Harvey Chess, president of The FTF Group, has represented a variety of private sector grantmakers, including several years as program officer for the California Community Foundation. He began his career as a field representative for the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. His consulting and training activities with grant seekers spans 40 years, including 12 years as a senior trainer for the Grantsmanship Center.

Harvey’s book, First the Organization Then the Money: Getting Smart About Getting Grants, is now available through Amazon and his website.

Watch a video clip of Harvey in action during a prior workshop at the Center.

What previous workshop participants had to say:

He was absolutely fabulous.  I was never bored and felt like a kid hanging on his every word.  He is very open and straight forward.

Harvey’s training is eminently useful for not just proposal development but provides a useful framework for analyzing the effectiveness of organizations. 

I liked the way Harvey Chess was able to make his attendees feel as if they were part of the process of learning. He valued our input and our questions. He is an amazing speaker!