The Event

Location:
Online/Virtual

Upcoming Date(s):

Oct. 9 (9-4 Pacific/12-7 Eastern) – REGISTER HERE

Cost:
$100 general tuition
$ 50 student tuition

Note: 10% of the proceeds of this workshop will be donated to the Wildfire Media fund for victims of the 2020 Oregon wildfires.

Get Funded: Financing Projects

a Momenta #PhotoBizSkills program

Have you been struggling to get grants? Have you stopped looking because it just seemed too hard or overwhelming? Then this is the right class for you. We won’t soft pedal it: this day is an intense, full throttle workshop with lots of information. However, you will walk away with a clear idea on what type of funding is out there and how to create a fundraising plan for your next dream project.

Our business skills curriculum is one of the cornerstones of the Momenta Workshops model and we know this workshop will help you get focused to achieve your goals.

This seminar will be held online in a private classroom. We will have 3 scheduled breaks for 30 minutes each. Handouts and login information will be mailed 24 hours prior to the seminar. Due to the current economic climate facing freelancers and businesses, we have cut the pricing of our 1-day seminars in half for 2020 and are offering students an additional 50% off with the code: Student.

You will enjoy a full day of lectures, guest speakers, strategic planning worksheets, and guided question-and-answer sessions. Likewise, you will be able to share this virtual workshop with a group of like-minded photographers who are passionate about documentary and artistic projects. Explore how to successfully finance a personal project and meet your goals with us.

Your 1-Day Financing Bootcamp At a Glance:

• A full day of presentations, guest speakers, and captivating discussions

• Lectures on understanding private, public, and personal funding models

• Budgeting, marketing, grant writing, fundraising and much more will be covered

• Lively Q&A session on relevant topics for working photographers to grow their dream projects into reality

Start Your Funding Roadmap.

The Logistics

This workshop covers real world concepts to help you create a path to successful fundraising. During this in-depth seminar, you will learn the ins-and-outs for funding your dream project.

Our company co-founder and COO Jamie Rose will explain the 3 types of funding (Public, Private, Personal) you can use to fund your next photo or multimedia project. This full-day seminar will help you decide which projects are worthy of doing a fundraising campaign and the approaches needed to go after each type of funding.

From writing a grant or sponsorship proposal to writing thank you notes when you’re done, this day should set you on the path to funding success.

If you have a personal project in mind but need an extra boost of financing, this is the workshop for you. Laptops or paper for note taking are highly recommended. Every level of photographer will be able to grow and expand their knowledge on personal projects funding and success models.

We offer worksheets to help you gain better experience in pitching your project, finding the right sources of funding, mapping a project plan for success, and much more.

Join us for this perfect mixture of strategy, art, and business!

What To Expect

Lecture #1: Is my project ready for a funding campaign?
Lecture #2: How to find Public, Private & Personal Funding
Lecture #3: Building A Successful Campaign Start to Finish
Guest speaker: an expert on grant writing will join Jamie for an in-depth Q&A
Topics Covered: Grant writing; successful crowdfunding approaches; corporate sponsorship; researching a personal project; international vs. domestic assignments; and so much more!

Meet the Experts!

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Seminar Leader: Jamie Rose

Our co-Founder and COO Jamie Rose will be leading this workshop and she knows firsthand how to concept, execute, and successfully complete a personal project using public, private and personal funds. Her energy and enthusiasm for helping photographers will boost your creative batteries and help motivate you into the next stage of your project fund raising.

Jamie Rose is the COO of Momenta Group. Her early career was spent in the halls of power as a Press Corps photojournalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House, primarily as a contractor for The New York Times. Her passion for working with nonprofits lead her documentary coverage of humanitarian and health crisis in Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Her clients included organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, The Calvert Foundation, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, & Tuberculosis, and Physicians for Human Rights among others.

In 2011, Jamie was awarded the United Nations’ Photographers Leadership Award. Her long term photo projects have won acclaim from the Alexia Foundation and The White House News Photographers’ Association Project Grant for her portfolio of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health care workers in wartime Uganda.

Jamie is considered an expert in nonprofit communications and has been interviewed about the importance of storytelling in nonprofit communications by The Candid Frame, Photo District News (PDN), Creative Marketing & Business Podcast, and News Photographer Magazine among others. She has been an invited lecturer on communications for nonprofits at The Foundation Center, Columbia University, Georgetown University, University of Oregon, the Northern Short Course, as well as her alma maters.

Jamie holds degrees in Communications from American University and the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. She also runs the popular blog, Jamie’s List, which promotes jobs and opportunities for creatives.

Guest Speaker

Dr. Henry L Berman leads Exponent Philanthropy using his wealth of experience managing people, projects, and budgets in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. He was instrumental in helping the Association of Small Foundations (ASF) evolve into Exponent Philanthropy.

In his formal philanthropic career, Henry has served as a foundation president and co-trustee, gaining significant experience working closely with grantees and evaluating funded programs. In his continuing role as a foundation trustee, Henry has been a dues-paying member of Exponent Philanthropy since 2003. He served on the Exponent Philanthropy (then, ASF) board from 2008–2010 and was appointed CEO in 2011. Through his experience as a member and a leader within the organization, he brings to the CEO role a firsthand understanding of the needs of philanthropists with few or no staff.

Before joining the staff at Exponent Philanthropy, Henry had a long career in educational media and technology. He also served as a board member, volunteer, fundraiser, and/or marketer for several organizations including the American Society for Training and Development, the American Occupational Health Association, and the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation. He is a founding board member of the Museum of Broadcast Technology and also currently serves on the board of the National Council of Nonprofits.

Henry earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Ithaca College, a master’s and doctorate in education from Boston University, and a certificate in business and management from the Harvard University Extension School.

Originally from Massachusetts, Henry now lives in Washington, DC. When not here, you might find him, still camera to his eye, exploring back roads and wilderness trails.

The Event

Get Funded: Financing Projects

The Logistics

What To Expect

Meet the Experts!

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