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Grant Writing 101
For New Facultyby Aaron Shonk and Paul DuBois
Slide2Grant Writing 101
The purposes of this training areTo learn about our services;
To gain a general understanding of private foundations;
To
develop
an executive summary
for a prospective project for which you would like to secure private foundation funding; andTo gain a series of tips for improving proposals.
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2 Exercise
3 Overview of Services
4 Approaching Private
Foundations
5 Proposal Development I
6 Private Foundation
Grants
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Proposal Development
II
8 Research & Project
Interests
9 Top Ten Tips
10
Q/A
Slide3Connecting and Fitting the Parts
Project
Needs
Project Description
Evaluation
FundingProject Funder
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Slide4Before and After Exercise
Interactive Activity
Quote
Chart or photo
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Slide5Before and After Exercise
Describe a prospective project. If you can’t think of one, you can make one up.
Write at least one project impact (i.e., before/after). Possible categories:
The
Organization
The Organization’s Programs
Stakeholders
Needs
The amount of funding is between $150K and $200K.
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3 Overview of Services4 Approaching Private Foundations
5 Proposal Development I
6 Private Foundation
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II
8 Research & Project
Interests
9 Top Ten Tips
10
Q/A
Slide6Overview of Services
Prospect Research
Foundation Relations
Project Planning
Training and Facilitation
Reporting
Editing/Writing
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Q/A
Slide7Overview of Services
Prospect Research
Provide individual requests for foundation
research from a college, another university unit, or faculty member
(e.g.,
Kresge)
Develop project-driven research (e.g., Arts Initiative match, OSU Cascades, forestry/water)
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Slide8Overview of Services
Sample – Private Foundation Prospects
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Slide9Overview of Services
Foundation Relations
Liaise with individual foundations, including attending training, obtaining technical information, etc.
Serve as the “troubleshooter” or “go-between” to make PI’s job easier in the application process.
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Slide10Overview of Services
Project Planning
Project Management – small and large
Private Foundation Fundraising Plans
Individual Grant Projects
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Q/A
Slide11Overview of Services
Training and Facilitation
Grant Process 101
Grant Proposal Writing 101
One-on-One Consulting
Special Topics (2014-15)
New Faculty Training
Compression Planning through Storyboarding ©
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Q/A
Slide12Overview of Services
Reporting
Reporting Coordination
Submission of Progress and Final Reports
Coordination with OPAA
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Q/A
Slide13Overview of Services
Editing and Writing
Editorial Services
Copyediting
Content Editing
Developmental Editing
Writing Grants or Sections (Limited)
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Q/A
Slide14Overview of Services
Prospect Research
Foundation Relations
Project Planning
Training and Facilitation
Reporting
Editing/Writing
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Slide15Ideal Approach with Private Foundations (Sample 1)
Prospect Research or an RFP opportunityYour Review of the Funding Options
Foundation Services tries to connect with the funder (“Foundation Relations”).
Develop a Plan for Completing the Project, including the SPO question.
Foundation Services Review – writing, editing, and documents
Submission
Receive funding.Reporting
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Slide16Ideal Approach with Private Foundations (Sample 2)
You come to Foundation Services with a funding opportunity.
Develop a Plan for Completing the Project, including the SPO question.Foundation Services Review –
– writing, editing, and
documents
Submission
Receive funding.Reporting
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Slide17What’s the first question a private foundation funder asks about your project?
So what?!
The program officer knows that your project is important,
but why is it important to the private foundation from which you are seeking funding?
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Q/A
Slide18Grant Writing 101 – Framing the Project
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement (Why)
Project Design/Solution (What)
Key Personnel (Who)
Management Plan (How, When, and Where)
Evaluation (What happened and what’s next)
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Slide19Grant Writing 101 – Framing the Project
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Project Design/Solution
Key Personnel
Management Plan
Evaluation
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Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Section where the
problem
is framed.
Section educates the reviewer as to the importance of the problem.
The Need Statement should drive toward a compelling conclusion, which is …
the next section – the project description/design.
The
Need Section should take into account what others are doing
and
distinguish your work from that of others
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Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Need statement should do the following:
Be aligned with the private foundation’s mission;
Account for the funder’s limitations (e.g., geographic and funding restrictions);
Work
within the funder’s funding parameters; and
Answer the
so what?
question.
