Grant Writing Workshop

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Grant Writing Workshop

• North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist
  Church

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Video-streaming ParticipantsandOn-site
Participants

• grantworkshop_at_nccumc.org

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Acknowledgements

• Carol Goehring and NCCUMC Staff
• Maria Clay
• OTHER ITEMS..
• Cell Phones on Vibrate

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Welcome

• Face to Face and Live Video Streaming
• Bill Norton, Crew Introductions and Venue
  Instructions
• Housekeeping Notes
• Lunch and Breaks
• Much Appreciation is expressed to
• Westminister United Methodist Church and Staff

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Workshop Objectives

• Learn Skills for writing and submitting grants
• Demonstrate how to research and understand the
  priorities of funders
• Develop strategic planning skills that lead to
  receiving on-going funding.

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Participants will learn to

• Session 1 AM Pre-planning

• Session 1 PM Funding Resources

• Introductions
• Discuss funding priorities
• Discuss available non-grant resources
• Determine assessment needs

• Review funding community diversity
• Research and identify potential funding sources
• Determine grant funding fitness

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Introductions

• Mine
• Sandy Bottom, NC
• Webb Chapel UMC
• Rev. Marty Greer
• Beulaville Kenansville
• PhD Nursing
• Grant Experience
• Duke
• HRSA
• KB Reynolds
• Golden Leaf
• NCHC
• NLN
• Partnerships for Children

• Yours
• Type on computer or write on card
• Name
• Church
• Role
• Grant Interest rationale
• (Why are you here)
• Share

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Funding Priorities

• TYPE OR PLACE ON CARDS
• WHAT do you want to do and WHY?
• TOP THREE
• SHARE

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Non-grant Resources

• Type or Place on Cards Personnel
• WHO is DOING.WHAT?
• Your roleOTHERS?
• PartnershipsInterdemoninational,
  Non-demoninational..secular
• SHARE
• Discussion on purpose of roles and partnerships.

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Needs Assessment

• TYPE OR PLACE ON CARDS..
• What information is required to prove need?
• Where does information come from?
• How would you obtain information?
• SHARE

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LUNCH BREAK

• Choose another attendee whose grant proposal
  interest is similar to yours.. (Email
  attendees if a video streaming participant).
• Explore..would it be possible to partner?
• What would be advantage/disadvantage to
  partnering?
• What strengths does each partner offer?

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Funders

• WHO ARE THEY? Lets Make a List..Open
  Sharing.. Consider
• Public
• Private
• State
• Federal
• What do those on the list FUND?

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Researching Sources

• Teamwork
• Take funders from list .visit their
  website
• Review Criteria
• SHARE

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Matching Fitness

• Select 3 Potential Funders for YOUR PROPOSAL
• Review..CHOOSE ONE
• Write a purpose statement.

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Daily Evaluation

• Type or Write on Card
• Daily objectives met through activities.
• Insights.
• Needs.
• Technology Support.
• Speaker.