Grant Wri)ng for Founda)ons Timothy J. Williamson, MPH, CHES, CPH for The Wri*ng Center, Claremont Graduate University Some images from Google Images; Some material adapted from Karsh, E., Fox, A.S. (2009). The Only Grant
Writing Book You’ll Ever Need(3rd ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books Publishing.
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A li:le bit about me… Background in Psychology Recently graduated with a Master of Public Health from the School of Community & Global Health •
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Wrote a $10,000 grant for Project Sister Family Services Headed towards a PhD in Clinical Health Psychology next year Emphasis in workshop will be on founda)ons grants •
Specifically geared towards 501(c)3 status organizaLons Steps to a Successful Grant Phase 1 Find a FoundaLon Phase 3 IdenLfy a Need Outline Goals and ObjecLves (SMART) Phase 4 Developing Program AcLviLes Phase 5 Plan for EvaluaLon Phase 2 Phase 6 Phase 7 JusLfy a Budget Indicate Sustainability and Capacity Find a Founda)on Which one is right for me? •
Family FoundaLons •
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Narrow Focus Private (independent) FoundaLons •
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Respect the donor, but more freedom in choosing who to fund Corporate FoundaLons •
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Goal-­‐focused Federated Funds Community FoundaLons Iden)fy and Document a Need •
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Don’t assume that the need is obvious Things you might include: •
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Economic and demographic characterisLcs about the community Relevant (and hopefully recent) literature, trends, and research Previous findings/Preliminary results Assessment Data Public Data (police reports, health department data, hospital discharge info) The importance of need Target PopulaLon Don’t seek a grant to solve a problem that is non-­‐existent or non-­‐
related to your mission/goals (don’t follow the money) Why would stakeholders want to become involved in your project? •
This can help persuade funders as well. Outline Goals and Objec)ves Goals • Long-­‐term • Driving raLonale •
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Time-­‐Targeted Goals/ObjecLves match? Prepare for evaluaLon “By the end of the first six months, parLcipants in the ader-­‐school success program will demonstrate improved behavior in school as a result of project requirements and acLviLes, as measured by incident reports and teacher observaLons before the program started and at 6 months later” Developing a Program/Ac)vi)es •  Program DescripLon •  Logic Model •  Be Specific! Program DescripLon MarkeLng Plan Time Line and Staff ResponsibiliLes Stakeholder Involvement Job DescripLons Recruitment Plan Program Logic Model (example)
Agency Name: Project Sister Family Services
Program Name: Sexual Assault Prevention Education Programs for Youth
Agency Mission: The mission of Project Sister Family Services is to reduce the trauma and risk of sexual violence and child abuse.
Program Goal: To provide youth with prevention education for sexual assault and sexual harassment.
INPUTS
-Funding
-Staff
-Volunteers
-Participants
-Supplies
-Facility
-Collaboration with other
agencies
ACTIVITIES
-Self-defense classes
-Internet safety
workshops
-Sexual violence/abuse
prevention programs
-Teen pregnancy
prevention programs
-Good touch, Bad Touch
-Healthy relationship
programs
OUTPUTS
-average of 30 youth
attend per prevention
program
-minimum of 330 hours of
prevention programs
administered to youth
clients
OUTCOMES
-Increased knowledge in
recognition of
inappropriate sexual
conduct (sexual
harassment, avoiding
date and acquaintance
rape, abuse by date rape,
drugs, and alcohol);
increased knowledge in
how to have safe and
healthy relationships;
increased outreach to
survivors of sexual
violence and abuse
especially relating to teen
pregnancy
Program Evalua)on • Funders want to know how well the program is doing • EvaluaLon plan should be incorporated into the design of the program itself (and included in the budget) hi
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Internal vs. External Evaluator Simple indicators •
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Process EvaluaLon •
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Abendance, demonstrated skill improvement, etc.) How well is the program being implemented? (usually qualitaLve) Shadow visits, adherence recordings, delivery assurance, etc. Outcome EvaluaLon •
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AnLcipated changes in target variables SystemaLc data (usually quanLtaLve) Jus)fy a Budget •
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How appropriate is your budget? List all costs (even if some are considered in-­‐kind support) •
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Staff (info, salary, benefits), rent (why?), travel, equipment/supplies, training, s)pends/compensa)on to par)cipants, consultants However, there is such a thing as indirect costs...
(overhead) Award is Reviewers know what to look for…make sure you determined cover all your bases Sustainability and Capacity •
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Few funders want to be solely responsible for an en)re program Are other grantmakers interested in your program? Will longer-­‐term funding be available once you’ve established your program? Demonstrate coali)on building within your community History of Organiza)on Previous success with other ventures (even if co-­‐sponsored) Award is Experience, qualifica)ons, awards, previous grants determined Ques)ons?