Grantwriting Bootcamp — October 8–9, 2026 · Augusta, GA
Early Bird $297 — Save $100 when you register before August 30 · Space is limited
2-Day In-Person Intensive · Limited Seats

Stop Writing Grants. Start Winning Them.

A hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves grantwriting bootcamp. Bring your laptop, do the work, and leave with a working proposal for your organization.

October 8
Thursday · 9AM–4PM
October 9
Friday · 9AM–4PM
Augusta, GA
Hilton Garden Inn
Bring Your Laptop Hands-On Working Workshop Leave With a Working Proposal
$297 Early BirdSave $100 before Aug 30
Presented By

Nonprofit Transformers & The Palmetto Group

2 full days of live, in-person training — Oct 8–9, 9AM–4PM
Working workshop — you'll write your real proposal in the room
10 training modules covering the complete grant writing process
Hilton Garden Inn Augusta — 1065 Stevens Creek Rd, Augusta, GA
Bridge. Bond. Build.
$297 Early Bird — ends August 30 · Oct 8–9 · Augusta, GA
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2
Full Training Days
12
Hours of Live Training
10
Training Modules
1
Working Proposal — Yours
The Mission Brief

Six Skills You'll Drill Into Mastery

This isn't theory from a slideshow. Every skill is trained hands-on — with your real organization and your real proposal.

Strategic Grant Research

Stop chasing every opportunity. Target the funders most likely to say yes to your mission.

Decoding RFPs

Read between the lines of any Request for Proposals — and answer exactly what reviewers score.

Proposal Narrative Mastery

Craft compelling, fundable narratives that turn your mission into a story funders can't ignore.

Leveraging Community Partnerships

Build collaborations that strengthen your application — and the services you deliver.

Innovative Program Design

Design programs that stand out from the stack — fresh, fundable, built around real outcomes.

Proposal Management System

Leave with a repeatable system for managing every proposal from research to award.

The Training Plan

Two Days. One Complete System.

Each session builds on the last — by the end of Day 2, you'll have a working proposal and the system to write the next one on your own.

Day 1 · October 8 · Thursday

The Funding Landscape

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Who gives money & why — Federal, State, Foundations, Corporations, Individuals & Counties
  • Finding prospective funding — Grants.gov, Foundation Center Directory, banks & state portals
  • The grant writing process — matching ideas to sponsors & reading guidelines strategically
  • Major proposal components — introduction, needs statement, goals, methodology & budget
  • Goals vs. objectives — visionary goals vs. measurable, time-bound SMART objectives
Day 2 · October 9 · Friday

Writing & Winning

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Methodology — the "how" — the most-scored section, built step by logical step
  • Budget development — direct vs. indirect costs & the budget that tells your financial story
  • Writing & editing for funders — scannability, clarity over jargon & openings that hook
  • Why proposals fail — and how to win — including how to recycle a rejection into a win
  • Partnerships & collaborations — strengthening your applications and your services
2 in 5

Proposals are rejected because of weak methodology.

That's why methodology gets the deepest training at this bootcamp — so yours becomes the reason you're funded, not the reason you're filed away.

1 in 3

Proposals funded is considered success.

Rejection isn't the end — it's raw material. You'll learn to revise, recycle, and resubmit until your idea finds its funder.

This is a working workshop.

Space is limited for a reason. You won't just take notes — you'll build, draft, and refine a real proposal for your organization across two intensive days.

💻 Bring Your Laptop
Who Should Enlist

This Bootcamp Was Built for You If…

You work in or around nonprofit and community organizations — and funding is always on your mind.

Executive Directors

Wearing ten hats and writing grants alone with no formal training.

Development Staff

Thrown into grantwriting without a roadmap or a mentor.

Program Managers

Asked to write proposals for programs they designed but never fundraised for.

Board Members & Volunteers

Stepping up to help fund the mission and needing the skill fast.

New Nonprofit Leaders

With a clear mission but no grants secured yet.

Consultants & Coaches

Looking to add grantwriting to their professional service offerings.

"Scattered ideas"
A working, fundable proposal
"Confusing grant requirements"
A step-by-step grant system
"Guessing what funders want"
Writing what reviewers score
Secure Your Seat

Early Bird Pricing Ends August 30

Lock in your savings before seats fill. This is an in-person working workshop — capacity is real.

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Early bird closes August 30. After that, admission is $397. Register now to save $100 and secure your seat before the room is full.
★ Early Bird — Best Value
Early Bird Admission
$297
Before August 30 · Save $100
  • Both full training days (Oct 8–9, 9AM–4PM)
  • All 10 training modules
  • Hands-on working sessions — leave with a working proposal
  • Training materials included
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Standard Admission
$397
After August 30
  • Both full training days (Oct 8–9, 9AM–4PM)
  • All 10 training modules
  • Hands-on working sessions — leave with a working proposal
  • Subject to seat availability
Register at $397 →
Bringing your team? Contact us about group registration for 3+ from the same organization.
Base of Operations

Two Days. One Room. Real Results.

Join us in Augusta, Georgia for two focused days of training, writing, and building — shoulder to shoulder with other nonprofit leaders on the same mission.

Presented by Nonprofit Transformers and The Palmetto Group — Bridge. Bond. Build.

Hilton Garden Inn Augusta

Workshop Venue
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1065 Stevens Creek Road
Augusta, GA 30907
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October 8–9, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Bring your laptop — this is a working workshop
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Questions? Call (XXX) XXX-XXXX
Questions

Frequently Asked

No. This bootcamp is built for beginners and intermediate writers alike. If you know your program and your community, you have everything you need to get started — we'll teach you the rest.

Your laptop, your charger, and any background information about your organization and the program you want funded. This is a working workshop — you'll be writing in real time and leaving with a working proposal.

Yes — that's the entire design of the bootcamp. Across both days you'll build each section of a real proposal for your organization, with hands-on guidance through every component: needs statement, goals and objectives, methodology, and budget.

The bootcamp takes place at the Hilton Garden Inn Augusta, 1065 Stevens Creek Road, Augusta, GA 30907. The venue is a hotel, so out-of-town attendees can book rooms on site — reserve early for the best availability.

Absolutely — teams that train together build stronger grant operations. Contact us about group registration for 3 or more staff from the same organization before you register.

The Grantwriting Bootcamp is presented by Nonprofit Transformers and The Palmetto Group — Bridge. Bond. Build. — bringing together decades of combined experience in nonprofit leadership, grant strategy, and funded proposals.

Your Mission Deserves to Be Funded.

Two days. Ten modules. One working proposal — yours. Reserve your seat before early bird pricing ends August 30.

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Early bird ends August 30 · Seats are limited
Grantwriting Bootcamp
Bridge. Bond. Build.
October 8–9, 2026 · Hilton Garden Inn Augusta · Augusta, GA
Presented by Nonprofit Transformers & The Palmetto Group

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