Working With Foundations to Meet Your Technology Needs #11NTCfoundtech

David KrumlaufPamela GrowMark HallettJeff Perlstein

Resources

• http://www.slideshare.net/dkrumlauf

DK Resources 1• NTEN Discussion Group:

http://groups.nten.org/NTENDiscuss• TechSoup: http://techsoup.org• Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission:

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470343656.html

• Pamela’s Grantwriting Blog: http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/

DK Resources 2

• Twitter hashtags: #nptech, #grants, #fundraising, #philanthropy and #nonprofit http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/09/08/40-hashtags-for-social-good/

• Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/

• Technology Grants News: http://www.technologygrantnews.com/

DK Resources 3

• Human Service Solutions: http://www.hswsolutions.com/resources/nonprofit-tech-funding/

• Donors Forum http://www.donorsforum.org/s_donorsforum/index.asp

• Marts & Lundy: http://www.martsandlundy.com/• CDW Nonprofit:

http://www.cdw.com/content/segments/nonprofit.aspx

• High Net Worth Donors: http://www.gailperry.com/2011/02/what-your-wealthiest-donors-arent-telling-you/

• Association of Fund Raising Professionals: http://www.afpnet.org/

PG Resources 1

• Articles:• Winning Grants: Finding and Approaching

Foundations to Fund Your Nonprofit Organization - Pamela Grow

• Resources• Can it be true? Good news for grantseekers!• Foundations don’t fund general operating costs - or

do they? How Much Should You Request in Your Grant Proposal? How Much Do You Need?! 6 Critical Things to Look for in a Foundation 990 8

PG Resources 2

• Biggest Grant Proposal Mistakes What to do When Your Proposal is Declined. (Hint: It’s the Beginning, Not the End!)

PG Resources 3

• Videos:• From $0 to $1 million in 15 minutes (Tips for

getting a meeting with a foundation) Partnering with Foundations

• Websites:• Regional Association of Grantmakers The

Foundation Center GrantStation Nozasearch• Guidestar The Association of Small

Foundations Council on Foundations

MH 1

• Mark Hallett (mhallett@mccormickfoundation.org) • RESOURCE LINKS:• McCormick Foundation/Journalism Program• http://mccormickfoundation.org/journalism/journal

ism.aspx• McCormick Foundation/FB, T, Blog• http://www.facebook.com/McCormickJournalism• @McCormickJrnlsm• http://mccormickmediamatters.blogspot.com •

MH Resources 2

• McCormick Grantees/2009 Maphttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=117677759436680747441.000479246e3134040e526&z=3

• The Future of Girls, Gaming + Gender• http://imamp.colum.edu/3gsummit/• Chicago/Journalism, Arts + Media Project• http://cjam.edc.org/about• Citywide Youth Media Project http://nuf-said.org

Working with Foundations to

Meet Your Technology Needs

March 18, 2011

#11NTCfoundtech, #fundertech, #zerodivideorg

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My emphasis – What we heard from funders

• Just completed 6 month survey - 41 funders, 13 TSPs

• “Amplifying Social Impact in a Connected Age: A Survey

of Tech-Related Grantmaking for Social Benefit”

• How and why funders are – and are not – supporting

NPO’s in using tech for social change/programmatic work

• Exec Sum: http://zerodivide.org/funder_report

or http://bit.ly/e0qgFo (that’s zero, small oh)

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But first, short version of suggestions:

An article from Philanthropy.com for your funders:  

“How a Small Nonprofit Made Simple Tech Tweaks

and Saved $176,000”

By William Grassie - http://bit.ly/eZMFp3

Focus on ops efficiencies, does address key barriers:

competing funding priorities, measurement.

Not shocking, helpful making the case. Other findings?

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Survey goals and objectives

• Goal: Info to help increase quality, quantity of tech-related grantmaking for programmatic impact

• Identify barriers to funding, rec’s for overcoming

• ZD emphasis: underserved communities’ tech use

• Tech for social impact, program goals: campaigns, advocacy, service delivery, engagement – not ops

• Newer tools: video, mobile/sms, social media, etc.

• “Tech integration” or “transform v. transact”

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Report Findings – selected list for this session

• High funder interest, limited familiarity or expertise

• Existing investments modest: mostly back end

• Type of investments tactical, not strategic

• The digital (funding) divide – who’s being funded

• Strategies for impactful investment unclear – skeptical

of ROI, better measurement needed

• Good news: Future $, Grantees leading the charge

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Rec’s + Comments

From funders:

• Increase funder education and advising activities

• Expand the pool of investment

• Strengthen TSP infrastructure

My thoughts from findings:

• Don’t be shy about ask – they’re curious, skg guidance

• Data: modest experiment, show #’s & commitment

• Propose TA/trainings across a cohort of their grantees

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Continued discussion

Please contact me with feedback, to receive full report:

Jeff Perlstein, ZeroDivide

• jeff@zerodivide.org

• @FundingMedia, @ZeroDivideOrg

• http://zerodivide.org/funder_report

Thank you!

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