project planning to win grants
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Project Planning to Win Grants
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Our guest presenter »Micki Vandeloo, GPC
• 10 years of experience writing grants and has obtained over $4 million in grant funding for both for-profit and non-profit clients.
• Published “THE For-Profit Grant Writing Guide” in 2014.
• Board Member of the St. Louis Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), a member of the GPA Foundation board, and obtained her Grant Professionals Certified (GPC) credential in September of 2013.
• She received the 2014 Pauline G. Annarino Award from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute
Project Planning to Win Grants
Presented by: Micki Vandeloo, GPC
President, Lakeview Consulting, Inc
* Introduction
* The Role of Project Planning in the Grant Writing Process
* How to Put Together the Ideal Team
* The Elements of a Project Plan
* Uses For the Project Plan
* Tools and Tricks to Help You Succeed!
In Today’s Webinar
* Micki Vandeloo, GPC
* It’s All About the Numbers!
* 25
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* $4 million
* $3 million
* 2009
* 2013
Introduction
Ø Defines Project
Ø Uses a Cross-Functional Team to Determine the Key Plan Elements BEFORE a Funding Search or Application
Ø Use of a Structured Process Ensures All Bases are Covered and That Plan Will be Effective
The Role of Project Planning in the Grant Writing Process
Ø Lack of time
Ø Lack of structured process
Ø Lack of understanding how it fits or is beneficial
If It Is So Helpful, Why Doesn’t Everyone Do It?
* Depending on the project, representatives from:
Ø Finance
Ø Executive management
Ø Service delivery staff
Ø Collaborating organizations
Putting Together the Ideal Project Team!
* Someone with the following characteristics:
Ø Organized
Ø Leader
Ø Good delegator
Ø Willing to commit to long term project lead (consistency)
Who Should Lead the Team?
Need Tasks/Activities Timelines Budget Outcomes Project
Description
The Elements of a Project Plan
Project Planning Template Available When You Sign Up for My Newsletter!
What Need Does Your Project Meet? Ø Who are you going to serve and what are
their needs? Ø Not internal, think community, big picture Ø Do research on bigger need o Census.gov o Needs assessment with community
organizations (potential collaborators)
Ø Don’t think in terms of lack of your solution
Determining Project Need
What Need Does Your Project Meet?
Ø “Hispanic parents need to learn to speak English to gain independence and support their school age children.”
Examples of Need Statements
Your Project Activities Will Dictate Your Project Budget
Ø Provide estimates for:
o Equipment/Supplies
o Staffing
o Vendors or Partner Costs
o Materials
o Other (phones, travel, room rental, etc)
Developing the Project Budget (Estimated)
* Project Outcomes – What Will Change as a Result of Your Project?
o Increased self-esteem
o Greater self-confidence
o Increased knowledge
o Greater accessibility
Project Outcomes
* Listed First, Documented Last!
* Summarize the Project in a Short Paragraph
Ø Needs met
Ø Basic approach
Ø Project start and end date
Ø Total budget
Ø Outcomes
Project Description
* You Now Have a Plan, What Are You Going to Do With It?
Ø Use it to execute the project without funding Ø Develop keywords from the project description to
do effective grant research Ø Can use project description for the project
summary for the application Ø Can use the plan elements to complete most of
the grant application Ø Can compare several project plans to prioritize
Uses For The Project Plan
Get a Free Project Planning Template!
Tips
§ Give yourself plenty of time to plan!
§ Have regular planning meetings!
§ Use a team, no project should be planned in a vaccuum!
Tools and Tricks To Help You Succeed!
* Grants4All Website (www.grants4all.com) * Monthly email newsletter -‐ grant opportunities, tips and
a motivational quote * Training course coming soon * Project Planning * Strategic Planning * Grant Research * Completing a Grant Application Using the Project Plan
* Sign up on the website to join the group
Tools and Tricks to Help You Succeed!
* THE For-‐Profit Grant Writing Guide! * Available on Amazon in Kindle and hard cover * Discount code DH3CFU69 at
https://www.createspace.com/4878136 * Discusses further how project planning fits into the
funding equation * Watch for news on my next book, anticipated spring of
2016
Tools and Tricks to Help You Succeed!
Questions?
Micki Vandeloo, GPC Lakeview Consulting, Inc.
618-‐977-‐8570
[email protected] www.lakeviewconsulting.net
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