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Finding Grant Funding for your Branch Project AAUW CA Convention
April 16, 2016
About Shelley Mitchell AAUW Member (Humboldt Branch since 1986)
Former AAUW CA Board Member President AAUW CA Special Projects Fund
Member AAUW Fundraising Committee for 4 years Community Action Grants Panelist for 6 years
Seasoned Grant Writer
Reviewer
Nonprofit manager
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What’sYourProject?� Missionbased?� Enhancesequityforwomenandgirls� Howdoyoupayforit?� Whataboutgettingsomeoneelsetopayforit?
Grants and Sponsorships
• Money—Free money? • Foundations • Corporations
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Who Gives Grants & Sponsorships?
� Local, National & Global � Civic associations
� Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary � AAUW
� Businesses � Usually looking for recognition and a tax write off
HowdoyouFindtheRightFunder?
� Grantandresourcecenter� Library� FundingDirectoriesandcomputerdatabases� Othersources
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OnlineResearch� TheFoundationCenter www.fdncenter.org� www.techsoup.org� Funderwebsites� Corporatewebsites
Lookfor…
� Geographiccommunity� Typicalsizeofgrants� Fundinginterests� Restrictions
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HowdoyouGetGrantsandSponsorships?
� Yousubmitanapplicationoraproposal
AreYouQualified?� Canyoudotheproject?� Canyoumanageallthatmoney?
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AreyouEligible?� Nonprofitstatus� Fiscalsponsor
AAUWCASPF� TheAAUWCaliforniaSpecialProjectsFund(SPF)isa501(c)3tax-exemptcorporationthatsupportsAAUWCaliforniaprojectsandlocalscholarshipprograms.
� TheSPFservesasapass-throughfund,enablingprojectstocollecttax-deductibledonationsfromindividualsandcorporations,andfromgrantsandendowments,withouthavingtoestablishthemselvesasaseparatenon-profitentity.
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SPFProvidesFiscalSponsorshipfor� ProjectsthatpromoteeducationandequityforallwomenandgirlsandsupporttheAAUWMission.
� Projectsthatseektoinfluencelegislation,supportcandidatesforoffice,benefitsolelyAAUWmembersorindividualsarespecificallyexcluded.
� Theprojecthasaminimumprojectbudgetof$1000.
SPFApplicaLons� WhoiseligibletousetheSPF?� WhatarethecostsofusingtheSPF?
� Anadministrativefee(currently5percent)isassessedonalldeposits.
� ThefeefundstheSPFoperatingexpenses� [email protected]
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SuccessfulSPFapplicants� Haveaminimumannualbudgetof$1,000tobeconsideredforuseofSPF
� Guaranteeaninitialdepositof$250tobesubmittedwiththesignedLetterofAgreement.
� Projectsmustagreetoatimecommitmentofaminimumofoneyear.
� Scholarshipsmustagreetoatimecommitmentofaminimumoftwoyears.
AAUWCommunityAcLonGrants
� Needtobenefitgirlsandwomen� Fundscanbegrantedto
� Individuals—� Nonprofitorganizations� AAUWBranches� AAUWStateorganizations
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CommunityAcLonGrants� Moneytowomen,AAUWbranches,AAUWstateorganizations,andlocalcommunity-basednonprofitorganizations
� Forinnovativeprogramsornon-degreeresearchprojectsthatpromoteeducationandequityforwomenandgirls.
Applicants� ApplicantsmustbewomenwhoareU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents.
� NonprofitorganizationsmustbebasedintheUnitedStates.
� Grantprojectsmusthavedirectpublicimpact,benonpartisan,andtakeplacewithintheUnitedStatesoritsterritories.
� SpecialconsiderationisgiventoprojectsfocusedonK-12andcommunitycollegegirls'andwomen'sachievementsinscience,technology,engineeringormath
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One-YearGrants� $2,000-$7,000� Fundingforcommunity-basedprojects.� Topicareasareunrestricted,butshouldincludeaclearlydefinedactivitythatpromoteseducationandequalityforwomenandgirl
TwoYearGrants� Maximumof$5,000-10,000� Start-upfundsforlonger-termprogramsthataddresstheparticularneedsofthecommunityanddevelopgirls'senseofefficacythroughleadershiporadvocacyopportunities.
