Phil Chang's List: Grants

• Safeco Giving Guidelines
• Grant requests will be accepted February 1, 2008, through October 31, 2008, and reviewed on a quarterly basis:

• What is in a need statement? Rules of the road from Winning Grants.
• • The need you address must be clearly related to your nonprofit's mission and purpose. 
  • It should focus on those people you serve, rather than your organization's needs. 
  • It should be well supported with evidence such as statistical facts, expert views, and trends. 
  • It must be directly connected to, and substantiate, your organization's ability to respond to that need. 
  • It must be easily digestible. Use the KISS principle (keep it sweet and simple). Avoid jargon and make it easy for the reader to get what you are saying. 
  • It should avoid circular reasoning, a common error in grant proposals. The Foundation Center defines circular reasoning as the presentation of the absence of your solution as that actual problem. Then your solution is offered as the way to solve the problem. For example, "The problem is that we have no senior center in our community. Building a senior center will
• 1. Use statistics that are clear and that support your argument. 
  2. Use comparative statistics and research. Citing a community that did something similar to your proposal and its beneficial results makes a strong case for your proposed actions. 
  3. Quote authorities on your topic. Include names and the sources so the information can be verified. 
  4. Document all your data. If you collect data from the Internet, be sure the websites you reference are reputable and the links are current. 
  5. Use stories but anchor those stories in the bedrock of hard data. A well-supported need statement that also includes effective stories is a winner. 
  6. Provide a sense of urgency. Help the funder understand why the funding is important now. 
    

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• Foundations’ Evolving Perspective of Evaluation
• In my experience, foundations have three primary objectives: accountability, assessment of impact, and performance improvement, including both the performance of grant recipient organizations and the foundations’ own performanc
• a sub-objective, which evaluation meets for certain foundations, and that is to enable foundations to use data to inform public policy in areas they consider to be critical to community, state, or national well-being
• Questions of program efficacy, effectiveness, and results drive this second objective.
• information to determine whether or not to renew funding,
• understand the impact achieved, the principles and practices that contributed to that achievement, and how the program or service models might be replicated in other settings
• The goal of these assessments is to help the organization develop a plan to address its most pressing problems and to highlight where the operating support and technical assistance or training might be most beneficial.
• some foundations see value in program or organizational evaluation that facilitates capacity-building in their funded organizations.
• Performance improvement involves clarifying goals, objectives, and strategies, and making mid-course adjustments.
• Foundations also use evaluation to improve grantmaking in a particular subject area.
• Foundations also often use evaluation findings to help them refine their strategies in large-scale initiatives.
• become master of your own destiny where evaluation is concerned. Consider the ways in which your programs or organization can improve through evaluation.
• One of your most valuable contributions is to challenge prevailing wisdom about outcomes and indicators. One of my greatest worries is that foundation boards and management often want to see hard outcomes too soon, before programs can actually deliver them. Work with evaluators and funders to identify appropriate markers of progress that will provide evidence of whether your program is headed in the right direction

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• • A brief description of the organization, its mission, and most recent accomplishments.
    
  • A description of the program or effort to be funded, including geographic area to be served, target population, and services to be provided.
    
  • A description of the evaluation process and the expected outcomes.
    
  • A brief estimate of the budget, and other sources of funding secured or previous funding sources with the amounts.
    
  • Contact information of the appropriate individual.
• The Prudential Foundation
   751 Broad Street, 15th Floor
   Newark, NJ 07102-3777
   (973) 802-4791

• The Arts and Culture Program contributes to the health and vibrancy of cities and towns throughout the Northwest by encouraging the development of thriving arts communities.
• Improved Financial Performance—Helping nonprofit arts organizations strengthen their financial performance through investments in capacity-building projects, capital campaigns, and testing of new business models.
• Improved Financial Performance
• changes in audience behaviors that have resulted in the erosion of the subscription model
• The Foundation invests in a range of organizational development initiatives to strengthen an organization's infrastructure and governance, test new models, develop new lines of revenue, improve programs, and/or allow it to reach new constituents. Successful projects result in measurable increases in income, efficiency, and/or audiences.

