How to fund your literary, cinematic, dramatic, musical and visual art projects. Any San Francisco Bay resident who is serious about supporting their artistic vision should consider this route. In this workshop, Hank provides a 100-page handout listing dozens of civic grants, local foundations, artists residencies, and other funding opportunities, including many for women, ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians. He also shows you eight copies of successful grant proposals. You will learn how to write a persuasive proposal from crafting a budget with integrity, to presenting impressive documentation of your creative work.
Hank also offers suggestions for setting up nonprofit corporations or fiscal sponsorship.
Hank Pellissier has been teaching grantwriting for twelve years at institutions ranging from San Jose State University to the Palo Alto Art Center to Intersection for the Arts. He has received funding for his own projects in theater, literature and film, and he has worked for eleven years as a consultant for individuals and nonprofit organizations. We offer intimate classes of 6 to 12 students in a warm, informal setting, with fresh coffee, tea and cookies. If you are a beginning writer, we'll help you to lay the groundwork in basic craft. If you are an intermediate to advanced writer, we'll help you to move up to the next level.