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Tips for Finding Funding September 27, 2005 MAPP TA Webcast. Heidi Urquhart, MA, MSDM Program Manager, MAPP NACCHO. Advice from Funders. Approaching Foundations for Funding Research Start a relationship with the foundation Develop a well written proposal Clarity Brevity
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Tips for Finding FundingSeptember 27, 2005 MAPP TA Webcast Heidi Urquhart, MA, MSDM Program Manager, MAPP NACCHO
Advice from Funders • Approaching Foundations for Funding • Research • Start a relationship with the foundation • Develop a well written proposal • Clarity • Brevity • Specificity of purpose
Advice from Funders Continued: • Research • Who funds in my geographic region? • Who funds in my area of interest? • Who provides the type of support I need • Who has funded organizations like mine? • Who has given amounts in the range I need? • Tools: • http://fdncenter.org/funders/wrksheet/index.html • http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder_990.html
Advice from Funders Continued: • Start a relationship with the foundation • YOU NEED A GATE KEEPER! • Call the foundation • Send a letter of inquiry • Invite a foundation representative to meetings • Developing a relationship could take years….be patient!
Advice from Funders Continued: • Develop a Well Written Proposal • Who you are • What you do • Nature of the need • How the project is to be carried out • What results will the foundation see
Tips from NACCHO - Clarity • Clear statement of Purpose • What will success look like? • Clear Goals and Objectives • Be specific and measurable. • Clearly link your project to Foundation’s Need • Include an Evaluation • Follow a clear logic
The Foundation Center: • www.fdncetner.org • For Foundation research • Finding Funders • Learning Lab • Library Locations • Online Foundation Directory • Grant Seeking Training Sessions