Simplified Grantwriting

Mary Ann Burke is the co-founder of the Generational Parenting Blog at genparenting.com. Dr. Burke presents effective parenting and school engagement strategies at numerous state and national parent engagement events. She creates Common Core State Standards kits and S.T.E.A.M. activities for parents to use at home and in their child’s classroom to support children’s literacy and academic readiness skills. Dr. Burke is an author or editor of four Corwin Press Books on parent and community engagement in schools. Mary Ann is an active grandmother of five grandchildren that include seven month old twin granddaughters, a four year old preschool grandson, a six-year-old kindergarten granddaughter, and a nine year old third grade grandson. She supports her grandchildren’s literacy and academic development activity play at home and at their schools. Mary Ann is a credentialed parent educator for over thirty years in California’s schools and a former adjunct professor. Dr. Burke previously led the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Parent Engagement Initiative that is a state model for best practices in parent engagement for culturally diverse families.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionThe Value of Effective GrantwritingOrganization of This Book1. A Simplified Process for Grant Development and ImplementationStrategic Planning for Program DevelopmentHow to Find FundersAttending Funder Informational MeetingsDesigning Responsive Grant TemplatesCreating Diversified Grant Development TeamsModifying Grant Proposals to Meet Diverse Funders′ Needs2. Marketing Strategies for Educational Program FundingCustomizing the Marketing of a Program3. Integrated Program CollaborationsIdentifying Collaborative Community Partners for Critical ServicesBuilding Collaborative Partnerships for Leveraging Program ResourcesBrainstorming With Key Stakeholders for Creating Supplemental Program Services4. Effective Organizational Strategies and Time ManagementReviewing and Creating a Summary of All Grant RequirementsScheduling Funder Informational MeetingsConvening a Grant Needs Assessment MeetingFacilitating a Stakeholder Meeting for Completing a Worksheet Grant TemplateConvening Follow-Up Meetings for Grant Development and Implementation5. Integral Grant Proposal ComponentsThe Grant′s IntroductionThe Problem and Needs StatementThe Program Design With Goals, Objectives, Activities, and a TimelineThe Organizational Capacity and Experience of StaffThe Evaluation PlanThe Program′s Budget and Budget NarrativeThe Program′s Plan for Sustainability6. Designing a Responsive Grant TemplateStep 1: Reviewing Critical Information for a Grant′s DevelopmentStep 2. Reviewing the Grant′s Scoring FormsStep 3: Reviewing the Factors to be Considered for Each CriteriaStep 4: Using Selection Criteria Scoring Weights to Plan the Grant TemplateStep 5: Constructing the Grant Template to Respond to Selection CriteriaStep 6: Assisting Stakeholders in Formulating Grant ResponsesStep 7: Editing Diverse Stakeholders′ Grant Template ResponsesStep 8: Identifying and Creating Grant Template Evaluation Tools and PlanStep 9: Securing Feedback From Stakeholders for Completing the GrantStep 10: Designing a Template Budget, Budget Narrative, and Sustainability PlanStep 11: Creating a Follow-Up Template Plan7. Modifying Program Proposals to Meet Diverse Funders′ Needs8. Establishing a Program Sustainability Plan for Continuous SupportSuggested ReadingsIndex

"I have reviewed and indeed written books on grantwriting and this is by far the most comprehensive and clear guide to grantwriting ever. The clarity of direction, including sample pages and charts, makes this a winner from beginning to end."