Agenda

• Presenter: Tatiana Christian, Greening Forward Grantwriting Intern

Grantwriting can be daunting, but Greening Forward youth have a few tips to make it all seem a little bit easier. In Grantwriting for Teens, we’ll be looking at ways for youth-driven projects to find foundations to request funding from, how to not be afraid to ask for money, and how to approach the process.

[Photo of Tatiana]

Introductions

• What’s your name?• Where are you from?• Give us a one-sentence pitch to us about your

project.• Use the chat box to send in any website or

social media links you would like for us to share.

Icebreaker

The Process

So You Want to Write a Grant?

• Some basic questions to ask: - How to find foundations to solicit funding from? (FoundationCenter.org Site)

- What do you need to know about the potential funder?(Use W990s and research)

- What can you do to help yourself through the process?

Making Connections

• #1 reason grants are denied: failure to make connections

Making Connections

Shared MissionShared MottoShared HistoryShared Geographic Focus

Motives for Giving

FoundationCorporationGovernment

Some Examples

• Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. (CA)

• The Oram Foundation, Inc. (CA)

Rose Foundation

• Location : address, main site URL, contact e-mail, etc

• Type of Grantmaker: Public Charity• Financial Data : Total Assets and

Total Giving• Explore their website

Oram Foundation

• Location : address, main site URL, contact e-mail, etc

• Type of Grantmaker: Independent Foundation

• Financial Data : Total Assets and Total Giving

• Explore their website

What You Need to Know

Things to look for »- Mission statement- The letter of interest or application deadlines,

guidelines, and criteria - The types of projects they’ve funded in the

past

Strategy and Gameplanning

Have an overall gameplan:• How many grants do you aim to write?• What are the deadlines for each one?• How much funding do you want?

• What is the likelihood of obtaining each grant you are applying for?

• How long do you think it’ll take to write each grant? How much time do you have?• Do you have any help?

Keep Organized

Where did Stick Girl go Wrong?

Maintaining Sanity

• Follow and adhere to deadlines and grant requirements.

• Take a break. • Ask questions.• Don’t procrastinate.

Overcoming Obstacles

• Some fears you may have about – • Your age

• Inexperience • Feelings of worth about your project

• Uncertainty• Writing abilities (or lack there of)

Self-Confidence & You

Questions

Thanks for Joining Us

Tatiana Christian, Grantwriting Intern, Greening Forwardtatiana@greeningforward.org

Charles Orgbon, CEO, Greening Forwardcorgbon@greeningforward.org