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Week Three
Grant Writing Tools and
Resources
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2. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
S Gathering the Grant Writing “Team”
S May include:
S Executive Director
S Board of Directors
S Development Staff
S Program Managers
S Evaluator
S AND Grant Writer
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3. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
S Developing a Plan
S Determining the “need” and the “ask”
S Communication
S Collaboration
S Division of Responsibilities
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4. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
S Identifying Potential Funders
S Research
S Focus
S Geography
S History/Capacity
S Cycle/Approach
S Developing a targeted prospect list
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5. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
S Private
S The Chronicle of Philanthropy
S Foundation Center
S Foundation Directory Online
S FC’s Philanthropy News Digest
S Corporate Websites
S Public
S Grants.gov
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6. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Foundation Directory Online
S Several subscription levels
S More than 100,000 foundations and
corporate foundations; corporate giving
programs
S Broad or narrow search (e.g., geography;
field of interest)
S Grants database
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7. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Letter of Inquiry (LOI)
S Purpose
S Make the Case
S Submit the Request
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8. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Request for Proposal (RFP)
S Traditional proposal/application
S Online proposal/application
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9. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Elements of an LOI (2-3 pp. max)
1. Brief Introduction
2. Executive Summary “Umbrella Statement”
of your case/proposal
S Problem or need the agency addresses
S Short description of the project
S Funding requirements
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10. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Elements of an LOI (cont’d)
3. Organization Description
S History
S Mission
S Relevance
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11. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Elements of an LOI (cont’d)
4. Statement of need
S Why is this project necessary
S What data to support the project
S What is the investment payoff
S Is it a model program?
S Is the need acute?
S How does this project make a difference?
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12. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Elements of an LOI (cont’d)
5. Program Description
S Nuts and bolts of the initiative
S How the project will be implemented and
evaluated
6. Funding Request
S Overall budget
S Request
S How the funds will be used
7. Summary/Next Steps
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13. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
“Tips” for Writing an Effective LOI
S Establish Credibility
S Capturing your Audience
S Clearly identify the need
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14. Grant Writing Tools and Resources
“Tips” for Writing an Effective LOI
S Stress importance of project by:
S Connecting the program to the need
S Connecting the program to its broader
impact
S Outlining the benefits of the program
after implementation
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