How to Find and Get Grants
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The presentation focuses on strategies for finding and applying for grants, emphasizing the challenges faced by organizations in grant seeking due to limited time and staff. It provides guidance on identifying potential grants, preparing necessary documentation, and tips for successful application processes. Key presenters, Micki Vandeloo and Margit Brazda Poirier, bring extensive experience in securing various types of funding.
How to Find and Get Grants
- 1. How to Find and Get Grants The presentation will begin shortly.
- 2. 3 This presentation is being recorded! The recording and slides will be emailed to you. Please chat in any questions for our guest. We will answer them in the formal Q&A session at the end of the presentation. Follow along on Twitter with #Bloomerang @BloomerangTech. For best audio quality, dial in by phone. (check your email for dial-in info from ReadyTalk) Before we get started »
- 4. 3 Our guest presenters » Micki Vandeloo, GPC • President of Lakeview Consulting • obtained $140M in grants • recipient of the Pauline Annarino award Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC • Owner and Founder of Grants4Good • 20+ experience with federal, state, foundation and corporate sources
- 5. Thursday, February 8, 2018 Bloomerang Margit Brazda Poirier, Grants4Good LLC www.grants4good.com Micki Vandeloo, Lakeview Consulting, Inc. www.lakeviewconsulting.net
- 6. Understand how to find the best GRANTS for your project Learn about information commonly required in all grant APPLICATIONS Know what to do NOW so you can be ready to apply for grants!
- 7. Organizations Lack the Time and Staff “Lack of time and staff was the greatest challenge to grant seeking.” 2017 State of Grant Seeking Report “The single greatest challenge…is achieving long- term financial sustainability.” Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey
- 8. What is a grant? Over 90% of grants are for not-for-profit (or nonprofit) organizations Some are for businesses Few grants to individuals (except scholarships, research fellowships) Most grants are competitive The Nature of Grants
- 9. What will grants pay for? Staff Overhead Equipment Training Travel Insurance Supplies Occupancy …almost everything.
- 10. I. How to Find Grants?
- 11. About 390 billion given in grants and donations in 2016 (Giving USA) Over 87,000 grant-making foundations in the U.S. and hundreds of state and federal grants (Foundation Center) Over 1.5 million not-for-profits in the U.S. (National Center for Charitable Statistics) Philanthropy in the U.S. Today Grants4Good
- 12. What needs to change and how? What will you do to make the change? Who is the “target audience”? What are the outcomes Project Planning – Big Picture
- 13. Identify a problem or need Decide which programs need funding, for what, and how much? Creating a new program? Funding an existing program? Project Planning – Your Role Grants4Good
- 14. Government Grants ◦ Federal (eg. Department of Education, Department of State) ◦ State (New York) ◦ Regional/local (County, City) Community Foundations ◦ Rochester Area Community Foundation Private Foundations (Family/Independent) ◦ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ◦ Max and Marian Farash Foundation Corporate Foundations ◦ Dollar General Foundation ◦ Ford Foundation Types of Funding Sources Grants4Good
- 15. Federal Grants: www.grants.gov Private and Corporate Foundations: www.foundationcenter.org www.GuideStar.org Community Foundation locator: https://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator HOW do I find grants?
- 17. Place of employment Networking groups Professional affiliations Recreation, sports, clubs Social connections Board members Other ideas? Where to connect with Funders
- 18. II. Preparing Information Required in Grant Applications
- 19. Needs or Problem Statement History & Accomplishments Current Programs & Activities Target Population Served Partnerships Program Design Outcomes/Goals – measurable Management Plan or Key Personnel Evaluation Plan Budget and Budget Narrative Basic Elements of a Grant Proposal
- 20. Common Items Used To Support a Grant Application ◦ Financial Statements (Income Statement/Balance Sheet) ◦ Current Organization Charts ◦ Updated Strategic Plan ◦ 501(c)3 Letter of Determination ◦ Reference Letters/Testimonials ◦ Vendor Quotes ◦ Logic Model Preparing Information for a Grant Application
- 21. What is a Logic Model??? ◦ Project design methodology ◦ Maps directly to the grant application ◦ Can take various forms ◦ Great tool for brainstorming ◦ Best developed with a cross functional team Preparing Information for a Grant Application
- 22. Preparing Information for a Grant Application
- 23. III. What you can do NOW Grants4Good
- 24. …to Prepare for Future Applications? ◦ Keep a file with all organization documents (501c3 letter, org chart, financials) ◦ Review and update once per year ◦ Review and update the strategic plan annually ◦ Develop a logic model for services or a project for which you will seek funding What you can do NOW
- 25. …to Prepare for Future Applications? ◦ Apply for a DUNS number and SAM if you intend to apply for federal or state grants ◦ Register on any application sites you plan to submit to State portals Grants.gov for federal grants Common foundation application sites (grantrequest.com, cybergrants.com) What you can do NOW
- 26. … to Prepare for Future Applications? ◦ Familiarize yourself with foundation/federal applications and previous awards Foundation websites Government department websites (NSF, etc) ◦ Review your budget and business plan to identify upcoming projects Planning ahead…
- 27. Start your project planning now with your team Gather materials you need for grant applications Research and find the best grant opportunities your project (do not apply if it’s not a perfect fit) Contact funders Get help! More webinars and training workshops coming soon… Tips for Success
- 28. 3-day intensive and interactive training for nonprofits, grant professionals, and businesses in Rochester, NY on May 1, 15, and 22, 2018 Why attend? It will help you save time and streamline the grant writing process. You will leave with the framework for your grant proposals done! Go to: GrantsBootCamp.Eventbrite.com Grant Writing Boot Camp
- 29. Questions? Contact Us… Boot Camp May 1, 15, & 22! More webinars! Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC margit@grants4good.com www.grants4good.com ©2018 Grants4Good LLC Micki Vandeloo, GPC micki@lakeviewconsulting.net www.lakeviewconsulting.net
- 30. Questions?
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