SFC- March 27, 2008 Newsletter

SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER

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Use Our Grant Database for Free All Summer Long
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If you order a 12-month subscription to The School Funding Center Grant Database now, we are giving you the entire summer free. You get a 15-month subscription for the 12-month price.

How much would it be worth to your school to get $10,000, $50,000, or $100,000 in grant money? To get that kind of money, you have to know where the grants are, who gives out the grant money, and what kinds of activities they support.
You can get all of that information from The School Funding Center Grant Database.

Go to:

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

to do some sample free grant searches.

Then, subscribe to our huge grant database. It allows you to look for grants 24/7, and it is updated daily with the latest federal, state, and foundation grants for your school.

15-month subscription     $397.00 (June, July, & August free)
6-month subscription     $249.00
2-month trial            $ 99.00

When you order the 15-month subscription, you get Dr. Deborah Porter's SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS free with your subscription. It is a step-by-step grant-writing manual by one of the foremost grant writers in the country.

To order: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com (credit card)
    or call: toll-free 1-877-856-7400 (credit card)
    or fax:   1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
    or mail: The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street,
              Pittsburg, TX 75686

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Quote of the Month
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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
---James Baldwin

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Editorial
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Writing Grants on Contingency

In the not-too-distant future you will begin to see The School Funding Center offer to write grants for schools on a fee + contingency basis. We will charge a flat, upfront fee of $500, and then charge a percentage of the grant only if it is funded.

For example, if a school wanted to write a grant for $10,000, The School Funding Center would collect $500 up front, and then charge 8% of the $10,000 ONLY if the grant is funded.
The school would pay a total of $1,300, but would receive $10,000.

Many grant writers and grant-writing organizations believe this is unethical. I beg to disagree. Schools are strapped for cash. They need money but often can't afford to fork over $3,000, $5,000, even $10,000 to have a grant written by a professional grant writer with no guarantee that they will receive a single dollar in return.

Of course, the contingency percentage of the grant cannot come from the grant money. That's a fact. The school will have to sign an agreement that the contingency money will come from sources other than the grant. That's not a point of debate before or after the grant is written. That's why The School Funding Center will make it a part of a written agreement.

Another argument against contingency is that a grant writer has limited control over whether a grant will be funded even after he/she has worked extremely hard to complete the application. Ah, but that has nothing to do with ethics, does it?

If we don't believe a school has at least a 50/50 chance of having the grant funded, we won't write it. Why spend the time or the school's $500?

Finally, there is a fear that when a grant writer writes on contingency, he/she will pad the budget as much as possible so the total fee will be as high as possible. When The School Funding Center writes a grant on contingency, the school will determine the budget and the total amount requested in the grant---not the grant writer. A good grant writer works with a school to write a grant, not for the school.

Soon you will see The School Funding Center offering to write grants on fee + contingency. Rest assured we will treat all schools in a legal, ethical, and friendly manner.

We know schools, especially smaller schools, don't have the money to hire full-time grant writers. The School Funding Center wants to help, and we hope we have found a solution that is good and fair to everyone.

Don Peek

To do a free grant searches using The School Funding Center Grant Database, go to:

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

Enter your email address.

Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com

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Feature Article
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Visiting the Website, Placing the Call

One of the unique features of The School Funding Center Grant Database is that it gives you a live link to most grantor websites, gives you the main person in charge of the grants, and gives you a phone number (and an email
address) for that main person.

I never begin applying for a grant without visiting the grantor's website. I get every detail I can from it, and I'm often able to even download the forms I need to apply for the grant. The website helps me see how well my needs match up with the grantor's giving policies.

This is a key to successfully writing grants. Know the grantor well. Make sure your needs match the grantor's giving. Their website will help you do that.

After you have familiarized yourself with the website and the grantor policies, pick up the phone and call the person designated as the contact for the grant. We list email addresses for these important people, but I suggest you call them. It is much more personal, and you are much more likely to get your questions answered to your satisfaction. Get as much information as possible.

This phone call will give you lots of valuable information, but it will also get your name and your school's name in front of the contact person. If this is a foundation, it is likely this person will sit on the committee to decide which schools receive grant money. It never hurts for that person to be familiar with your name and your needs.

I never begin applying for a grant without a visit to the grantor's website and a phone call to their contact person.
I believe it increases the chances of actually having the grant funded by at least 25-50%. That's a lot. I highly recommend that you follow this procedure, too.

Don Peek

The School Funding Center Grant Database is the premier school grant database. It is more comprehensive and up-to-date than any other grant database that you will find.

