proposals that get funders' attention. In this hands-on two-hour session, you'll learn the building blocks of effective grant writing.
Additional Information
This event is part of the Learning Hub program On the Ground. The Santa Fe Community Foundation proudly offers the Learning Hub as an educational space for nonprofit board, executive directors, staff members, and donors. Each year, the Hub offers dozens of events, workshops, and learning circles that promote leadership, skill building, and peer-supported growth.
Using a real foundation application as our template, we'll explore:
- The key components every quality proposal needs
- How to write clear, compelling program descriptions
- Tips for creating realistic budgets that align with your narrative
- Common mistakes that can sink your application
Through guided exercises, you'll practice transforming program ideas into clear, funder-friendly language. You'll leave with practical tools to strengthen your next proposal.
Ideal for:
- New grant writers
- Program staff involved in grant development
- Executive Directors of small nonprofits
- Board members who assist with grants
What you'll receive:
- Grant writing checklist
- Budget template
- Sample language for standard sections
- List of strong verbs and keywords
Note: This workshop focuses on foundation grants. While many principles apply to government grants, those typically require additional elements not covered in this session.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Kayt Peck
Kayt Peck
For over 35 years, Kayt Peck has been a fundraising and development professional specializing in grant writing. She has raised over $30 million for nonprofit and non-governmental organizations both domestic and international and has served in key positions for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International including as a Director on the Board of Directors, and along-time member of the Diversity Committee including two years as the Diversity Chair. Successes include obtaining start-up funds for the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) and continuing services as the Contractual Director of Development for that organization for several years. Writing both public and foundation grants, she has written successful proposals across the nonprofit sector including education, healthcare, community development, broadband technology, the arts, environment, historic preservation, and more.
Her services are not limited to the simple identification of funding sources and grant proposal preparation. As a grant expert, she works closely with organizations in project planning and management, evaluation, and stewardship greatly improving the likelihood of success for those organizations she serves. Awards include being named as the Fundraiser of the Year by the New Mexico Chapter of AFP.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Meet the people leading the conversation
Kayt Peck
Kayt Peck
For over 35 years, Kayt Peck has been a fundraising and development professional specializing in grant writing. She has raised over $30 million for nonprofit and non-governmental organizations both domestic and international and has served in key positions for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International including as a Director on the Board of Directors, and along-time member of the Diversity Committee including two years as the Diversity Chair. Successes include obtaining start-up funds for the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) and continuing services as the Contractual Director of Development for that organization for several years. Writing both public and foundation grants, she has written successful proposals across the nonprofit sector including education, healthcare, community development, broadband technology, the arts, environment, historic preservation, and more.
Her services are not limited to the simple identification of funding sources and grant proposal preparation. As a grant expert, she works closely with organizations in project planning and management, evaluation, and stewardship greatly improving the likelihood of success for those organizations she serves. Awards include being named as the Fundraiser of the Year by the New Mexico Chapter of AFP.
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