BMH Development Office Sends Staff Member for Grant Training

Tracy Boucher, member of the staff of the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Development Office, attended a grant writing training program earlier this year. This five-day workshop, called Grantsmanship Training Program, covers such topics as the components of a proposal, researching funding sources, and writing and reviewing proposals.

Offered since 1972 by The Grantsmanship Center of Los Angeles (CA), these courses on grant proposal writing have been attended by more than 110,000 nonprofit and government agency staff. Attendees learn step-by-step instruction and practical exercises through all stages of a grant proposal including studying funding sources, preparing a complete proposal in a small group setting, and identifying likely funding sources. They then present the proposal for review and receive feedback from the trainer and fellow participants.

Boucher says she found this ‘roll-up-your-sleeves’ type of immersion training extremely effective and practical…that it took theory that they then had to put into practice. “I benefited greatly from it,” said Boucher.