In this lively session, veteran grantwriter and grantmaker Maryn Boess draws on her 16 years as a grantmaking program officer - and the collective experience of many other private and public grant decision-makers - to give you a realistic, behind-the-scenes look at how "thinking like a funder" can help you sharpen your own grantseeking success

  • DATE: Tues., Nov. 17, 2026
  • TIME: 9-10:30 PT  |  10 MT  | 11 CT  | 12 ET
  • COST: $25 per person
  • REPLAY:  Yes! We'll send out a recording to everyone who RSVPs


Being a grantmaker isn't as easy as you might think!


In this lively session we'll pull back the curtain on the realities of life as a grantmaker - and what your proposal is really up against as it makes its way through the review process. You'll understand the reality of challenges that program officers and review teams face as they work toward their final decisions. And you'll learn what grantmakers love, what makes them grumpy - and how you can be sure you're delivering what they really, really want - every time.

Come with an open mind, and be ready for inspiration as well as great takeaways ypu and your team can put to work right away!

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FIVE-STAR REVIEWS:

  • ​"This was perhaps the best webinar I've EVER attended. I gained so many valuable aha's and takeaways, and Maryn was a force of knowledge, expertise, and warmth. Would recommnend this to anyone!" - Lindsay Voigt, State of Tennessee
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  • ​"I am so overwhelmed with how much I have learned today! The information Maryn provided gave me insight into my mistakes. It also gave me the tools to correct those errors. I can't wait to begin putting her lessons into practice for my organization." - Robin Daviet, Arizona Lions Vision Center 

 

Meet Maryn

Maryn M. Boess

Founder/Chief Magic-Maker

Over her 35+-year nonprofit career, Maryn Boess has been an on-staff grantwriter; a grants consultant (winning $42 million for her clients over 10 years); a grants trainer; a grants reviewer, author, speaker, mentor and coach; and – starting in 2006 - even a grantmaker. This 3-D background brings a unique insider's perspective to the practical, inspiring trainings on healthy, successful grantsmanship she shares with thousands of people each year through GrantsMagic U (Go.GrantsMagic.org).

A true dual-citizen of the grants world, Maryn may be the only person holding membership in both Grant Professionals Association (for grantseekers) - and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (for grantmakers). In 2020, Maryn became just the second inductee into the international Grant Professionals Class of Distinguished Fellows, in recognition of her long history of contribution to the field.