Find out just how easy it is to get additional funds for your organization. By focusing on building a robust strategy, you can find many sources of funding that will give you the money you need to achieve your goals.
Grant makers aren’t interested in boring techniques and stale information. If your grant applications could use a makeover, then you should join us for this webinar.
What You'll Learn:
• Specific strategies to add creativity and passion to your proposals
• What not to do to keep your application from resulting in rejection
• Specific examples of good nonprofit storytelling that can be easily adapted
• How to transport your reader’s mind so they can see your need
About the Presenter:
Betsy Baker is President of YourGrantAuthority.com. She has a Master’s in Public Administration from Auburn University and is an author, trainer/coach, public speaker and grant writing consultant raising $10 million in grant funding. She is dedicated to demystifying the grant writing process and encouraging fund raisers to write winning grant applications. She also coaches fellow grant writers in becoming grant writing consultants.
Power Prospecting in a Pandemic and BeyondBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
In this newly updated edition of his popular “Power Prospecting” seminar, Jay Frost explores how you can find the top prospects within your constituency, throughout your community, across the country, and around the world.
This document provides information on finding and applying for grants from foundations. It discusses the different types of foundations and where to find information on them, such as through foundation websites and the Foundation Center. The document emphasizes reading application instructions carefully, having others review proposals, and following up with foundations if a grant is received to maintain the relationship. It also briefly discusses other potential sources of grants, such as corporations, government grants, and following political news for potential funding opportunities. Maintaining relationships is presented as key to ongoing fundraising success.
Women face inequalities as chief financial officers. Studies have found a persistent gender pay gap even at executive levels. There are also fewer women represented in CFO roles. Bias in how leadership potential is assessed can make it harder for women to become CEOs. Fully closing the global gender gap is estimated to take over 100 years based on current trends.
This document discusses the importance of nonprofits and philanthropy. It provides statistics on the size and scope of the nonprofit sector in the US and Ohio. The nonprofit sector accounts for over $1.4 trillion in revenue and $2.6 trillion in assets in the US. There are personal and professional benefits to getting involved with nonprofits through board service, including networking opportunities, career development, and fulfillment. The document offers tips for choosing the right board and maximizing one's board experience through workplace and personal strategies.
The document summarizes information from a career services meeting for seniors. It provides details on career services staff, upcoming career fairs and seminars, tips for job hunting such as networking and researching employers, promising industries and skills, and strategies for developing a career plan and securing a job offer.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Foundation, Corporate, and Governmen...Abila
Last year, corporate and private family foundations alone gave more than $56 billion in grants to nonprofit organizations. Are you getting your share? This presentation evens the playing field for all nonprofits to learn how to access corporate, private foundation and government funding.
Libraries as a Partner in the Entrepreneurial EcosystemEveryLibrary
Learn how libraries are positioned to be the best partner for individuals and community-based organizations to grow the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Grant makers aren’t interested in boring techniques and stale information. If your grant applications could use a makeover, then you should join us for this webinar.
What You'll Learn:
• Specific strategies to add creativity and passion to your proposals
• What not to do to keep your application from resulting in rejection
• Specific examples of good nonprofit storytelling that can be easily adapted
• How to transport your reader’s mind so they can see your need
About the Presenter:
Betsy Baker is President of YourGrantAuthority.com. She has a Master’s in Public Administration from Auburn University and is an author, trainer/coach, public speaker and grant writing consultant raising $10 million in grant funding. She is dedicated to demystifying the grant writing process and encouraging fund raisers to write winning grant applications. She also coaches fellow grant writers in becoming grant writing consultants.
Power Prospecting in a Pandemic and BeyondBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
In this newly updated edition of his popular “Power Prospecting” seminar, Jay Frost explores how you can find the top prospects within your constituency, throughout your community, across the country, and around the world.
This document provides information on finding and applying for grants from foundations. It discusses the different types of foundations and where to find information on them, such as through foundation websites and the Foundation Center. The document emphasizes reading application instructions carefully, having others review proposals, and following up with foundations if a grant is received to maintain the relationship. It also briefly discusses other potential sources of grants, such as corporations, government grants, and following political news for potential funding opportunities. Maintaining relationships is presented as key to ongoing fundraising success.
Women face inequalities as chief financial officers. Studies have found a persistent gender pay gap even at executive levels. There are also fewer women represented in CFO roles. Bias in how leadership potential is assessed can make it harder for women to become CEOs. Fully closing the global gender gap is estimated to take over 100 years based on current trends.
This document discusses the importance of nonprofits and philanthropy. It provides statistics on the size and scope of the nonprofit sector in the US and Ohio. The nonprofit sector accounts for over $1.4 trillion in revenue and $2.6 trillion in assets in the US. There are personal and professional benefits to getting involved with nonprofits through board service, including networking opportunities, career development, and fulfillment. The document offers tips for choosing the right board and maximizing one's board experience through workplace and personal strategies.
