Writing an Award-Winning Program Design 

Dr. Bev Browning, author of 43 grant writing publications including six editions of Grant Writing for Dummies, will share writing tips for writing traditional goals, writing SMART goals, writing SMART objectives, incorporating best practice models into proposal implementation strategies, creating a work plan, and developing a logic model.

Thank you to the United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County and United Way of Orange County for sponsoring this event for our community of nonprofits.

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 Dr. Bev Browning, MPA, DBA, CSPF

Dr. Beverly A. Browning has been consulting in grant writing, RFP responses, technical writing, and organizational development for over four decades.  Her clients have included Tribal nations, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, career, volunteer, and combination fire departments; chambers of commerce, faith-based organizations, and units of government including state and federal government agencies; school districts and colleges; charter schools, social and human service agencies, hospitals, service associations, and Fortune 500 corporations.  Dr. Browning has assisted clients and workshop participants throughout the United States in receiving more than $500 million. 

Dr. Browning is the author of 43 grant-related publications, including six editions (over 1 million books sold) of Grant Writing For Dummies™ (Wiley.com). She is also an international trainer and keynote speaker.  In 2015, she was selected by the Centers for Disease Control NICRD division to conduct a five-day Grant Writing Boot Camp in South Africa for ministers of health and other top-level health directors from 23 African countries.

Dr. Browning holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Organizational Development, Public Administration, and Business Administration.  She has been a grant writing course developer and online facilitator for Cengage Learning (www.ed2go.com) for 19 years.  Her online courses (taught to thousands of students annually) are Advanced Proposal Writing, Becoming a Grant Writing Consultant, and A to Z Grant Writing: Part 2 – Beyond the Basics. 

Dr. Browning is the Founder and Director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and CEO for Bev Browning, LLC.  She was a 17-year member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and has presented training workshops and keynote presentations for multiple GPA chapters U.S.-wide.  In 2017, Dr. Browning joined the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and was a workshop presenter at their 2018 International conference in New Orleans.  She is an approved trainer for GPA and CFRE International. 

Dr. Browning has been married 54 years to John and has one daughter, Lara, a licensed therapist, and a special needs granddaughter, Aaliyah.