Posted on April 19th, 2010 under Kind Words.
“What an amazing job you did yesterday … (June 10 all-day training for Catholic Healthcare West and Mercy Foundation) … I’m thanking our lucky stars for you! Your remarkable effort has empowered a broad array of health and human service organizations to make a compelling case for the important work they do. In that, you have been a “midwife” to a better, more humane community.”
“In my 20 years of leading non-profit organizations, this has been the best grant writing workshop ever, with the best handout I’ve ever seen.” Janet Siller, Funding Director, Friday Night Live, Yolo County, California, February 17, 2010.
“By the way, I enjoyed the “Reality Grantmaking” project you worked on. Thanks.” Fred Teichert, Executive Director, The Teichert Foundation, Sacramento, California, October 26, 2009.
“The grant writing workshop yesterday was just amazing! It was so helpful and interesting, simple to understand, and I left feeling I won’t be afraid of proposals.” Liz Jackson, Special Projects, Citizen Voice, October 15, 2009.
“Thanks so much – your Budgeting for Grant Proposals workshop on April 21, 2009 answered all my questions!” Harriet Saeck, Director of Finance and Business Operations, Sacramento Zoological Society.
“Thank you again for the great seminar last week on grant writing. You had such a lot of great knowledge to share and I applaud you for sharing it with the regional nonprofit community. You’re a great instructor!” Elizabeth Marlow, March 2, 2009.
“Miriam, I credit all the success I’ve had in raising grant funding to the basic instructions and discussions I’ve had with you over the past four years.” Joyce Beeman, Volunteer, A Touch Of Understanding, Inc., January 15, 2009.
“I really appreciated your thoroughness in both of the training workshops I attended. I have a really clear picture of what I need.” Jen Borgen, November 2008.
I presented a training workshop for California’s Capital Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on March 16th, 2007. One of the attendees sent this e-mail: “Thank you for your delightful presentation of the grant making process. It was clear, memorable and filled with very practical applications. You firmly impressed upon me the importance of constantly being good stewards, keeping the reader in mind, inviting team participation and, of course, STARTING EARLY!”