The document summarizes information from a career services meeting for seniors. It provides details on career services staff, upcoming career fairs and seminars, tips for job hunting such as networking and researching employers, promising industries and skills, and strategies for developing a career plan and securing a job offer.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Foundation, Corporate, and Governmen...Abila
Last year, corporate and private family foundations alone gave more than $56 billion in grants to nonprofit organizations. Are you getting your share? This presentation evens the playing field for all nonprofits to learn how to access corporate, private foundation and government funding.
Libraries as a Partner in the Entrepreneurial EcosystemEveryLibrary
Learn how libraries are positioned to be the best partner for individuals and community-based organizations to grow the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Libraries and Nonprofits: An Easy LiftEveryLibrary
Public libraries of any size can leverage their collections, databases, and resources to help nonprofit organizations and agencies be better at the business-side so they can be more impactful in their mission and work. From ideation to startup to scale, the supports that properly-aligned libraries can provide to founders, boards, and staff should be front-and-center in your e-ship profile.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective grassroots political campaign. It outlines steps to take such as setting priorities and goals, creating a timeline, developing a budget, framing messages, recruiting and managing volunteers, lobbying officials, using various activist tactics, dealing with press, creating campaign materials, fundraising, and researching your opposition. Specific suggestions are given for tasks like phone banking, letter writing, hosting events, and public hearings. The overall aim is to strategically plan and execute a grassroots campaign to advance your issue.
The document provides information on finding potential grant funders for nonprofit projects. It summarizes four grants databases available at the Nonprofit & Philanthropy Resource Center: Foundation Directory Online, GrantStation, Philanthropy Northwest Funders Directory, and NOZA Search. These databases contain information on private foundations, corporate giving programs, and government grants. Additional tips are provided on researching funders and preparing competitive grant proposals.
Breaking into the Field: Reports from Emerging Professionals Alexandra Janvey
The document provides career advice for breaking into various professional fields from Alexandra Janvey. She recommends being flexible and open to different opportunities across multiple sectors. Janvey stresses the importance of marketing yourself through resumes, cover letters, and networking. She also emphasizes gaining experience through volunteering, continuing education, and professional projects. Janvey notes that creating an online portfolio can increase visibility and allow creativity when applying for jobs.
Most nonprofits involve volunteers in program areas and administrative areas. You might not be aware, however, of the many ways you can involve volunteers in your fundraising activities. This webinar will outline ways you can involve volunteers in fundraising, where to find volunteers, how to recruit them, and how to keep them enthused about your organization.
The document provides an overview of fundraising strategies for non-profits. It discusses who typically donates to non-profits and how much is donated annually. It then outlines key elements of an effective fundraising plan such as setting goals, budgeting, and developing marketing strategies. Additional sections cover identifying key players like board members and staff roles, potential sources of funding from individuals, corporations, and foundations, and general fundraising best practices and resources.
The document provides an introduction to finding grants and other funding sources. It discusses treating fundraising like dating by getting to know potential funders, showing why the relationship would benefit them, being persistent, and having flexibility. It emphasizes having clear plans and ideas, knowing your value proposition, and providing what funders want. The document lists several potential sources for finding funding opportunities and tips for cultivating relationships with funders.
The document discusses developing a culture of philanthropy within nonprofit organizations to support fundraising efforts. It notes that fundraising should aim to raise donors, not just money. A culture of philanthropy refers to organizational values and practices that promote development, where everyone can articulate why giving is important. However, development director positions are difficult to retain, especially in smaller nonprofits, due to lower compensation and lack of board support. To be successful, a development director needs a culture where fundraising is a shared responsibility and valued as mission-critical.
A Foundation Grants program is the base of every philanthropy program. An organization constructs its case for support which acts as the main commercial for the organization. Prospect research, planning and communications are also discussing in this presentation.
This document discusses relationships between members (elected officials) and officers (local government employees) in local planning authorities. It notes that both members and officers are committed to public service and deal with the same customers and challenges. However, tensions sometimes arise due to political pressures and cultural differences between the policy-focused members and management-focused officers. The document provides advice on establishing reasonable expectations of each role, focusing the relationship on partnership, mutual respect, and clear communication to minimize conflicts when delivering planning services.
This document summarizes a presentation by Kristin Slice on empowering women entrepreneurs. It notes that women-owned businesses have grown 3 times faster than the national average, and discusses benefits such as better employee treatment, higher innovation, and increased business returns. The presentation advocates establishing a collaborative initiative called Empowered PhXX to bring together stakeholders supporting women entrepreneurs through discussions, research, and initiatives addressing challenges. The goal is to leverage the economic potential of increasing women's participation in entrepreneurship.
