1. FINDING AND FILLING OUT GRANT FORMS – GRANTS AND PROPOSAL WRITING 2012 Northern Libraries Conference

2. Aboriginal Library Services Coordinator Provincial Library and Literacy Office Ministry of Education 409A Park Street, Regina SK S4N 5B2 (306) 787-4472(306) 787-2029 Fax lonette.pelletier@gov.sk.ca Lonette Pelletier

3. Why apply?  $$$  Community Involvement  Relationships and partnerships

4. What to prepare?  Purpose  Objectives and Deliverables  Budget  Partners  Timeline

5. Who to approach?  Corporate  Crowns  Federal, Provincial, Municipal, First Nation Governments  Community and Local Businesses

7. What are some approaches?  Mail Out Campaign  Proposals  Online Applications and Forms

8. Mail Out Campaign  Local Businesses and the community  Open a line of communication  Can be expensive and ineffective

14. Proposals  Large Grant Proposals  Business Plans  Used for larger projects with larger budgets  Ex. Capital Projects  Small Grant Proposals  Ex. FNMR Community Initiatives

15. Small Grant Proposal  Written proposal describing applicant’s interests, experiences and past successes and state other sources of funding or in-kind support; demonstrated partnership(s) with other organizations or communities CriteriaRequirements  4 categories of focus: Youth Leadership, Cultural Promotion, Women, Literacy, Honouring Veterans, Cultural Activities and Policy and Research

16. Online Applications and Forms  SaskEnergy  SaskPower  SaskTel  Cameco  Information Services Corporation  Community Initiatives Fund  Raise-A-Reader ApplicationsForms

17. Online Forms Information Services Corporation Community Investment Program  Focus: Youth, Diversity, Community  Requests must include: area of focus, level of sponsorship or donation being requested, date of event or initiative, contact information  Submit within 30-60 days prior

18. Example of an online form

20. Online Applications SaskEnergy  Community Relations  Cash Donation; Major-in-Kind (bbq, tent, event lanyards); or, both  Also request Team Energy Grant, Corporate Table, Door Prize, Raffle Items, Silent Auction Item, Golf Tournament or other Team Entry  Submit at least 12-weeks prior to event

21. Example of an online application

42. Crown Corporation Contacts Community Relations 1000-1777 Victoria Avenue REGINA SK S4P 4K5 Phone: (306) 777-9378 Fax: (306) 352-4438 Email: communityrelations@saskenergy.com communityrelations@saskenergy.com http://saskenergy.com/community/Spon sorships.asp Corporate Contributions Program 8SE, 2025 Victoria Avenue REGINA SK S4P 0S1 Fax: (306) 566-3131 http://www.saskpower.com/community/ SaskEnergySaskPower

43. Crown Corporation Contacts PO Box 2121 REGINA SK S4P 4C5 http://www.sasktel.com/about- us/community- involvement/community- investment/index.html Corporate Relations communications@sgi.sk.ca http://www.sgi.sk.ca/about/responsibilit y/community/donations/index.html SaskTelSGI

44. Crown Corporation Contacts Executive Director, Communications 400 - 2400 College Avenue Regina, Sask. S4P 1C8 Phone: (306) 787-5889 Fax: (306) 787-8125 Email: cic- communications@cicorp.sk.cacic- communications@cicorp.sk.ca http://www.cicorp.sk.ca/quick_links/s ponsorship_policy Community Investment Program 300-10 Research Drive REGINA SK S4S 7J7 http://www.isc.ca/About/CommunityIn vestment/Pages/default.aspx Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) Information Services Corporation

45. Other Government Contacts First Nations & Métis Community Initiative 210 – 1855 Victoria Avenue REGINA, SK S4P 3T2 Phone: (306) 787-6683 Fax: (306) 787-5832 http://www.fnmr.gov.sk.ca/relations/pro grams/community-initiative Community Initiatives Fund 1870 Lorne Street REGINA SK S4P 2C7 http://www.cifsask.org/uploads/CIF- CGP-Guidelines-March_2011.pdf First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Community Initiatives Fund

46. Corporate Contacts 250-103C Packham Avenue SASKATOON SK S7N 4K4 Phone: (306) 477-7777 Fax: (306) 477-7582 Email: sponshorships@siga.sk.ca http://www.siga.sk.ca/sponsorship.as px Investor, Corporate & Government Relations 2121 - 11th St. W SASKATOON SK S7M 1J3 Tel: (306) 956-6645 Fax: (306) 956- 6318 E-mail: donations@cameco.comdonations@cameco.com http://www.cameco.com/responsibility/ communities/community_investment/ Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority Cameco Corporation

47. Further Contacts For a local sponsorship package, please contact: The StarPhoenix 204 Fifth Avenue North SASKATOON SK S7K 2P1 Attention: Craig Peterson, Promotions Phone: (306) 657-6336 cPeterson@TheStarPhoenix.com http://www.saskculture.sk.ca/index.php? p=MIF%20Project%20Funding Raise-A-ReaderMulticultural Initiatives Fund

48. Resources  PLLO Professional Development Collection  Getting The Money: How to Succeed in Fundraising for Public and Nonprofit Libraries  Librarian’s Handbook for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants  Winning Library Grants: A Game Plan  Becoming a Fundraiser: The Principals and Practice of Library Development  How-To-Do-It Manuals: Winning Grants; Fundraising for the Small Public Library; Making a Case for Your Library; Grants for Libraries  Southern Ontario Library Service  Saskatchewan Literacy Network Funding List

49. The Why’s  Tax purposes: Registered Charitable Organizations  To make a difference in their communities  Lack of funds  Different focus at the time  You didn’t ask Why they may contributeWhy they may not contribute

50. Acknowledgment and Recognition  Thank you letters  Report on the event/project  Keep the lines of communication open via newsletters, event announcements, holiday greetings, etc.  Show and remind them of the difference they made in the community

51. Questions?