TIANO CONSULTING GROUP

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TIANO CONSULTING GROUP

• Grant Writing In Todays Economy
• A Provocative and Interactive Workshop
• Presented by Alan Tiano, GPC and
• Lisa Therese Fowler, M.S., GPC

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The BIG Picture

• The Funding Environment

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MONEY

• Where is it?
• Donde esta?
• Où est-il ?

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Whats the Difference?

• Foundations
• Corporate
• Public Entity Grant Opportunities

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Skills For Approaching Foundations and
Corporations

• FOUNDATIONS
• Research
• Cultivation
• The Ask

• CORPORATIONS
• Research
• (The Neighborhood)
• History
• (Previous Fundees)
• Benefits
• (Theirs, not yours!)

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EXERCISE
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YOUR Elevator Speech

• You walk into a cocktail party, and Oprah
  Winfrey, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett are all
  standing there with their checkbooks waiting to
  give!
• What do you say??

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Finding Funding Opportunities

• Grants.gov
• GrantsNowUSA.com
• Grantstation.com

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Grant Writing Obstacles

• Creating a TIMELINE
• Early PREPARATION
• How to READ an RFP
• HELPFUL HINTS for the
• Pre-Bidders Conference

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Grant Application Timetable for the ABC Foundation
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INTERACTIVE EXERCISE

• GOOD RFP

• BAD RFP

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QUESTION

• What are the necessary skills to write a
  successful grant application?

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KEY SKILLS

• Addressing Need
• Target Population
• Good Research
• Collaboration
• Avoiding Pitfalls

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The Parking LotWe Answer Your Questions
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THANK YOU! GRACIAS! MERCI!

• This presentation and other helpful information
  is available on our website
• www.tianoconsulting.com