The document outlines 17 tactics for managing a development committee to help engage volunteers in fundraising success. The tactics include establishing a committee charter, providing educational sessions on fundraising concepts, conducting exercises to leverage volunteers' personal donor networks, hosting cultivation events, making thank you calls, and conducting an annual evaluation to ensure the right volunteers are engaged. Implementing the tactics through a development calendar can help apply them to any organization in a way that is appropriately sized.
How to Raise 25% More from the Right Funders in 2022 and BeyondBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. Mallory Erickson will help you start your 2022 off fundraising in the right way.
This document provides guidance on finding and applying for scholarships. It begins by explaining to consider where scholarships may be available from, such as foundations, community organizations, colleges and more. It advises creating a scholarship profile by assessing strengths, talents, activities and other unique qualities. Application strategies are outlined, including writing an effective essay demonstrating why you are the best investment. The document also provides tips on researching scholarship opportunities and cautions about potential scams. Overall, it offers a comprehensive overview to developing a scholarship search process and creating high-quality applications.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective fundraising plan. It emphasizes that fundraising requires hard work, not magic. A compelling case for support and clear fundraising goals are essential. Individual donors should be the focus, as they provide unrestricted funds and are likely to continue giving. The document outlines key components of a fundraising plan, including identifying prospective donors and diverse fundraising activities. It also stresses the importance of stewardship, evaluation, and making the ask in a personalized manner.
Next Generation of Human Capital by 2020. Presentation made at HR Forum 2008 in Singapore on July 24, 2008 organized by Singapore Human Resources Institute, a premier HR Body of Singapore
This document discusses writing grant proposals, including why researchers should write them, how to write an effective proposal, and some key requirements and considerations. It notes that writing proposals can generate revenue, contribute to society, strengthen research, and build one's own brand. Effective proposals have a clear idea, identify funding opportunities, and follow the submission guidelines of funding agencies, which generally require a cover letter, problem statement, objectives, methodology, timeline, budget, deliverables, and supporting documents. The best proposals make a compelling case and are well-edited. Researchers should match their ideas and organizations to the interests of relevant funding bodies like ICSSR, DST, and UCOST. While no specific eligibility is usually required, some schemes may
The document discusses grant writing and finding grant opportunities. It provides tips for developing grant writing skills, researching different types of grants from government and private sources, cultivating relationships with grant makers, developing competitive grant proposals, and properly managing and reporting on grant funds if awarded. Instructional tools for planning, writing, and presenting grants are also outlined.
This document provides guidance on writing a grant proposal for research. It discusses the different types of proposals, including solicited proposals in response to a request and unsolicited proposals. It notes that for this assignment, the student should write a research proposal. It provides information on the required components of the proposal, including an abstract, budget, cover letter, narrative, and additional information. The narrative should follow specific headings, such as objectives, importance, methods, timeline, and bibliography. Background information is included with the objectives to provide context. The importance section explains how the research contributes to various fields. The methods and timeline detail the procedures and planned schedule.
The document provides an overview of a grant writing workshop. It discusses reviewing communication best practices, grant writing basics, and focuses on writing statements of need, outcomes, executive summaries, and developing relationships with funders. The workshop covers logic models, measurable outcomes, and concise executive summaries. Participants engage in exercises to draft a statement of need and outcomes. The presenter also describes additional services offered by Three Lakes Consulting related to influence, strategy, and communication.
This document provides guidance on developing a strategic plan for research and writing successful grant proposals. It outlines developing a strategic plan that includes research themes, available and needed resources, and dissemination plans. It also discusses writing proposals, including staking your claim, professional synergies, contacting program officers, establishing credibility, structure, style, citations, and responding to reviews. Key points include developing long-term research goals, tailoring proposals to specific programs, addressing both intellectual merit and broader impacts, and revising proposals in response to reviewer feedback.
Fundamentals of grant writing presentation Amanda BlountEvett Shulman
This document provides an overview of the fundamentals of grant writing. It discusses the types of grantors including family foundations, corporations, community foundations, and government grants. It outlines the pros and cons of grant funding, highlighting larger gifts but also restricted funding and reporting requirements. The document also covers how to research funders, prepare proposals with timelines and budgets, common sections in a grant, common mistakes to avoid, and following through after awards or rejections.
Libraries and Nonprofits: An Easy LiftEveryLibrary
Public libraries of any size can leverage their collections, databases, and resources to help nonprofit organizations and agencies be better at the business-side so they can be more impactful in their mission and work. From ideation to startup to scale, the supports that properly-aligned libraries can provide to founders, boards, and staff should be front-and-center in your e-ship profile.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective grassroots political campaign. It outlines steps to take such as setting priorities and goals, creating a timeline, developing a budget, framing messages, recruiting and managing volunteers, lobbying officials, using various activist tactics, dealing with press, creating campaign materials, fundraising, and researching your opposition. Specific suggestions are given for tasks like phone banking, letter writing, hosting events, and public hearings. The overall aim is to strategically plan and execute a grassroots campaign to advance your issue.
