This event will include a panel discussion by development and fundraising specialists from across the state, an introduction to and presentation on Finding Funders by Maryland’s Foundation Center Funding Information Network Supervisors, a lightning round discussion of fundraising events that have succeeded and failed, and a grant writing workshop focused on developing a specific idea or project into a grant proposal that then can be used to win grants and entice funders.

 Presenters include: Amber Shrodes, Foundation Director, Harford County Public Libraries;Elizabeth Cromwell, Manager of Community and Corporate Partnerships, Frederick County Libraries;Rita Hamlet, Development Specialist, Howard County Public Libraries;Roswell Encina, Director of Communications, Enoch Pratt Free Library;Cathey Moffatt-Bush, Calvert County Funding Information Network Supervisors