On Wednesday April 6^th and Thursday April 7^th, the office of U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz will host two half-day seminars in Philadelphia and Blue Bell to provide local non-profits with information and resources about funding opportunities. The seminars, entitled "Government, Corporate, and Foundation Research," are targeted to staff, board members, volunteers of local non-profits, and those seeking to start non-profits. 

These seminars will help organizations learn how to navigate the federal grants system, which offers more than 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.  The agenda also includes a comprehensive overview of navigating federal search engines, conducting foundation and corporate research, tailoring proposals to specific funding sources and an introduction to local Foundation Centers' resources.

Both events are free and open to the public. The seminars will provide the same content, but are held in two different locations to better serve individuals. 

For more information, or to register for the event, please contact Schwartz’s Montgomery County Office at 215-517-6572.

WHO:              Representatives from the Office of U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz

Jay Blackwell, Director of Capacity Building Division, Office of Minority Health 

            Resource Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Yvette Davis, Director of the Johnson UGO Foundation Library

Lawrence Greene, Archives and Special Collections Librarian, Brendlinger Library,

Montgomery County Community College

WHEN:           Wednesday April 6, 2011

                        8:30 am to 1:00 pm

WHERE:         Klein Branch Jewish Community Center

10100 Jamison Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19116

OR

WHEN:           Thursday April 7, 2011

                        8:30 am to 1:00 pm

WHERE:         Montgomery County Community College, Science Center

340 DeKalb Pike

Blue Bell, PA 19422

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