The document provides information on finding potential grant funders for nonprofit projects. It summarizes four grants databases available at the Nonprofit & Philanthropy Resource Center: Foundation Directory Online, GrantStation, Philanthropy Northwest Funders Directory, and NOZA Search. These databases contain information on private foundations, corporate giving programs, and government grants. Additional tips are provided on researching funders and preparing competitive grant proposals.
Breaking into the Field: Reports from Emerging Professionals Alexandra Janvey
The document provides career advice for breaking into various professional fields from Alexandra Janvey. She recommends being flexible and open to different opportunities across multiple sectors. Janvey stresses the importance of marketing yourself through resumes, cover letters, and networking. She also emphasizes gaining experience through volunteering, continuing education, and professional projects. Janvey notes that creating an online portfolio can increase visibility and allow creativity when applying for jobs.
Most nonprofits involve volunteers in program areas and administrative areas. You might not be aware, however, of the many ways you can involve volunteers in your fundraising activities. This webinar will outline ways you can involve volunteers in fundraising, where to find volunteers, how to recruit them, and how to keep them enthused about your organization.
The document provides an overview of fundraising strategies for non-profits. It discusses who typically donates to non-profits and how much is donated annually. It then outlines key elements of an effective fundraising plan such as setting goals, budgeting, and developing marketing strategies. Additional sections cover identifying key players like board members and staff roles, potential sources of funding from individuals, corporations, and foundations, and general fundraising best practices and resources.
The document provides an introduction to finding grants and other funding sources. It discusses treating fundraising like dating by getting to know potential funders, showing why the relationship would benefit them, being persistent, and having flexibility. It emphasizes having clear plans and ideas, knowing your value proposition, and providing what funders want. The document lists several potential sources for finding funding opportunities and tips for cultivating relationships with funders.
The document discusses developing a culture of philanthropy within nonprofit organizations to support fundraising efforts. It notes that fundraising should aim to raise donors, not just money. A culture of philanthropy refers to organizational values and practices that promote development, where everyone can articulate why giving is important. However, development director positions are difficult to retain, especially in smaller nonprofits, due to lower compensation and lack of board support. To be successful, a development director needs a culture where fundraising is a shared responsibility and valued as mission-critical.
A Foundation Grants program is the base of every philanthropy program. An organization constructs its case for support which acts as the main commercial for the organization. Prospect research, planning and communications are also discussing in this presentation.
This document discusses relationships between members (elected officials) and officers (local government employees) in local planning authorities. It notes that both members and officers are committed to public service and deal with the same customers and challenges. However, tensions sometimes arise due to political pressures and cultural differences between the policy-focused members and management-focused officers. The document provides advice on establishing reasonable expectations of each role, focusing the relationship on partnership, mutual respect, and clear communication to minimize conflicts when delivering planning services.
This document summarizes a presentation by Kristin Slice on empowering women entrepreneurs. It notes that women-owned businesses have grown 3 times faster than the national average, and discusses benefits such as better employee treatment, higher innovation, and increased business returns. The presentation advocates establishing a collaborative initiative called Empowered PhXX to bring together stakeholders supporting women entrepreneurs through discussions, research, and initiatives addressing challenges. The goal is to leverage the economic potential of increasing women's participation in entrepreneurship.
The document outlines 17 tactics for managing a development committee to help engage volunteers in fundraising success. The tactics include establishing a committee charter, providing educational sessions on fundraising concepts, conducting exercises to leverage volunteers' personal donor networks, hosting cultivation events, making thank you calls, and conducting an annual evaluation to ensure the right volunteers are engaged. Implementing the tactics through a development calendar can help apply them to any organization in a way that is appropriately sized.
How to Raise 25% More from the Right Funders in 2022 and BeyondBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
The fundraising landscape is changing rapidly and the way funders want to work with nonprofits is too. Mallory Erickson will help you start your 2022 off fundraising in the right way.
This document provides guidance on finding and applying for scholarships. It begins by explaining to consider where scholarships may be available from, such as foundations, community organizations, colleges and more. It advises creating a scholarship profile by assessing strengths, talents, activities and other unique qualities. Application strategies are outlined, including writing an effective essay demonstrating why you are the best investment. The document also provides tips on researching scholarship opportunities and cautions about potential scams. Overall, it offers a comprehensive overview to developing a scholarship search process and creating high-quality applications.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective fundraising plan. It emphasizes that fundraising requires hard work, not magic. A compelling case for support and clear fundraising goals are essential. Individual donors should be the focus, as they provide unrestricted funds and are likely to continue giving. The document outlines key components of a fundraising plan, including identifying prospective donors and diverse fundraising activities. It also stresses the importance of stewardship, evaluation, and making the ask in a personalized manner.
