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SCHOOL FUNDING NEWSLETTER
June 25, 2008 (click here to see our archived newsletters)
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You Can Still Get the Summer Free
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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 14-month subscription for the 12-month price.
Remember, our goal is to include in our database every grant for every school in the United States. Now, that's comprehensive. We also update our database daily.
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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I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.
---Chinese Proverb
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Editorial
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How Does Your School Spend Its Money?
It has always amazed me the way a school decides to allocate its yearly budget. In the business world, a budget is used to maximize profits. A certain amount has to be spent on marketing, on research and development, and on management to make sure that adequate profits are realized. If the budget is misspent and profits are not forthcoming, the business goes into a tailspin. If this happens several years in succession, the business will go bankrupt.
Unfortunately, the same is not true for schools. Large amounts of money that should be spent to insure better test scores, more graduates, and more staff development for teachers is spent in areas where there is no adequate or measurable return on the investment.
Unfortunately, elected school boards that typically have to approve the local budget are not trained in what they should be looking for.
School budgets should be allocated in ways that will have a major impact on measurable outcomes. Let's say your 5th grade on the average is reading two years below grade level. Additional money may be allocated to lower class numbers, increase library circulation, and increase one-on-one tutoring.
As a result, test scores go up and 5th grade students now only read one year below grade level. You can now measure exactly how much money it cost you to improve the reading levels of the 5th grade.
School budgets are always tough. There's never enough money to address all the problems that face your school. That's why it's very important to allocate budget monies in such a way to achieve maximum, measurable results.
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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Will Grants Be Enough?
There are forces at work right now that may make it a tough
year for school finance. The value of homes throughout the
nation has dropped between 15 and 20% in many areas. With
property values down, less taxes will be collected. Some
property owners will not be able to pay their property taxes
because they haven't even been able to make their house payments.
Add to the property value problems the fact that cities and
states aren't collecting as much sales tax or any other tax
from businesses and corporations because of the slowdown in the
economy. As a result many schools will collect less money
than they did last year while prices for fuel and many supplies
will actually go up significantly.
The question is not whether you should write grants for your
school this year. The question is can you write and receive
enough grants to offset the shortfall that is almost surely
coming. What can you do about it?
I suggest you do three things.
First, if you are not already a subscriber to The School
Funding Center Grant Database, subscribe today. Our database
will allow you to spend a maximum of your time filling out
grant applications and a minimum of your time actually looking
for grants that are a fit for your school. The subscription
fee is so small in comparison to the time our database will
save you, it's just a fact that you should spend the money
and save the time. It's the efficient thing to do.
Second, recruit and train several people to write grants at
your school. You need to be working on a grant application
at all times---in fact, several of them. A person cannot write
his/her second grant until he/she writes the first one. Get
other people involved so you can get enough grant applications
out there that it will really make a difference.
Third, consider using The School Funding Center's grant writers.
We write on contingency, so you will only risk a $500 up-front
fee in order for us to write any grant for you. If you get grant
money, you will owe us a percentage based on the amount of money
you receive (this money cannot come from the grant itself). If
you don't receive the grant money, you won't owe us another penny.
We do only write grants on contingency for those schools with a
12-month subscription to our database.
There are just two keys to getting large amounts of grant money
for your school. You have to make sure the grants you apply for
match up well with the needs of your school. And, you have to fill
out enough grant applications, so that if you only get 25-30% of them
funded, you'll still have plenty of money to cover your needs.
The bad news is that tough economic times are already here for most
schools. The good news is that you can address this problem in a
positive manner with the number and quality of grant applications
you submit this year.
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. Subscribe to a grant database to get information quickly
and easily.
2. Have several people in your school writing grants
simultaneously.
3. If you cannot write as many grants as you need, contract
with an outside grant writer to help you.
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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. What is the quickest way to use grants to get several
thousand dollars for a project that needs to begin in the
fall.
A: Apply for several foundation grants this summer. Many
have deadlines every 3 months, and there's a ton of foundation
money out there for schools.
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Grant Announcements
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Grant Name: Charter Schools Program
Funded by: U.S. Department of Education
Description: The purpose of the CSP is to increase national
understanding of the charter school model and to expand the
number of high-quality charter schools available to students
across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the
planning, program design, and initial implementation of
charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter
schools, including their effects on students, student
academic achievement, staff, and parents. The non-State
Educational Agency (non-SEA) grants for planning, program
design, and implementation, and non-SEA grants for
dissemination provide funds for these purposes to eligible
applicants in States in which the SEA does not have an
approved application under the CSP.
Program Areas: General Education
Recipients: Private/Charter School
Proposal Deadline: 7/31/2008
Total Amount: $1.5 million
Average Amount: $150,000.00
Contact Person: Julius Cotton
Address: 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970
Telephone: 202-245-6140
Email: julius.cotton@ed.gov
Website: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=42034
Availability: All States
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Grant Name: 7-12 Math and Science Grants
Funded by: Toshiba America Foundation
Description: The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is
to promote quality science and mathematics education in U.S.
schools. Grants are made for programs and activities that
improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics,
grades K-12. The Foundation focuses its grant making on
inquiry-based projects designed by individual teachers, and
small teams of teachers, for use in their own classrooms.
There is no deadline for grants smaller than $5,000.
Program Areas: Math, Science/Environmental, Technology
Recipients: Public School, Private/Charter School, Other
Proposal Deadline: 8/1/2008
Proposal Deadline Description: Feb. 1, or Aug. 1 for grants
larger than $5,000
Total Amount: $1 million
Address: c/o Prog. Office, 1251 Ave. of the Americas,
41st Fl., New York, NY 10020-4110
Telephone: 212-596-0620
Email: foundation@tai.toshiba.com
Website: http://www.taf.toshiba.com
Availability: All States
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Grant Name: Best Buy Children's Foundation Education Grants
Funded by: Best Buy Children's Foundation
Description: Best Buy Children's Foundation supports and
strengthens communities by contributing to a variety of
organizations and programs that foster engaged, fun learning
experiences for children through the use of interactive
technology. The majority of funded proposals are initiated
by the Foundation. However, we are interested in learning
about existing and emerging national programs that creatively
use interactive technology to make learning a fun and engaging
experience for children.
Program Areas: After-School, General Education, Math, Reading,
Science/Environmental, Social Studies, Technology
Recipients: Public School, Other
Proposal Deadline: 8/1/2008
Proposal Deadline Description: Nov. 1, Feb. 1, May 1,
Aug. 1 - annual deadlines
Total Amount: $11 million
Average Amount: $500.00 - $3 million
Contact Person: Community Relations Department
Address: 7601 Penn Ave. S., Richfield, MN 55423-3645
Telephone: 612-291-6108
Website: http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/our_foundation.asp
Availability: All States
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Feedback
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Don Peek
dpeek@schoolfundingcenter.com
I look forward to hearing from you.
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General Info
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