The Grantsmanship Center (TGCI) will be offering a 5 day - February 26 - March 2, 2007 - practical, hands on Grantsmanship training program in Providence, hosted by VCRI. Designed for both novice and experienced grant seekers, this workshop covers all aspects of searching for grants, writing grant proposals, and negotiating with funding sources. The program will teach you to use TGCI’s proposal writing format, the most widely used in the world.During the workshop you will search out funding sources and, as part of a team, you will develop a proposal for your own agency or help a classmate develop one. You will leave this workshop with new skills and the ability to apply those skills to the needs of your own organization.

VCRI has teamed up with The Hotel Providence, a 2006 AAA 4 diamond award winner, to offer a special room rate to out of town participants.  The Hotel Providence is immediately across from our training location and a new, wonderful boutique hotel in downtown Providence.  Reservations for rooms must be received by January 26, 2007.  Call their reservation desk at 1-800-861-8990 and request the "Grantsmanship Training/Volunteer Center of RI" special rate.  Check out their website, www.thehotelprovidence.com, for more information on the hotel. 

Upon completion of training, you will receive a one-year Membership in TGCI, which includes proposal review, access to their comprehensive funding databases, tuition discounts and other special benefits and services from TGCI.In addition, you may participate in their online Forum, which provides daily funding tips and technical assistance to thousands of alumni.

Visit www.tgci.com for more information or to REGISTER for this course.

Location: Johnson & Wales University Downtown Campus

Fee: $825 -Limited scholarships are available.