Next Generation of Human Capital by 2020. Presentation made at HR Forum 2008 in Singapore on July 24, 2008 organized by Singapore Human Resources Institute, a premier HR Body of Singapore
This document discusses writing grant proposals, including why researchers should write them, how to write an effective proposal, and some key requirements and considerations. It notes that writing proposals can generate revenue, contribute to society, strengthen research, and build one's own brand. Effective proposals have a clear idea, identify funding opportunities, and follow the submission guidelines of funding agencies, which generally require a cover letter, problem statement, objectives, methodology, timeline, budget, deliverables, and supporting documents. The best proposals make a compelling case and are well-edited. Researchers should match their ideas and organizations to the interests of relevant funding bodies like ICSSR, DST, and UCOST. While no specific eligibility is usually required, some schemes may
The document discusses grant writing and finding grant opportunities. It provides tips for developing grant writing skills, researching different types of grants from government and private sources, cultivating relationships with grant makers, developing competitive grant proposals, and properly managing and reporting on grant funds if awarded. Instructional tools for planning, writing, and presenting grants are also outlined.
This document provides guidance on writing a grant proposal for research. It discusses the different types of proposals, including solicited proposals in response to a request and unsolicited proposals. It notes that for this assignment, the student should write a research proposal. It provides information on the required components of the proposal, including an abstract, budget, cover letter, narrative, and additional information. The narrative should follow specific headings, such as objectives, importance, methods, timeline, and bibliography. Background information is included with the objectives to provide context. The importance section explains how the research contributes to various fields. The methods and timeline detail the procedures and planned schedule.
The document provides an overview of a grant writing workshop. It discusses reviewing communication best practices, grant writing basics, and focuses on writing statements of need, outcomes, executive summaries, and developing relationships with funders. The workshop covers logic models, measurable outcomes, and concise executive summaries. Participants engage in exercises to draft a statement of need and outcomes. The presenter also describes additional services offered by Three Lakes Consulting related to influence, strategy, and communication.
This document provides guidance on developing a strategic plan for research and writing successful grant proposals. It outlines developing a strategic plan that includes research themes, available and needed resources, and dissemination plans. It also discusses writing proposals, including staking your claim, professional synergies, contacting program officers, establishing credibility, structure, style, citations, and responding to reviews. Key points include developing long-term research goals, tailoring proposals to specific programs, addressing both intellectual merit and broader impacts, and revising proposals in response to reviewer feedback.
Fundamentals of grant writing presentation Amanda BlountEvett Shulman
This document provides an overview of the fundamentals of grant writing. It discusses the types of grantors including family foundations, corporations, community foundations, and government grants. It outlines the pros and cons of grant funding, highlighting larger gifts but also restricted funding and reporting requirements. The document also covers how to research funders, prepare proposals with timelines and budgets, common sections in a grant, common mistakes to avoid, and following through after awards or rejections.
This document provides guidance on writing grants for rural programs. It discusses why organizations should pursue grant funding and covers key aspects of developing a successful grant application such as conducting needs assessments, organizing teams, developing budgets and timelines, evaluating proposed projects, and finding potential funding sources. The document emphasizes clearly articulating the problem, proposed solution, and impact of funded projects and engaging stakeholders throughout the process. Overall, it aims to equip rural organizations with best practices for securing needed grant money to support their work.
This grant proposal seeks $250,000 to establish the New Hanover Child Advocates (NHCA) organization. NHCA will assign Guardian ad Litems (GALs) to advocate for the best interests of children in the family court system of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Currently, abused and neglected children lack proper representation in court and judges have insufficient case information to make decisions. The proposal outlines NHCA's goals of placing 75% of children in permanent homes within a year, recruiting and training community volunteers as GALs, and evaluating their impact after the first year. A detailed budget and list of necessities is provided to cover staffing, office space, equipment and operating costs for the new nonprofit.
Grant writing basics creating a fundable proposalOlga Morozan
This document provides guidance on writing effective grant proposals. It begins by outlining the training goals, which are to help communities identify problems and solutions and understand the grant writing process. It then discusses identifying a good project idea by considering an organization's mission and priorities. The next sections cover assessing an organization's capabilities, sharing the project idea, and generating community support. The document emphasizes including key components in the proposal like needs assessment, goals and objectives, timeline, budget and evaluation plan. It stresses writing clearly and compellingly to engage the reader and convince them the proposed project deserves funding. Overall, the document aims to equip readers with the skills needed to develop strong grant proposals that will help their organizations receive financial support.
