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WINNING LIBRARY GRANTS May 4, 2011 WebJunction Stephanie Gerding

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Demonstrate steps for grant work Discover tips for grant success Indentify grant sources Know how to easily locate grant opportunities Be confident about grant work! To Do Today! What are you hoping to get out of today’s discussion?

Handouts

Post to Chat: Have you written a grant proposal? Post to Chat: Have you written a grant proposal?

New to grant work? You have experience: finding information, answering questions, serving the community, and building relationships.

It’s all about the people… not the money

Prepare Focus on Priorities Develop the Project Research Funders & Grants Write the Proposal Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Dream BIG

 Put it in Writing  Grant Team (coordinator, community, volunteers)  Know Your Capacity Optimism and Realism

Potential Partnerships  Friendraising  Appreciation  Relationships

Prepare Focus on Priorities Develop the Project Research Funders & Grants Write the Proposal Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Meet Community Needs (make things better)

PrepareFocus on Priorities Develop the Project Research Funders & Grants Write the Proposal Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Good Projects: Address community needs Offer something new, innovative, or creative Create a model that can be replicated Maximize resources Have tangible outcomes or products Have a reasonable budgets and realistic timelines Include community partners and community involvement Have goals and SMART objectives Have an evaluation plan that measures progress Cause a change in behavior, attitude, skill, life condition or knowledge in PEOPLE Indicate sustainability

SuccessStories

Post to Chat: What target population did your grant project(s) serve? Post to Chat: What target population did your grant project(s) serve?

Prepare Focus on Priorities Develop the Project Research Funders & Grants Write the Proposal Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Categories of Grants  Government: Federal State Local  Private: Foundations Corporations and Businesses Clubs and Organizations Professional and Trade Associations

Just my Size!

Federal Grant Sources  Institute of Museum & Library Services  US Department of Education  National Library of Medicine  National Endowment for the Arts  National Endowment for the Humanities  National Institute for Literacy lincs.ed.gov/cgi- bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results lincs.ed.gov/cgi- bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results

State and Local Government Sources  State Humanities Council  State Council on the Arts Arts-Agency-Directory.php Arts-Agency-Directory.php  State Department of Education wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_I D=SEA wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_I D=SEA  State Library:  City, County Gov (Arts, Business, Community Development, Environmental, Historical Preservation, Education, Youth, Technology, Archival)

Private Funding Sources  Foundations  Corporations  Clubs and Organizations  Professional Associations

Resources for Finding Grants

Find out about Funders  Use the language of the resources and funders  key words, subject matter, geographic area, demographics  Refine and target your search, work from general to specific  Learn about prospective grantors - find a good match!  Visit prospective grantor websites  annual reports, success stories of previous grants, staff biographies, current guidelines, philosophy.  Nonprofit Intelligence: Guidestar.org; search on 990s  Record what you find; Keep your research organized

Federal Gov Grant Resources  Grants.gov  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance  Federal Agency websites  Federal Register  Primary Source  TGCI Federal Register Grant Announcements

Community Foundations cof.org/whoweserve/community/resources (Scoll to bottom of page)

Cooperating Collections: Electronic & print resources!!

Corporate Grant Resources  Visit web sites of corporations that operate in your community for information about their priorities, grant guidelines, and deadlines.  Grantsmanship Center Corporate Giving (banks, grocery stores, utilities, stores, etc.)  National Directory of Corporate Giving print directory for corporate funders -The Foundation Center.

ALA Awards & Scholarships American Assn of School Librarians SLA Scholarships & Grants ALA Awards and Grants Professional Organizations

Remember local grants! Research your local community directory Michigan State University’s service clubs & civic organizations funding list Your local government, yellow pages, friends, and staff may also know local clubs and organizations that provide funding

Library Grants Blog

5 Easy Grants for Beginners  Target Store Grants  Libri Foundation Books for Children  Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Minigrants  Dollar General Grants  Dreyer's Foundation Grants & Product Donations

Top 8 Sites to Search for Library Grants Library Grants Blog Foundation Center RFP Bulletin fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp Grants.gov grants.gov IMLS National Endowment for the Humanities National Network of Libraries of Medicine The U.S. Department of Education State Libraries

What grant sources and resources do you recommend?

Prepare Focus on Priorities Develop the Project Research Funders & Grants Write the Proposal Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Funders Aren’t ATMs…

Write the Winning Grant Proposal 1. Tell the Story. With PASSION! 2. Keep the Audience in Mind 3. Seek Feedback

Common Grant Components  Cover Letter, Title Sheet, Table of Contents  Abstract/Summary  Organizational Overview  Statement of Needs/Justification  Project Description  Timeline/Activities/Methods  Budget  Evaluation Process  Appendix

Writing an Evaluation Plan 1. What is the purpose? 2. Who is the audience? 3. What do you need to measure progress? 4. What sources of information are needed and how will you collect? 5. When do you need the information?

PrepareFocus on Priorities Develop the Project Write the Proposal Research Funders & Grants Implement, Evaluate Continue Grant Cycle

Getting Funded CELEBRATE! Then: thank the funder! tell appropriate officials/staff send out a press release begin preliminary activities Establish a baseline for evaluation

Not funded? Don’t give up! Ask for reviewers’ comments Strategize a new approach Revise and edit Try another source

Common Reasons Not Funded  Grant project didn’t match funder’s purpose  Guidelines not followed  Proposal was poorly written  The budget was inaccurate or unclear  The necessity for your project and its potential impact were not apparent  Needed partners or collaborators  Evaluation planning weak  Project not sustainable

Keep Up-to-Date  Library Grants Blog library grant opportunities librarygrants.blogspot.comlibrarygrants.blogspot.com  Primary Source IMLS monthly newsletter  NEH Connect! The National Endowment for the Humanities' electronic newsletter  RFP Bulletin from the Foundation Center  Grants.gov Grant Opportunity  Charity Channel Forum Online Discussion Groups  Association of Fundraising Professionals  The Grantsmanship Center  Chronicle of Philanthropy

(FREE) New Resources To Explore US Impact Study ALA Fundraising Toolkit

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