Getting Started with Grants

It’s easy to be enamored by the idea that you can raise large sums of money for your organization by completing a form and writing an essay about your work. But is it really that easy? In this free workshop, the NonProfit HelpDesk will walk you through the realities of grant funding and provide tactics for you to begin raising revenue through grants.

About the facilitator

Maureen Prout Alvidrez, CFRE, has been a member of the nonprofit fundraising community for nearly two decades and has provided high-level and hands-on consulting to organizations. Her journey began as Director of Development for Marylawn of the Oranges Academy and then a position in Advancement at Seton Hall University. Prior to that, she honed her skills in management, sales, and marketing at Hypotenuse, Inc., the parent company of SurveyUSA, that specializes in direct messaging, opinion polling, and market research. Maureen also served on the staff of members of Congress in both D.C. and state-based district offices. Maureen brings her breadth of experience in development, project management, small business, government, and community-based organizations to her direct services for clients; working with them to achieve their goals through fundraising planning and execution, capital campaigns, increased Board engagement, as well as grants management, writing, and research. Maureen is a founding trustee of Hilltopper Stage Productions and served on the Board of The Summit Conservancy throughout its campaign for and construction of the Summit Free Market building. She is a member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-NJ) and is a volunteer in her community. Maureen graduated Manhattanville College and earned her M.P.A. with a concentration in nonprofit organization management from Seton Hall University.