This document provides tips for successful grant writing. It outlines preparing to write a grant by knowing your organization, customers, and audience. This includes understanding your organization's mission, programs, staff, as well as the demographics and needs of those served. It also suggests researching the grant funding source by understanding their goals and past funding. The document provides a checklist of essential grant elements like a summary, problem statement, objectives, methods, evaluation, and budget. It concludes with tips for following up after applying for a grant.
The document discusses the grant writing and proposal submission process. It covers the initial steps such as identifying needs, potential funders, and drafting the proposal. It then describes the typical elements of a grant proposal like the cover letter, abstract, goals/objectives, budget, and evaluation plan. The document concludes by discussing the competitive review process, potential rejection, and using feedback to improve future proposals.
Find out how to go "behind the curtain" and capture the attention of grant funders. These tips are guaranteed to improve your grant writing skills! | www.YourGrantAuthority.com
This document provides tips for writing successful grant applications. It recommends defining the need you want the grant to address, researching how funding would help solve the problem, and modeling your program after ones with proven results. For the greatest chance of success, clearly outline the issue being addressed, how the need was determined, and how activities will impact the community while allowing results to be measured and the project sustained after funding ends. Research potential funders using the websites listed to find opportunities that align with your proposed work.
Stewardship Toolkit - Grant and Proposal-writing Slide DeckStewardshipToolkit
This document provides an overview of seeking grants and effective proposal writing. It discusses background information for grant seeking, including charitable status requirements and narrative budgeting. Sources of grants are identified, including United Church sources and external foundations and government grants. Key components of an effective proposal are outlined, including researching prospective donors, establishing contact, and writing the proposal with elements like an executive summary, project description, goals, budget and recognition plans. Tips for strong proposal writing are also provided.
The document provides an overview of grant writing basics, including the goals of the training which are to learn the fundamentals of resource acquisition, writing effective problem statements and objectives, preparing and submitting proposals, and logic model planning. It then outlines the agenda which covers proposal basics, the planning process, budgeting, and funding sources. Key aspects of understanding grantspeak and the various types of funding sources and proposals are also summarized.
Don't Be Afraid of the Big Bad Proposal: Art Exhibition and Grant Proposal Wr...Cary Reeder
This document provides guidance for artists on writing successful exhibition proposals and grant applications. It begins by defining key terms like grants, proposals, and common proposal elements. It then discusses the important parts of a proposal - the artist statement, bio, CV/resume, cover letter, and images. The document offers tips on writing compelling descriptions of exhibition concepts and grant projects. It concludes by providing resources for finding exhibition and grant opportunities.
The document provides statistics on the representation of African American and Latino students and workers in STEM fields. It shows that only 13% of 4th grade African American students and 12% of 4th grade Latino students score proficient or above in science and math. It also notes that African Americans and Latinos make up only 33% of the STEM workforce despite earning 70% above the national income average in those fields.
Class assignment designed to engage students about grant proposals. This presentation, coupled with Grant Proposal Synopsis(other attached file), details a grant proposal I constructed that aids in the health of low-income children from the Appalachian region.
CCMERA - We Help Businesses Do Business!Byron Ward
Central Coast Minority Enterprise Resource Affiliates (CCMERA) "helps businesses do business"! Our mission is to be a dynamic business development resource, which assists emerging, small, and mid-size entities, within the Central Coast region of California, to generate revenue and grow the enterprise. This is done through the power of creating connections, facilitating networking, inculcating knowledge, and leveraging synergies of available resources for excellence in business growth and success.
To accomplish our mission, CCMERA's initiatives include facilitating educational and networking events, enabling knowledge and communication, providing support services, and expediting access to vital resources, with the purpose of helping minority businesses grow and prosper. We are a dynamic central hub for disseminating business information and connecting the dots between and among entrepreneurs, professionals, small and mid-size enterprises, and the agencies, consultants, corporations, customers, and organizations that positively impact the bottom line. CCMERA works cooperatively with all organizations, however, we exist to enhance business development, economic development, and financial literacy for African American, Asian American, Latino, Native American, indigenous peoples, and other communities of color, as well as, for women, veterans, and other underrepresented groups.
People are a community's greatest asset. They create growing, thriving, and sustainable places. People bring high caliber skills to markets and can help good communities become great communities. So what's your people strategy? Does your organization use workforce development or workforce attraction strategies to foster or find its people? This presentation defines each strategy and shows how both can be utilized for community success.
This document provides an overview of several international case studies that use data for social good. It summarizes projects that have used data to:
1. Predict homelessness in New York City to allow for early intervention.
2. Analyze mentoring engagements to understand what makes them successful for an online mentoring program.
3. Cluster arts organizations to help them benchmark and improve based on peer analysis.
It then lists additional examples of using data for social good, such as helping fundraising campaigns succeed, measuring literacy through poetry, and prioritizing vacant property rehabilitation.
