AUBURN — The Corporate and Community Services department at Central Maine Community College will offer a grant writing workshop May 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $89 and includes materials.

The workshop is an introduction to preparing proposals for funding nonprofits. It is a workshop for beginners, who are prepared for a thorough overview of the process, as well as more experienced practitioners who seek to build a stronger knowledge base.

Participants will gain an understanding of the steps involved to identify prospective funding sources, develop a plan of approach to seek support, understand the fundamentals of project design and prepare effective proposals.

The program will be facilitated by Christos Gianopoulos. He has decades of experience in personal and professional development, leadership of community initiatives, and teaching. He has been a project director for nonprofit organizations such as Maine Audubon Society and the Maine Lyceum. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he also holds graduate degrees from American University and Syracuse University.

For more information or to register, contact Central Maine Community College Corporate and Community Services department at 755-5280 or 1-800-891-2002, opt. 7; email [email protected]; or go to: www.cmcc.edu/training.

Deadline for registration is May 8.