Deanna Parker Knapp, M.A.

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Fundable Grant Projects

• Deanna Parker Knapp, M.A.
• President CEO of Knapp Knowledge
• Co-founder of Kansas Professional Grant
  Association

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• Every not-for-profit needs funding.
• No matter how large the agency or well known -
• There is always a need for more money.

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• One way to unlock more money for an agency is
  through grants.

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• What percentage of a healthy not-for-profits
  budget is grant funds?

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The good news is

• there is lots of grant money out there
• for your projects.

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• Over the past few decades, the funding for grants
  
• has constantly grown,
• even in the last few years.

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Recent Funding

• 1983 22 billion
• 2000 202 billion

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Reasons for Increase in Giving

• 1991 -- 10 of corporations pretax moneys are
  allowable deductions
• 5 of a foundations total assets must be
  distributed into grants or gifts

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2002 Giving
265 Billion

• Given the economic difficulties and other
  uncertainties of 2002, growth in giving is proof
  of our nations philanthropic resilience.

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What does 2005 look like?

• 295,000,000,000

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Not all of this money will be given out

• Why?
• Not all of it will be sought after!!

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With 295,000,000,000 out there not all of it
being given out.
You should be asking yourself how do I get hold
of some of this money for our great program.
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Where do the grant funds come from?
Federal Funds 80 Foundations
support 11 Corporation support 6 Local
State 3
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Who will receive the majority of this money?

• Non-profits

501-c-3
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What is funded?
Project or Specific Program
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General Operating Grants
Scholarships
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Back to getting hold of some of this money

• It is through Grant Development

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Grant Development

• is a negotiation with a partner in which

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Thorough analysis Skill in problem
solving Professionalism in project design and
Old-fashion hard work
are rewarded.
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Grantmakers

• are seeking good investments

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They want to know that their money is making the
best impact possible on their area of interest
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Grantmakers are in the business of investing
seed money in projects that have a good chance to
make things better. Projects that are
innovative, create positive change, restructure,
renovate, and improve. They are business people
who are in the profession of promoting excellence
in a field in which they have an abiding
interest. They seek plausible, attainable,
testable, assessable solutions to problems they
have chosen as important to solve.
Grantseekers Toolkit
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Grant makers provide seed for people who have

• exceptional analysis,
• planning,
• organization and
• implementation skills,

to try new things or update and revise old ones.
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What do you have to prove?

• That you are the best person, agency, and project
  to address their concern(s)

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To Be Competitive

• Your project must have the potential of solving
  the problem that is very important to the grant
  maker and its constituents.

• Also your agency has to establish a track record
  of integrity, sincerity, and competence.

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 Your project is a
SOLUTION

• to their problem.

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Remember

• Giving grants that make a difference is their
  mission.

• And their bragging rights.

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Grantmakers talk

• about their successes,
• about projects that have really made a
  difference, and
• about agencies that have slacked off and not
  delivered what they have promised.

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A Heads UP

• Grantmakers (Administrators and Board Members)
  know each other.

• Never publicly bad mouth the decision of a
  grantmaker.

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What do you think is first to getting grant
funds?
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Design a Fundable Project
Never write a grant proposal without first
developing a solid project
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First Define Your Problem Statement

• Focus on the problem.
• Verse symptom(s).

Examples
Out of Toilet Paper
vs.
Inoperative Restroom at a Childrens Camp
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Problems provide a purpose for the things on our
needs list.
When looking at a needs list ask yourself

• What will happen if these things are not
  acquired?
• How will it impact the people (your clients)?

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• The core of every proposal is the
• problem statement.
• the real issues and the causes.

But focus in on one key issue. The more narrowed
down and focused the better the project design.
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After you define your problem

• Provide real evidence that the problem exists.
• Reliable statistics from Reliable sources

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• Research latest advances and other projects in
  the topic field.
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• Remember the reviewers of your grant will be on
  top of what is going on the field that is why
  they are being chosen as reviewers.