The document provides a summary of a planning initiative for the West Side Park neighborhood of Newark, NJ. It outlines the planning process, reviews previous plans and best practices from other cities. It analyzes neighborhood strengths and issues related to leadership, crime, poverty, housing, and quality of life. Recommendations are made to address these issues through organizing residents, economic development, public safety improvements, housing strategies, education partnerships, health services, and enhancing recreation opportunities. Next steps involve forming working groups to advance the strategic plan and attract funding for implementation.
The document provides guidance on cultivating support from legislators and government agencies for programs. It emphasizes perceiving an organization's ability to deliver and addressing misconceptions. It advises tailoring the message to the audience and priorities, quantifying impacts, and telling the story early through multiple venues and partners. Relationship-building includes visiting legislators, attending events, and making personal connections.
The document discusses efforts to promote regional entrepreneurship in Western North Carolina. It describes the creation of a Certified Entrepreneurial Community program to help communities support local entrepreneurship. The program involves 5 steps that communities can take to assess and improve their capacity for fostering entrepreneurship. An example is provided of Mitchell County, NC going through the program and developing goals, objectives and future plans to strengthen local small businesses.
This document provides a marketing plan for the nonprofit organization Charity: Water. The plan includes an executive summary describing Charity: Water's mission to provide clean drinking water in developing nations. It then outlines marketing goals, target markets, a SWOT analysis, competitive analysis, organizational chart, donations strategy, value proposition, proposed marketing promotions and budgets, and metrics for measuring the marketing efforts. The overall aim is to generate more donations to provide water to 50,000 additional people.
Follow the process of Sunlight Children's Advocacy & Rights Foundations capital campaign to raise funds to build the Sunshine Children's Home. This is the organizations first capital campaign.
The document discusses strategies to reinvent the economy of Northeast Ohio by overhauling its industrial engine. It notes that major industries are no longer in growth sectors, resulting in declining GDP and job losses. It proposes developing new tech clusters, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing renewal. It outlines developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem through business incubators and funding. It highlights the impact of increased venture capital funding and the role of partnerships in coordinating regional resources and driving culture change to better align priorities and commitments.
Are you looking to expand your funding sources? This
session will help you find information on foundations that
might fund your club’s projects. You’ll also learn how to
outline measurable objectives and identify some critical
components of a successful grant proposal.
This document provides an overview of development and fundraising for arts organizations. It discusses the importance of development positions and outlines various sources of funding including individuals, corporations, foundations, and government grants. It also covers ongoing support strategies like annual funds and endowments. Trends in donations and the impact of the recession on non-profits are addressed. The document concludes with sections on case statements, writing for fundraising, and creating a fundraising plan.
HUD Sustainable Communities Learning Network Jobs Convening #SCLNjobsKristin Wolff
Slides from opening plenary, featuring Sandra Witt (@calendow), Virginia Hamilton (@USDOL), Martha Hernandez (@fundgoodjobs), and Jack Madana (@codeforamerica). Vinz Koller & Kristin Wolff (@social_policy) and Sujata Srivastava (Strategic Economics) served as hosts.
A brief introduction to writing great grant applications and finding funding sources that fit your not-for-profit's project goals. This presentation was delivered at the Kin Canada National Convention on August 17, 2012 and draws on resources shared by the Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Funders Network partners.
2005 Calhoun County Community Listening Session led by Dr. Craig Follins and...Dr.Craig Follins
Dr. Craig T. Follins, VP Economic and Workforce Development, The Victoria College in Victoria, Texas led a team of highly skilled professionals on a multi-county "community listening session" tour in 2005. As a result, two counties within the college's service area have renovated two existing facilties for use as workforce and skills training centers. Both Calhoun and Gonzalez counties have trained hundreds of nurses, petrochemical professionals and others since that time. The college continues to add to the workforce and economic development of the region, and has a major impact on the overall economy.
Nonprofits and Technology: Fundraising in the Digital AgeRoss Kasper
This presentation, done by Robert Evans of Evans Consulting Group, reviews the finer points of fundraising in the digital age that we currently live in. Learning how to stay current and cutting edge will help take a nonprofit's fundraising to the next level!
Patrick Moriarty Grants Writing PresentationCPA Australia
The document provides guidance on writing successful grant applications, including developing a strategic plan to identify potential funding needs and sources, crafting a grant template with key organizational details, tailoring applications to the specific funder, and submitting applications with a clear problem statement, objectives, activities, budget, and timeline. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the funder's priorities and goals and demonstrating how the proposed project aligns with them.
