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Show Me The Money…
Show Me The Money…Getting Started
Writing for the Future
Gina Burgess
Are You Ready?Are You Ready?
I. What Do You Do?I. What Do You Do?
II. Document…Document…II. Document…Document…
III.Collaborations – Networks have power surgesIII.Collaborations – Networks have power surges
Gina Burgess
Are You Ready?Are You Ready?
I. What Do You Do?I. What Do You Do?
Gina Burgess
What Do You Do?What Do You Do?
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
Without
JARGON ACRONYMS
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
Without
JARGON ACRONYMS
UnderstandingUnderstanding WhoWho You AreYou Are
What Do You Do?What Do You Do?
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
WithoutJARGON
ACRONYMS
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
WithoutJARGON
ACRONYMS
UnderstandingUnderstanding WhoWho You AreYou Are
Who do you serve? Their needs?Community
Impact?Who WhatWhen WhereHow WHY?
Who do you serve? Their needs?Community
Impact?Who WhatWhen WhereHow WHY?
What Do You Do?What Do You Do?
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
WithoutJARGON
ACRONYMS
Can you state what you do in 25
words or less?
WithoutJARGON
ACRONYMS
UnderstandingUnderstanding WhoWho You AreYou Are
Who do you serve? What are their needs?
WhoWhatWhenWhereHow
WHY?
Who do you serve? What are their needs?
WhoWhatWhenWhereHow
WHY?
What Sanctifies
You?
What Sanctifies
You?
Are You Ready?Are You Ready?
II. Document…Document… andInformation Gathering
II. Document…Document… andInformation Gathering
Gina Burgess
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
Recent information Target population
Community demographics
Socioeconomic conditions
Needs assessment
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C sALL about records!
Recent information
Target population
Community demographics
Needs assessment
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C sALL about records!
Recent information
Target population
Community demographics
Needs assessment
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
ALLabout records?
FinancialInfo…Is your program a good risk?
budget is 50% of the grade
Recent information
Target population Community demographics Needs assessment
Don’t forget--WhoWhatWhenWhereHowWHY?
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
ALLabout records?
Budget andFinancialInfo…
Is your ministry a good risk?
Capital NeedsAre different from operating and program needs
Recent information
Target population Community demographics Needs assessment
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
ALLabout records?
Budget andFinancialInfo…
Is your ministry a good risk?
Capital NeedsAre different from operating and program needs
Separate AndPrioritizeAll Needs of your program
Recent information
Target population Community demographics Needs assessment
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
Baseline Data…
Performance DataIs a deciding factor with any funder.
Again...
Who What When Where How
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
Baseline Data…
Performance Data
Corrected Failures
Can be advantages in FUTUREPerformance
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
In a commencement speech to graduates he said…
Never give up, Never give up,Never give up.
Adopt the Winston Churchill Attitude…
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
Document…Document…The ABCs of Information Gathering
A B C s
Community Awareness
Newspaper ArticlesVolunteersClients
Are You Ready?Are You Ready?
III. Collaborations – Networks have power surgesIII. Collaborations – Networks have power surges
Gina Burgess
Why?More Work done,
Less effort Expended
Collaborations--Networks have power surges Collaborations--Networks have power surges
Working Relationships: Network forIndividual
Problem solving
Working Relationships: Network forIndividual
Problem solving
Greatest Community Impact
Greatest Community Impact
You + Others =
Collaborations--Networks have power surges Collaborations--Networks have power surges
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
CommunityCoalitionsPartnershipsEconomies of scale
Greatest Community Impact
Greatest Community Impact
You + Others=
Collaborations--Networks have power surges Collaborations--Networks have power surges
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
Community CoalitionsPartnershipsEconomies of scale Meeting
Greater Needs of the people
Greatest Community Impact
Greatest Community Impact
You + Others
Collaborations--Networks have power surges Collaborations--Networks have power surges
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
Working RelationshipsA Network
Individual’s Problems
Community CoalitionsPartnershipsEconomies of scale
Meeting Greater Needs of the People
GreaterCredibilityWider Range
Of Solutions
Greatest Community Greatest Community ImpactImpact
Greatest Community Greatest Community ImpactImpact
You + Others
Will You Thrive or Wither?Will You Thrive or Wither?
