The Forgotten Ones Inc Grant Writing Student Internship 2014
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The document provides an overview of an internship opportunity with The Forgotten Ones nonprofit organization to learn grant writing basics, including understanding what grants are, the key parts of a grant proposal, and drafting a mini-grant application. It also includes worksheets and resources to help interns understand the grant writing process, such as outlining the typical sections of a proposal and defining important grant writing terms. The goal is for interns to gain practical skills in grant proposal development that can be applied to funding opportunities.
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- 1. 1 Angela Toney-McConnell Grant Department grants@theforgottenonesinc.org The Forgotten Ones, Inc. A 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization Grant Writing Internship Grant Department Internship Overview: The grant writing internship with the Grant Department provides an opportunity for a student to learn basic grant writing and developing a draft proposal for mini-grant application for our 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Internship Learning Goals & Objectives: Learning Goal #1: Internship Students will gain an understanding of the basics of grant writing. Learning Objectives: 1. To understand what a grant is and why non-profit agencies write grants 2. To gain knowledge that grants are included as part of our non-profit agency fundraising plan to fund program services and assist with general operating costs 3. To develop a knowledge base of what is important to grant makers in order match funding priorities for the agency Learning Goal #2: Internship Students will gain an understanding the basics of grant proposal writing. Learning Objectives: 1. To develop a basic understanding of the basic parts of a grant proposal 2. To practice developing different parts of a draft grant proposal based on an agency program area Learning Goal #3: Internship Students will use their reviewed draft proposal and prepare a mini-grant application. Learning Objectives: 1. To use practical skills application in grant writing with a budget by submitting a mini-grant for an assigned project. 2. To gain understanding and practical skills application of actual grant application requirements from an assigned funding announcement.
- 2. 2 Angela Toney-McConnell Grant Department grants@theforgottenonesinc.org The Forgotten Ones, Inc. A 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization Grant Writing Internship Grant Department Grant Writing Basics Worksheet What are Grants? Grants are funding that require a written application with a budget submitted to a Funder are not required to be paid back. The funds are considered an Award not a Loan. Grants can range from a small mini-grant that could be a one-time award of $100 to $5,000 to larger grants that can range from awarded funds of $50,000.00 to $100,000.000. There are also grants that are multi-year funding can have a set amount awarded for a period each year for up to three years. Grants are awarded to support programs for specific purposes and/or causes that align with the funders priorities. Funder priorities need to be carefully matched to the needs and program funding areas of the agency. Funders are public and private foundations, federal, state, local government agencies. All details are given in funding announcements for each funder with an open RFP (request for proposal), RFQ (request for qualifications), FOA (funding opportunity announcement), Call for Applications, or some may simply have listed community grants or how to apply for grants. Basic Outline of Grant Proposal A funders guidelines will tell you what is required in their grant proposal. However, there are basic elements of the proposal that are the same. What follows below is the basic format you need to get started in completing your draft proposal. Once you have your draft proposal completed, it is easier to adapt what you need to fit the required format of other grant applications, specifically cybergrants you may need to submit online. Title of Project/Program All grant proposals will require a title of the project/program area that the agency is requesting to be funded. This is one way how the funder tracks grant applications that are submitted.
- 3. 3 Angela Toney-McConnell Grant Department grants@theforgottenonesinc.org Summary Brief description of your project, only a two to three sentence summary of the proposal. Organization Information In two or three paragraphs, tell funder about our agency. Briefly summarize your our agency history. State the agency mission, who we serve and our track record in the community and the agencys achievements. Clearly describe all the services we already provide. Add other details that build the credibility of the agency. You can also list collaborative partners that the agency works with, and how we partner with them to work in the community. Statement of Need What important need or problem is the agency addressing that needs to be funded as part of this grant proposal? Explain how we serve the population we target, how meet the needs of the community. Explain how the agency has the current capacity to meet the need, but also demonstrate that the need from the community is continuing to rise (this is why we need more funding). Describe the issues in local context and use data on who we serve. Project Goals, Plan, and Activities Explain how the agency is meeting the needs and then what we are planning to do about the problem. Talk about the overall goals. Sometimes you dont know all of this right away. So here are key questions for writing: Who is the target population we serve, and how we serve them? How many people do you intend to serve? What does the agency do to meet the needs? Describe the activities. What project planning to meet rising needs from the community has the agency started to think about? Who is going to do the work? Is the agency collaborating with partner agencies to help? When will new services start? Does the agency have the capacity? How will services be impacted by the move? Should this be a grant or a fundraiser? Outcomes or Impact Right now we process outcomes because we do not have the capacity for a measurable evaluation plan with outcomes data. This is written into the evaluation component. Other Funding What other kinds of support does the agency have for this program that we are requesting funds for? This is usually written in with the budget and budget justification. Funders like to know what other sources of funding are available to support a program or project. It can in-kind contributions, leveraged resources, it may be another grant submitted for program support, or a fundraiser. Many grants do not want to see that they are a sole-source funder, because the primary concern from a funder is looking at project sustainability over time for example, what will happen if we fund this project with a one-time grant for one year for $10,000 and then there are no other funding sources, will the services continue?
- 4. 4 Angela Toney-McConnell Grant Department grants@theforgottenonesinc.org Future Funding There may be a separate section in the grant application, or not. Once again this addresses project sustainability over time, and if the agency plans to seek additional funding sources to continue to support program services, general operating costs, or other requests. Funders prefer to see a long- term funding plan submitted as part of the budget with budget narrative and justification. Evaluation The evaluation plan needs to explain how the agency will achieve the goals and objectives for the proposed project to be funded under the grant proposal. These need to be evaluated so the agency can report if we are making a difference or positive impact with program services or help us identify areas to improve. We are using process evaluation at this time. Basic goals and objectives are in the 2014 audit report. Budget Funders want to know how much the agency is requesting for grant funds, how the funds will allocated in the budget, and the justification for each allocation. Funders will review the budget and may or may not approve it, and may adjust it accordingly. Funders are also at the discretion of not approving your grant for the amount you requested, it may be decreased (in very rare cases in may be increased). Preparing an accurate budget for your grant is key to a good proposal. DO NOT PREPARE THE BUDGET FIRST. Write your proposal first, then prepare your budget. Grant applications will have varying requirements for budget forms and budget narratives. The standards budget with budget narrative that shows cost justification of how the funds will be used. Grant Budget Item Cost Sub-Total TOTAL: $ Grant Training Resources A complete glossary of terms related to Grants and Funding can be found at the Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/glossary.html Proposal Writing Short Course from the Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html Funding Information Resources from the Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/info.html Classroom Grant Space provides free webinars on funding and grants through the Foundation Center http://www.grantspace.org/classroom