Advocacy During the COVID Era - EveryLibrary - MLA 2020 Virtual Annual Conf - EveryLibrary
Presented by John Chrastka during the MLA 2020 Virtual Annual Conference, Oct 14, 2020 "Are you wondering how you can better advocate for your library in the face of COVID-related budget pressures? In this budget climate, library leaders need a highly-engaged plan to advocate for the funding they need to continue enriching their community or school. Join EveryLibrary’s executive director John Chrastka for a discussion of how austerity budgets work and what new advocacy techniques and skills you need to support your next budget request. Come ready to learn what the current revenue forecasts are for states, municipalities and education, along with effective ways to gauge community priorities and sentiments during COVID-19, and some of the best ways to frame your advocacy message in light of current concerns. We hope for you to come away with actionable insights on building coalitions and partnerships to help advocate for your library."
This document provides examples of creative revenue generation strategies that nonprofits have used during difficult economic times. It begins with an overview of the current financial challenges facing nonprofits, including declining donations and increasing demand for services. The document then details various strategies such as engaging existing donors through monthly payment plans, thanking donors directly, leveraging volunteers, asking for donations in new ways like through YouTube videos, finding new prospects on LinkedIn, and collaborating with other nonprofits. Specific case studies are provided to illustrate how these strategies have been successfully implemented.
Mission Family Health Services (MFHS) is a nonprofit dedicated to community health. It is considering establishing a foundation and developing its philanthropic activities. This includes creating a case for support, fundraising plans, and cultivating donors and community partners. MFHS also wants to identify grant opportunities to fund its programs and operations that address local health needs. External consultants could help by introducing best practices, assessing resources, and identifying potential donors and collaborative partnerships.
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This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters — emphasizing trust, engagement, and community!
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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The Power of Community Newsletters: A Case Study from Wolverton and Greenleys...Scribe
YOU WILL DISCOVER:
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Dive into the success story of Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council's newsletter in this insightful webinar. Hear from Mandy Shipp and Jemma English about the newsletter's journey from its inception to becoming a vital part of their community's communication, including its history, production process, and revenue generation through advertising. Discover the reasons behind outsourcing its design and the benefits this brought. Ideal for anyone involved in community engagement or interested in starting their own newsletter.
5. THE STRATEGY WORLD
• Less than 5% formulate an effective
strategy
• Less than 5% implement their strategy
• Which means: Only 3 per 1000
implement effective strategies.
Those three beat the competition 10 to 1!
7. Grant Writing
• Grants: Government (Federal, State)
• Foundations
Ø Public & Private
• Corporate
• RFP
8. SESSIONS ONE:
• IDENTIFY OUR FIRST FUNDING SOURCE
• BUILD YOUR LAYERED ONION STRATEGY
• BUILD TIMELINE TO ACHIEVE YOUR BHAG
• ANALYZE YOUR SWOT (STRENGTHS,
WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS)
• CRAFT YOUR REQUEST
9. • 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
• SYLLABUS
The Mechanics of Writing a Superior
Grant
10. Corporate Grant Programs
• Dollar General
• Target
• Wal Mart
• Nike – Jordan Fundamentals
• Dell
• Best Buy
• Build a Bear
• Most utility companies – gas, electric, rural co-ops, telco
• Corporate giving programs in Texas
http://www.tgci.com/funding/cgps.asp?
statename=Texas&statecode=TX
• Corporate giving programs in New Mexico http://www.tgci.com/
funding/cgps.asp?statename=New Mexico&statecode=NM
11. Regional Foundations
Top Giving Foundations in New Mexico
• http://www.tgci.com/funding/top.asp?statename=New
Mexico&statecode=NM
Top Giving Foundations in Texas
• http://www.tgci.com/funding/top.asp?
statename=Texas&statecode=TX
Don’t overlook community foundations and partnership
opportunities with non-profits such as United Way,
YMCA, B&G Clubs
12. Foundation Center Libraries
in your area
• Amarillo Area Foundation
• University of Texas at El Paso
• Lubbock Area Foundation
• Tom Green County Public Library
• Bernalillo County Library System/Albuquerque
• New Mexico State Library
• Thomas Branigan Library – Las Cruces
13. Web and email grant resources
• www.grantwrangler.com
• foundationcenter.org
• nccs.urban.org – National Center for Charitable Statistics
• www.tgci.com – The Grantsmanship Center
• www.schoolgrants.org
• eschoolnews grant list
• librarygrants.blogspot.com
• edfunders.org (Grantmakers for Education)
Editor's Notes
There are two aspects of Strategy: Formulation and Implementation.
They represent two completely different set of skills and abilities. Just because you can create a great strategy doesn’t mean you can implement it.
However, the clarity of your thinking is indispensable to effective implementation. If your strategy is faulty, what will happen to your implementation?
The key to all strategic planning reduces itself to understanding of the ratio between critical performance measures and critical behaviors.
realized that their recruiters were making the call center job sound quite attractive and rewarding.
They directed them to alter their approach and change their statements to be more indicative of reality: the hours are long, there isn’t a lot of positive feedback from customers, there are a fair number of customers who are frustrated, etc.
Over time, they saw their turnover rates decrease.