I. Sustainability is Lifeblood I. Sustainability is Lifeblood
A. Plan…Plan…Plan A. Plan…Plan…Plan
B. Evaluation is Key to Future B. Evaluation is Key to Future
Gina Burgess
Sustainability = LifebloodSustainability = Lifeblood
A Grant Maker
will NOT invest in your project
Not having a plan for future funding is like Cajun fishing…
Without that planning especially in
the Budget you worked hard but nothing to show for it.
Documenting financial decisions eliminates some risk factors and promotes breathing.
Plan…Plan…Plan…Plan…Plan…Plan…
A Grant Maker is more likely
to invest.
Therefore…
Document every aspect of your organization’s performance. It gives much greater credibility…
Evaluation -- Key to fundingEvaluation -- Key to funding
A Grant Maker is more likely
to invest
Effective Monitoring
and Assessments
Evaluation is the key to future fundingEvaluation is the key to future funding
A Grant Maker is more likely
to investMeasure Results Specific
Aggressive
ReachableTime Limited
S.M.A.R.T.
Your Outcome Statement should include what Long Term Results are Expected & the Impact to Beneficiaries
Sandra Simmons, GrantsUSA trainer
How Do We Do That?How Do We Do That?
How?
Why? Where?
Who?
What?
What Does Success Look Like?
What Does Success Look Like?
Answer the Question
Let’s Push the ButtonsLet’s Push the ButtonsAs Measured By When?
By what date? Within what time period? Why 3 months? 6 months?
Time Frame:
Let’s Push the ButtonsLet’s Push the ButtonsAs Measured By What?
Work
What intervention are you doing that will make what change? Who is target group?
Time Frame
Let’s Push the ButtonsLet’s Push the Buttons
As Measured How?
Intervention Degree of impact
The thing that is improving is
measured by what indicators?
Time Frame
Direction
Let’s Push the ButtonsLet’s Push the ButtonsAs Measured By Which?
Work
Which direction of change? Getting larger, smaller …improvement how?
Time Frame Direction
So Where Do We Go From Here?
So Where Do We Go From Here?
Show Me the Money $$$
Think outside The Box
Social Networks
The Internet
Newsletters
The Internet is a Good Place to StartThe Internet is a Good Place to Start
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It is possible to be too specific.
Broaden the search a little…Broaden the search a little…
Sign up for Newsletters!Sign up for Newsletters!
They Come Right To Your Inbox!They Come Right To Your Inbox!
A Wealth of Information $$$A Wealth of Information $$$
So How Do I Find other Grants?So How Do I Find other Grants?
Remember this…Remember this…
Successful grants require real needs and logical project descriptions. Fluff and slight-of-hand have no place in a grant proposal, and if you don't know what you want to do and why you want to do it a funding source isn't going to be too interested in handing you money.
Grants are PART of an overall funding strategy-a small part. Nationally, you can expect to see less than 15% of your total philanthropy coming from grants. Higher expectations lead to disappointment. Karen Hodge http://www.brokenlocket.com
Follow Instructions Exactly! Gina Burgess
Recap…Recap…
• Know what you do and Who you serve.• Document Everything• Make friends with all Social Service
Agencies, Network and Collaborate• Develop a Plan for sustaining your program• Create a process of evaluation• Search for Grants that MATCH your goals• Sign Up for Email Newsletters
Presented by…Presented by…
Gina Burgess
Picayune, Mississippi
Contact me today and let’s get
started on that grant proposal.
www.GinaBurgess.viviti.com
Glburgess at gmail dot com
