grant writing and reporting

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Taisha BonillaTraining & Communications Coordinator tbonilla@advanceproj.org

Using HealthyCity.org for Grant Writing and Reporting

Wednesday, April 30th

10:00am-11:00am

Lori HolmesManager, Online and Digital Initiativeslholmes@advanceproj.org

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DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop

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strategies and web tools.

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Engages, trains, and provides tools for

community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented

research

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Fuel social change and empower communities!

HealthyCity.orgWebsite

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

With HealthyCity.org’s Data and Mapping Tools, you can …

Generate data-driven maps and reports

Assess need and strength at the community level for outreach and planning

Identify new target areas

Network with other organizations to identify community partners and opportunities for collaboration

1. The Importance of Data in Grant Writing & Reporting2. What Funders Want3. Using HealthyCity.org

Create maps: Provide visual evidence to demonstrate both the need and potential within your community.

Wikimaps: Gather data for your particular area of interest by creating your own community map.

Report your results: Make the case that your program or project has had a positive and measurable impact by mapping your own data.

Agenda

Data is used to explain and clarify:

•The Issue (What/Why)

•The Place (Where)

•The Target Audience/Participants (Who)

•The Impact

Importance of Data

Impact of dataData supports your argument• A need has been identified and a strategy has been

proposed• Program plans and solutions make sense• Goals & outcomes can be documented

Data inspires confidence• That your program will have an impact• That the issue and community has been well-

researched

What Funders Want

Source: Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

Helpful Not HelpfulData from external sources that point to the size of the problem in the community where you are proposing to work.

Data about the number of people you serve, the number of people who are on your waiting list, the number of activities you conduct each year.

Data that represents the specific neighborhood(s) where you are working.

Data that represents geographic areas larger than the area you are targeting

Comparison data from the national level and other geographic levels of interest to the funder.

Only numbers that represent the geographic area where you work without any comparison data.

Data that scientific research has demonstrated is related to the problem you are addressing

Data that is not relevant to the problem

The most recent available data from the chosen data source

Data that are old

Data carefully selected and narrowed down from the entire list of all the data you found and presented in a targeted, compelling, concise problem statement.

All the data you’ve ever found that relates somewhat to the problem. We call this a “data dump.”

What Funders Want (cont.)

Real Questions and Responsesfrom Grant Applications:

a) Who is your constituency (be specific about demographics such as race, gender, ethnicity, age, etc.)? How does your work address the underlying causes of the issue?

Good Examples Not So Good Examples

94% of these children will have mental health problems, 62% will be suspended or expelled from school, 29% will have their own alcohol or drug problems. These troubling outcomes are prevented and/or modified when children receive early intervention services.

• XYZ organization has served over 3,582 people from the Central Coast since 2003.

• Our patients are primarily Latino, unemployed or underemployed, and not covered by health insurance.

What Funders Want (continued)…

b) What are the expected (measurable) result of the proposed project?

Good Examples Not So Good Examples

• Intake of fresh fruits and vegetables increase from 0-1 daily servings to 2-3 daily servings.

• 95% of promotores will pass the knowledge proficiency assessment with a minimum score of 75%.

• Observable positive social interaction between a majority of participating seniors

• There will be measurable improvements in patients’ blood sugar levels and anecdotal improvements in life style.

How does your work address the need/issue?

Time to Share…

What is the problem you hope to address?

What is the story you want to tell?

Please use the question/chat box!

Today you will learn how to…

Focus on HealthyCity.org:

Research & map relevant data in your target area

Map what exists in a specific community with multiple data layers

Add your own data to a Wikimap to coordinate, plan and share activities

Create maps with your data and add then data that exists on our site

Map a community & upload your data onto a map

Services Listings

Interactive Mapping

Data Ranking

View Community Data/Stories

What is available on HealthyCity.org…

Map Your Data/Media

Services & Hazard DataNonprofit OrganizationsSchools (Public & Private)WIC Agencies & VendorsHospitals (OSHPD) + FQHC’sHead Start & Other Child Care CentersGrocery StoresAlcohol OutletsEPA Hazard SitesFast FoodBanks v. Check CashingCommunity Services/2-1-1 data

Community-level DataDemographic Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early

EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit

InfrastructureEnvironment & Land

Use

Health:Conditions, Disease & InjuryBirths, DeathsHealth Insurance & AccessPhysical Activity & Nutrition

Neighborhood Conditions

Crime & Public SafetyHousing2,500 highly localized data

variables

Questions?Please use the chat

box!

v5.healthycity.org

1.Create maps and charts that provide the visual evidence

to demonstrate both the need and potential within

your community.

Mission:

“…to provide high quality,

comprehensive primary and preventative health care

services at the most efficient cost

to the underserved

populations…”

Make maps and charts for ZIP Codes, Congressional

Districts, neighborhoods, Counties, and more...

1 2 3

Select your

geography!

Scroll down

Scroll up to add more layers to

the map!

1

2

3

Enter a word in “Keyword Search”

to pinpoint data for your map

Click on a category

to add data to your map

Scroll down

Scroll up to add more layers to

the map!

Browse through listings to look

at service details

4

Click on Thematic categories

to add data to your map

Scroll up to add more layers to

the map!

Questions?Please use the chat

box!

2. Gather data for your particular area and

population of interest by creating your

Wikimap.

WikimapsWikimaps is a

collaborative mapping tool on HealthyCity.org that you can use to add,

collect and share community knowledge,

data, photos, and videos both online and

via cell phones.

You can also:

• Create Groups and Stories

• Share your maps on Facebook and Twitter

Community-Engaged Mapping in Watts-Willowbrook

Questions?Please use the chat

box!

3.Report your results -

make the case that your program or project has

had a positive and measurable impact.

“In our service area, ___ of all births were to Hispanic mothers.”

Or, “In our target area, we have ___ females between the ages of 5-17.”

“In our service area, ___ we have 86

services related to Human Reproductive Education. Of which

only ___provide assistance in

languages other than English.”

Upload Your Own Data…

Elm Women’s and Pediatric Community Health Center

In order to provide funders with information about the number and geographic location of participants in the program, SLABBC could upload their participant data, and view it along with other data available on HealthyCity.org

To upload data from a

spreadsheet: Make sure you are logged into your account!

Scroll up to add more layers to

the map!

You can get directions from Google Maps

Visual Evidence to demonstrate need & potential

Questions?Please use the chat

box!

1. The Importance of Data in Grant Writing & Reporting2. What Funders Want3. Using HealthyCity.org:

Create Point and Thematic maps: Provide visual evidence to demonstrate both the need and potential within your community.

Wikimaps: Gather data for your particular area of interest by creating your own community map with your own data. Use your wikimap to share events, outreach strategies and identify sites for collaboration.

Report your results: Make the case that your program or project has had a positive and measurable impact by creating layered maps including your own data.

What we covered today…

Additional Tools

&

Resources

Learn about our data sourcesContact us!

Upcoming EventsFAQ Fridays: Call in with questions every other Friday11:00am-12:00pm

Webinar Wednesdays:Women’s Health DataWednesday, May 21st

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Community Research Lab Workshop: Visualizing Your Community: Using Maps and Data to Tell a Community StoryWednesday, May 28th 10:00am-2:00pm(FREE workshop in Los Angeles)

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