We will cover… The Mini Grant Roles & Smart Goals Building a Team Budget & Leveraging Long-Term Impact Deadlines & Next Steps The Mini Grant

“I’m Just a Parent”… Any of us can do this. There is no such thing as a perfect mini grant. Built to last… We can’t do this by ourselves. We need the schools on our side.

What are the 1-2 most important problems in your school? How could you help solve those problems if you had a team and $2000?

Mini-grants – Requirements (the boring stuff) Complete all the components of the application. The team must be led by a parent, student, grandparent or other family member; it must include at least one school official too. Have a team that includes at least 2 partners or organizations who attended the FLC Summit & Family Fest Find a 501(c)3 or parent group to receive funds Commit to a mid-year report and final report Commit to meeting with a lawmaker or your school board Communication between grant team/FLC/mini grant helper. Grant completed by August 2019. Matching. We want to see matching funds and in-kind donations! Mini-grants – Requirements (the boring stuff)

Each grant will receive a score on a scale of 0-100. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Each grant will receive a score on a scale of 0-100. DIVERSITY, STRENGTH, AND EXPERIENCE OF YOUR TEAM (20) POLICY COMPONENT (20) SUSTAINABILITY (20) (At least 1 SMART goal addresses sustainability.) S.M.A.R.T. OBJECTIVES (10) LIKELY TO SUCCEED? (10) IMPACT (10) INTANGIBLES (10) – Low-income schools, high-risk kids, new ideas

For example… BECOME AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL START AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PLAYGROUNDS AND PLAY AREAS SCHOOL GARDENS WATCH D.O.G.S. OR IFATHER STEM PROGRAM OR LEGO CLUB EARLY LITERACY START A SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM, OR BACKPACK PROGRAM SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH OR YOGA SHARED USE AGREEMENTS / HEALTHY CLASSROOM ANTI-BULLYING, KINDNESS PROGRAM SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION For example…

File It Now System

Pumpkin Palooza

Start a School Garden Program

Literacy Programs

Nutter Fort Intermediate -- See It & 3-D It

Dream Big Music Program ** Collaboration between two mini grant teams: Dream Big Music Group/Nutter Fort Elementary 3-D printing

Meet Bubba! 

Families Leading Change Mini-grants! Let’s Take a Walk Thru…

1 2 3 Coversheet Who is the project lead? Who is the organization? Who is your school Partner? 2 Who is the project lead? 3 Who is the organization? Coversheet

SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ATTAINABLE RELEVANT TIME-BOUND SMART GOALS

examples NOT SMART: We want some school gardens and a teacher- only bake sale. NOT SMART: Fight the drug epidemic. SMART: We will build a school garden with 20 raised beds, teach 5 students to farm each summer, and sell at least $5000 in produce in our first year year to the school, to grow the project. SMART: We will start a SADD chapter at our school, and work with at least half of our teachers to incorporate a proven substance abuse classroom activity, within the first year.

Your Team (Partners) School Team Teachers, Staff, Students. etc Local Businesses, Hospital, Organizations, Clubs… Statewide Your Team (Partners)

Your Budget & Leveraging (Let’s Make a Deal!) Don’t just ask for $2000 Be Specific and list each item(s) Show all other ways you plan to get funding or donations Think out of the box Make the ask! (what is the worst thing that can happen) Cash Donations In Kind Donations Matching Funds Volunteer Time = $24.14 Hr. Total numbers in the correct columns Your Budget & Leveraging (Let’s Make a Deal!)

Long Term Impact

Deadline for Application All Applications are due on November 7th by NOON!!! Notifications will go out by the end of November Checks will be mailed in November Remember… You will get a project helper once you receive your mini grant

What do I do right now? ASSESS YOUR SCHOOL Get Look Talk Follow Up Fill out the school checklist ASSESS YOUR SCHOOL Get a couple other people on my team, starting with the school principal or teacher! Get Look for other ideas out there— Families Leading Change website, Parent Action for Wellness website, ask parents at other schools, etc. Look Talk to the PTO or PTA in your school if you have one; don’t reinvent the wheel! Talk Follow up with your group in the next 10 days Follow Up What do I do right now?

BOONE LINCOLN FAYETTE PUTNAM CLAY KANAWHA WOOD Boost your chances!

Extra Credit (1 pt.each) First time grant writers (honor system) Bring a principal or school staff to the summit Student co lead or lead County board member as a direct partner  If you have matching funds, when applying.

Special thanks to… The Benedum Foundation The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Sisters of St. Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation Our 50+ partners (WV PTA, local PTO’s, Circle of Parents, WVHKFC, Education Alliance, teachers unions, principals association, FRNs and Starting Points Centers, and many more!) Special thanks to…

E-mail Stephen Smith (Stephen@ourfuturewv.org) CONTACT US!!!!!! E-mail Stephen Smith (Stephen@ourfuturewv.org) Jenny Anderson (janderson@ourfuturewv.org) Jennifer Wells (Jennifer@ourfuturewv.org) Karisa Coleman (Karisa@ourfuturewv.org) Laurie Ruberg (laurie@ourfuturewv.org)

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