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GRANTS. SOMETIMES IT IS LUCK- USUALLY A GOOD IDEA GETS FUNDED SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU KNOW SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU CONTACT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO REASON.

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Presentation on theme: "GRANTS. SOMETIMES IT IS LUCK- USUALLY A GOOD IDEA GETS FUNDED SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU KNOW SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU CONTACT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO REASON."— Presentation transcript:

1 GRANTS

2 SOMETIMES IT IS LUCK- USUALLY A GOOD IDEA GETS FUNDED SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU KNOW SOMETIMES IT IS WHO YOU CONTACT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO REASON BUT HAVE A PLAN, AND KEEP APPLYING I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE WHO KEEPS APPLYING NOT GET WHAT THEY WANTED.

3 YOU HAVE AN IDEA TELL THE STORY - WHY DO YOU NEED WHAT YOU WANT… LIST THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW- NOT JUST WHAT YOU WANT STORY TELLER IS WHAT YOU WANT TEACHING 2 ND GRADERS FLUENCY, IN YOUR CLASSROOM, OVER A QUARTER, FLUENCY IS A TESTED SKILL IN SECOND GRADE, A STORY TELLER WILL WORK WITH THE STUDENTS, YOU WILL SUSTAIN BY GOING TO PTSO WITH STATISTICS ON SUCCESS RATE, WILL MEASURE SUCCESS BY STANDARDIZED SCORES, OBSERVATION. WILL GET TRAINING FOR THIS BY WORKING WITH STORY TELLER. OTHER EXAMPLE PROJECTOR BRING CURRICULUM TO LIFE, OVER THE YEARS, STUDENTS WILL RETAIN INFORMATION THAT IS BROUGHT TO LIFE AND BE ABLE TO SEE LIONS IN AFRICA, OR FROGS THRU WEBCAMS, CURRICULUM IN 2 ND GRADE IS ANIMALS, WILL IMPROVE SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE BY SHOWING REAL LIFE EXAMPLES, SUSTAIN BY USING OVER THE YEARS AND GETTING BETTER SITES.

4 OUTLINE WHAT YOU WANT- NEED PROJECT DESCRIPTION GOALS OBJECTIVES METHODS- MAKE SURE YOU DESCRIBE TRAINING STAFF RESPONSIBLE EVALUATION BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY

5 IS THE FUNDER EVEN INTERESTED AKA READ THE GRANT GUIDELINES DO YOUR HOMEWORK DO NOT DO A GRANT THAT IS TOO BIG OR TAKES TOO LONG

6 THE NEED WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROBLEM? WHY SPEND THEIR MONEY

7 NEEDS YOUR NEED IS NOT AS RELEVANT AS YOUR CLIENTS NEED. DO THEY NEED PUBLICITY? BETTER TRAINED EMPLOYEES WHAT CHALLENGES DO THEY FACE?

8 DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT STATISTICS QUOTES ANECDOTES CASE STUDIES

9 WHAT DO THE FUNDERS WANT WHAT OUTCOMES ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? HOW CAN YOU? QUANTIFY MEASURE HOW IS IT? MEANINGFUL TIME REFERENCED

10 PLAN OF ACTION WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? HOW ARE YOU DOING IT? WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED WHY WILL THIS WORK WHY THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IS ENOUGH WHY THE TIME SEQUENCE WORKS WHY IS IT SUSTAINABLE DO NOT FORGET THE RESOURCES YOU ALREADY HAVE WHAT ARE YOU GIVING? TIME? ENERGY? DATA? WHAT IS THE DISTRICT GIVING?

11 EVALUATION METHODS OBJECTIVE KINDS SUBJECTIVE KINDS SHORT TERM LONG TERM

12 IDEAS TO IMPROVE GETTING THE GRANT CALL THE PLACE GIVING THE GRANT A PERSONAL CALL CAN REALLY HELP YOU GET IT MAKE SURE THE SUMMARY TELLS YOUR STORY ENSURE YOU TALK MORE ABOUT “WHY YOU NEED IT” RATHER THAN WHAT YOU WANT HAVE SOMEONE ELSE EDIT.. SOMEONE OUTSIDE EDUCATION- TO MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETELY SOLD YOUR STORY FOLLOW DIRECTIONS

13 THINK ABOUT ASKING FOR A PARENT VOLUNTEER TO DO THE WRITING GIVE THEM SOME ADVICE HELP THEM EDIT YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE IDEA FILL IN THE FORM…. SO YOUR IDEA IS READY

14 HOW I HELP TEACHERS  INTRANET- GRANT RESOURCES  COPIES OF SUCCESSFUL GRANTS  IDEAS FOR GRANTS  GRANT NEWSLETTER  EMAIL OR CALL ME. SEXTON.BERNADETTE@MERIDIANSCHOOLS..ORG 350-5081 OR 867-0774


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