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apply the basic process of grant work
develop grant projects based on
community needs and library
planning
find library grant funding sources
write a proposal funders will love
Learning Objectives
What are you hoping to get out of today’s
discussion?
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New to grant work?
You have experience. • finding information,
• answering questions,
• serving the community, and
• building relationships.
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AND you are cute!
You have a great reputation.
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It’s all about the people…
not the money, not the “stuff.”
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What current challenges
are you facing with writing grants?
Group Discussion
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Research Funders &
Grants
Write the Proposal
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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Optimism & Reality
Know Your Capacity
Understand the Process
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Baby Steps are OK
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Grant Team
• Coordinator
• Community
• Volunteers
Elevator Speech
It’s Better Together
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Build Partnerships
Friend-raising
Relationships
Win-win
Who might be
good partners?
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Who is your next new
partner?
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Research Funders & Grants
Write the Proposal
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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Grant Planning
1. Determine your top library and
community needs
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Framing the Story Against Community Needs
Keep the Big Picture in Mind
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Needs Assessment
NEEDS
Analysis
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Community Priorities
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What are your community
needs?
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Grant Planning
1. Determine your top library and
community needs
2. Set your goals/wishes and be ready
to share why you selected them!
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How to Turn a Dream into Reality?
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” -Napoleon Hill, early American author of personal success
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The fastest way to success is by planning.
Prioritize and put it in writing..
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Grant Planning
1. Determine your top library and
community needs
2. Set your goals/wishes and be ready
to share why you selected them!
3. Verify your assets (including
partners)
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Research Funders & Grants
Write the Proposal
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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It’s About People…
Grant project = the answer to a compelling
issue that exists in your community.
How can the library help solve this issue?
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Your project helps people.
Thing: The Library needs computers.
People:
Community members are unemployed and need job-
seeking skills and resources
Students can’t complete their homework
Seniors have health information needs
Everyone got an e-reader for Christmas!
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Designing Winning Grants
Strategic Plans - Needs Assessments
Community Involvement
Creative Brainstorming
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Designing Winning Grants
Project Planning
Goals, Objectives, Activities, Outcomes
Timeline Budget Evaluation
Plan
Strategic Plans - Needs Assessments
Community Involvement
Creative Brainstorming
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What Makes a Good Grant Project?
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Good Projects:
Solution to real community needs
Offer something new, innovative, or creative
Create a model that can be replicated
Maximize resources
Have tangible outcomes or products
Have a reasonable budgets and realistic timelines
Include community partners and community involvement
Have goals and SMART objectives
Have an evaluation plan that measures progress
Cause a change in behavior, attitude, skill, life condition or
knowledge in PEOPLE
Indicate sustainability
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People
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Research Funders & Grants
Write the Proposal
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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“Just my Size!”
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Categories of Grants
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Federal Grant Sources
Institute of Museum & Library Services
US Department of Education
National Library of Medicine
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant Program
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
grants.gov
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Grants.gov
Federal Agency websites
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal Register
Primary Source
TGCI Federal Register Grant Announcements
Finding Federal Grants
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State and Local
Government Sources
Florida Humanities Council http://www.flahum.org
Florida Arts Council http://www.florida-arts.org
Florida Department of Education http://www.fldoe.org/grants/gm
State Library & Archives of Florida http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/grants/index.htm
City (Arts, Business, Community Development, Environmental, Historical Preservation, Education, Youth, Technology, Archival)
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Private Funding Sources
Foundations
Corporations
Clubs and Organizations
Professional Associations
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http://foundationcenter.org
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Community Foundations
http://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator
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Foundation Grants
www.tgci.com/funding
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Corporate Grant
Resources
Visit web sites of corporations in your
community for priorities, grant guidelines, and
deadlines.
Grantsmanship Center Corporate Giving
(banks, grocery stores, utilities, stores, etc.)
http://www.tgci.com/funding
National Directory of Corporate Giving
Print directory by The Foundation Center.
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Professional Associations &
Local Grants!
ALA and PLA grant web pages
Research local community directories http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/topical/sl_dir.html
Michigan State University’s service clubs & civic
organizations funding list
http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/servicec.htm
Ask local government contacts, use the yellow
pages, talk to friends and staff to discover clubs
and organizations that provide funding
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6 Easy Grants for Beginners
Target Store Grants
Libri Foundation Books for Children
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Dollar General Grants
Build a Bear Literacy Grants
Best Buy Tech Grants
Look for local
grants!
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Find out about Funders
Use the language of the resources and funders
Learn about prospective funders - find a good match!
Visit prospective funder websites
search on 990s
Contacts, grantmaking philosophy/program emphasis, financial
information, application process
Record what you find; Keep your research organized
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Communicating with Funders
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Library Grants Blog
http://librarygrants.blogspot.com
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Research Funders & Grants
Write the Proposal
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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Write the Winning Grant Proposal
1. Tell the story (PASSION and facts)
2. Keep the audience in mind
3. Seek feedback
4. Ask for everything you need
5. Stay positive!
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Common Grant Components
Cover Letter, Title Sheet, Table of Contents
Abstract/Summary
Organizational Overview
Statement of Needs/Justification
Project Description
Timeline/Activities/Methods
Budget
Evaluation
Appendix
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Writing an Evaluation Plan
1. Why are you evaluating? (purpose)
2. Who is the audience for the results?
3. What do you need to know to measure progress?
4. When do you need the information?
5. How will you collect the data and stories?
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Outcome Based
Evaluation
Outcome = Impact on end user • Behavior
• Attitude
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Condition/state
Know where you started.
Are you spending resources on projects
and programs that are making a difference?
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Prepare
Focus on Priorities
Design Winning Grants
Write the Proposal
Research Funders & Grants
Implement, Evaluate Continue
Grant
Cycle
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Getting Funded
CELEBRATE!
Then:
• thank the funder!
• tell appropriate officials/staff • send out a press release • begin activities
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Implementing the Project
Stay in touch with Funder Schedule reports
Purchase
equipment, materials, supplies
Hire personnel
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Not funded?
Don’t give up!
Ask for reviewers’ comments
Strategize a new approach
Revise and edit
Try another source
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Common Reasons Not
Funded
Grant proposal didn’t match funder’s purpose
Guidelines not followed
Proposal was poorly written
The budget: inaccurate or unclear
The project necessity and potential impact not
apparent
Needed partners or collaborators
Evaluation not planned
Not sustainable
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What did you
learn?
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If you don’t ask, you won’t get!
“I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by
not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.”
--Millard Fuller, founder, Habitat for Humanity
Good Luck with Grants!
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