Join us today.

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com

The School Funding Center's database at http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com
will help you match your needs to the grants that are available. We include live links to e-mail and Web sites of
granting organizations whenever available.
Usually address, phone, and/or fax is included.

To do free limited grant searches, go to:

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

and type in your email address.

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Tips
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1. Before you write a grant, visit the grantor's website.
2. Before you write a grant, call the contact person.
3. If your needs do not match a grantor's giving policies,
   move on to another opportunity. Don't waste your time
   applying for grants that don't truly match your needs.

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The School Funding Center Grant Database lists every grant available to your school in the United States. It is updated daily and currently contains over 110,000 grant opportunities.

If you are really serious about getting grant money for your school, you should subscribe to our grant database.

15-month subscription     $397.00   (summer is free)
6-month subscription     $249.00
2-month trial            $ 99.00

When you order the 12-month subscription, you get Dr. Deborah Porter's SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS free with your subscription. It is a step-by-step grant-writing manual by one of the foremost grant writers in the country.

To order: http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com (credit card)
    or call: toll-free 1-877-856-7400 (credit card)
    or fax:   1-903-856-5272 (signed purchase order)
    or mail: The School Funding Center, 449 Rusk Street,
              Pittsburg, TX 75686

United States' schools will get more than 6.5 billion dollars in grant money this year. Why should yours be left out?

Don't forget that you can do limited free searches in our huge school grant database by going to:

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com

and typing in your email address on our main page.

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Top Grant-writing Manual in the Nation
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SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GRANTS is a step-by-step grant-writing manual for both new and experienced grant writers. The author, Dr. Deborah Porter, is one of the most successful grant writers in the United States. More than 90% of the grants she writes are funded each year. You need this manual, $38.00 total cost, including shipping.

http://www.schoolfundingcenter.com/jump.asp

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Q & A
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Q. Should I attend classes or a seminar to learn to write grants?

A: Absolutely, IF you can find teachers with good credentials
   and past attendees who were pleased with the instruction
   and were able to successfully apply for grants when they
   finished the class or seminar.

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Grant Announcements
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Grant Name: Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT)

Funded by: National Science Foundation

Description: Through the Advanced Learning Technologies
(ALT) program, CISE and EHR support learning technologies research that (1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. Integrative research approaches that build across disciplines and establish tight linkages among theory, experiment, and design are strongly encouraged.

Program Areas: Technology, All Other

Recipients: Public School, Higher Education, Other

Proposal Deadline: 4/25/2008

Average Amount: $100,000.00 - $200,000.00

Contact Person: John C. Cherniavsky

Telephone: 703-292-5136

Email: jchernia@nsf.gov

Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06535/nsf06535.htm#pgm_desc_txt

Availability: All States

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Grant Name: Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Grants

Funded by: Lemelson-MIT Program

Description: InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers, and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project. Up to 23 grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to selected teams. Grant funding is intended for research, materials, and learning experiences related to developing the team's invention. High school science, mathematics, and technology teachers - or teams of teachers - at public, private, and vocational schools are eligible to apply. NOTE: Initial applications for 2009 InvenTeams will open in October 2007, and due in Spring 2008.

Program Areas: Math, Science/Environmental, Technology

Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School

Proposal Deadline: 4/25/2008

Average Amount: $1.00 - $10,000.00

Telephone: 617-452-2146

Email: inventeams@mit.edu

Website: http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html

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Grant Name: Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants

Funded by: Newspaper Association of America Foundation

Description: Grants are awarded to partnership proposals between middle and high schools and their local newspapers to create a newspaper where none exists, or to stabilize and strengthen struggling student newspapers. Applications from minority-majority and rural schools and their local newspapers are of special interest. Student/newspaper partnerships require newspapers and secondary schools to commit to working together. Colleges and universities can also participate. Grants from the NAA Foundation provide financial assistance to encourage the development and strengthening of the partnerships. Grants can be used to cover newspaper production and distribution costs, to purchase equipment and to train the adviser and staff members. Updated application forms are available on this Web site at the beginning of the calendar year. Applications are due by April 30 each year.

Program Areas: Journalism

Recipients: Public School, Higher Education

Proposal Deadline: 4/30/2008

Proposal Deadline Description: April 30 is annual deadline

Total Amount: $140,490.00

Average Amount: $100.00 - $2,500.00

Contact Person: Margaret G. Vassilikos

Telephone: 571-366-1010

Email: margaret.vassilikos@naa.org

Website: http://www.naafoundation.org/Awards-and-Grants.aspx

Availability: All States

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