FREE Grant Writing Workshops

Access FREE recordings below of the 6 part-series of grant writing workshops that our Executive Director, Heather, led in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. If you are interested in attending in-person, reach out to Heather HERE to find out about future workshop opportunities.

Heather is a life-long resident of southwest Missouri and has over two decades of experience in non-profit administration, grant-writing, and grant-making. Before coming to the Darr Family Foundation, she served as Grants Administrator of Skaggs Foundation in Branson, Missouri and as Executive Director of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Development, and a Master’s Degree in Public Health, both from Missouri State University, as well as a certification in grant writing from the American Grant Writer’s Association.  Along with her work at the foundation, she teaches adjunct for Evangel University in the College of Business and the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. She serves on the boards of the Kyle Bruton Foundation, Elevate Branson, Southwest Missouri Grant Writers, and Nixa Public Schools.

Getting Started with Grants  – View the recording HERE

Program Design Considerations – View the recording HERE

Conveying Need with Data and Stories – View the recording HERE 

Developing a Budget – View the recording HERE

Writing a Winning Narrative – View the recording HERE

The Importance of Evaluation – View the recording HERE

Thank you to everyone who attended! Stay tuned for future workshop opportunities.