SHW Group provided regional educators unqiue opportunity to learn how to increase funding success rates for their districts
Architecture firm hosted presentation by accomplished K-12 grant-writing consultant, author and public speaker with award-winning tips
HOUSTON, October 20, 2009 – Recognizing school districts are facing very challenging financial decisions in this current economic environment, SHW Group’s Houston studio hosted regional educators for a unique grant-writing presentation entitled ” School funding made easy: How to secure bond, stimulus and other dollars for your district.” Led by K-12 grant writing specialist Dr. Beverly Browning, the one-day seminar afforded grant writers, curriculum specialists, financial managers and facilities managers with critically needed writing skills and nearly four decades of award-winning tips to help their districts increase their funding success rates. Held at the design firm’s studio on 20 East Greenway Plaza, the free event attracted attendees from different school districts.
“At SHW, we are committed to enhancing learning by not only providing high-performance, sustainable design but by focusing on our clients’ unique challenges,” stated Mark Lam, AIA, LEED AP, managing principal for the Houston studio. “We understand what our clients are facing during this economic recession and their desire to secure stimulus dollars. And we are working diligently to provide them with every tool possible to assist them in securing financial stability for their respective districts.”
It’s estimated that billions of dollars in stimulus funding will be awarded via the state’s remaining bond funds and other competitive funding opportunities. This session improved the chances of the participants’ applications getting noticed and approved. The attendees also left with the knowledge of immediate and long-term funding options to achieve financial stability, direction on how to combine district facts with competitive writing approaches and writing direction on how to meet peer review evaluation criteria.
“The school funding workshop was an excellent program,” stated Karen Phillips, a secondary science teacher for the Fort Bend ISD. “I took away valuable information regarding how to secure funding for my district as well as tips about public relations and partnerships with local businesses. I would definitely like to attend additional training opportunities like this one in the future.”
For more information, please visit www.shwgroup.com.
About Dr. Beverly A. Browning
Dr. Browning has been a grant writing consultant to K-12 school districts for nearly three decades. Her expertise has helped school districts win more than $150 million in grant awards from federal, state and private sectors. She is a sought-after speaker and has authored more than two dozen grants-related publications including Grant Writing for Educators and Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals.
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