STRATEGIC GRANT WRITING
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Layers of the Onion • Reading & Literacy • 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
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!
BHAG BIG
HAIRY
AUDACIOUS
GOAL
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” --Burnham
Grant Writing
• Grants: Government (Federal, State) • Foundations
Ø Public & Private • Corporate • RFP
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
• 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
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
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
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
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)