Grantwriters Incubator
November 4 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am CDT
Virtual Event – Live/Online
Fee: Free
RSVP for this event on Zoom.
Are you looking for an opportunity to virtually connect with other grant professionals and “talk shop”? Join this free, lightly facilitated gathering of nonprofit grantwriters for a unique venue of interactive input and feedback from peers.
The Grantwriters Incubator is offered quarterly and each meeting focuses on grantseeking and grants management through the lens of our current context. This may include fundraising in a time of inflation, state grant reform, the impact of shifting funder priorities on the sector, self-care for fundraisers, and cracking the “invite only” nut. Bring your burning questions, tips, and tricks.
The Grantwriter Incubator is co-hosted by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, GrantAdvisor.org, and the Grant Professional Association Upper Midwest Chapter. Each session will be co-led by an Upper Midwest GPA Chapter professional and MCN.
Note: your contact information will be shared with the Grant Professional Association – Upper Midwest Chapter.
Incubators are scheduled for 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Central on February 18, April 29, September 9, and November 4, 2025.
Event Details
The event will be hosted on Zoom. You will need a computer and a phone as a back-up audio method.
Facilitator
Steve Boland (he/him) is a nonprofit veteran with over twenty-five years of experience helping charities grow with new ideas in fundraising and communications. He has served as executive director of three organizations before founding Next in Nonprofits in 2013. Steve has presented over 100 learning sessions on topics such as crowdfunding, engaging corporate philanthropy, and social media strategy for nonprofits.Steve disputes his Myers Briggs Type characterization of Commander (ENTJ) as any kind of apt descriptor, as authentic leadership never comes from issuing orders. A graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Steve holds a Master of Nonprofit Management from Hamline University and is an alumnus of the Shannon Leadership Institute.