Finding Funding

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The Money Trail Grant Writing Workshop Minnesota
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Initiative Minnesota Department of Health August
4, 2004 Jerry Jaker, Ed.S. Sally Mandler,
M.L.S Minnesota Institute of Public Health
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how Me the Money!
(or at least tell me who might fund my project)
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The F-word (not what you think)
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inding funding is an art,not a science.
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Find out everything you canabout the foundation
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• Read and follow application guidelines!

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• I just read your guidelines and

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Submit individualized materials.

• Be completely responsive to the funders
  guidelines and established procedures.

• There are no short cuts.

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Provide all the information requested.
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Foundation Center www.fdncenter.org The
Grantsmanship Center www.tgci.com GuideStar
www.guidestar.orgJoin Togetherwww.jointogether
.org/gv/news/funding
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http//www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
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http//www.channing-bete.com/positiveyouth/index.h
tml
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Federal Register Online www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index
.html FirstGovwww.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprof
it.shtml
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Minnesota Council on Foundationswww.mcf.orgMinn
esota Council of Nonprofitswww.mncn.orgMinnesot
a Prevention Resource Centerwww.emprc.org
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Libraries

• Duluth 218-723-3800
• Minneapolis 612-630-6300
• Rochester 507-285-8002
• St. Paul 651-266-7000
• SW State U 507-537-6176

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http//www.nia.nih.gov/data/fundbrowse.asp
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http//www.strokecenter.org/prof/funding.htm
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http//www.jhartfound.org
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http//www.bluecrossmn.com/public/foundation/
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http//www.southdale.fairview.org/stroke.asp
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http//www.parknicollet.com/foundation/grants
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http//www.medica.com/medica/default.aspx?section
visitorpagemedica_foundation1
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http//saintpaulfoundation.org/grantseekers/
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http//fdncenter.org/grantmaker/bremer/
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Recommended Reading
? National Foundations Factbook? Minnesota
Grants Directory? Soul of a Citizen Living
with Conviction in a Cynical Time
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CSAPs Central Center for the Application of
Prevention Technologies

• Jerry Jaker, Ed.S.Central CAPT Senior
  Advisor

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Proofreading

• THURSDAY NIGHT
• POTLUCK SUPPER.
• Prayer medication
• to follow . . .

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Perspective

• DONT LET WORRY
• KILL YOU
• LET THE CHURCH HELP.

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Proximity

• Want to know what
• Hell is like?
• __________________
• Come and hear our
• new organist.

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Parents Say the Darndest Things

• The following is a list with actual notes from
  parents (including spelling) to school offices

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• My son is under a doctors care and should not
  take P.E. today. Please execute him.

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• Please excuse Anne for being absent. She was
  sick and I had her shot.

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• Dear school Please edscuse Joe being ansent on
  Jan. 28, 29, 39, 31, 32, and 33.

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• Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday.
  He had diarrhea and his boots leak.

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• Sally wint be in school a week from Friday. We
  have to attend her funeral.

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Grant proposal development

• THE GOAL

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Some Suggestions
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Be CLEAR!

• Omit unnecessary words
• Keep your eye on the prize

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Set REASONABLE Timelines!

• Get input
• Dont set yourself up to fail

OCT
NOV
DEC
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Document the NEED!

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the problem
  to be addressed.

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Reference your knowledge of what others
have done and learned!
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Describe Work Plan!

• Clear, measurable objectives
• Timeline that makes sense
• Involve the right players
• Describe how youll do it (methods)

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Evaluation

• How will you know you have succeeded?

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Describe staff and partners capabilities and
experience.
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Offer value-added ideas and activities!
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Answer the questionWhy choose us?
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Correct language, grammar and spelling.
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Fresh eyes final read

• Make the proposal nice and easy to read
• Does it make sense?!

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A budget that represents common senseavoid
extremes and vagueness
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Anticipate and answer reviewers questions.
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Follow the directions!
MOST IMPORTANT
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Thank you!
Sally Mandler, Business Information Consultant
Jerry Jaker, Executive Director
2720 Highway 10 NEMounds View, MN 55112phone
763-427-5310www.miph.org