Grant Writing with an Equity and Asset-Based Lens

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Transform your grant writing with an equity-centered, asset-based approach that highlights strengths over deficits. In this engaging session, you'll learn how to craft narratives that elevate community assets, address systemic barriers with sustainable solutions, and integrate inclusive, culturally responsive language. Walk away with practical tools to create compelling proposals that resonate with funders and drive lasting impact.

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn to craft grant proposals that emphasize organizational and community strengths to support equity-focused fundraising
• Explore how inclusive language and culturally responsive practices can enhance fundraising communications beyond grant writing
• Discover strategies to align funding requests with equitable opportunities that support sustainable, community-centered impact

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Grant proposals that highlight organizational and community strengths are key to a more equity-focused fundraising strategy
• How to implement the techniques used to integrate inclusive language and culturally responsive practices into grant narratives across various aspects of fundraising
• Strategies for aligning grant applications with equitable funding opportunities to drive sustainable, cohesive and community-centered impact and systems-change

MEET THE SPEAKER

Shaïnah Faustin Laforest is the Founder and Lead Fundraising & Engagement Strategist at Innovative Solving, where she partners with mission-forward organizations to reach their fundraising goals with an equity and asset-based focus. A recipient of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Fellowship, Shaïnah specializes in strategic grant processes, impactful engagement, and culturally responsive fundraising. Her early career in Education ignited her passion the social sector and continues to drive her approach to fundraising. Skilled in multiple languages—Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, and Swahili—she brings a fresh, equity-centered perspective to her work.

Pricing: $39 Members; $49 Non-members. Special rates are available for members of other AFP chapters, PGGNE, WID, and sponsors.

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