Financing Classroom Extras

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Financing Classroom Extras

• Presented by
• Dionne Edison B. J. Kimbrough
• At the
• Alabama Educational Technology Conference 2007
• Birmingham, Alabama

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Ten Questions, Plus One

• If you want something, you need to answer ten
  questions, plus one.
• Who has it?
• Who is likely to give it to you?
• Where do you have a connection with these people?
• When are they in a giving or spending mood?
• What message do they need to hear?
• How do you send the message?
• Who sends that message?
• How do you make it as easy as possible for people
  to respond?
• How do you acknowledge and nurture people for the
  future before and after they give?
• What resources do you have to direct this effort?
• Plus one
• What other questions do you need to ask?

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Approaching Individuals

• Identification
• Nurturing
• Preparation
• Delivery
• Follow-up
• Thank you
• Prior planning prevents poor performance.

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The CARE Test

• Techniques for raising money or requesting
  assistance must pass the CARE test
• Comfort for the donor in the cause, the
  solicitation method used, and how the approach is
  made.
• Anticipation of the request and preparedness with
  adequate information that encourages a decision
  to give.
• Readiness to give because of a conviction that
  the money will be well used for charitable
  purposes that serve the public good.
• Enjoyment in the act of giving, and a welcome to
  the invitation to give again.

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Most Valuable Resource

• Lines of Communication
• There are a variety of ways to reach people the
  more direct ways will bring you greater
  likelihood of success.
• One-to-one conversation
• Small group discussion
• Large group discussion
• Telephone conversation
• Handwritten letter
• Typewritten letter
• Mass-produced letter
• Newsletter Brochure
• News item
• Advertisement handout

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The Grant Writing

• Letter of Introduction
• Executive Summary
• Statement of Need
• Project Description
• Budget
• Organization Information

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Grant Opportunities

• From the Office of Congressman Artur Davis
  Funding Alert
• (To be placed on the mailing list contact
  Carolyn.powell_at_mail.house.gov. Send you name,
  organization and email address.)

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American Dental Association Foundation

• Deadline July 17, 2007
• The American Dental Association Foundation
  (http//www.adafoundation.org/ ) has issued a
  Request for Proposals to help improve children's
  oral health through its Samuel Harris Fund for
  Children's Dental Health.
• Established by the ADA Foundation to prevent
  childhood tooth decay, the Harris Fund annually
  provides grants of up to 5,000 to educational
  and preventative programs designed to improve
  children's dental health. In 2007, the program
  will award up to 300,000 in grants.

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American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc

• Grants to Help ChildrenEligibility We accept
  proposals from nonprofit organizations.
• Purpose The Foundations two basic purposes
• Name N/A  Deadline July 15, 2007  Max. 1,500
  to 70,000   
• Number Of Awards varies Period One
  year.Contact InformationThe Foundation office
  is open weekdays from800 a.m. to 430 p.m.
  (Indiana time).Please direct inquiries to the
  following address
• Executive SecretaryAmerican Legion Child Welfare
  Foundation, Inc.PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN
  46206
• Or, phone or fax to the following
• Phone (317) 630 - 1202Fax (317) 630 - 1369

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Bubel/Aiken Foundation Clay Aikens Able-to-Serve
Grants

• These grants of 1,000 support youth (5-25),
  teachers, youth-leaders, youth-serving
  organizations and organizations that serve those
  with disabilities in implementing service
  projects in the US for National and Global Youth
  Service Day. Funding for this grant program has
  been made possible by the Bubel/Aiken Foundation.
  To learn more, download application and grant
  guidelines, available at www.YSA.org/awards.
  Questions? Email abletoserve_at_ysa.org.

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CVS/pharmacy -- Community Grants

• Application Deadline October 31 each year
• CVS/pharmacy is currently accepting proposals for
  the following
• Programs targeting children under age 18 with
  disabilities that address any of the following
• health and rehabilitation services
• public schools promoting a greater level of
  inclusion in student activities and
  extracurricular programs
• creating opportunities or facilities that give
  greater access to physical movement and play
• Health-care services for uninsured people
• Who May Apply Nonprofit organizations in the
  communities served by CVS/pharmacy
• For more information, go tohttp//www.cvs.com/co
  rpInfo/community/community_grants.html
• Help students stay healthy and fit with the
  resources athttp//channing-bete.com/education/s
  tudent-health.html?srcem

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Dollar General Foundation

• Dollar General Back-to-School Grants
  Eligibility
• Who can apply for a grant?
• Back-to-School Grants
• Public and private schools within our 35-state
  market area.
• Beyond Words The Dollar General School Library
  Relief Program
• Public school libraries that are recovering from
  major disasters.
• K-12 schools. Must be located in Dollar Generals
  35-state operating territory and must be within
  20 miles of the nearest Dollar General Store. 
• A store locator is available at
  www.dollargeneral.com
• Deadline August 10, 2007   Maximum Award Varies
  Number Of Awards Multiple Period One year.
• URL http//www.dollargeneral.com/community/back-t
  o-school20grants20application202007.doc

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Digital
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM Science, math
and technology access are among the favored
topics for Digital's corporate contributions
program. Over 3 million in cash and equipment is
available to schools, districts, colleges, and
other education-related agencies. Be sure to get
full information before submitting any project
ideas! Contact Programs Manager, Corporate
Contributions, Digital Equipment, 111Powdermill
Road, MSO 1/L14, Maynard, MA, 01754-1418
508/493-6550 e-mailcontribution at digital.com
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Lowes

• Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation
  Toolbox for Education Grant Program
  http//www.toolboxforeducation.com/. The Toolbox
  for Education Grant Program, administered by
  Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation,
  supports school and parent groups that develop
  school projects that encourage parent involvement
  and build stronger community spirit. Examples of
  funded projects include school nature trails,
  peer tutoring, disability awareness, after-school
  programs, etc.

