Jonathan C. W. Jones
Founder & Proposal Coach

SJC In The News
MN Spokesman Recorder - May 2017
MN Educator  - November 2016
Grant Workshop Scholarships | SJC | The Awesome Foundation
STEM Summer Camp | Central Lutheran School | GoFundMe Campaign 
ASPIRE Mentor Program | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc | US Department of Justice & Ed MN Foundation
Student Yearbooks | Intermediate District 287​ | Education Minnesota Foundation
Educational Downlink | BSA, ​Northern Star Council | NASA
Career Field Trip | Intermediate District 287​​ | Education Minnesota Foundation
Technology Integration | Intermediate District 916 | Education Minnesota Foundation
Technology Integration | Intermediate District 916 | Education Minnesota Foundation

Agenda
Welcome
Pannel
Essentials
Write & Share Narrative
Resources
​Evaluation

Meet The Panel

Founder | President
Black Women's Wealth Alliance

Kenya McKnight-Ahad

​Board Trustee
North Minneapolis Chapter of the Awesome Foundation

Gems from Kenya​

Founder | CEO
Golden Thyme Coffee & Cafe' 

Mychael Write

​Board President
Selby Avenue JazzFest

Gems from Mychael
  • Relationships over time helps to build understanding with the grantors.
  • Volunteering to build familiarity in the area for what you may want a grant for.
  • Funding your future grant idea in the beginning you may gain great influence from that perspective.
Essentials
Basic Steps to Grant Writing

1. Begin
Gem: Breath
2. Determine need, outcomes, activites
Gem: Have the end in mind.
3. Read Application
Gem: Grant should match your mission?
4. Create Template
Gem: Rephrase application sections into questions.
5. Write Narrative
Gem: Tell your story.
6. Prepare Budget
Gem: Include additional support & overall idea cost.
7. Share & Revise
Gem: Ask for feedback - have a articulated who I am & the need I am want to address?
8. Submit
Gem: Breath 
As You Prepare to Write Your Proposal
Grant Anatomy
Dr. Stacy Stockdill
Without Smoke & Mirrors: Finding the Magic in Outcomes & Evaluations

Needs

(Who)
"To increase students navigation skills across various technologies."​

Outcomes

(Why)
"To continue developing student multimedia skills in order to create meaningful projects."​

​Activities

(How)
"Education activities that utilize a model-prompt-check sequence."

Resources

(What)
"...Dollars, materials to complete the project."

Write & Share

Write:Time to use the Template to write out grant narratives. Breath
The Template (Sample)
General Grant Template
Share: Time to share grant narratives in small groups. 
Review: What sections were clear & what sections could be revised?

Resources

Search
Education Minnesota Foundation
​(Application are for EDMN Members)
​
Second-Year Classroom PDF or online application

Classroom Technology PDF or online application

Affinity PDF or online application (Nonprofit)

Higher Education Faculty Professional Development
PDF or online application

Education Support Professionals Professional Development
PDF or online application
Capitol City Education Fund
Standards
Common Core
 
MN Standards

ISTE Standards for Teachers

ISTE Standards for Students

​ISTE Standards for Administrators
Nonprofits
MN Common Grant Application
This application is designed to help make the grantseeking process simpler and more efficient for nonprofits..

Giving in MN 2014
Minnesota Council on Foundation's definitive report on charitable giving in MN. 
MN Grants Directory 2017 
This directory helps grantseekers develop a list of grantmakers most likely to provide funding to their organization. 
Also check out:
- Planning for Fundraising
- Grant-writing Clinic for Beginners
- Fundraising Training
Make sure you have identified and articulated what the correlations are of your project and the Mission & Vision of funders in your narratives.

Workshop Evaluation

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