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This is where you put on your detective hat.
Where to find your reliable sources

• Current Resources- Handout
• Public Library Wichita Public Library Reference
  Desk 261-8500, 261-8510

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State Statistics Resources
FEDStats http//www.fedstats.gov/ The gateway
to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal
agencies. Including Statistical profiles of
States, counties, cities, Congressional
Districts, and Federal judicial districts.
Direct access to statistical data on topics of
your choice.
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State Statistics Resources
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation web site
http//www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/ State Health
Data including demographics, health status,
uninsured, minority and womens health Knight
Foundation Community Indicators Project Wichita
KS http//www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?storycomm
unity/wichita/data.asp
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Other Statistics Resources
Kansas Kids Count http//www.kac.org/kidscount.htm
l KIDS COUNT is an effort to track the status of
children and families in Kansas. CLIKS provides
comprehensive data on the well-being of children
collected by Kansas KIDS COUNT and other grantees
across the nation. The system allows users to
generate maps, line graphs, rankings, profiles,
and raw data for counties and states. 
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Other Resources Search Engines
Google http//www.google.com Able to search the
web, newsgroups, newspapers with its news
feature   Ask Jeeves http//www.ask.com/
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Now that you have defined your problem statement

• Define how you intend to
• SOLVE the problem.

Projects are solutions to problems.
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What will the SOLUTION do?

• How will it benefit the target population?
• What should be different after the initial months
  or years of the completed project?
• Besides the target population, whom will the
  project benefit and how?

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Your SOLUTION

• is your Project

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The more narrow the scope of the project

• the more chances for success
• and the easier it will be to evaluate progress.

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Do your homework !!!
Now that you know what you want to do-

• Who else does/might do this? Can you copy
  another successful program/model?
• Call others, use the internet.

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You do not have to reinvent the wheel.
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Make sure it is not already being done where you
are at by someone else.
Be Careful

• If someone is, how can you collaborate with
  them, do something differently, address a
  different client base

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• You have designed your Problem Statement.
• You have provided Reliable Evidence.
• You have come up with a Solution
• (Your Project).

• NOW WHAT?

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• You Create a Profile

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• Profile Consists of

• Key Information about your Organization
• Primary Contact for this grant
• Additional Contacts

• Partners Information
• Organization
• Contact
• Approval
• Yes

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• Profile Continued

• Concept Information
• Project Title
• Project Synopsis
• Population Served
• of People Benefiting
• Impact on Community
• Measure Effect
• Timeline

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• Profile Continued

• Key Questions
• What are you doing?
• For whom?
• With what intended results?
• How will you know you have reached it?

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• Profile Continued

Common Requested Items Mission Statement Vision
IRS Charitable Tax Status Letter (501-C-3)
Current Fiscal Budget Current Audited Fiscal
Statement IRS Form 990 List of Current Board
Members (and their affiliations addresses)
Population Statistics If applying to a corporate
funder if an employee of this corporation is
involved with your organization, list names and
involvement.
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• Profile Continued

• Personnel Information
• Position/ Title
• Amount of Time
• Salary
• Fringe Benefits

• Contractual Information
• Position/ Title
• Role on the Grant
• Fee for Service
• Commitment Letter

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• Profile Continued

• Items Information
• Equipment (description amount)
• Materials
• Supplies
• Facilities

• Other Information
• Travel
• Indirect Costs or Administrative Costs

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• Profile Continued

Evaluation/ Outcomes What method will you use to
determine your success on this project?
Describe your criteria for success. What do you
want to happen as a result of your activities?
How will you measure these changes? Per Goal
or Strategy? Per Objective?
Per Activity or Action Plan? What will you
do with your evaluation results? Who will be
involved in evaluating this work (staff, board,
constituents, community, consultants, third party
evaluator)?
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• COMMERCIAL

June 30th 1230 - 430pm Self Help Network
presents Outcome-based Planning
Workshop at Metroplex RSVP by June 27 at (800)
445-0116 Two individuals per agency may attend
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• Profile Continued

Flow Chart Have you Flow Charted the your
project from first contact with client to last
evaluation component? Yes ? How will your
client move through the project?
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Profile
That is the first half of the profile. We have
covered what it takes to Design a Fundable
Project. Now we want you to start filling out
your Profile. Several of us will be on the floor
to answer questions and assist you.
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Kansas Professional Grant Association www.kpgamemb
er.org
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KNAPP N O W L E D G iving you the edge E
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Thank you and happy designing