Of interest is that Mr.
Thomas' article states "Colorado has a very strong creative economy, said
Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien, who along with Gov. Bill Ritter addressed a
gathering in Denver's River North Art District. But economic-development
incentives directed at the sector haven't proved as effective as desired,
something the new legislation is designed to address. For example the state
last year allocated $300,000 for its film-incentive fund, which provides a
10 percent rebate on nonpayroll costs for film and video production done in
the state. None of those funds was awarded, in part because producers must
spend over 75 percent of the projects non payroll budget in Colorado." In
the same article Mr. Thomas explains the limitations with that distribution
plan, "producers he talks to in New York and Los Angeles often resist
working in Colorado, in part because incentives are more attractive
elsewhere." That's a serious problem for producers, but Dr. Browning's
expertise and her many grant writing books can help eligible grant
applicants. Back in January, when I first featured Dr. Browning's book,
Grant Writing for Dummies, I began working on her profile to list her in
both the BLP Newsletter, as well as update her listing in the next
edition of Black Authors & Published Writers Directory (June 1,
2010). Click on Grant Writing for Dummies at Amazon.com,
you'll find a current list of workshops Dr. Browning is conducting
throughout the country.
Dr. Beverly A. Browning
has been consulting in the areas of grant writing, contract bid responses,
and organizational development for over three decades. Her clients have
included Chamber of Commerce organizations, faith-based organizations, units
of local and county governments, state and federal government agencies,
school districts and colleges, social and human service agencies, hospitals,
fire departments, service associations, and Fortune 500 corporations. Dr.
Browning has assisted clients and workshop participants throughout the
United States in working to win awards of more than $200 million. Her
comprehensive hands-on boot camps cover everything from grant-related
terminology and conducting funding searches to writing the critical, high
points review sections of an effective grant proposal. She is the
author of over two dozen grant-related publications, including Grant
Writing For Dummies (tm), Grant Writing for Educators, How to Become
a Grant Writing Consultant, Faith-Based Grants: Aligning Your Church to
Receive Abundance, and Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals. She
holds degrees in Organizational Development, Public Administration, and
Business Administration. Dr. Browning is a grant writing course developer
and online facilitator for Ed2Go; faculty member at the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Institute for Organization Management and is a former member of the
Advisory Board for the University of Central Arkansas Community Development
Institute. Contact Dr. Browning at her websites:
www.grantsconsulting.com or
www.bevbrowning.com
