Grant Writing

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Grant Writing

• How are you going to win?

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Tool Factory/Olympus Grants

• www.toolfactory.com/olympus

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Competition

• 1,950 applicants -- 5 awards
• 320 applicants -- 20 awards
• 956 applicants -- 25 awards

• How are you going to rise above?

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The Process

• Be a grant reader
• Get a team
• Research
• Pick targets
• Make timelines for deadlines
• Create an electronic library
• Think innovation!
• Proofread

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Develop a Team

• Thank you team Everyone
• Researchers 1-2
• Writers 1
• Honey-do runners 1
• Proofreaders 2
• Letters of support Loads

WRITE THEIR LETTERS FOR THEM!
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Research, Research, Research

• Ask the principal
• Department of education
• Magazines
• Grant writers

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Digital Wish Grants
www.digitalwish.com
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The Foundation Center

• www.foundationcenter.org

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GrantsAlert.com

• www.grantsalert.com

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The Grantsmanship Center

• www.tgci.com

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Technology Grant News

• www.technologygrantnews.com

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School Grants

• www.schoolgrants.org

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Grant Wrangler
www.grantwrangler.com
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Donors Choose

• www.donorschoose.org

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KaBOOM! / Home Depot

• www.kaboom.org

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U Play University

• Scholarships are available now!

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Be a Detective

• They will tell you the judging criteria.
• They will tell you their mission.

Plagiarize! Regurgitate!
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Find the Criteria

• Whats the judging criteria?
• Every grant will tell you

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Make sure to match

• Geographic requirements
• Populations
• Interests
• Priorities
• Activities
• Funding Range

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Sneak Peek - Judging Site

• Rule 1 No typpos!!
• Rule 2 Properly Grammer useage
• Rule 3 Must reflect adequate planning

Round 1 Yes or No
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Find the Judging Criteria

• Make your grant match their criteria!

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Sneak Peek - Round 2
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Think Outside the Box

• You want digital cameras and a microscope.
• Grants objectives Save the environment.

• How do you make your Wantsmeet their
  Objectives?

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• Sunderland
• Elementary
• School

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Create Timelines

• Map out deadlines
• Pretend everything is due 1 week early
• Proofread twice - leave time

Murphys Law stalks grant writers!
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Writing

• FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!
• Regurgitate
• Tell a story
• Inject excitement - Find the Wow!
• Proofread
• Proofread again

• Start with their mission and objectives, then
  edit. Remember, its their money!

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Build a Relationship

• Write letters
• Call
• Write more letters
• Call again
• Did I forget to say Write letters?

• What do kids do when they want something?

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Create an Electronic Library

• School demographics
• Description of local issues
• Project descriptions
• Bios
• Press releases
• Press coverage

Store it on the server, force everyone to use it.
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After the Win

• Thank everyone
• Press releases
• Radio, television, newspapers
• Send progress reports
• Deliver

• Winning a grant is your best leverage to winning
  another grant.

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Digital Wish
Reach out to your community! Create a profile and
enter to win 43 grant opportunities at once!

• www.digitalwish.com