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This comprehensive guide provides essential tips for finding funding opportunities with the insights of Heidi Urquhart, Program Manager at MAPP NACCHO. Learn the significance of building relationships with foundations, conducting thorough research on potential funders, and developing a well-crafted proposal. The guide emphasizes clarity, brevity, and specificity, ensuring that your project aligns with the funder's goals. Discover valuable resources and tools to assist in your grant-seeking efforts, making the pursuit of funding a more efficient and effective process.
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Tips for Finding FundingSeptember 27, 2005 MAPP TA Webcast Heidi Urquhart, MA, MSDM Program Manager, MAPP NACCHO
Advice from Funders • Approaching Foundations for Funding • Research • Start a relationship with the foundation • Develop a well written proposal • Clarity • Brevity • Specificity of purpose
Advice from Funders Continued: • Research • Who funds in my geographic region? • Who funds in my area of interest? • Who provides the type of support I need • Who has funded organizations like mine? • Who has given amounts in the range I need? • Tools: • http://fdncenter.org/funders/wrksheet/index.html • http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder_990.html
Advice from Funders Continued: • Start a relationship with the foundation • YOU NEED A GATE KEEPER! • Call the foundation • Send a letter of inquiry • Invite a foundation representative to meetings • Developing a relationship could take years….be patient!
Advice from Funders Continued: • Develop a Well Written Proposal • Who you are • What you do • Nature of the need • How the project is to be carried out • What results will the foundation see
Tips from NACCHO - Clarity • Clear statement of Purpose • What will success look like? • Clear Goals and Objectives • Be specific and measurable. • Clearly link your project to Foundation’s Need • Include an Evaluation • Follow a clear logic
The Foundation Center: • www.fdncetner.org • For Foundation research • Finding Funders • Learning Lab • Library Locations • Online Foundation Directory • Grant Seeking Training Sessions