Components of a Grant Proposal
Philanthropy
Goals/Objectives
Methods/Strategies
Miscellanous
100
The qualifications of the staff, awards and previous program success.
What is organizational capacity?
100
This can be proactive or reactive.
What are the two approaches to grantseeking?
100
A broad statement about what you hope to accomplish with your project
What is a goal?
100
Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time sensitive
What are SMART goals?
100
Allow plenty of _______ to write a proposal.
What is time?
200
This is the section of the proposal written last.
What is the Executive Summary?
200
According to the Highlights of Giving USA 2014, this type of organization received the highest percentage of charitable gifts.
What is religion?
200
To train 90 college students to use computers and software to work as poll assistants.
What is an objective?
200
The Executive Director will establish an outreach committee within one month of project start-up.
What is a method/strategy?
200
A brief letter outlining an organization's activities and its request for funding sent to a foundation or corporation to determine whether it would be appropriate to submit a full grant proposal.
What is a Query Letter?
300
This is the collection of data relevant to target population, stories from clients, and current literature as evidence.
What is the needs statement?
300
According to Giving USA2014, this source contributed 5% of charitable dollars in 2013.
What is a corporate funder?
300
This statement includes increase, decrease or remains the same.
What is an outcome?
300
This is what you will do in your proposal to accomplish your objectives.
What is an activity?
300
An objective that refers to the measurable change (increase or decrease) in conditions or behaviors as a result of the project’s implementation (i.e., By the end of year one, the average score in mathematics for students participating in the project will increase by 5 percentile points.
What is outcome objective?
400
In this section: expenses=revenue
What is the budget?
400
Plato was the first to leave this type of charitable gift.
What is a bequest?
400
In year one, 100 preschool students will be recruited to participate in the Ready for School Program.
What is an output?
400
Hire a fill-time bilingual nurse who specializes in diabetes education by the end of the first quarter.
What is a method/strategy?
400
These are donated goods and volunteer time.
What is an in-kind donation?
500
This may include the 990, list of Board of Directors, newsletters, letters of support, Letter of Determination
What are attachments?
500
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
What is the largest foundation in Michigan? #5 in the world based on assets
500
If you have read Jim Collins, Good to Great, this letter is at the end of the acronym: BHA_
What is goal?
500
This part of a grant proposal includes tasks, person(s) responsible, resources needed and completion date.
What is a timeline?
500
This plan explains to the funder how the program/project will continue to be funded.
What is the sustainability plan?
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