Funding For Tech Programs Proposals That Work

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Funding For Tech ProgramsProposals That Work

• AC4 National Conference
• Licia Knight
• Lawndale Christian Development Corporation
• Chicago, IL

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How to Plan for Success!

• Create a Summary Chart Checklist
• Most Important Items
• Foundation Outcome
• Targets
• Verification of Achievements
• Milestones Project Steps
• Share Success Stories
• Explanation of Change in Target ( if applicable)

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Create a What???A summary chart checklist that
describes your direct service project. It
includes
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Lets Take a Closer Look

• Foundation Outcome
• Connects Mission to Outcomes

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Lets Take a Closer Look

• Targets -
• means commitments, not just aspirations or
  hopes. Must be reasonable and achievable

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Lets Take a Closer Look

• Verification
• How will you verify that your target has been
  achieved?

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Lets Take a Closer Look

• Milestones Project Steps
• Project Steps What YOU will do
• Milestones Gains from Each Step
• Dates Progression of Targets

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Think On This???

• Good proposals are good thinking skills not
  writing skills
• Steans Family Foundation
• Project Officer

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First Things, First!

• Project Description
• Define demographics of those being served
• Community Impact
• Income Level, Age, Race
• Define the need
• Define how to meet the need

Know your impacts and tie impacts to external
focus
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Whos Going to Succeed?

• Know Your Purpose
• Make a Plan
• BE CREATIVE
• Provide Success Stories

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Writing a Proposal

• Justification
• State why you are the best candidate
• Lead the Grant Reader to why you are the best.
• Set aside different, unique parts
• Collaboration
• Justification
• Include letters of support or memorandum of
  agreement

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Submit the Proposal

• Wait for the approval

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Funding For Tech ProgramsProposals That Work

• AC4 National Conference
• Licia Knight
• Lawndale Christian Development Corporation
  Chicago, IL