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The Harris Wofford Awards

• Established in 2002, the Harris Wofford Awards
  were created to honor former Senator Harris
  Wofford one of our nations greatest public
  servants. The award recognizes extraordinary
  achievements in three categories Youth (ages
  12-25), Organization (non-profit, corporate or
  foundation), and Media (media organization or
  individual) for actively contributing towards
  making service and service-learning the common
  expectation and common experience of every young
  person. This award is made possible by State Farm
  Companies Foundation. Questions, please email
  WoffordAwards_at_ysa.org
• Applications for 2008 will be available in August
  2007.

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State Farm

• Youth Service America Invites Applications for
  State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant
• Youth Service America and the State Farm
  Companies Foundation are offering the State Farm
  Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth
  across the United States.
• These grants of up to 1,000 each support youth
  (ages 5-25), teachers, or school-based
  service-learning coordinators in implementing
  service-learning projects for National and Global
  Youth Service Day, April 25-27, 2008.
• Projects can address any number of themes
  including the environment, disaster relief,
  health, teen issues, education, interfaith
  dialogue, intergenerational relationships,
  homelessness, and literacy, amongst others.
• The application and grant guidelines are
  available at the YSA Web site. Funding for this
  grant program has been made possible by State
  Farm Questions? Email GoodNeighbor_at_ysa.org.

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Toshiba

• TOSHIBA AMERICA FOUNDATION Middle school and
  high school science and mathteachers are targets
  for Toshiba America Foundation grant support.
  Proposalsfor grants under 5,000 are accepted
  throughout the year. Proposals forlarger grants
  (over 10,000) have August 1 and February 1
  deadlines.
• For information contact John Sumansky. Toshiba
  America Foundation, 1251 Avenue of the Americans,
  Suite 4100, NYC, NY 10020 phone [phone].
  Phone [phone]
• E-mail foundation_at_tai.toshiba.com
• URL http//www.toshiba.com/tafpub/upload/page/100
  045/25964_Executive.pdf

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Toyota Tapestry Grants

• Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National
  Science Teachers Association are pleased to
  announce the 17th Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for
  Science Teachers program. This year, 50 large
  grants of up to 10,000 each and 20-25
  mini-grants of up to 2,500 will be awarded to
  K-12 teachers of science in the United States.

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Target Community Giving

• Target grant making focuses on early childhood
  education, the arts and family violence
  prevention. For eligibility requirements and
  grant making guidelines visit http//target.com/ta
  rget_group/community_giving/local_giving.jhtml
• Redesign Your School Contest
• Target is partnering with the American
  Architectural Foundation to sponsor the 2007
  Redesign Your School Contest. An initiative of
  the Great Schools by Design program, the contest
  aims to generate inventive ideas for innovative
  learning spaces while encouraging collaborative
  discussion among students, educators, parents and
  designers.
• Learn more at www.redesignyourschool.org.
• Target Field Trip Grants are one part of the
  Target commitment to supporting education. This
  innovative new program provides educators with
  grants of up to 1,000 each to fund a field trip
  for their students.

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Talbots
Talbots Charitable Foundation 2006 Womens
Scholarship Fund Program. Talbots, Inc.
http//www.talbots.com/ has lunched its 2006
Womens Scholarship Program, a fund that annually
awards 100,000 in college scholarships to
outstanding women seeking a bachelors or
associates degree later in life. Applications
for the scholarships are available at all Talbots
U.S. stores and can also be downloaded online at
the Talbots Web site http//fconline.fdncenter.or
g/pnd/5001628/talbots.
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Teaching Tolerance Grant Program

• This project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
  offers grants for implementing tolerance and
  youth activism projects. Award amount of 500 to
  2,500
• There is no application deadline
• http//www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp

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Walmart

• Walmart has programs to help support education
  and teachers in their communities. Ask at your
  local store for application forms and information
  about the types of projects they support.

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Hasbro

• Hasbro Childrens Foundation grants to support
  the development and/or expansion of programs for
  children. Maximum award 500 to 35,000.
  Eligibility Programs must provide direct
  services to children under age 13. They must
  serve children and families who are economically
  disadvantaged. They must be innovative and
  provide a model from which others can learn.
  Deadline N/A. For more detailed information
  visit http//www.hasbro.org.

