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Kendra MorganWebJunction Senior Program Manager

Today’s ProducersJennifer PetersonWebJunction Community Manager

WINNING LIBRARY GRANTS

May 4, 2011 WebJunction

Stephanie Gerdinghttp://stephaniegerding.com

stephaniegerding@gmail.com

Special Offer on Winning Grants from Neal-Schuman Publishers! 10% off with code: GERD11 http://neal-schuman.com/wg

• 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?

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 Gran

t 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 Gran

t Cycle

Meet Community Needs (make things better)

Prepare

Focus 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?

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 http://www.imls.gov

US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps

National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/grants.html

National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/ National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html National Institute for Literacy

lincs.ed.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results

State and Local Government Sources

State Humanities Council www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html

State Council on the Arts www.nasaa-arts.org/About/State-Arts-Agency-Directory.php

State Department of Education wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA

State Library: www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm 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 www.cfda.gov

Federal Agency websites Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html Primary Source www.imls.gov/news/source.shtm TGCI Federal Register Grant Announcements

www.tgci.com

Community Foundations

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

http://foundationcenter.org

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.) http://www.tgci.com/funding

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 http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/topical/sl_dir.html

•Michigan State University’s service clubs & civic organizations funding list http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/servicec.htm

•Your local government, yellow pages, friends, and staff may also know local clubs and organizations that provide funding

Library Grants Blog

http://librarygrants.blogspot.com

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 http://librarygrants.blogspot.com Foundation Center RFP Bulletin fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp Grants.gov grants.gov IMLS http://www.imls.gov/applicants/name.shtm National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html National Network of Libraries of Medicine

http://www.nnlm.gov/projects The U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt State Libraries

http://www.imls.gov/programs/libraries.shtm

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 Proposal1. Tell the Story. With PASSION!2. Keep the Audience in Mind3. Seek Feedback

Common Grant ComponentsCover Letter, Title Sheet, Table of

ContentsAbstract/SummaryOrganizational OverviewStatement of Needs/JustificationProject DescriptionTimeline/Activities/MethodsBudgetEvaluation ProcessAppendix

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?

Prepare

Focus on Priorities

Develop the Project

Write the Proposal

Research Funders &

Grants

Implement,

Evaluate

Continue Gran

t Cycle

Getting FundedCELEBRATE!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’ commentsStrategize 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.com Primary Source IMLS monthly e-mail newsletter

http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscribe.htm NEH Connect! The National Endowment for the Humanities'

electronic newsletter http://www.neh.gov/news/nehconnect.html RFP Bulletin from the Foundation Center

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/ Grants.gov Grant Opportunity

http://www.grants.gov/Find#receive Charity Channel Forum Online Discussion Groups

http://charitychannel.com/subscribe/ Association of Fundraising Professionals

http://www.afpnet.org/country.cfm?cntry=USA&folder_id=932 The Grantsmanship Center

http://www.tgci.com/training/tprogram.asp Chronicle of Philanthropy http://www.philanthropy.com

(FREE) New Resources To Explore

US Impact Study

ALA Fundraising Toolkit 

Tell Everyone!

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” --Helen Keller

Stephanie Gerdingstephaniegerding@gmail.com

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