1 / 11

By Samantha Orer, Joseph Loyd, and Clayton Pearson

How we Completed Our Report: Titled: “Recommendation Report for Getting Additional Funding from Private Foundations”. By Samantha Orer, Joseph Loyd, and Clayton Pearson. What This Presentation Will Cover. Overview of Topic Initial Decisions Writing Decisions Organization Decisions

rossa
Download Presentation

By Samantha Orer, Joseph Loyd, and Clayton Pearson

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How we Completed Our Report:Titled: “Recommendation Report for Getting Additional Funding from Private Foundations” By Samantha Orer, Joseph Loyd, and Clayton Pearson

  2. What This Presentation Will Cover • Overview of Topic • Initial Decisions • Writing Decisions • Organization Decisions • Design Decisions • Resources Used • Analysis of Foundations • Conclusion

  3. Brief Overview of Our Topic Goal: Find funding for the new “Transitional Living” Program at the Texas Boys Ranch. http://www.texasboysranch.org/default.aspx

  4. Initial Decisions • Outlining • Writing • Formatting • Editing http://www.rapidescac.org/site/UserFiles/Image/fork%20in%20road.jpg

  5. Why we Wrote the Report the Way we Did 1. Analyzed Audience:(Bob Mize) -Time constraints -Types of foundations he likes -Needs large donations -Local businesses already involved PowerPoint Clip Art

  6. Why we Wrote the Report the Way we Did (Cont’d) 2. Determined Tone: -Informative, specific, and professional I. Efficient II. Effective III. Helpful http://www.toastmasters.org/OtherImages/AccreditedSpeaker.aspx

  7. Organization of the Report • Logical progression of topics -Easier for Bob to follow and see the main point • Used advice -Asked Dr. Fricke for tips • Read over report -Checked for missing topics/sections -Saw the “flow” of the document http://images.suite101.com/484347_com_paperstack.jpg

  8. Our Design for the Final Report • Used a simple format: 1.Helpful for audience 2.Ability to skim sections 3.Easy to follow along 4.Emphasize the main points PowerPoint Clip Art

  9. The Resources we Used for Research • Library.ttu.edu -Electronic resources • Foundations’ homepages • Texas Boys Ranch website -Circuit Rider -Newsletters FoundationsCenter.org TexasBoysRanch.org Foundation Homepages PowerPoint Clip Art

  10. Analysis of Private Foundations These criteria were the basis of our final recommendation: • Number of grants • Grant amounts • Grants given to similar causes -Youth development • Application process and requirements http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5046931/grants-for-women-owned-businesses-main_Full.jpg

  11. Conclusion • Funding for Transitional Living Program • Online Foundations Directory - Six Private Foundations • Recommend Michael & Susan Dell Foundation • Simple Format, Professional Tone • Apply and receive funding

More Related