2. Foundation Development Goals
for FY08-09 to FY10-11
Foundation
Type
FY08-09 FY09-10 FY10-11
New
Prospect
Pledged Total
New
Prospect
Pledged Total
New
Prospect
Pledged Total
Independent $600,000
$256,000
House
$856,000 $2,000,000 $0 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $0 $3,000,000
Corporate $250,000
$286,000
HP &
Yahoo
$536,000 $400,000 $0 $400,000 $1,000,000 $0 $1,000,000
Government $200,000 $0 $200,000 $500,000 $0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $0 $1,000,000
Total $1,050,000 $542,000 $1,592,000 $2,900,000 $0 $2,900,000 $5,000,000 $0 $5,000,000
3. S.W.O.T. Analysis
Strengths
• We’re in the BLACK, limited debt
• Reputation & Brand
• Large reservoir of goodwill
• Systemic & Proactive DevRel
Mgmt and New Dev Leadership
• New CRM & FRD processes
• Good relations w/ SCCOE,
SMCOE, ACOE
• Increasing program utilization by
T1
• “Go-To-Partner” Buzz
Weaknesses
• Limited DevRel w/ Foundations
• Dependence on Corp Sponsors
• No DB for funding opportunities
• No formal grantsmanship since
2004
• Perception we’re rolling in $$$
(e.g. Bldg)
• Low-bandwidth among staff;
maxed out
• No Dev collateral or program
write-ups
• Limited ED program reserves
(2/3)—utilization 25% to 35% T1
4. S.W.O.T. Analysis
Opportunity
• Non-traditional Prof Dev in ASP,
Informal
• Adoption of Logic Model &
Outcome Based Planning
• New partnership & alliance
formation w/ ROI
• Strong & practical STEM
educational leadership
• Great facility & venue
• STEM program expansion
• Federal funding: NSF, NIH,
IMLS, NEA/H
Threats
• No Impact Metrics/Benchmarking
• High per capita cost structure
• $19 vs. $5.65 per capita
• Limited program offerings in ED
• Limited relationships in Bay Area
• Limited staffing for program
development
• Increased funding competition
• Increased per capita cost basis;
indirect
5. Underserved Populations
Title 1 K-12 students
Women & Minorities
Seniors
Rural & Urban Core
Supporting STEM
STEM Promotion/Advocacy
Outreach via 2nd Classroom
STEM Afterschool Programs
Teacher Prof Dev
Experiential Learning
Standards-based Labs
Field Trip Services
Self-Guided & Web-based
Lifelong learning tools
Strategies
Integrated Development
Community-Based Partnerships
Program Innovation & Outreach
ENVIRONMENT-CHOICES
PriorityPriority
Areas of Emphasis of Tech Museum
Program Development & Positioning
6. 6
US & CA Foundation Sector
• Philanthropic Sector Landscape Scan
– Over 78,000 foundations in US
– Over 6470 in CA
– Over 2400 in Bay Area (9 Counties)
– Over $600 billion in assets; $77 Billion in CA
– Over $40 billion in grants; $4.0+ Billion in CA alone
• Very focused giving w/ ROI & Outcome Assessment expectations
in proposal planning & grant reporting
• Trends toward lifelong learning & environmental stewardship:
Ecological Model & Systems Approach driven (no one-offs)
2007 statistics from FDO—Foundation Center Database
11. Independent/Family Foundations
July 2008 Funder Project/Program Alignment ASK Amount
24 July Fitzpatrick Foundation-LOI Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
24 July Van Loebens Foundation Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $10,000
28 July Heller Foundation Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
30 July Gold Foundation Field Trips : Citizen Scientist $15,000
August
1 August Baxter Family-LOI Field Trips: 2nd
Classroom $15,000
1 August Trio Foundation Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $10,000
1 August Valley Foundation Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
1 August Heller Foundation LOI Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
15 August Westly Foundation Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
21 August Van Loebens—Full Proposal Field Trips $10,000
30 August Annenberg Foundation-LOI Field Trips : Citizen Scientist $25,000
31 August Christensen Foundation TC & T1 $25,000
September
1 Sept LEF Foundation Field Trips : Citizen Scientist $10,000
15 Sept Soule Foundation Field Trips : Citizen Scientist $10,000
24 July Fitzpatrick Foundation-Full Prop. Title 1 Field Trips/Labs $100,000
October
1 October Stuart Foundation TC & Field Trips : Labs $20,000
31 October Soda Foundation TC & Field Trips : Citizen Scientist $100,000
12. Corporate & Community
Foundations
October Funder Project/Program Alignment ASK Amount
31 October Home Depot Foundation Field Trips: 2nd
Classroom $20,000
FEB & MARCH
2009
Most Corporate Philanthropy in Spring
Deadlines in mid-February thru March 2009
Sept 2008 Funder Project/Program Alignment ASK Amount
3 Sept East Bay Community Fdn Field Trips: 2nd
Classroom $20,000
15 Sept Silicon Valley Arts Council AMD Field Trips: Title 1 $20,000
13. Federal & State Funding
• Federal Cooperative Agreements: (up to 3 years of support)
– National Science Foundation: Partnerships are key
– IMLS: Program Innovation & Prof Dev are key
• State Cooperative Agreements:
– CDE
• LEA Block grants: CaMSP, Title 1 SWP, K-12 Sci Prof Dev
– Regional Workforce Investment Boards
• STEM pipeline development & outreach (long-term)
• Teacher Prof Dev (long-term)
• K-12 career & apprenticeship programming
Sept 2008 Funder Project/Program Alignment ASK Amount
15 Sept NSF: Informal Science Edu TC & TA Gallery and T1 $500,000
15 Sept IMSL: Nat’l Leadership Open Source & TA and TC Gallery $250,000
15 Sept IMSL: Museums 4 America Field Trips: Title 1 and AFM Gallery $500,000
14. Government Funding:
much effort, but little reward
August 2008 Agency Grant Program
8/2/2008 US D0L High Growth Job Training Initiative Grants (was 8/2/07)
8/8/2008 NSF Science, Teaching, Engineering and Math Talent Expansion -letter of intent
8/10/2008 US DoEd Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions - Title V
8/13/2008 NEA Grants for Arts: Arts Access
8/29/2008 US D0L Community Based Job Training Initiative (was 8/29/07)
September
9/8/2008 IMLS-BBF Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (BBFFL) National Grant
9/10/2008 CA. Hum. Cncl General Grants -full proposal (based upon intent letter from 08/30/08)
9/13/2008 NSF Informal Science Education - preliminary proposal
9/15/2008 IMLS National Leadership Grant & Museums for America
9/13/2008 NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
9/18/2008 NEH Faculty Humanities Workshops
9/18/2008
NSF
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion full
proposal (letter of intent 08/08/08)
October
10/1/2008 NEH Grants for Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
10/10/2008
NSF
Scholarships -Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) -
letter of intent
15. Success Trajectory:
We need new hunting grounds &
steady aim to get big game
Maintain Sustain Grow
Squirrels:
Old
Faithful
Elephants:
New
Partners
Whales:
Sea
Change
Corps Indies Govt. & Individuals
