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Essentials of
Foundation Grant Writing:
Part 1
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The Michigan Public Health Training Center
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The Ohio State University | University of Wisconsin
Stacey Barbas
Senior Program Officer
Kresge Foundation
August 2015
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AGENDA
Introductions
Foundations
Basic Principles for Grant Requests
Writing the Proposal—Project Design, Budget,
Evaluation, and Sustainability Plan
Elements of a Strong Proposal
What Makes a Successful Grant?
Why are Many Grants Unsuccessful?
The Kresge Foundation’s Health Program
Q&A
Wrap-Up
Overview
The Kresge Foundation
Kresge is a $3 billion private, national foundation that works
to expand opportunities for vulnerable people living in
America’s cities.
Through the work of our programs and partners, residents
can improve their life circumstances and join the economic
mainstream.
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TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS
Foundation
An entity that is established as a nonprofit corporation or
charitable trust under state law, with principal interest of
making grants for charitable purposes.
Private Foundations
Corporate Giving Programs
Family Foundations
Public Foundations
Community Foundations
FUNDING CRITERIA
Priorities/Values
Funding Cycles
Exclusions/Limitations
Geographic Locations
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TRENDS
New funders/changes in grant making
More emphasis on governance, staff competence,
fiscal solvency, long-range planning
Emphasis on outcomes and accountability
Evaluation
Collaboration
RESEARCHING FOUNDATIONS
Council on Foundations www.cof.org
Council of Michigan Foundations www.michiganfoundations.org
The Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org
Questions:
o Funding priorities?
o Levels of funding?
o Where do they operate, do business?
o What is their mission?
o Funding cycle?
o Are we a match? For what?
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BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH FOUNDATIONS
Process for accepting grant applications
Do they accept phone inquiries/one-on-one meetings?
Face-to-face meeting:
o Be prepared
o Think of foundation interests
o Respect priorities, limitations
o Be respectful
Why?
Do we have a program that needs funding?
Do we just need to bring in $$?
Does the project make other services vulnerable?
Will this funding increase the quality of our program/service?
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REQUEST ELEMENTS
Cover or Cover Letter
Project Summary/Abstract
Who are you? Organizational history or background
o Relation to your current project
Problem/Need for Project
Project Design (Action Plan)
Project Evaluation Plan
Project Budget
Sustainability
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From Delivery-Centric…
Public
health
Related Health
services: Primary
PT, OT, care care
etc.
system
Social
services
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Person &
community Transportation
Education
and land use
Human
Services Community
economic
development
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Accelerating Community-Centered
Approaches Within Health Systems
Accelerate and expand adoption of population health
approaches in health care and public health
Questions
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THANK YOU!
Stacey Barbas
Senior Program Officer
The Kresge Foundation
sbarbas@kresge.org
Essentials of
Foundation Grant Writing:
Part 2
Developed by:
The Michigan Public Health Training Center
Great Lakes PHTC Members: University of Illinois at Chicago | Indiana University at IUPUI | University of Michigan | University of Minnesota |
The Ohio State University | University of Wisconsin
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Overview
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Our Approach
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How we work
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Project Significance:
Significance will the proposed project significantly
impact the health of the community? Does it
demonstrate a compelling need?
Proposal Quality:
Quality is the proposal presented with clarity? Well
organized?
Project Evaluation:
Evaluation has the project/intervention been tested
or evaluated elsewhere? Is it an original idea?
Future Impact:
Impact is there a reasonable sustainability plan for
the project? If proven effective, can it be replicated?
Project Feasibility:
Feasibility does the applicant have a track record? Is
the budget reasonable? Appropriate? Is the time
commitment appropriate?
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