Grant Writing

Andrea Allen grantmother@gmail.com

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What are grants?

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What grants are not

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10 Questions

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1. Type of organization

501(c)(3)

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2. Mission Statement

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3. Program or Project

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4. Organizational Budget

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5. Program Budget

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6. Waiting Time

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7. Financial Records

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8. Board of Directors

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9. Grant Seeking and Writing

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10. What is Your Need?

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Are You Ready?

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Where do you find a Grant Writer?

Grantprofessionals.org

American Grant Writers Association agwa.us

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Boilerplate

Boilerplate is any text that is or can be reused in new contexts or applications without being changed much from the original.

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1. Statement of Need

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2. Goals and Objectives

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2a. Goals

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2b. Objectives

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3. Project Activities

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3a. TimelineActivity Description Start date End date

Recruiting Job fairs June 2011 August 2011

Enrollment Info in database

August 2011 September 2011

Support Services

Referrals to childcare; clinics

July 2011 September 2011

Courses Classroom and hands-on

September 2011

December 2011

Employment Referrals to employers

January 2011 March 2011

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4. Evaluation Plan

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5. Organizational Information

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5f. Organizational Information• History

• Accomplishments so far

• Structure

• Qualifications of key people

• Sustainability

• Why you are the right organization to do the project

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6. Attachments

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Before You Start Writing

Planning

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Fundraising Research

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Apply for a Grant

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Don’t Chase the Money

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When Writing is Hard

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Q & A