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The insider's guide to winning education grants /
"Find, apply for, and win grant dollars for the classroom This accessible guide offers a proven, step-by-step process for researching, writing, applying for, and winning education grants. The book educates readers on the basics of grant writing, including what sources are the most reliable for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Brand,
2013.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Insider's Guide to Winning Education Grants; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Authors; About UNITE; Foreword; Introduction; First Period: Grants 101; ``Show Me the Money ́ ́; Types of Grants; Grants Are Right Around the Corner; Learning the Lingo; Analyzing the RFP and Grant Application; Stop and Find an RFP; Second Period: Composition; Before the Pen Hits the Paper (or Your Fingers Hit the Keyboard); Putting Your Ideas into Words: Writing Style; Tip 1: Think of Your Proposal as a Conversation with Another Teacher; Tip 2: First versus Third Person; Tip 3: Your Proposal Is Alive and Active!
- Tip 4: Leave the Slang on the StreetsTip 5: Your Project Is Not "Out of This World!"; Tip 6: Offend No One; Tip 7: Use Your English Teachers; Tip 8: Evidence Based over Adjective Based; Tip 9: Data Always Trumps Common Knowledge; Tip 10: Consistency; Word and Character Counts Count; Assemble Your Editing Team before You Start Writing; Major Components of Most RFPs; Third Period: Creative Writing; What Is a Needs Statement?; What Types of Problems Can Be Identified and Described in a Needs Statement?; What Data Are Appropriate to Be Included in a Needs Statement?
- Using Anecdotal Evidence in the Needs StatementWhat If the Grant Application Does Not Ask for a Needs Statement?; Needs Statement Wrap-up; Writing Goals and Objectives; Goals versus Objectives; Where Do I Put My Goals and Objectives in the Proposal?; The Project Description; Start with the Basics; Chronological Implementation Plan; Expanding Your Project's Impact; Naming the Project; Evaluation and the Project Description; Examples of Project Description Prompts; Putting It All Together; Fourth Period: Economics; What Is a Budget?; Stakeholders; Identifying What to Buy; Budget Prompts.
- Budget PresentationAdvanced Budget Techniques; "The Cost of Doing Business"; Hiring People; Indirect Costs; Matching; In-Cash Matches; In-Kind Matches; Fifth Period: Personal Finance; Pay Day!; Who Will Be the Fiscal Agent?; Getting Intimate with the Numbers; Double Check; Security; Reporting; Checkpoint; Sixth Period: Statistics; Using Statistics to Support Your Proposal; What Is the Purpose of Assessment in Your Project?; Overall Process; Step 1: Building an Assessment; Step 2: Collect Your Data; Step 3: Adjust the Project According to Your Data (If Applicable); Step 4: Analyze Your Data.
- Step 5: Report the FindingsSeventh Period: Communication; Thanking All Involved; The Dreaded Rejection Letter; Victory: The Award Letter; Ongoing Communication and Updates; Building a Relationship with Your Funder and Other Stakeholders; Thinking about the Future; Appendix A: Templates and Worksheets; Project or Program Planning Template; Proficient Example: Needs Statement; Example of a Likert Survey Template; Practice Worksheet: Word Count I; Practice Worksheet: Word Count II; Practice Worksheet: Needs Statement; Practice Worksheet: Budget Categories: Fourth Period.