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GASP - Grantwriters' Anxiety Support Program

Grantwriters' Anxiety Support Program (GASP) helps new and intermediate grant writers (0-3 year’s experience) build confidence and skill in their work.  

GASP provides an opportunity for those working in the nonprofit development field or for those interested in learning more about careers in development: 

1. to share proposals currently in development with peers and “mentors” who will offer feedback and 
2. to discuss topics of interest regarding the grant seeking process.  
3. GASP also offers participants a chance to develop new professional relationships, help in advancing their careers and strengthening the support network for Bay Area development professionals. 

Guests with expertise in each session's topic will help address issues identified by the group. GASP! hosts facilitate discussion and encourage all participants to contribute. to hear about the latest and greatest resources the Foundation Center has to offer.

Location:

The Foundation Center

312 Sutter Street @ Grant

6^th Fl. Conference Room

Map

Time: 12-2pm

To Register

Questions?gasp@dersf.org

Full participation in DER programs may be eligible for CFRE International certification points.

Presented by Development Executives Roundtable (DER)

Hosted by the Foundation Center - San Francisco

You Got the Grant, Now What?

Monday, February 22, 2010

11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location:

                    The Foundation Center

                    312 Sutter St., 6^th Fl. Conference Room

                    San Francisco

PANELISTS

ERIC SLOAN 

Eric joined Pacific Foundation Services, LLC (PFS) in 2006. He manages the Bothin, Gamble, GGS, William G. Gilmore and Kimball Foundations. He was previously Program Officer for the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. Eric started in the nonprofit world working as an evaluator, including serving as Project Director for Berkeley Policy Associates. He lives in Berkeley with his wife, son, and their dog.

LINDSEY KNEUVEN

Salesforce.com Foundation

Bio Coming Soon!

Please bring your own lunch. Drinks and cookies will be generously provided by the Foundation Center.

GASP encourages participants to bring a proposal-in-progress for review. This is one of the only FREE opportunities to get feedback on proposals by experts in the industry! Don’t miss your chance! 

GASP coordinators Maricar Boyle and Diana Weston will facilitate. GASP is offered at no-cost to participants. 

Co-Chairs & Facilitators:

Diana Weston, Project Ninety

Diana Weston shifted her career focus eight years ago from working in the for profit arena of Finance to the human services, non profit world focusing on grant writing and development.  Diana is employed at Project Ninety, Inc. in San Mateo , CA as their Development Manager.  Diana’s expertise’s are in relationship development, fundraising events, private and corporate foundations and writing for city, county, state and federal grants.  Six years ago, Diana found GASP and DER as she was “gasping” to learn all the intricacies of the grant world.  She met peers with similar situations, isolated in their own grant writing world needing to share their experiences and have an opportunity to learn from expert mentors.  This is Diana’s fourth year as a co-facilitator for GASP and is excited to help and support new and intermediate grant writers.  Diana is also on the Board of Directors for Development Executives Roundtable. 

Maricar G. Boyle, Children’s Hospital & Research Center Foundation

Maricar Boyle have held varied and extensive positions in community pharmacy and healthcare informatics before transitioning to healthcare philanthropy in 2001.  Her interests include global health, women and children, education and enviromentmal health.  She has worked for the Alameda County Health Care Foundation as Development Manager, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) as Development Coordinator for the School of Pharmacy Development and Alumni Relations and currently, at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Foundation as Assistant Director of Corporate & Private Foundation Relations. Maricar is an experienced development professional with extensive work in raising funds through capital campaign, workplace giving, direct mail, community campaigns and corporate and private foundation grants.  She is a very knowledgeable analyst who've managed projects from conceptualization to implementation and have established internal systems and processes for improved departmental operations. She is a member of the Development Executives Roundtable (DER) Board of Directors and co-chairs the organization’s Grantwriters Anxiety Support Program (GASP).