Introductory Grants Workshop

1. INTRODUCTORY GRANT
WORKSHOP
July 6, 2016
KARIBU!!!

2. WELCOME TIMBUKTU STAFF
The purpose of this workshop is to give you a general idea of:
1. The REASONS why people apply for grants (Pros/Cons)
2. The TYPES of grants available
3. Some EXAMPLES of specific grants
4. Grant DIRECTORIES
5. Some specific ROLES/TASKS involved in implementing a grant
6. The KINDS of grants that we want to research

3. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
• PLEASE WRITE DOWN your questions and we will stop periodically to
answer some as we go.
• If you have SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I will make myself available at the
end OR please feel free to EMAIL me at any time
• UNDER SESSION MATERIALS you will find a DISCUSSION BOARD… you
can also post questions there so everybody can see and discuss –
CREATE THREAD or REPLY

4. What is the PURPOSE of writing a GRANT??
• DISCUSS with fellow staff members your thoughts
• Think about the PROS AND CONS of getting a grant
• Be PREPARED to SHARE

5. The Purpose of Writing a Grant – Pro’s & Con’s
• To pay for programming
• To pay for operational costs to free up
other funds for programming
• PRO – FREE money, you don’t have to pay
it back
• CON – you often have to JUMP THROUGH
HOOPS to get it & keep it
• Proposal - PAPERWORK
• Collaborations – WORKING with Others
• Evaluations – IMPROVEMENT PLANS
• Competitive – must make the grade

6. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Any Questions, Comments, Thoughts, Ideas?

7. FOUR (4) TYPES OF GRANTS
1. CORPORATE GRANTS
2. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOUNDATION GRANTS
A. A Private Foundation derives its principal fund from a single
source, such as an individual, family, or corporation, and more
often than not is a grantmaker. A private foundation does not
solicit funds from the public.
B. A Public Foundation generally derive their funding or support
primarily from the general public, receiving grants from
individuals, government, and private foundations.
3. GOVERNMENT GRANTS (FED, STATE, LOCAL)
4. COMMUNITY GRANTS

8. OTHER FUNDRAISING
1. CROWDFUNDING - the practice of funding a
project or venture by raising many small
amounts of money from a large number of
people, typically via the Internet.
2. SPONSORSHIP - a cash and/or in-kind fee paid
in exchange for a commercial return such as
promotion and marketing associated with the
event, program, or idea.

9. EXAMPLES - Corporate
• Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation:
http://www.lowes.com/cd_Charitable+and+Education
al+Foundation_936258779_
• MEEMIC Foundation: https://www.meemic.com/the-
meemic-foundation/
• Bank of America:
http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-
impact/find-grants-
sponsorships.html#fbid=x608xDoeEQu
• Target: https://corporate.target.com/corporate-
responsibility/grants
• Pets in the Classroom:
http://www.petsintheclassroom.org/

10. EXAMPLES – Private and Public Foundations
• Chase Foundation: http://www.chasefoundation.com
• National Education Association (NEA) Foundation:
http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/resources-other-
grant-opportunities
• Skillman Foundation: http://www.skillman.org/
• Kresge Foundation: http://kresge.org/
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation: http://www.wkkf.org/

11. EXAMPLES – Government (Federal, State, Local)
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant:
• Federal: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/index.html
• Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_6809-
39974--,00.html
• Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teacher Incentive
Fund (TIF): https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/teacher-
quality/teacher-incentive-fund/
• US Dept of Education: Race to the Top:
http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html

12. EXAMPLES - Community
• Black United Fund of Michigan: http://bufmi.org/
• Junior League of Detroit: http://www.jldetroit.org/
• Prevention Network:
http://www.preventionnetwork.org/#!grants/c1gif
• Michigan Council of the Arts and Cultural Affairs
(MCACA) Grant:
https://mcaca.egrant.net/login.aspx?PIID=147&OID=46

13. QUESTION & ANSWER
Any Questions, Comments, Thoughts, Ideas?

14. EXAMPLES - Crowdfunding
• Adopt-A-Classroom: http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/
• BBNomics: https://www.bbnomics.com/
• Crowdrising: http://crowdrising.net/
• Crowdrise: https://www.crowdrise.com/
• Kickstarter
• Gofundme

15. EXAMPLE -
Sponsorship

16. GRANT DIRECTORIES
• Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/
• Michigan Department of Education – Search for Funding:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Search_for_Funding_Opp
ortunitieslast_updated_3_484050_7.pdf
• Grantspace.org: http://grantspace.org/
• Grants.gov: : http://grants.gov
• Small Business Association: https://www.sba.gov/
• Fundsnet Services: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
• Michigan Grant Watch: http://michigan.grantwatch.com/

17. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• FIND and Research appropriate grants
• Research and WRITE grants
• IMPLEMENTATION, Monitoring and Documenting of grant process
• EVALUATION and Improvement Plans for the grant (Audit)
• FINANCES: Requesting (drawing down) Funds, bookkeeping,
budgeting
• DOCUMENTATION Collection, filing system
• Creating and maintaining NETWORKS and COLLABORATIONS

18. Specific Ideas for GRANTS
• Kinetic Classrooms (Mama Chi)
• 3D Printers and Animation Software (Baba
Adeboye)
• Art Supplies (Mama Ginafore’)
• Costume Supplies (Mama ShaShu)
• MORE….
• DISCUSS with a Staff Member some ideas of what you
think the school needs
• BE PREPARED TO SHARE!

19. QUESTION & ANSWER
Any Questions, Comments, Thoughts, Ideas?

20. ASANTE’ Sana