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1. The Search for School Funds:Grants, Contests andDonations, Oh My!

   Dr. Sheila Tebbano For the SCSD PTO Council April 22, 2009
2. #1 RuleRead the Directions Writing proposals involves carefully reading the directions, including eligibility, submission requirements and deadlines. Your proposal will not be considered if you don’t follow the directions EXACTLY!
3. How do you begin? Background Information – data Organizational Information A problem that needs to be addressed
4. A project, plan or concept to address the problem objectives and outcomes Behavioral — A human action is anticipated. Example: Fifty of the 70 children participating will learn to swim. Performance — A specific time frame within which a behavior will occur, at an expected proficiency level, is expected. Example: Fifty of the 70 children will learn to swim within six months and will pass a basic swimming proficiency test administered by a Red Cross-certified lifeguard. Process — The manner in which something occurs is an end in itself. Example: We will document the teaching methods utilized, identifying those with the greatest success. Product — A tangible item results. Example: A manual will be created to be used in teaching swimming to this age and proficiency group in the future. From: http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/prop1_print
5. Needs Continued Budget Evaluation plan Sustaining the program Value to the funder
6. Proposal Example Example of a local organization that provides funds for school projects. Schenectady Rotary Grant
7. Let’s Search Go to Internet Explorer Go to www.google.com Type “foundation grant” 945,000 possibilities Narrow your search + books 380,000 hits Narrow again + middle school 45,000 hits
8. Where’s the Money? Foundations Corporations Insurance, ice cream, sneakers, stores, paint Famous People Sports figures – Tiger Woods Organizations State and Federal Government
9. My Favorite Grant Teaching Tolerance from the Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/index.jsp One page application! http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/grant_application.pdf
10. Resources http://www.channing-bete.com/funding/index.php Foundation Center Short Course in Proposal Writing http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html Free 90 minutes course in NYC. http://foundationcenter.org/newyork/training/gbny.html
11. Data for Grant Proposals National Center for Educational Statistics www.nces.ed.gov A service of Standards and Poor’s www.schoolmatters.org
12. Donation and Fundraising Ideas http://www.donorschoose.org http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/writing-grant-requests.htm http://www.mccsc.edu/~binrogpt/fundraising.html Grants, Contests and Fundraising http://myecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=2584
13. Schenectady Schools Link to our development webpage. http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/developmentoffice
14. Print Resources There are a number of books on writing grants. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Grant-Writing/dp/1592571514
15. Workshops, Classes, Newsletters, and Online Help www.stebbano.com I have resources on my website. A discussion group on Yahoo. http://groups.yahoo.com/phrase/free-grant-writing-classes A free newsletter. http://www.education-world.com/maillist.shtml#grants Teacher Tap – professional development resources for teachers and librarians. http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htm
16. Blogs and More A blog on government grants. http://www.proposalwriter.com/weblog/index.html Another Blog http://thegrantplant.blogspot.com/2008/10/grants-for-50-elementary-schools.html This site allows you to search for specific grants. http://www.grantsalert.com E-How http://www.ehow.com/how_4795208_write-grant-school.html
17. http://www.castletechnology.com/resources/funding.html http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_podcasting.htm http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/five-tips-for-grant-writing-success
18. PTO Involvement http://www.ptotoday.com/pto-today-articles/article/86-finding-and-winning-grants http://www.battlecreekel.spps.org/PTO_Minigrant.html http://www.egcsd.org/greenmeadow/documents/grant.htm Includes the PTO writing a grant for a playground. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-141062143.html
19. Audubon School3500 N. HoyneChicago, IL 60618773-534-5470 Audubon Parent Teacher Partnershipaudubonptp@yahoo.com New Grant Writing Team Audubon has a new grant writing team. This group of parents includes: Alison Kramme, Barbara Kantrow, Alicia Merline, Carl Vogel, Jennifer Mach and Lisa Wallis. They will be researching grant opportunities for many programs and initiatives at Audubon. If you’re interested in joining them to assist in the researching, writing or editing process, please email alison.kramme@sbcglobal.net.As several members of this group are very experienced in grant writing, additional volunteers are very welcome but need not be very experienced. Thanks grant writers! http://www.audubonschool.net/parents/AudubonENewsletterSept08a.pdf
20. Other Ideas Sponsor a grant for teachers. http://www.independence.k12.oh.us/pages/pto/?page_id=110 Offer to write a grant for a school, a teacher or an administrator. Mariann Bellai example http://www.mhopus.org/teachers.asp Develop a grant writing/searching team.
21. Grant Alphabet Soup RFP – Request for Proposal In-kind Contribution An in-kind contribution is a non-cash input which can be given a cash value. Here are some examples of in-kind contributions: A local community “loans” a school or a church to a literacy program for classroom space. A government agency donates some paper to print books. A consultant donates his time to your program. A bus company donates the use of bus at no cost or at a cost below market.
22. Grant We don’t write grants, we receive them. We write a proposal for funding. Award Formal notification that you are receiving the funding.
23. Remember… Grant writing is one way for a parent/guardian to be “involved” without leaving home. (J. Epstein) It’s all about the kids!