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Dear Colleagues,
When proposals aren't funded, we chalk it up to experience and go back to work. But when we win a grant, we shout it from the rooftops. Congratulations to St. Augustine's College and the Houston Independent School District, two GrantProse clients who recently received grants! See the Spotlight section below for details, and visit our grant awards web page to view the growing number of GrantProse clients who have received awards.
We continue to do our best to keep you informed about new funding possibilities, training opportunities and the world of grants. We hope you will mark our website as a favorite on your computer, and return often to learn what's new.As always, thank you for your appreciation of our work.
Bill Carruthers
GrantProse, Inc.
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October 8, 2010. The North Carolina Network of Grantmakers, working with the NC Center for Nonprofits, is sponsoring a Foundation Fair in Greenville, NC. Foundation participants include The Duke Endowment, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and North Carolina Community Foundation, among others. The event is free for nonprofit participants, who will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one about their organizations and projects with foundation staff. For further information, click here.
October 11-12, 2010. GrantProse, Inc., will conduct a two-day grant-writing workshop geared for participants from K-12 schools, nonprofits and local government agencies. Registration is limited to 30 participants to allow an individualized training experience. Visit the GrantProse training webpage for information on how to register.
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| In the Spotlight | Congratulations GrantProse Clients!
St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC, has received an award of nearly $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. The college will use the grant for its East College Park Redevelopment project, providing homeowner training and support services to low- and moderate-income participants. Services will include childcare, transportation, financial advising, and mentoring and tutoring for neighborhood children. Other project activities include capacity building for community organizations, redevelopment of neighborhood properties, and providing wireless network services to increase the neighborhood's Internet access. For information about St. Augustine's grant project, contact Dr. Tammalyn Thomas-Golden at 919-516-4500. To view all the awarded HBCU grants, visit HUD's website.
The Houston Independent School District has won a three-year, $11.4 million Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund five new magnet programs. The grant will fund three programs at the elementary school level, one at the middle school level and one at the high school level. HISD students will benefit from programs in Montessori, environmental science, health science, International Baccalaureate and STEM education. In its proposal, the district outlined aims to enhance district programs, increase racial and socioeconomic diversity and reduce minority-group isolation of all HISD students. |
| Program Research and Evaluation
| Fundamentals and Foundations for a Successful Evaluation
By Anne D'Agostino, PhD, Compass Evaluation and Research
In the last issue of the GrantProse Newsletter we noted that a logic model is the core of a good evaluation design, and we outlined its basic elements. Before you start, however, you will need to focus your design with a clear definition of the purpose for the project and the evaluation. Begin by discussing in detail your project, evaluation goals and objectives, and the strategies and activities you intend to use.
Get input from your stakeholders and as many relevant participants as appropriate. By taking this step first, not only will you get a clear picture of what you're trying to accomplish, you will clarify your goals in the minds of your audience and assure that everyone understands them in the same way, shares the vision and uses the same language.
Next, carefully define your evaluation audiences and their information needs. Then, engage and challenge them to explore what information is most important to them, how the evaluation can be of benefit to them, and the best ways to provide evaluation findings to them. This will not only set the proper expectations, it will create buy-in and loyalty to the evaluation process. Armed with this information, you will have what you need for a strong start and a successful finish for both the project and its evaluation. Remember, a logic model is a valuable tool and, like anything else, the stronger the foundation from which to build, the greater the support for the final product.
Compass Evaluation & Research, Inc., is a woman-owned and -operated firm offering an array of program evaluation and research services. Compass may be reached at 919-544-9004 or info@compasseval.com.
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| Grant Opportunities
| Deadline: 10/15/10 (intent to apply)
Program: Economic Innovation Grants
Agency: NC Rural Economic Development Center
Description: Support for innovative economic development projects that spur business activity, job creation and public/private investment.
Award Amount: $75,000-$400,000
Website: NC Rural Center
Eligibility: Educational institutions, local governments and nonprofits in rural NC
Deadline: 11/12/10
Program: Women for Women
Agency: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Description: Promotes economic self-sufficiency for economically disadvantaged women in western NC, through funding of direct service or advocacy projects.
Award Amount: $15,000-$100,000 Website: CFWNCEligibility: Nonprofits in western NC Looking for something specific? Email us a description (25 words or less) about the grant funding you are seeking, and we'll keep an eye out for suitable grants as we build our Grant Alerts. We post new opportunities twice a month on our Grant Alerts webpage. After viewing mid-September's Alerts, one reader complimented, "The Albertson Foundation application was so simple that I submitted a grant proposal within an hour of seeing it on Grant Prose. Here's hoping I can report some good results from it soon as well. Thank you!!" |
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