Fundraising: Utilizing grants to fund AT devices

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Fundraising Utilizing grants to fund AT devices

• Carla Wilhite
• Oklahoma AgrAbility Project

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Tips for Nonprofit Partners

• Does your organization have a strategic plan?
• Does your organization have a fundraising plan?
• Is your strategic plan and fundraising plan
  linked?
• Is your State AgrAbility Project in either of
  these plans?
• What foundations does your NPO let you go
  after?

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Whats my program? The chicken or egg conundrum

• Have at least an outline of the program you are
  wanting to fund
• Mission
• Need
• Goals/objectives
• Outputs
• OUTCOMES
• Evaluation

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Resources for prospecting Foundations and grants

• The Foundation Center
• http//fdncenter.org
• Public library- grants guides
• List-serves
• grants.gov
• Rural Assistance Center Health Listserv
• University library resources

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Shall we dance? What you want to know about the
funder

• Annual report
• 990 IRS Form
• Total assets
• Grant ranges
• Subject focus
• Geographic limits
• Types of support
• Types of recipients

• Whos Who on the board (DONT do an end run)
• Initial approach?
• Letter of inquiry
• Proposal
• Application
• Know the correct contact person
• Deadlines

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Shall we danceWhat the funder will want to know
about you

• Have you done your homework in matching up?
• Who are you?
• NPO?
• What kind of board?
• Type of governance?
• Do you have a strategic plan?

• How do you raise money?
• What is your administrative rate? (The lower, the
  better)
• What do you need the funding for?
• How will they be acknowledged?

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Give me a call sometime

• Next steps
• Call the foundation or grant contact person
• Introduce yourself and your NPO
• Give reason for calling
• Make your quick pitch
• Be prepared to answer questions
• Follow the funders suggestion

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If we match up?

• Follow the directions!
• Follow the directions!
• Follow the directions!

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Case Study Assistive Technology Grant Program
for Farmers with Disabilities

• NPO Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation
• Funder Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
• How did we match up?
• What were the results?

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Additional resources in your handout

• Program outline for the CRPF grant
• Farmers grant application for AT
• Program brochure
• Program results