The Insider's Guide to Winning Education Grants.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pawlicki, Dakota.

Contributor:

James, Chase.

Michie, Gregory.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proposal writing in education--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Proposal writing in education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.

Contents:

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 Streets

Tip 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 Statement

What 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 Presentation

Advanced 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 Findings

Seventh 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

Practice Worksheet: Ledger Activity: Fifth Period

Answer Worksheet: Word Counts I and II

Answer Worksheet: Needs Statement

Answer Worksheet: Budget Categories: Fourth Period

Answer Worksheet: Ledger Activity: Fifth Period

Appendix B: Resources

Comprehensive Chapter Review Guide

Exit Ticket Answers

Fifty Classroom and School Grants

Flowchart: The Grant-Writing Process

Grant-Reviewing Committee: Proposal Evaluation Rubric

Request for Proposal: Health Awareness Evaluation Rubric

Complete Proposal: Instructional Unit

Example of a Classroom Instructional Unit Grant.

Example of a Teacher Travel Grant

Example of a Final Report of a Grant-Supported Program

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pawlicki, Dakota The Insider's Guide to Winning Education Grants

ISBN:

9781118595190

OCLC:

859253538