AUBURN – The Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College will offer a “Grant Writing Academy” (CED 018-01) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. The cost of $165 includes lunch.

The academy is an intensive introduction to preparing proposals for funding nonprofits. It is a course suited for beginners who are prepared for a thorough overview of the process as well as more experienced practitioners who seek to build a stronger knowledge base.

Participants will gain an understanding of the steps involved to identify prospective funding sources, develop a plan of approach to seek support, understand the fundamentals of project design and prepare effective proposals.

The academy will examine the entire proposal writing process, including letters of inquiry, concept papers and full blown proposals. Participants will be given the opportunity to engage in an interactive and “hands-on” learning experience.

The program will be facilitated by Christos Gianopoulos, who has assisted business professionals and other committed individuals to clarify their thinking about the direction and management of their enterprises. He has decades of experience in personal and professional development, leadership of community initiatives and teaching.

He has been a project director for nonprofit organizations such as Maine Audubon Society and the Maine Lyceum. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he also holds graduate degrees from American University and Syracuse University.

For more information or to register, contact the Corporate and Community Services Department at Central Maine Community College at 755-5280 or 1-800-891-2002, ext. 280, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.cmcc.edu/training.