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Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
One way of addressing the
so what?
question is to examine impacts that the project will have. There may be impacts on the following:
People and groups
The environment
The economy
Education
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Slide23Grant Writing 101
Sources to Establish Need, Part 1
(Beyond the Quest of Knowledge)
Evidence
Academic measures (e.g., retention)
Institutional Stability (e.g., front-end counseling)
Financial (e.g., improved hourly income)
Workforce (e.g., reduced unemployment)
Applied Research (e.g., engineering in a community)
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Slide24Grant Writing 101
Sources to Establish
Need, Part 2
(Beyond the Quest of Knowledge)
Evidence
Scholarly articles and journals
T
rade magazines
Datasets
Pilot research
Past projects
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Slide25Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
EXAMPLE
Two billion people are at risk of food insecurity worldwide. Antarctic krill represent a significant resource to help feed the world’s populations. Given the fragile habitat of Antarctica and other creatures that depend on this food source, research on the
real
biomass of Antarctic krill and public outreach are critical to balance conservation efforts with sustainable fishing practices in the Southern Ocean.
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Slide26Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Project Design/Solution
Key Personnel
Management Plan
Evaluation
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Slide27Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Project Design/Solution
Section where the
solution
is framed.
Section usually includes the following:
Description (This may also appear in the summary or introduction.)
Goals
Objectives (SMART)
Activities
Provides “the answer” to the
so what?
question.
EXAMPLE (PDF)
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Five Major Components
Project Design/Solution
SMART Objectives
S – Specific
M
–
Measurable
A
–
Achievable
R
–
Relevant
T
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Slide29Exercise – Need Statement and Project Description
Using the project from your before/after matrix, develop the following:
Write 3-5 sentences for the need statement.
Write 4-8 sentences to describe the project description. Include, at a minimum, the description, 1 goal, 2 objectives, and 2 supporting activities.
When you’re done, share with your “grant partner.”
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Slide30Exercise – Need Statement and Project Description
Tips
“Projectify.”
C
onvey
your project in terms of getting from Point A to Point B.
Simplify
the writing
.
Answer the
So What?
question
.
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Slide31Exercise – Need Statement and Project Description
“Projectify”
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“Stinky” Food Science
Small Farms Center
$7 million for research on making food smell better &
commercialize
$10 million in endowments to fund programs at $450K per year
Broken into
3+ phases
Modularized
program
1
st
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Slide32Private Foundation Grants – A Few Generalizations
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Organizations that give private foundation grants are similar to individual donors; that is, they are motivated to improve the world (charitable intent).
Like federal grants, private foundation grants often have clear purposes, budgets, timelines, & deliverables.
There can be confusion as to whether a grant should go through Sponsored Programs or the OSU Foundation. Talk to us first.
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Slide33Private Foundation Grants – A Few Generalizations
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The OSU Foundation and university handle “indirect costs” differently, but neither double dips.
Private grants
are rarely substitutes
for basic sources of operating expenses.
Private
grants are best thought of as supporting innovations, startups, a margin of excellence, and special projects – often with uniquely flexible funding (such as a capacity-building grant).
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Slide34Private Foundation Grants – A Few Generalizations
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Private
foundation grants should be part of a balanced external funding plan
.
EXAMPLE: STINKY VEGETABLES (Food Science)
Funding for research (basic academic research – USDA, NSF, and private donors)
Funding for scaling (with engineering – NSF, corporate funding)
Funding for impacts (e.g., obesity/food insecurity – private foundations)
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Slide35Private Grants – A Few Generalizations
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Private
grants may require stewardship
.
Private
foundation grants frequently focus on impacts
.
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Slide36Connecting the Parts
Remember to connect the parts:
Needs
Project
Evaluation
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Slide37Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Project Design/Solution
Key Personnel
Management Plan
Evaluation
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Slide38Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Evaluation
Section that describes how the
solution
will be corrected, assessed, monitored, and/or measured.
