Georgia Educational Technology Conference

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Georgia Educational Technology Conference

• Ten Tips for Successful Grantsmanship
• November 11, 2005

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Agenda Items

• Ten Tips
• Resources
• Email List
• Contact Information
• Questions/Suggestions

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Administrative Items

• Presentation Posted
• Cell Phones and Pagers
• Off or Vibrate Please
• Take Conversations Outside the Room

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Getting Started

• Needs Assessment
• Plans
• Environmental Scans
• Research
• How Are Others Doing This?

• Needs vs. Wants
• Student Achievement, Teaching, Learning
• vs.
• Equipment Acquisition and Infrastructure

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First Tip

• Read the Proposal
• Questons-Ask Them
• Do What It Says
• Create a Checklist
• Pay Attention to the Funding Priorities
• Do What It Says

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Tip Two
Vision
Attainable Goal
Measurable Objectives Measurable Objectives
Measurable Objectives
Cohesive Document
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The Third Thing

• Write for the Reviewers
• Interesting
• Compelling
• Language of the RFP
• Active Voice
• Stand Out
• Assume Reviewers Know Nothing
• Asked to Read
• Must Be Clear

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Number Four

• Visual Appeal
• Charts
• Graphs
• Quotes in Boxes
• Photocopies
• Charts and Graphs
• Complete Documents

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Review of Drafts
• Review of Final Draft
• Page Limits, Margins, Font

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Number Five

• Budget the Plan Dont Plan the Budget
• Know Values for Matching Funds
• Dunn and Bradstreet
• Tax ID for Non-Profit Status

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The Sixth Sense

• Evaluation Plan
• Measurable Objectives
• Attainable Goal

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Lucky Seven

• Ensure Your Proposal Answers These Questions
• How will this project positively impact student
  learning?
• How will the funds requested create an ultimately
  self-sustaining project?
• How does the request fit into the local
  educational plans?

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The Eighth Tip

• Nothing Succeeds Like Success
• Use Those Who Are Successful
• Read the Summaries of the Winners
• Ask Successful Writers to Read and Comment
• Learn From Your Disappointments
• Ask for the Reviewers Comments
• Do a Team De-Brief

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Number Nine

• Avoid These Pitfalls
• Proposals not written to the guidelines
• Proposals that attempt to do too much
• Proposals that are written by only one person
• Proposals that do not directly address student
  outcomes

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And Number Ten

• Use These Hallmarks of a Well-Written Proposal
• Documented links to a comprehensive school or
  district improvement plan
• The project has clearly defined teaching and
  learning goals and objectives
• The project involves more than one
  teacher/classroom
• The project has matching funds/equipment/ support
  from other sources
• The project has an evaluation component

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Resources

• iKeepBookmarks Account
• West Georgia ETTC
• US Department of Education (ed.gov)
• Forecast of Funding
• Foundation Center
• Guide to Private Money
• Email
• ettc_at_westga.edu
• Subject Add to Funding List

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• Proposals are Easy
• This is what you write
• Grants are Work
• This is what you are awarded

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Contact Information

• Curt Cearley
• Director, West Georgia ETTC
• Room 251 Education Center
• University of West Georgia
• Carrollton, GA 30118-5000
• [phone]
• ettc_at_westga.edu