Registration is now open for our Indigenous Financial Capacity Series: Proposal & Grant Writing Conference held at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. This conference is one of many finance-focused conferences tailored to different roles within your organization to build overall financial capacity.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your financial capabilities and connect with a supportive network of peers.
Following the success of the "Roadmap to Budgeting and Reporting" conference, the "Proposal and Grant Writing” conference will provide participants with the skills and strategies needed to secure funding for their communities and organizations.
Indigenous organizations rely heavily on grant funding to meet the needs of members and communities. Maneuvering the world of proposals and grants can be daunting, yet governments continue to put out frequent Calls for Proposals requesting applications to access funding - funding that is often surplused due to lack of capacity to write the proposals or applications. This course will build capacity and confidence in you and your staff to access funding through proposals, get the grant funding, implement the project, and do the required reporting - thereby completing another aspect of financial literacy!
This conference will guide attendees through the entire process of crafting compelling proposals and grant applications tailored specifically to the needs and priorities of Indigenous organizations.
Key Takeaways:
Day 1: May 7th, 2025
8:00a.m. — Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00a.m. — Opening Prayer and Kick-off
9:15 a.m. — Setting the Stage: ParticipantLearning Needs Via Menti
9:45a.m. — Community Needs: And the Alignment withProposals and Grants
10:30a.m. — BREAK
10:45a.m. — Energizer Activity
10:50 a.m. — The Search for Funding
11:00a.m. — Pre-Submission: The start of the 12Steps in the Proposal Writing Process (Part 1) (Janice Poitras)
Group Exercise in Proposal Development #1
12:00p.m. — LUNCH
12:45p.m. — Energizer Activity
1:00 p.m. — The 12 Steps in the Grant andProposal Writing Process (Part 2)
1:30 p.m. — Group Exercise in ProposalDevelopment #2
1:45p.m. — Group Reports: Challenges Encountered– Solution Focused Opportunities
2:15 p.m. — BREAK
2:30p.m. — Understanding Evaluation Criteria,Weighting and Adjudication of Grant Applications (Michael Pirot)
3:50p.m. — Brief Introduction to Day 2
4:00p.m. — Closing Remarks
Day 2: May 8th,2025
8:00a.m. — Networking Breakfast
9:00a.m. — Day 2Kick-off
9:10a.m. — The 12 Steps in the Grant and ProposalWriting Process (Part 3)
10:15a.m. — Group Exercise: Build a Budget for aProposal and Incorporate into a Department Budget
10:45a.m. — BREAK
11:00a.m. — Group Reports: ChallengesEncountered – Solution Focused Opportunities (Michael Pirot)
11:15a.m. — (Step 11 & 12) Review of 12Steps
12:15p.m. — LUNCH
1:00p.m. — Energizer Activity
1:15 p.m. — Post-Submission: The Waiting Game
1:30 p.m. — Reporting Essentials
2:15 p.m. — Group Exercise: Prepare ProgramReport for Proposal Project (Jancie Poitras)
2:45p.m. — BREAK
3:00p.m. — Group Reports: Challenges Encountered –Solution Focused – Teaching Moments (Group Discussions)
3:45 p.m. — Question Period and ParticipantFeedback/Kahoot
4:00 p.m. — Evaluation
4:15 p.m. — Sending Off Prayer
Morris Interactive has worked with over 230 First Nation & Métis communities and organizations. We’ve used the knowledge and experience acquired over the past 20 years to design this conference in a way that builds capacity for Managers, Directors, Leaders, Administrators, and HR Representatives with best-practices, tools, and templates that are crucial for communities and organization.
Notice: Morris Interactive takes photos and records this event. By registering, you give Morris Interactive permission to use any images taken during the conference in which you appear.
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