SFC- April 29, 2008 Newsletter

SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER

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Quote of the Month
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It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
---Howard Ruff

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Editorial
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Where Does the Principal Stand?

When I think of an individual campus needing grant money, I always think of the principal. The principal is almost always involved in finalizing the campus budget (though s/he rarely gets all the money s/he wants or needs). What person would better know the real needs of the campus or the need to fund programs with grant money that were not funded in the regular budget?

Those of you who have read this newsletter over the years know I was a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent over the 20 years I was directly involved in education. I was in a poor district when I was a middle school principal with a large amount of students on free/reduced lunch. In the 3 years that I served that campus, we were able to bring in almost $300,000 worth of grants, free or reduced instructional materials, and outright gifts to our school.

As principal, I lead the charge to get that money because I wanted our teachers and students to have everything they needed to provide and to receive a first-class education.
Our test scores went up dramatically during that time. I won't say it was directly caused by getting all that extra grant money, but I know the money didn't hurt anything.

Every teacher received everything for which s/he asked.
Teachers were paid for anything extra they did. Our goal was to do everything we did in a superior manner, and I believe we achieved that goal.

If you are a principal reading this, take a leadership role and get your campus the grant money it needs. If you are not a principal reading this, print it off and give it to your principal (not necessarily with your name on it).

Principals need to lead the charge on their campuses and that includes getting the needed grant money to give their teachers and students the greatest chance of success.

Don Peek

To do 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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Finished Your Budget Yet?

Regardless if you are a teacher, principal, superintendent, or somewhere there among the others, you are probably working on or have recently completed your next year's budget. The problem with most budgets is that the needs are too many and the dollars are too few.

I am especially concerned for districts that use property taxes for the majority of their budgets and whose property values are taking a huge hit right now because of the housing bubble. I know quite a few superintendents will end up with ulcers over this situation, and, of course, these kinds of budget problems are passed all the way down to the classroom level.

My answer to this problem is to encourage everyone in the district to begin applying for grants---now! It shouldn't just be the district grant writer, or the curriculum director, or the special programs person writing grants.
It should also be superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers applying for those grants.

There is a huge amount of grant money available to all types of schools. The grants range from $500 to millions of dollars.
There's grant money for reading, after-school, science, social studies, volunteerism, foreign language, professional development. The list goes on and on.

But, you won't get a nickel if you don't apply.

Grant money is really not that hard to get if you really need it and consistently apply for it. I believe the key is closely matching your needs to the purpose of the granting entity. When you do that, you are 100 times more likely to get the grant money you need.

The problem is finding all of the thousands and thousands of grants available to you and then matching those to your needs.

That's why The School Funding Center Grant Database is so important to schools. All the available grants are in one sortable database, and the database helps you to quickly and easily match your needs to the available grants.

Whether you use our grant database or not, I encourage you to get more people throughout the district involved in your grant writing. This will be a tough year for many schools, and grant money will help get you through these tough times.

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. Find a reliable way to find the grants you need quickly
   and easily. Spend your time writing grants, not finding
   them.
2. Share the responsibility. Several different people
   should be writing grants at your school.
3. Be persistent. The more applications you complete, the
   greater your chance for funding.

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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. Can I apply for grants during the summer.

A: Yes, in fact, many foundation grants have summer
deadlines.

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Grant Announcements
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Grant Name: Grants for the Betterment of All Children

Funded by: American Legion Child Welfare Foundation

Description: The Foundation accepts proposals from non-profit organizations that meet one of two basic
principles: 1) To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and 2) To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.

Program Areas: General Education, All Other

Recipients: Other

Proposal Deadline: 7/15/2008

Proposal Deadline Description: July 15 - annual deadline/mail requests from April 1 to July 1

Average Amount: $1,500.00 - $70,000.00

Telephone: 317-630-1202

Website: http://www.cwf-inc.org/docs/?section=grantseekers

Availability: All States

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Grant Announcement
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Grant Name: Braitmayer Foundation Education Grants

Funded by: Braitmayer Foundation

Description: The Foundation is interested in K-12 education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are:
1) Curricular and school reform initiatives. 2) Preparation of and professional development opportunities for teachers, particularly those which encourage people of high ability and diverse background to enter and remain in K-12 teaching.
The Foundation is pleased to have its grants used as seed money, challenge grants, or to match other grants to the recipient organizations. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, multi-year grants, nor grants for endowment purposes or building programs. Unless a small percentage of the total amount requested, normally the Foundation does not make grants for childcare, pre-kindergarten, or after school programs nor for equipment including hardware, software, and books.

Program Areas: Professional Development, All Other

Recipients: Public School

Proposal Deadline: 6/1/2008

Proposal Deadline Description: June 1 and Nov. 15 - annual deadlines

Average Amount: $500.00 - $35,000.00

Contact Person: Sabina Taj, Advisor

Address: 6470 Freetown Road, Suite 20087, Columbia, MD 21044

Telephone: 410-730-3723

Website: http://www.braitmayerfoundation.org/guid.htm

Availability: All States |

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Grant Name: Learning & Leadership Grants

Funded by: The NEA Foundation

Description: These grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: 1) Grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research.
2) Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.
Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K–12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association. The NEA Foundation encourages grant applications from teachers with less than seven years of experience in the profession, and education support professionals. Applicants: Mail the original and five (5) copies of your application to the address listed below.
Please do not staple or bind your application. Applications that do not comply with the guidelines or that include materials not specifically requested by The NEA Foundation will not be reviewed. Applications sent by e-mail or fax, or incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Program Areas: Professional Development

Recipients: Public School, Higher Education

Proposal Deadline: 6/1/2008

Proposal Deadline Description: Feb. 1, June 1 and Oct. 15 annually

Average Amount: $2,000.00 - $5,000.00

Address: 1201 Sixteenth Street NW, Suite 416, Washington, DC 20036-3207

Telephone: 202-822-7840

Email: info-neafoundation@list.nea.org

Website: http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/Learning&Leadership_Guidelines.htm

Availability: All States

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Grant Name: Captain Planet Foundation Education Grants

Funded by: The Captain Planet Foundation

Description: The foundation supports projects that:
1) Promote understanding of environmental issues;
2) Focus on hands-on involvement; 3) Involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school);
4) Promote interaction and cooperation within the group;
5) Help young people develop planning and problem solving skills; 6) Include adult supervision; 7) Commit to follow-up communication with the foundation (specific requirements are explained once the grant has been awarded).

Program Areas: Community Involvement/Volunteerism, Science/Environmental, Social Studies, All Other

Recipients: Public School, Other

Proposal Deadline: 6/30/2008

Proposal Deadline Description: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, and Dec. 31 - annual deadlines

Average Amount: $250.00 - $2,500.00

Contact Person: Taryn Murphy

Telephone: 404-522-4215

Email: tarynm@captainplanetfdn.org

Website: http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/aboutUs.html

Availability: All States |

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