� Topicareasareunrestricted,butshouldincludeaclearlydefinedactivitythatpromoteseducationandequityforwomenandgirls
� Allowtimeforplanningandcollaboration
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ExtrapointsS AAUWmembersS AAUWBranchesorstateorganizationsS ProjectsthatincludecommunitypartnersS STEMProjects
Toapply
� www.aauw.org� Onlineapplication� Thisyear’sdeadlinewasMarch15� FundsavailablebyJuly1
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Tips� Getsometraining� TheFoundationCenterprovidesonlineandin-persontrainingsongrantwritingandthefundingresearchprocess.
BeforeyouStart
� Strategicplan� Fundraisingplan� Definethescopeofyourproject� Projecttimeline
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Followdirec2ons.
� Carefullyreadandfollowthefunder’sinstructionsforpreparingtheproposal.
� Inacompetitiveprocess,thisistheeasiestwaytoeliminateyou.
Beclearandrealis2c.� Whatisourgoal?� Objectives:Whatcanwespecificallyaccomplish?� Activities:Howwillwedothis?� Thinkaboutwhatyoucanrealisticallyachievewithintheprojecttimeline—thenconvincethefunderinalogicalway
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CollaboraLon� Isitanaturalpartnership?� Besuretoincludethepeoplewhowillbenefit
� Willitstrengthencollaboration?
Integratethecommunity’svoice� Demonstratethatyouareworkingcloselywithyourtargetpopulation.� Includeparticipatoryevalauation� Developanadvisorycommittee� Respect—andleverage—theskillsthatcommunitymembersbringtotheproject.
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EvaluaLon� Outcomes—whatimpactwillyourprojecthave?� Canbedifficulttodefineormeasure—� Formativeevaluation� Summativeevaluation� Processvs.Product
Whoisgoingtodothework?� Whataretheircredentials?� Director’sCV� Experienceadministeringsimilarprojects� Whatresourceswillyoubring?
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Timeline
� Whenwillyoustarttheproject?� Howlongwillittake?� Whatmilestonescanthefunderexpect?
Budget� Anestimateofhowmuchmoneyyou’llneedtocompleteyourproject
� BudgetNarrative� Inter-relatedtootherpartsoftheproposal� otherfunding/matchingfunds
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Getali=lehelpfromyourfriends.� Onceyou’vedraftedyourproposal,seekfeedback� Proofread� Checkagaintomakesureyou’vefollowedallthedirections
OnlineGrantSubmission� Printtheblankapplication� Writeyourresponsesinwordprocessingprogram.Texteditorplaintextarebetterthanword.
� Spellcheckandcountwords—programwon’tacceptresponseifit’stoolong
� Printbeforeyousend� YoucancalltechsupportinIowaifyouneedto
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LogicModelDevelopment
� Resources:Inputs� Activities:Whatyouwilldowiththeresources� Outputs:Whathappensimmediately?� Outcomes:Whatwillhappenwithinayear?� Impact:Whatwillhappenwithin5-10years?
BasicLogicModelResources/Inputs What do you need to operate your Program?
Activities If you have access to the resources, then you can use them to accomplish the following activities
Outputs If you accomplish your planned activities, then you will deliver the following--immediately
Outcomes If you accomplish your activities, then what will happen next? What if you don’t?
Impact If this change happens, how will your community/organization or system change?
In order to accomplish our set of activities we need the following:
In order to address our problem, we need to:
We expect that once we complete the activities, the following “deliverables” will be produced—
We expect that the completed activities will lead to the following changes in 1-3 and then 4-6 years
We expect that if completed these activities will lead to the following changes in 7-10 years
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Contact me
� If you want more information
� If you have questions � If you want me to review a grant � If you get a grant!
Questions?