Grantlessons: a Practical Guide to Gaining Funding for Private Foundation Grants and Corporate

GrantLessons: A Practical Guide to Gaining Funding for Private Foundation Grants and Corporate Contributions: 50 Lessons Leading to Success Using a Team!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Strategy 1 - Direction

Lesson #1 - 501 (c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, Mission Statement, and Employer Identification Number

Lesson #2 - Board of Directors and Strategic Planning

Lesson #3 - Financial Planning, Budget, State Laws

Lesson #4 - Philanthropic Programs

Lesson #5 - Team Structure, Team Spirit, and Shared Responsibility

Lesson #6 - Orientation and Mentoring

Lesson #7 - Conducting and Participating in Meetings

Lesson #8 - GuideStar Nonprofit Organization’s Profile

Lesson #9 - Ethics

Lesson #10 - Sustainability

Strategy 2 - Processing - Barrie Application Model™

Preparation

Lesson #11 - Email Account

Lesson #12 - Wordprocessing Tips

Lesson #13 - Jing

Lesson #14 - Online File Management System

Lesson #15 - Populate Online File Management System

Lesson #16 - Hard Files

Lesson #17 - Nonprofit Organization’s History and Program Descriptions

Lesson #18 - Prospective Funder Tracking Worksheet

Lesson #19 - Application Tracking Software Programs

Lesson #20 - Nonprofit Organization Form 990

Funding Sources

Lesson #21 - Types of Funders

Lesson #22 - Find Funding Sources Through a Database Search Subscription.

Lesson #23 - Examine Funder Databases

Lesson #24 - How to Conduct a Search for Funder

Lesson #25 - Evaluate a Funder’s List or Profile

Lesson #26 - Evaluate a Funder’s Form 990 PF

Lesson #27 - Evaluate a Funder’s Website

Lesson #28 - Evaluate a Funder’s Social Media

Lesson #29 - Other Ways to Find Funders

Lesson #30 - Synthesize Research

Lesson #31 - Decide on a Funder

Writing

Lesson #32 - Case Statement

Lesson #33 - Plan the Writing

Lesson #34 - Do the Writing

Lesson #35 - Check the Writing

Lesson #36 - Adjust the Writing

Submission

Lesson #37 - Application Submission

Decision

Lesson #38 - Understanding the Decision

Lesson #39 - Funder Communications

Strategy 3 - Reporting

Lesson #40 - Matching

Lesson #41 - Informing

Strategy 4 - Measuring

Lesson #42 - What are Philanthropic Program Measurements?

Lesson #43 - Why We Need Philanthropic Program Measurements?

Lesson #44 - Who Should Provide Philanthropic Program Measurements?

Lesson #45 - How to Collect Outputs and Outcomes Based on Goals?

Lesson #46 - Duplicated and Unduplicated Counts

Strategy 5 - Marketing

Lesson #47 - Relationships

Lesson #48 - Marketing Collaterals

Strategy 6 - Sustaining

Lesson #49 - Annual Grants Team Evaluation

Lesson #50 - Hiring a Consultant

Postscript

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Sample Team Member Job Descriptions

Appendix 2 - Check Sheets for Orientation and/or Evaluation

Appendix 3 - List of Figures

Appendix 4 - Resource List

Index

Endnotes