tips and tools for writing your community connections grant proposal
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Presented by Kenneth Steinman, PhD, at The HealthPath Foundation of Ohio's Community Connections Workshop on April 20, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Tips & Tools for WritingYour Grant Proposal
Kenneth Steinman, PhD, [email protected]
Community Connections WorkshopGahanna, OHApril 20, 2012
Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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Letter of Intent
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• the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project will address• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your project will influence• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who, when and where you will do it• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the intended influence on the factors you identify• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on the project• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
Background/Significance
Letter of Intent
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• the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project will address• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your project will influence• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who, when and where you will do it• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the intended influence on the factors you identify• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on the project• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
Approach
Letter of Intent
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• the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project will address• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your project will influence• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who, when and where you will do it• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the intended influence on the factors you identify• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on the project• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
Organizational capacity
Letter of Intent
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• the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project will address• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your project will influence• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who, when and where you will do it• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the intended influence on the factors you identify• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on the project• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
How to list evidence
Letter of Intent
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• the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project will address• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your project will influence• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who, when and where you will do it• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the intended influence on the factors you identify• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on the project• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
Budget
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FamilyViolence
Risk factor
Risk factor
Consequence
Consequence
Consequence
the problem
contributingfactor #1
contributingfactor #2
program component #1
program component #2
program component #3
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
CCGPfunds
Other support
Logic Model
Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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» Define the problem˃ Specific
˃ Measurable
» Define the population˃ Who? Where?
˃ Be specific
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Problem statement
Perhaps too vague
» Domestic violence
» Child maltreatment
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This program will reduce...Specific
» Dating violence
» Child neglect
» Financial exploitation of elders
Perhaps too vague
» Teens in SE Ohio
» Children in our county
» Women in our county
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…among…Specific
» 10th – 12th graders in Scioto county
» Children ages 0-3 in our county
» Community-dwelling seniors in Canton
» Low income women, ages 35-64 in Xenia
» Yes, FV is complex˃ “I cannot do everything, but I can do something.”
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Contributing Factors
» Important˃ related to the problem
» Changeable˃ that $5,000 can change
˃ smaller changes in many people
˃ bigger changes in fewer people
» Measurable˃ so you (and others) can tell if your approach works 15
Pick 2-4 factors
the problem
contributingfactor #1
contributingfactor #2
program component #1
program component #2
program component #3
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
CCGPfunds
Other support
Logic Model
Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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Approach» specific
» must link to all selected contributing factors
» e v i d e n c e
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Writing process objectives» Specific, measurable activities
» Who, what, where, by when?
Between 5/1 and 5/15/13, project staff will display at least 1 poster on financial elder abuse at 35 bank branches in Trumbull and Mahoning counties
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This grant program has three goals. By December 31, 2012, the program will:
1. enable 50 organizations that serve communities in the HealthPath service area to write grant proposals for projects using best and promising practices in family violence prevention;
2. enable 40 organizations serving communities in the HealthPath service area to use best and promising practices to promote family violence prevention; and
3. engage 25 volunteers from organizations in the HealthPath service area to become involved in reviewing grant proposals.
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Link to contributing factors» “program theory”
Between 5/1 and 5/15/13, project staff will display at least 1 poster on financial elder abuse at 35 bank branches in Trumbull and Mahoning counties. This will address bank tellers’ limited awareness of elder financial exploitation.
the problem
contributingfactor #1
contributingfactor #2
program component #1
program component #2
program component #3
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
CCGPfunds
Other support
Logic Model
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E v i d e n c e» show me, don’t just tell me
» what evidence suggests this activity actually influences this contributing factor?˃ Research studies (www.cdc.gov)
˃ Awards/Nominations
˃ Agency reports
˃ Personal communication
Outline» Background/Significance
˃ Problem statement
˃ Contributing factors your program will influence
» Approach˃ How will your approach influence contributing factors
˃ Process objectives
» Organizational capacity˃ Individuals, agencies, partners
» Budget˃ Other support
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Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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Organizational Capacity» Are the individuals responsible for
implementing the program well-qualified?
» Is the applicant agency well-suited to implement the proposed activities?
» Does the applicant agency make the best possible use of collaborative partners?
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Collaborative partners» Who are they?
» Exactly what will they contribute?
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Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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How to list evidence» show, don’t tell
˃ Cite!˃ “Research1 shows that the program…”
» “suggested citation”» authors’ (or agency’s) names, year, and
place of publication.» URL (if available)
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Outline
» Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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the problem
contributingfactor #1
contributingfactor #2
program component #1
program component #2
program component #3
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
CCGPfunds
Other support
Logic Model
Budget» Be specific
» What monies to which components?
» Most may go to personnel
» Consider in-kind donations˃ Monetize
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Examples
Less child abuseand neglect
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
Communityawareness of
problem locally
Community beliefthat problem
can be prevented
CCGPfunds
Local FCFC
donatesexpertise,
connections and time
Endorsementsfrom mayors,
baseball coaches, local newspapers
Pinwheels For Prevention
in central location
Ribbon campaign onChild Abuse
Prevention Day
financial abuse
of elders
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
Local bankspermit display
and distribution of
materials
Local senior centers
donate meeting space;
newsletter space
Local bank tellers’ ability to identify warning signs of vulnerability; available
resources
Local seniors’ ability to identify warning signs of vulnerability; available
resources
Local adult children of seniors’ ability to identify
warning signs of vulnerability; available
resources
CCGP funds
Flyers distributed through Meals on
Wheels
Media campaignthrough local banks
Speaker series on financial abuse of
elders
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Sample proposal
Less teen dating
violenceamong
high schoolstudents
Process Outcomes ImpactInputs
Teensknowledge/skills
for how to respond
Community’scultural acceptance
of domestic violence
Teens’cultural acceptanceof dating violence
Train local teachersto implement Safe Dates
ImplementSafe Dates
in 2 high schools
Schoolsprovides
teachers,classroom
time
Social media campaign
to publicizeSafe Dates
CCGPfunds
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Questions/Comments
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Thank you
contributing factorThanks for volunteering! Here’s a brainstorming exercise…
Identify a specific problem in a specific population that you might want to address through this grant.
The problem:
The population:
Describe a contributing factor that has all of the following characteristics: (a) it contributes significantly to the problem in this population; (b) it could be changed through this grant; and (c) it would be feasible to measure these changes.
Example of a contributing factor:
process objectiveThanks for volunteering! Here’s a(nother) brainstorming exercise…
So you have an idea of what you want to do!? In the space below, describe one specific, measurable activity that you plan to complete as part of the project. This process objective must include a deadline and indicate who is responsible for implementing the activity. As much as possible, it should also include details, such as number of participants, location, etc. that you could use to assess whether the program is being implemented as planned.
Process objective:
Extra credit:Describe at least one contributing factor that the activity should influence. The contributing factor should have all of the following characteristics: (a) it contributes significantly to the ultimate family violence problem in this population; (b) it could be changed through this grant; and (c) it would be feasible to measure these changes.
Example of a contributing factor: