A WFEA Central Washington Chapter Seminar

Learn About securing grants, safety sustainability and LTAC grants from the State’s premier experts!

Friday, September 6
11:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m.
ONLINE VIA ZOOM

(ZOOM INFO WILL BE SENT IN CONFIRMATION EMAIL AFTER REGISTERING)

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Where to Find that Next Grant!

Wendy Tyner of Tyner & Associates is the State’s premier expert on finding grants for events. She has compiled a comprehensive exclusive list of grant opportunities for festival and event organizers – she’ll bring a handout of where you can find new revenue! She will also provide offer strategies for writing and securing grants along with effective ways to sustain grants over time.

Wendy Tyner, Tyner & Associates

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.

Event Safety and Security: Planning for and Managing the Unexpected at Your Event

This session will examine and guide the event organizer on the best practices and contingencies encountered to provide for an expected level of safety and security at an event. Led by the state’s expert on event safety, this session will also cover Active Shooter Preparedness and crowd management training.

Frank Sebastian, Emergency Management Group

1:00 – 1:45p.m.

Event Sustainability – How Can We Take Small Green Steps One at a Time

In this session we will go through cause and effects of climate change, and then examine what we can do one step at a time to change the world through our event industry.

Eddie Redman, Grand Event Rentals, Bothell

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

An discuss on LTAC Funds

Hear about the current rules and regulations, plus the opportunity to give your input during this conversation on a significant funding source for festival and event organizers!

Amy McGuffin, Kittitas Chamber of Commerce; Jordan Peterson, Cle Elum Downtown Association

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.