The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) is pleased to offer a free grant writing workshop for nonprofits in the area. This workshop will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Toledo Library meeting room, 206 E. High Street, Toledo.

RSVP for this free educational opportunity by calling Mary Fasse-Shaw, TCCF Development Associate at 641-751-5251 or emailing her at mfasseshaw@tamaccf.org by Friday, October 21.

This Nonprofit Grant Writing Workshop will provide information on writing strong and effective grants to the Tama County Community Foundation, as well as general grant writing tips to help nonprofits succeed when applying for other available grant opportunities. Dotti Thompson, Program Manager with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, will present on navigating the Tama County Community Foundation online grant application and will provide experience-based tips to help you improve your grants.

Prior to joining the Community Foundation team, Dotti Thompson, spent 24 years in the nonprofit sector providing services to crime victims and their families. As the Executive Director of Domestic Violence Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center, she wrote a multitude of grants, developed organizational policies and procedures, and implemented victim-centered programming. As the Program Consultant at Crisis Intervention Services, Dotti developed the procedures for a housing outreach initiative for homeless and near-homeless crime victims.

Please RSVP for this FREE educational opportunity by calling Mary Fasse-Shaw, TCCF Development Associate at 641-751-5251 or emailing her at mfasseshaw@tamaccf.org by Friday, October 21.

The Tama County Community Foundation is a local organization making grant investments to organizations that create a stronger and more vibrant quality of life in Tama County and helps people establish permanent funds for the causes they care about in their community. The Tama County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, a nonprofit committed to creating long-term impact in 20 counties in Iowa. For more information, contact 319-287-9106 or visit www.cfneia.org. CFNEIA is confirmed in compliance with national standards for U.S. community foundations.