Simplified Grantwriting / Edition 1

by Mary Ann Burke

Overview

This step-by-step guidebook offers effective strategies for writing program grants—advice and insight for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761945314
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/28/2002
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Mary Ann Burke is the co-founder of the Generational Parenting Blog at genparenting.com. Dr. Burke presents effective parenting and school engagement strategies at numerous state and national parent engagement events. She creates Common Core State Standards kits and S.T.E.A.M. activities for parents to use at home and in their child’s classroom to support children’s literacy and academic readiness skills. Dr. Burke is an author or editor of four Corwin Press Books on parent and community engagement in schools. Mary Ann is an active grandmother of five grandchildren that include seven month old twin granddaughters, a four year old preschool grandson, a six-year-old kindergarten granddaughter, and a nine year old third grade grandson. She supports her grandchildren’s literacy and academic development activity play at home and at their schools. Mary Ann is a credentialed parent educator for over thirty years in California’s schools and a former adjunct professor. Dr. Burke previously led the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Parent Engagement Initiative that is a state model for best practices in parent engagement for culturally diverse families.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
The Value of Effective Grantwriting
Organization of This Book
1. A Simplified Process for Grant Development and Implementation
Strategic Planning for Program Development
How to Find Funders
Attending Funder Informational Meetings
Designing Responsive Grant Templates
Creating Diversified Grant Development Teams
Modifying Grant Proposals to Meet Diverse Funders' Needs
2. Marketing Strategies for Educational Program Funding
Customizing the Marketing of a Program
3. Integrated Program Collaborations
Identifying Collaborative Community Partners for Critical Services
Building Collaborative Partnerships for Leveraging Program Resources
Brainstorming With Key Stakeholders for Creating Supplemental Program Services
4. Effective Organizational Strategies and Time Management
Reviewing and Creating a Summary of All Grant Requirements
Scheduling Funder Informational Meetings
Convening a Grant Needs Assessment Meeting
Facilitating a Stakeholder Meeting for Completing a Worksheet Grant Template
Convening Follow-Up Meetings for Grant Development and Implementation
5. Integral Grant Proposal Components
The Grant's Introduction
The Problem and Needs Statement
The Program Design With Goals, Objectives, Activities, and a Timeline
The Organizational Capacity and Experience of Staff
The Evaluation Plan
The Program's Budget and Budget Narrative
The Program's Plan for Sustainability
6. Designing a Responsive Grant Template
Step 1: Reviewing Critical Information for a Grant's Development
Step 2. Reviewing the Grant's Scoring Forms
Step 3: Reviewing the Factors to be Considered for Each Criteria
Step 4: Using Selection Criteria Scoring Weights to Plan the Grant Template
Step 5: Constructing the Grant Template to Respond to Selection Criteria
Step 6: Assisting Stakeholders in Formulating Grant Responses
Step 7: Editing Diverse Stakeholders' Grant Template Responses
Step 8: Identifying and Creating Grant Template Evaluation Tools and Plan
Step 9: Securing Feedback From Stakeholders for Completing the Grant
Step 10: Designing a Template Budget, Budget Narrative, and Sustainability Plan
Step 11: Creating a Follow-Up Template Plan
7. Modifying Program Proposals to Meet Diverse Funders' Needs
8. Establishing a Program Sustainability Plan for Continuous Support
Suggested Readings
Index

Editorial Reviews

"I have reviewed and indeed written books on grantwriting and this is by far the most comprehensive and clear guide to grantwriting ever. The clarity of direction, including sample pages and charts, makes this a winner from beginning to end. "

Lee Mahon

"A long overdue step-by-step guide for schools and community organizations to navigate the complexities of program design and funding. In very succinct fashion, Dr. Burke has condensed her years of experience into an accessible format that can be used by anyone with even a limited understanding of the grantwriting process. Simplified Grantwriting is a must for school and district administrators, as well as service providers, as they respond to the changing educational landscape of the 21^st century."

Cambria Smith