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Learn 2 Key Grant Writing Steps - In Less than 1 Minute

1/18/2018

While teaching grant writing at UCLA Extension in 2014, I was one of five instructors selected to appear in a marketing campaign for the Nonprofit Fundraising and Leadership Certificate Program. They produced at least four videos of me presenting information about grant writing. Each one is 1-3 minutes each. If you will take a minute ... actually, only 59 seconds!

U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln was my inspiration for what I share in this clip. In less than a minute, you can learn two important things required for success in grant writing. Here's a link to the video-->http://bit.ly/2DQQKIc.

As you watch this short clip, see if you can identify the two important things mentioned. This is an example of the easy-to-understand approach that The Grantbuilder takes to help individuals to learn and master the knowledge, skills and tools needed to get grants.

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What Does a $10K Grant Have to do HIV-AIDS and a Deck of Playing Cards?

1/18/2018

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Years ago, I was a boardmember at a Los Angeles area nonprofit that was focused on maternal and child health services for low-income women. With HIV/ADS running rampant among the target population, it was important to include HIV/AIDS education into the programming.

I had an idea for a creative HIV-AIDS education prevention project that was out of the ordinary. Instead of creating another typical brochure with information that would either be ignored, or tossed in the trash. I thought a deck of customized playing cards would be a unique way to present information about HIV/AIDS.

The Grantbuilder 5-Step, 10 Building Blocks process was used to secure a $10,000 grant from the State of California, Office of AIDS, for a nonprofit organization that was involved in HIV-AIDS outreach.

The nonprofit printed 2,500 decks, which their staff and volunteers distributed at various events in the Los Angeles area. THIS IS THE GRANT WRITING SYSTEM COVERED DURING EACH FREE WORKSHOP!

This is an example how "out-of-the-box" thinking resulting in a "health" grant being used to create a deck of playing cards. As you can see, the cards serve an educational function as well as providing contact info for more information about HIV-AIDS.

The Grantbuilder system teaches you to think "out-of-the-box" to make your grant applications stand out among the competition.

Again, if you know of others who may have interest in learning about the grant making process, please pass along this information.

Have an INCREDIBLE week! ... and stay in touch.
La Quetta M. Shamblee
www.TheGrantbuilder.com

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Small Sampling of Gov't & Corporate Grants

10/22/2016

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Once you know where to look, it is easy to locate more grant opportunities than you will ever have enough time to pursue. Here are three examples of grants I located during a brief search last week.

Government Grant (Federal)
Community Food Projects (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
This funding opportunity is offered to meet the food needs of low-income individuals, including … self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities.

This type of grant may be timely to pursue for a community garden project or nutrition program.

Application Deadline: 11/30/16
Total Available: $8.6 Million

Corporate Grant
A railway with operations in the Los Angeles region offers grants with a focus on education, health services, arts and youth.

Amount: Grants range from $100 to $500,000 (most grant range from $1K to $10K)
No application deadline

Mini-Grants (available from a private foundation)
A military association offers grants for K-12 teachers to implement lessons/projects specific to aerospace

Amount: $250.00
Application Deadline: November 11, 2016

Interested in learning how to use the internet to conduct research to locate hundreds of grant opportunities? Visit www.TheGrantbuilder.com for the schedule of upcoming workshops.

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Grant Money for Individual Artists

8/14/2016

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Having the nonprofit 501(c)(3) status is the basic eligibility requirement to apply for most grants available from government, corporate and foundation grants.

The arts is one of the few categories of funding that awards grants to individual applicants.

The overwhelming majority of grants are only available to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations 501(c)(3) organizations and publicly-funded entities like schools, libraries, hospitals, parks, etc.

One of the first places to look is U.S. cities and counties that have departments dedicated to the arts. Sometimes called "Arts Agencies," "Cultural Arts Departments" or something similar.

