This document provides an overview of key aspects of grant writing, including preparation, writing the proposal, and follow up. It discusses defining the project, identifying the right funding sources, acquiring guidelines, determining personnel needs, and writing the narrative and "hook." When writing the proposal, it recommends aligning the budget to the mission and including supporting materials and signatures. Follow up with funders is also emphasized. Additional sections provide tips on strategic planning, components to include in the proposal like the statement of need, approach, outcomes, and initiatives timeline. Differentiation tactics and engaging community coalitions are advised for the narrative "hook."

1. STRATEGIC GRANT
WRITING (SESSION 3)
Workshop conducted
by Rick Olsen

2. Session Two: The Mechanics of
Writing a Superior Grant
• PREPARATION
– Defining Your Project
– Identifying the Right Grant Sources
– Contacting the Funders
– Acquiring Proposal Guidelines
– Determining Personnel Needs
• WRITING THE PROPOSAL
– Writing the Narrative and the HOOK
– Aligning the Budget to the Project Mission
– Supporting Materials
– Authorized Signatures
• FOLLOW UP

3. DEFINING THE PROJECT

4. GOLDEN CONJUNCTION
YES
SCHOOL
STRENGTHS
STRATEGIC
LAYERS OF
ONION
GRANTOR’S
MISSION
You can start
from any
circle

5. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is pleased to announce our
2010 National Grant competition. The Foundation's grant-making program seeks
to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy
skills for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately
$650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000.
In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the
following criteria:
-- The organization must have current nonprofit or public status and have been in
existence for two or more years as of the date of the application
-- The organization must have maintained fiscal accountability
-- The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been
in existence for at least 2 years and includes one or more of the
following components: a) literacy for adults; b) parent education; c) pre-
literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-k to grade 3;
d) intergenerational literacy activities (Parent and Child Together Time [(PACT]).

6. Statement of Need
• Purpose (mission statement):
• Goals:
• Measurable objectives:
• Compelling, logical reason why the proposal should be
supported (assumptions supported by research):

7. Approach
• Method & process of accomplishing goals & objectives:
• Expected outcomes:
• Initiatives with timeline (who does what by when):
• How do we measure success (funder’s expectations)

8. The HOOK
DIFFERENTIATION
• In what ways could your project be
different from other projects that have the
same goal
• Divide your project into its different
components and then change each
component to see what happens;
encourage wild and crazy ideas; see who
can come up with the craziest ideas…

9. LEADING THE REVOLUTION
COALITIONS
• Who in your community
supports your project…
• In what way is your project a revolution…
• How will you engage your coalition partners…
• How will you lead the revolution…

10. Layers of the Onion
Pick One!
• Abstinence Education
• Adult & Public Education
• Children & Youth
• Community Service
• Crime Prevention
• Economic Development
• Elders in Need
• Food & Nutrition
• Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Homeless Services
• Housing
• International Programs
• Micro-enterprise
• Prisoner Reentry
• Refugees & Asylees
• Rural Needs
• Substance Abuse
• Technology Resources
• Veterans
• Workforce Development
• Other

11. STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
• STRATEGY PLANNING TEAM: STEERING COMMITTEE
• BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DUTIES OF A DYNAMIC BOARD
• VISION STATEMENT: FUTURE STATE
• MISSION STATEMENT: PURPOSE
• VALUES STATEMENT: STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
• SWOT ANALYSIS
• GOALS & OBJECTIVES & MEASURES
• INITIATIVES: WHAT BEHAVIORS DRIVE PERFORMANCE
• OPERATIONAL PLANS: WHO DOES WHAT BY WHEN
• COMMUNICATION PLANS
• MONITOR & CONTROL PLANS

12. GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING TIPS
• http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html