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GRANTS II

GRANTS II. FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CREATING COMPETITIVE GRANTS Laurie Jarrett Rogers and Kathleen Demro lcjr@me.com and kathleen@safeharborshelter.com. Welcome to Grants II. Focus on specific components of a grant proposal Emphasize the planning aspect of writing grants

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GRANTS II

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  1. GRANTS II • FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CREATING COMPETITIVE GRANTS • Laurie Jarrett Rogers and Kathleen Demro • lcjr@me.com and kathleen@safeharborshelter.com

  2. Welcome to Grants II • Focus on specific components of a grant proposal • Emphasize the planning aspect of writing grants • Computer time to explore selected websites • Writing final reports to funders • Emphasis on stewardship

  3. • Landscape is changing all the time. • Stay current, stay in communication

  4. HandoutCurrent Guidelines/Applications of three foundations

  5. Check Out My Plans…• Detailed and comprehensive plans for all your fundraising initiatives?• General development plans?

  6. Handout #2 6 Steps to an EffectiveDevelopment Plan

  7. “I Have a Great idea: Let’s Write a Grant for it!” • Staff/volunteers/BOD become grant obsessed. • Grants= the solution to any/every financial/program issue • Staff/volunteers/BOD see grants as a “simple” task that can be easily accomplished in a short timeframe.

  8. Foundations Have these Qs in mind: • How does the project serve? (what do you want to accomplish?) • Is agency sound? (do you have the capacity to accomplish what you want to do?) • Is there a future here? • Are we the only funder here? • How will you know if you accomplished your goals? • Will your program have genuine impact/make a difference?

  9. WHY?WHY?WHY?WHY?WHY?

  10. EXAMPLE: Enthusiastic proposal writer and Grumpy GrantmakerEPW: Literacy Volunteers wants a grant to train 50 new volunteers to provide reading services to functionally illiterate adults.GG: So what? Why is that important? (why #1) 10

  11. EPW: Well..we currently have a waiting list of over 200 adults who want to learn to read and we need to be able to serve them.GG: So what? Why is that important? (why #2)EPW: (thinking: gosh, I thought everyone knew how important it was to be able to read) Well, a large share of these adults are parents with children under 18.GG: So what? Why is that important? (#3) 11

  12. EPW:Well, studies show that parents who can’t read are unable to support their children’s own successes in school, placing them at high risk for educational failure.GG: So what? Why is that important? (#4)EPW: (getting warmed up now!) Kids who fail in school are at higher risk of [fill in the blank: dropping out, un-/underemployment, welfare, criminal activity, gang involvement, etc.]GG: So what? Why is that important? (#5) 12

  13. EPW: (momentarily speechless!) because if we allow this to happen, we’re talking about the total breakdown of the very fabric of society as we know it today! THE END!(Source: Charity Channel article by Maryn Boess (6/04): Digging Deeper to Discover Your Passion; charitychannel.com) 13

  14. Websites that are Useful…• sethgodin.com• simonejoyaux.com• tomahern.com• Grantsconnection.com (subscription only)• Fdncenter.org (Foundation Center)• k12grants.org• proposalwriter.com• npguides.org

  15. Letter of Intent (LOI)1-2 pagesAsk for the gift in first para.Describe the needDescribe the projectBackground/history of your agencyBudget InformationConclusion

  16. Suggested Content for an LOI • Who (are you)? • Why (this agency)? • What (is the need)? • What (is the plan)? • Why (fund you)? • How (much)? • Closing paragraph

  17. Usual Proposal Components:• Cover Sheet• Organizational Information• Need• Project: goals, objectives, activities and strategies, timelines• Evaluation/Outcomes• Budget/Budget justification 17

  18. Components of the Proposal• Cover sheet/Executive summary 18

  19. Proposal Component:• Intro/background/mission statement 19

  20. Proposal Component• Need 20

  21. Proposal Component• Project (includes what you are doing, how you will find your participants, the timeline for activity, objectives, the plan!) 21

  22. Proposal Component:• Evaluation - Goals: Broad-based statement of a desired end (increase, decrease, reduce) - Objectives: measurable, achievable; indicates a path your org will take to meet goal - Strategies: specific activities to achieve each objective. 22

  23. Proposal Component:• Logic Models 23

  24. Proposal Component:• Cost/Budget/Budget Justification

  25. Final Reports• Critical tool for future investment• Specific information required• Send one even if not required

  26. Stewardship:Ensure that the funder feels good about the return on investment

  27. Class Exercise: Review a Proposal

  28. It has been said that "grant writing is like playing the stock market; there is seldom a guarantee that your efforts will be rewarded, but the more you know about the process and the more you use this knowledge, the greater the probability for success."Source: Hensen, K. L. "The Art of Writing for Publication."

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