Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Place: Online at https://grantstation.com/product/free-grant-readiness-roadmap-find-your-weak-spots-funder-does
Presenter: Alice Ruhnke, President of GrantStation
Ask any nonprofit if they’re ready for grant funding, and the answer is almost always yes. But readiness to receive grant money and readiness to compete for it are two very different things, and most organizations have never actually measured the gap between them.
Funders look hardest at the places where that gap tends to hide: financial stability, evaluation practices, board development, and a documented track record that makes the case for your work. These aren’t minor details to clean up later. They are capacity components you want to address upfront.
During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will introduce a grant readiness roadmap your organization can use to pinpoint exactly where you stand and exactly what to fix first. Rather than a vague readiness conversation, you’ll walk away with a structured, repeatable way to diagnose your organization’s strengths and weaknesses, and a roadmap for building the capacity funders are actually looking for.
You’ll learn how to:
- use a comprehensive roadmap to evaluate your organization’s readiness across finances, programs, evaluation, leadership, partnerships, and organizational structure;
- score and prioritize your weakest areas so you know where to focus your time and resources first;
- build targeted, practical strategies to close capacity gaps in the areas that matter most to funders; and,
- translate your improved capacity directly into stronger, more competitive grant proposals.
Who should attend:
This webinar is designed for grant writers, development directors, executive directors, and program leaders who are preparing to pursue new grant funding or want to strengthen their odds with current funders.