Working With Foundations to Meet Your Technology Needs #11NTCfoundtech
David KrumlaufPamela GrowMark HallettJeff Perlstein
Resources
• http://www.slideshare.net/dkrumlauf
DK Resources 1• NTEN Discussion Group:
http://groups.nten.org/NTENDiscuss• TechSoup: http://techsoup.org• Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission:
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470343656.html
• Pamela’s Grantwriting Blog: http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/
DK Resources 2
• Twitter hashtags: #nptech, #grants, #fundraising, #philanthropy and #nonprofit http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/09/08/40-hashtags-for-social-good/
• Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/
• Technology Grants News: http://www.technologygrantnews.com/
DK Resources 3
• Human Service Solutions: http://www.hswsolutions.com/resources/nonprofit-tech-funding/
• Donors Forum http://www.donorsforum.org/s_donorsforum/index.asp
• Marts & Lundy: http://www.martsandlundy.com/• CDW Nonprofit:
http://www.cdw.com/content/segments/nonprofit.aspx
• High Net Worth Donors: http://www.gailperry.com/2011/02/what-your-wealthiest-donors-arent-telling-you/
• Association of Fund Raising Professionals: http://www.afpnet.org/
PG Resources 1
• Articles:• Winning Grants: Finding and Approaching
Foundations to Fund Your Nonprofit Organization - Pamela Grow
• Resources• Can it be true? Good news for grantseekers!• Foundations don’t fund general operating costs - or
do they? How Much Should You Request in Your Grant Proposal? How Much Do You Need?! 6 Critical Things to Look for in a Foundation 990 8
PG Resources 2
• Biggest Grant Proposal Mistakes What to do When Your Proposal is Declined. (Hint: It’s the Beginning, Not the End!)
PG Resources 3
• Videos:• From $0 to $1 million in 15 minutes (Tips for
getting a meeting with a foundation) Partnering with Foundations
• Websites:• Regional Association of Grantmakers The
Foundation Center GrantStation Nozasearch• Guidestar The Association of Small
Foundations Council on Foundations
MH 1
• Mark Hallett ([email protected]) • RESOURCE LINKS:• McCormick Foundation/Journalism Program• http://mccormickfoundation.org/journalism/journal
ism.aspx• McCormick Foundation/FB, T, Blog• http://www.facebook.com/McCormickJournalism• @McCormickJrnlsm• http://mccormickmediamatters.blogspot.com •
MH Resources 2
• McCormick Grantees/2009 Maphttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=117677759436680747441.000479246e3134040e526&z=3
• The Future of Girls, Gaming + Gender• http://imamp.colum.edu/3gsummit/• Chicago/Journalism, Arts + Media Project• http://cjam.edc.org/about• Citywide Youth Media Project http://nuf-said.org
Working with Foundations to
Meet Your Technology Needs
March 18, 2011
#11NTCfoundtech, #fundertech, #zerodivideorg
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My emphasis – What we heard from funders
• Just completed 6 month survey - 41 funders, 13 TSPs
• “Amplifying Social Impact in a Connected Age: A Survey
of Tech-Related Grantmaking for Social Benefit”
• How and why funders are – and are not – supporting
NPO’s in using tech for social change/programmatic work
• Exec Sum: http://zerodivide.org/funder_report
or http://bit.ly/e0qgFo (that’s zero, small oh)
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But first, short version of suggestions:
An article from Philanthropy.com for your funders:
“How a Small Nonprofit Made Simple Tech Tweaks
and Saved $176,000”
By William Grassie - http://bit.ly/eZMFp3
Focus on ops efficiencies, does address key barriers:
competing funding priorities, measurement.
Not shocking, helpful making the case. Other findings?
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Survey goals and objectives
• Goal: Info to help increase quality, quantity of tech-related grantmaking for programmatic impact
• Identify barriers to funding, rec’s for overcoming
• ZD emphasis: underserved communities’ tech use
• Tech for social impact, program goals: campaigns, advocacy, service delivery, engagement – not ops
• Newer tools: video, mobile/sms, social media, etc.
• “Tech integration” or “transform v. transact”
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Report Findings – selected list for this session
• High funder interest, limited familiarity or expertise
• Existing investments modest: mostly back end
• Type of investments tactical, not strategic
• The digital (funding) divide – who’s being funded
• Strategies for impactful investment unclear – skeptical
of ROI, better measurement needed
• Good news: Future $, Grantees leading the charge
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Rec’s + Comments
From funders:
• Increase funder education and advising activities
• Expand the pool of investment
• Strengthen TSP infrastructure
My thoughts from findings:
• Don’t be shy about ask – they’re curious, skg guidance
• Data: modest experiment, show #’s & commitment
• Propose TA/trainings across a cohort of their grantees
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Continued discussion
Please contact me with feedback, to receive full report:
Jeff Perlstein, ZeroDivide
• @FundingMedia, @ZeroDivideOrg
• http://zerodivide.org/funder_report
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