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Foundation and Grant Research for the Texas Boys Ranch. Brian Davis MJ Dougherty IV Stephanie Guerrant ENGL 3365 – 023 Fall 2009. Who, What, Why???. Bob Mize, Director of Development, of the Texas Boys Ranch Recommendation Criteria: Ease of application How much money is granted
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Foundation and Grant Research for the Texas Boys Ranch Brian Davis MJ Dougherty IV Stephanie Guerrant ENGL 3365 – 023 Fall 2009
Who, What, Why??? • Bob Mize, Director of Development, of the Texas Boys Ranch • Recommendation Criteria: • Ease of application • How much money is granted • # of submissions allowed per year • How close of a match to the TBR • Top 3 list
Brainstorming • Who our client was • What he needed us to do for him • Where/how to conduct our research • How to organize our research • What criteria we would use to evaluate the various foundations
Outlining • Executive Summary • Statement of Purpose • Intro to report • Recommendation • Background • Background on the Texas Boys Ranch • Body • Where and how we obtained research • What organizations we found • Criteria table of organizations • Recommendation • Conclusion • Overview of the report • Recommendation
Writing • Template • Organization information
Formatting • We created our own template • Executive Summary • Table of Contents • Headings • 16 pt, Times New Roman, Bold • Sub-headings • 12 pt, Times New Roman, Bold • Text • 12 pt, Times New Roman, Single Spaced, and Double between paragraphs, with bulleted lists • Citations • Footnotes • “
Editing • Stephanie will edit the report • We will consult Dr. Fricke as well • MJ will edit the formatting
Challenges • Font and layout • Communication • Writing styles