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• children, education, health and human services.
• Costco Wholesale
  Corporate Community Relations
  999 Lake Drive
  Issaquah, WA 98027 

• Education
    We have long recognized the critically important role education plays in building strong communities and ensuring their future growth. Last year we contributed more than $26 million to local schools through eScrip and other fundraising programs.

• Emerald Queen Hotel & Casinos
   ATTN: Promotions Manager
   2024 East 29th Street
   Tacoma Washington 98404
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians maintain a Charitable Contribution Fund. 
• written inquiry to the address below, and please attach a completed formal funding request form in the PDF format below.
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians
    ATTN: Charitable Contributions
    5700 Pacific Highway East
    Fife, WA 98424

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• One proposal per organization per year will be considered if it meets the guidelines outlined.
• Grant requests must be submitted in writing on the requesting organization's letterhead. Telephone and e-mail solicitations cannot be considered. Grant proposals can be submitted to the appropriate State Farm office nearest you, attention: Public Affairs, GNC Coordinator.

• organizations that present or produce a season of programs.
• non-profit 501(c)(3)

• • No Deadline for LOI
• To initiate contact with the Foundation, send a letter of inquir
• does not use a grant application form
• document should not exceed 2 pages, single-spaced,
• etter of inquiry should not include any additional supporting information
• The Annenberg Foundation accepts letters of inquiry at all times during the year and there are no deadlines.
• he most competitive requests will include a specific dollar amount requested and a rationale for both the nature of the request and the amount being sought from the Annenberg Foundation.  Please also include the names of additional funding sources being approached for the same request.

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• Project Grants Guidelines
• rants ranging from $1,500 to $10,000. The Project Grant award amount is typically around $5,000.
•   June 13
• • June 13th LOI Deadline
    
• Humanities Washington funds may pay for no more than 50 percent of the total project cost
• Entertainment or costs related to entertainment.
• News coverage (newspaper, TV, or radio) and air   time for public service announcements

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• educational
• not-for-profit
• favors organizations and efforts that are most likely to enhance a community's cultural and economic vitality and improve the quality of life for its citizens.

  • Sept. 3oth LOI deadline
    
• • General contribution categories are education, social/cultural, healthcare, arts/humanities, civic, the environment and community activities.
• The Alaska Airlines Foundation
    A small number of cash grants ranging on average from $5,000 to $15,000
• Letters of inquiry must be received by September 30th
• • organization's name, Federal Tax ID number, address, contact person and telephone number
   
  • organization's primary purpose
   
  • geographic area and audiences the organization serves
   
  • level of request
   
  • need for grant and who benefits from grant
   
  • list of other sponsors to whom you have applied
   
  • list of Board of Directors
   
  • information about the event, including date, expected attendance, sponsor publicity and recognition
   
  • dollar amount expected to raise if used for fundraising purposes
• Ms. Donna Hartman
    Manager, Community Relations & Corporate Giving - Lower 48
    Alaska Airlines
    P.O. Box 68900
    Seattle, WA 98168
    (206) 392-5383
• Tania Barrett
    Corporate Contributions Administrator
    Horizon Air
    P.O. Box 68977
    Seattle, WA 98168
    Recorded information: (206) 248-6558

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• November 1,   2008

• Curriculum and Materials Development grants support the creation of durable tools for sustained and thoughtful study of the humanities in K-12 schools
• Project Grants.
• private nonprofit institutions/organizations
• minority organizations;
• private nonprofit institutions/organizations;
• inority organizations
• Preapplication Coordination  Informal inquiry with the headquarters office, followed by submission of a preliminary draft is encouraged.
• Applications to NEH must be submitted via Grants.gov. Guidelines

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• The deadline was April 20, 2007

• we also sponsor numerous causes throughout the year based on request  and need.

• A letter of inquiry should be submitted only if your project falls within one of the Foundation's funding areas. 
• The Annenberg Foundation accepts letters of inquiry at all times during the year and there are no deadlines.