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Photo by Daniel

Larger cities are more likely to have budgets to support some type of Arts Department. Those that do, may offer grants to arts organizations, as well as to individuals, to produce community festivals, musical projects and other types of arts programs. If they do offer grants from public funds, they are required by law to make an announcement and post the information so that the public is aware of the opportunity.

To get information on upcoming opportunities, stay-tuned to The Grantbuilder Blog. Learn how to locate grant opportunities for the art at the (Saturday, August 20th, 11am - 1pm) FREE Grant Writing Workshop hosted by the City of Inglewood CA at Inglewood Library. Register by filling out the brief online registration form at: www.TheGrantbuilder.com.

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Take a Peek at a Few K-12 Grant Opportunities

8/1/2016

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Once you learn where to look, finding grant opportunities is a simple process. It can be time-consuming, but if you have access to the internet, it is very easy to find millions available in grants for all types of organizations and programs.

I will demonstrate the step-by-step "how to" use the internet and other free resources to identify grant opportunities during the FREE grant writing workshop in Inglewood, CA on Sat, August 20th.

Over the next few weeks, this blog will highlight a variety of grants. Let's start this week by taking a peek at three grants appropriate for K-12 programs. We will share website links and contact information for the funding sources, as well as details about the application process during the workshop. Afterwards, we will post that information on the website for easy access.

If you work with K-12 children, this week's blog is ready-made for you. As you peruse the following information, I encourage you to think about the type of program that you would want to create, maintain or expand. Get a head start on developing your concept by putting a little thought into it before the grant application is due.

WHAT PROGRAM WOULD YOU IMPLEMENT IF YOU WERE AWARDED THIS GRANT?

MATH & SCIENCE
Corporate Grant for K-12 Grade Teachers
(See deadlines below)
A major multi-national corporation accepts applications from teachers who are passionate about making science and mathematics more engaging for their students. Toshiba America Foundation grants support public and nonprofit private schools throughout the United States. K-12 grade teachers are invited to apply online for a grant to help bring an innovative hands-on project into their own classroom.

K-5 Grant requests for $1,000 are due on October 1st.
6-12 Grant requests for $5,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis.
6-12 Grant requests for $5,000 or more are accepted and reviewed twice a year - August 1st and February 1st.

WHAT INNOVATIVE IDEAS DO YOU HAVE FOR A STEM PROGRAM?

STEM
Government Grant (Federal)
Discovery Research PreK-12 (U.S. Department of Education)
Application Deadline: 12/05/16
Minimum Grant: $100,000; Maximum Grant: $3,000,000

This funding opportunity is offered to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by PreK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches.

WHAT TYPE OF CREATIVE PROGRAM CAN YOU DEVELOP TO WIN THIS GRANT?

LIBRARY OR SCHOOL SPECIAL PROJECT
Mini-Grants (available from a private foundation)
Application form for the 2017-18 academic year will be online in September.

This private foundation defines a Mini-Grant as an award of up to $500 given to public schools and libraries to implement a proposed program. They are looking for creative and innovative programs that take place inside the classroom out in the community, and bridge disciplines and grade levels from preschool to 12th.

Have a GREAT week!
- La Quetta M. Shamblee, TheGrantbuilder

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THE ONLY GRANT WRITING WORKBOOK THAT INCLUDES A COMPLIMENTARY 2-SESSiON MENTORING PROGRAM

Learn 2 Key Grant Writing Steps - In Less than 1 Minute

What Does a $10K Grant Have to do HIV-AIDS and a Deck of Playing Cards?

Small Sampling of Gov't & Corporate Grants

Grant Money for Individual Artists

Take a Peek at a Few K-12 Grant Opportunities

WHAT PROGRAM WOULD YOU IMPLEMENT IF YOU WERE AWARDED THIS GRANT?

WHAT INNOVATIVE IDEAS DO YOU HAVE FOR A STEM PROGRAM?

WHAT TYPE OF CREATIVE PROGRAM CAN YOU DEVELOP TO WIN THIS GRANT?

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