Finding the Funds for Technology

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Finding the Funds for Technology
presented by Raymond T. Heipp, PhD Executive
Director
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Today's Session

• Introduction
• Avenues for Funding
• Looking at the numbers
• External Sources
• School Activities
• School Stories
• Review
• Questions

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Finding Funds
Funding can actually come from a variety of
sources. Schools need to find the correct
balance and locate good external sources based on
their need.
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Current Budgets

• Line Item Analysis
• Auxiliary Funds
• Proper Planning for Technology

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Line Item Analysis
Technology 00001 Hardware 15,000 00002
Maintenance 5,000 00003 Software 500 00004
Training 0 Total 20,500
How much? Why? What is the plan? Long-term vs.
Short-term?
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Auxillary Funds

• Project allocations
• How does it fit into the budget?
• Enrollment fear

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Proper Planning for Technology

• A Penny saved is not always frugal!
• Weak Planning actually costs money
• Watch for "replacing" bad purchases

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External Sources

• Grants
• Matching Gifts
• Partnerships

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Grants

• How to find
• How to write
• How to find the time

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Proposal Content
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Research
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Follow-Up
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Proposal Writing Process
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Matching Gifts

• Contact Local Companies
• Contact Family and relatives of students
• Have grants matched

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Partnerships

• Buying Consortium
• School Sponsorships
• Business training

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Sales Promotions

• Raffles
• Fundraisers
• Campaigns

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Fundraisers

• Number throughout year
• Expectations on children
• Detraction from classroom activities

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School Stories
What Works? What Does Not Work?
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Review

• Introduction
• Avenues for Funding
• Looking at the numbers
• External Sources
• School Activities
• School Stories
• Review
• Questions

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Questions?
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Grants Websites

• ERATE
• TLCF-Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
• Foundations
• Verizon http//foundation.verizon.com/
• Eschool News http//www.eschoolnews.com/resources/
  funding/
• Ed. Gov Grant Forecast http//www.ed.gov/fund/gra
  nt/find/edlite-forecast.html
• Ed. Gov Newsletters Journals
  http//www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/index.html
• Ed. Gov FY 2004-2006 Discretionary Grant
  Application Packages
• http//www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/inde
  x.html
• Grant Websites
• The Administration for Children and Families
  http//www.acf.dhhs.gov/
• Bureau of Indian Affairs http//www.doi.gov/burea
  u-indian-affairs.html

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Grant Websites

• The Cooperative State Research, Education, and
  Extension Service of USDA (CSREES)
• http//www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
• Economic Development Administration
  http//www.doc.gov/eda
• EDGAR Database http//www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
• Edugate http//web.lmi.org/edugate/
• Internet Nonprofit Center http//nonprofits.org
  
• National Charities Information Bureau
  http//www.give.org/
• National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug
  Information http//www.health.org
• National Endowment for the Arts
  http//arts.endow.gov/
• National Institutes of Health - Grants and
  Contracts http//www.nih.gov/grants/

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Grants Websites

• Pennsylvania Department of Education 
  http//egrants.ed.state.pa.us/
• Pitsco Technology Education http//www.pitsco.com
  /
• Researchnet http//researchadmin.asu.edu/fundinf
  o/
• SchoolGrants www.schoolgrants.org
• U.S. Department of Commerce http//www.doc.gov/
  
• U.S. Department of Education http//www.ed.gov/
  
• U.S. Department of Educational Federal Register
  Documents http//www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegiste
  r/

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Grant Websites

• U.S. Department of Education - Funding
  http//www.ed.gov/funding.html
• U.S. Government and Grant Resources
  http//psyche.uthct.edu/ous/Govt.html
• Certified Grant Specialists
• Website for Grantwriters
• Grant Experts http//www.grantexperts.com
• SchoolGrants! http//www.schoolgrants.org/
• The Grantsmanship Center http//www.tgci.com