Introduction
A grant is money that allows you to do certain very specific things that usually meet very
specific guidelines that are set out in painstaking detail and to which you must respond
very clearly in your grant proposal.
- Ellen Karsh
So what, exactly, is a grant? Some people see it as a source of free money. Some
think it’s a way for outsiders to meddle in their organization. And some just want to
forget the whole thing. Don’t listen to any of these people. Grants are not a way to get
free money. It’s a lot of hard work and it takes commitment. If you do it right the
granting organization will be supporting your mission, not imposing their ideas on your
work. And don’t forget about it either. Although grants only account for about fifteen
percent of the annual charitable contributions to not-for-profit agencies, for successful
groups that fifteen percent can represent a sizeable source of income. There are hundreds
of foundations and government agencies with billions of dollars to give away. Someone
has to get it. Why not you?
Although many people talk about “writing grants,” what you are really writing is
a proposal to get a grant. The grants aren’t written – they’re awarded, by one of a
number of different types of organizations. These include foundations, trusts, and
government agencies. A foundation is a private company, usually a not-for-profit, set up
for the sole purpose of giving away money to support certain goals or causes. But within
this broad outline there are a number of different types of foundations. There are family
foundations, which often have no staff and are run by members of the family that began
them. There are independent private foundations, which are, as the name implies,
independent and privately run, often with large staffs and a clear business structure.
There are federated foundations, which are pools of money from individual donors. (The
United Way is a good example.) And there are corporate foundations and community
foundations, and charitable trusts. And of course there is the government, which has any
number of granting organizations (the NEA, the NEH, the IMLS…). Each of these
organizations will have its own rules and regulations, and its own mission to support.
With all of these options, there is sure to be one out there for you.
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A grant is money that allows you to do certain very specific things that usually meet very
specific guidelines that are set out in painstaking detail and to which you must respond
very clearly in your grant proposal.
- Ellen Karsh
So what, exactly, is a grant? Some people see it as a source of free money. Some
think it’s a way for outsiders to meddle in their organization. And some just want to
forget the whole thing. Don’t listen to any of these people. Grants are not a way to get
free money. It’s a lot of hard work and it takes commitment. If you do it right the
granting organization will be supporting your mission, not imposing their ideas on your
work. And don’t forget about it either. Although grants only account for about fifteen
percent of the annual charitable contributions to not-for-profit agencies, for successful
groups that fifteen percent can represent a sizeable source of income. There are hundreds
of foundations and government agencies with billions of dollars to give away. Someone
has to get it. Why not you?
Although many people talk about “writing grants,” what you are really writing is
a proposal to get a grant. The grants aren’t written – they’re awarded, by one of a
number of different types of organizations. These include foundations, trusts, and
government agencies. A foundation is a private company, usually a not-for-profit, set up
for the sole purpose of giving away money to support certain goals or causes. But within
this broad outline there are a number of different types of foundations. There are family
foundations, which often have no staff and are run by members of the family that began
them. There are independent private foundations, which are, as the name implies,
independent and privately run, often with large staffs and a clear business structure.
There are federated foundations, which are pools of money from individual donors. (The
United Way is a good example.) And there are corporate foundations and community
foundations, and charitable trusts. And of course there is the government, which has any
number of granting organizations (the NEA, the NEH, the IMLS…). Each of these
organizations will have its own rules and regulations, and its own mission to support.
With all of these options, there is sure to be one out there for you.
Thank you for choosing flamencoengineers.blogspot.com. we always work hard to keep you, entertained, informed and updated. welcome
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