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Sarah, thank you for sharing your notes. I did not make the
workshop, but I attended a different one a few months ago with
comparable information. This grant writer cautioned that there are
more organizations after fewer available grants than even five years
ago, so the grant applications have to be very thorough with every i
dotted and t crossed.<br>
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We were told (as you were) that concrete, measurable data and goals
are very important, as are plans for evaluation, collaboration
within the community, and a strong story that is able to show a
population being served in a specific way.<br>
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Because each grant application takes hours, if not days, to
complete; it may be wise to be sure we have all of the
recommendations from both workshops in place before we begin the
process. I would also echo Sarah's question in asking what the
vision for the makerspace is, because the mission has to be very
clear on grant proposals. My understanding is that a makerspace can
provide shared access to tools, space and learning opportunities,
but I'm not sure if this is what you all have in mind or if the
greater Davis community is aware of this.<br>
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Suzie<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/15/14, 9:31 AM, Sarah Schrupp
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transparent; font-style: normal; ">Just wanted to know if
anyone else had a chance to attend the Grant Writing
Workshop for Non Profits last week. There were some 25
people there, so I wasn't sure if Suzie, or anyone else,
joined us.</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">Presenter was Dr. Ronda
Adams, Yolo County Department of Education, who has
distilled her grant-writing strategies to a 38-page
PowerPoint (se attached file), teeming with tips,
imperatives and checklists.</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">The Take Home - Grants
are neither easy to obtain, nor in some cases, easy to
administer; they result from hard work, preparedness,
creativity, partnership, persistence and luck, as well as,
in most cases, adherence to the rules of the grant,
application process.</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
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transparent; font-style: normal; ">Immediate Steps for DMS
to prepare for grants -</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">1) Start Collecting data
on how community/members use DMS - log book, sign in
register, anecdotal, whatever - you will need data to
demonstrate how services (what) are being delivered over
time (date/hours) and to whom they are being served (user
zip code?).</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">2) Conduct a SWOT
analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
- Presentation Slide #4) - Develop program purpose, goals
and objectives, timeline for implementation and <b>define
the significance and overall effect that DMS does/could
have on the community</b>, as well as, identifies
community partners; all are necessary for grant
applications.</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">3) Develop/update
ancillary support materials that would be needed for a
grant, such as budgets, objectives, policies, board members
bios, etc. Have as much information ready and current so
applications can be written quickly should a funding
opportunity arise (Intel?).</div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">Okay, I took lots of
notes about consideration for the grant application process,
but I think this might be a little premature. Let me know
what you think, especially if you attended the workshop and
have anything else to contribute/refute, whatever.</div>
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garamond, 'new york', times, serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal; ">P.S. Can anyone provide a
successful model of an organization that is doing what DMS
hopes to do? I recently discovered Noisebridge
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://noisebridge.net/">https://noisebridge.net/</a>) in SF. Is this closer to the
vision than the tool lending library in Oakland/Berkeley or
the Crucible models?</div>
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