Section may include the following:
Outcomes
Outputs
Impacts
Formative evaluation
Summative evaluation
Language about “evaluation design”
Goals and Objectives
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Slide39Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Evaluation
Section may include the following:
Data collection plan
Instruments
External evaluator
Reporting
Analysis
Section should address the questions in the actual application.
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Slide40Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Evaluation
GUIDES (Kellogg Foundation)
Evaluation Guide
Logic Model
Source
:
http://
www.wkkf.org/resource-directory/resource/2010/w-k-kellogg-foundation-evaluation-handbook
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Slide41Exercise – Evaluation
Write
2-3 ways to evaluate the proposed project.
When
you’re done, share with your “grant partner
.”
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Slide42Exercise – Evaluation
Tips
Tie the evaluation to your SMART(ER) objectives
Try to quantify your metrics.
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Slide43Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Project Design/Solution
Key Personnel
Management Plan
Evaluation
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Slide44Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Key Personnel
Section that discusses key personnel
in the narrative.
Section may be detailed; it may be brief.
The project director/PI and/or team should have sufficient (collective) experience to undertake the project.
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Slide45Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Key Personnel
KEY TAKEAWAY
Drive the biography’s description toward the project for which you’re seeking funding.
For example, if your expertise is in mechanical engineering with three major emphases
and
if you are applying to a private foundation that works in green energy, the biographical description should primarily emphasize past experience relevant to the project. Don’t use laundry lists (except for select awards).
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Slide46Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Need or Problem Statement
Project Design/Solution
Key Personnel
Management Plan
Evaluation
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Slide47Grant Writing 101
Five Major Components
Management Plan
Section that describes how the
solution
will be undertaken.
Section may include the following:
Schedule
Policies
Leadership and management structures (e.g., teams), including organizational charts
Activities
Milestones/benchmarks
EXAMPLES (PDF)
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Slide48Final Exercise
Make some last-minute edits.
Write at least 2 sentences to represent the management plan.
Write at least 2 sentences for key personnel.
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Slide49Final Exercise
Tips
Management plan – tell how your project will be completed.
Key personnel – write about who will do the project, their relevant experience, and what they will do.
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Slide50Research and Project Interests
This is where you get to tell us about your own work and research interests – current and emerging.
Research Areas
Context (e.g., organizations, community settings, age groups, etc.)
Geographical Areas
(Further) Applications of Work
Why do you need external funding?
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Slide51Aaron’s Top Ten for Writing Proposals
10. Pick the right funders and communicate with them.Strong proposals go to private foundations with an expressed interest in your topic. Stronger proposals align your project with the funder’s mission and advance their mission.
9. Align your budget with your text.
Strong proposals
include a budget within the budgetary restrictions. Stronger
proposals
leverage resources and make a case for each major budget item.
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Slide52Aaron’s Top Ten for Writing Proposals
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Slide53Aaron’s Top Ten for Writing Proposals
8. Give yourself time for feedback.In strong proposals, colleagues proofread your narrative. In stronger proposals, colleagues provide critical feedback that will help you set your project apart from those of others.
7. Connect the parts.
Strong proposals make a logical case from the needs statement through the evaluation:
Needs
Project
EvaluationIn stronger proposals, the reader carries a sense of how the different parts are interconnected all the way through the document.
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Slide54Aaron’s Top Ten for Writing Proposals
6. Convey your project in terms of getting from Point A to Point B.
Strong proposals proceed in a logical progression: you state (predict) the outcomes in the narrative. In stronger proposals, the reader sees how your work will result in the after
you identified. You show the reader.
5
. Simplify the writing.
Strong proposals avoid unnecessary jargon and use simpler sentences over more convoluted ones. Stronger proposals are accessible to a sophisticated lay reader.
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4. Read your reviewers’ minds.
Strong proposals address the funder’s selection criteria exactly. Stronger proposals anticipate what else the reviewer might ask.
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. Make
the text compelling
.Strong proposals use active, vibrant language concisely. In stronger proposals, sentences bleed into one another. The reader/reviewer hangs onto every word.
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2. Answer the
So What? question.
Strong proposals make a case for why the funder should care. Stronger proposals make the funder care.
1. Follow the directions. Follow the directions. Follow the directions!
Strong proposals follow the instructions as set out by the funder. Stronger proposals follow the instructions with grace and verbal adroitness.
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