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Foundation for Exceptional Children
FOUNDATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN MINI-GRANTS
The Foundation for Exceptional Children is
offering between twenty and thirty 500 grants to
teachers working with talented/gifted students or
those with disabilities. Funds will be used to
implement innovative summer, weekend, or after
school activities. Application information is
available from Mini-grant Committee, Foundation
for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive,
Reston, VA 20191 703/620-1054 Information is
also available on the World Wide Web
athttp//www.cec.sped.org/fd/minigapp.htm.
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PepsiCo Foundation

• Diversity and Inclusion
• PepsiCo Foundation's mission in Diversity and
  Inclusion is to support education and community
  organizations which advance opportunities in
  three core areas
• Undergraduate and graduate education, skill
  development and economic mobility
• Women minority owned business
• Workplace equality
• Specifically, the Foundation provides support to
  a select number of colleges and universities
  which provide opportunities for individuals of
  all backgrounds to gain leadership skills and
  experience. Programs at the high school level
  with an emphasis on skill development for
  students of color and students from low-income
  households also receive Foundation support. The
  Foundation also considers organizations which
  help foster a positive environment for
  minority-owned and women-owned businesses as well
  as workplace climate for gay, lesbian, bisexual
  and transgender community.
• http//www.pepsico.com/PEP_Citizenship/Contributio
  ns/GrantGuidelines/index.cfm

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State Farm

• Grant requests for local initiatives are
  considered by State Farm field offices. Each
  office determines the types of grants it will
  fund, based on available funding.

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Verizon Foundation

• Thinkfinity - provides high quality,
  standards-based classroom resources created or
  reviewed by the Thinkfinity Consortium - a group
  of leading national and international education
  organizations.
• More than 55,000 free, online resources spanning
  every K-12 academic discipline include
• Multidisciplinary classroom materials, from
  lesson plans and assessments, to student
  interactive materials and Internet-based
  resources - all aligned to national standards.
• Time-saving Search allows users to quickly find
  materials by grade level, subject matter or
  keyword.
• Comprehensive Professional Development resources
  for teachers that offer online courses for all
  experience levels.
• http//foundation.verizon.com/02001.shtml

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Wachovia Foundation

• Education 
• Eliminate the pre-K - 12 "achievement gap" in
  education through public school sponsored or
  facilitated curriculum-based programs
• Advance teaching through recruitment,
  professional development, support, and retention
  of teachers
• Facilitate merit-based access to higher education
  for under represented groups
• http//www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_430
  _432,00.html

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Alabama Foundations that Give Grants

• The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
• Alabama Power Foundation, Inc.
• McWane Foundation
• The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
• The J.L. Bedsole Foundation
• The Hugh Kaul Foundation
• The Caring Foundation
• The Community Foundation of South Alabama
• Protective Life Foundation
• Corman Foundation, Inc.

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Alabama Foundations Cont

• Regions Foundation
• Vulcan Materials Company Foundation
• George W. Barber, Jr. Foundation
• Robert R. Meyer Foundation
• Compass Bank Foundation
• Community Foundation of Southeast Alabama
• Hill Crest Foundation, Inc.
• Robert and Charlotte Lowder Foundation
• The Robert Mildred Blount Educational
  Charitable Foundation, Inc.T
• he James I. Harrison Family Foundation

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Alabama Foundations Cont

• Central Alabama Community Foundation, Inc.
• AmSouth Bancorporation Foundation
• The Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation
• Abraham A. Mitchell Charitable Foundation
• A.H. Bean Foundation, Inc.
• Crampton Trust
• E.A. Roberts Charitable Trust
• The Comer Foundation
• D.W. McMillan Foundation

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Alabama Foundations Cont

• The Hearin-Chandler Foundation
• Alfa FoundationDwight M. Beeson Charitable Trust
• Benjamin and Roberta Russell Foundation
• The Thompson Foundation, Inc.
• Susan Mott Webb Charitable
• TrustSaks Incorporated Foundation
• Solon Martha Dixon Foundation
• The Mitchell Foundation, Inc.
• Charles C. Anderson Family Foundation

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Besides Grants

• Creative and useful ideas for securing extra
  dollars. Build on your strengths, make it worth
  your while, do something you enjoy, team up with
  others, and start small.
• Sales
• Yard Sales/Consignment
• Pictures
• Events
• Combine fun with profits. Can be hard work.
• Take A Chance
• Auction
• Raffles
• Appeals
• Ask for funds directly. Check out applicable
  rules and regulations.
• Partnerships
• Associations
• Businesses
• Churches

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Remember

• If you dont ask or apply your need us unknown or
  it is assumed you have what you need. Develop
  personal contacts.
• Show your appreciation. Make a call, send a
  card, letter or email, or make a personal visit.
• Demonstrate accountability. Provide
  documentation/ take and send pictures.

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References

• Homan, M. (2004) Promoting community change
  Making it happen in the real world. Belmont, CA.
  Wadsworth/Thompson Learning
• Davis, A. (2005) Funding alert. 7th Congressional
  District, AL.
• http//grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/propo
  salwebsites.html
• Center for Sustainable Human Rights Action,
  www.ceshra.org

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Thank you for attending our session. We
appreciate your participation. Enjoy the rest of
the conference!