I CAN HELP YOU TO:

DEVELOP WRITTEN MATERIALS: GRANT PROPOSALS, REPORTS, INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS

Focus your ideas for greater success.
Add warmth and urgency to proposal language.
Develop SMART outcomes and evaluation measures.
Balance big picture thinking with the attention to detail needed for successful proposals.

SECURE BACKGROUND RESEARCH FOR NEEDS STATEMENTS AND EXPECTED IMPACT

School district test scores and demographics.

Census data on unemployment, poverty rates, and more.

Finding evidence-based data to support your proposal, such as:

The availability of music education in rural Oregon,
The impact of racism on health, and
The value of paid employment for disconnected youth.

IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES AND MATCH PROPOSALS WITH FUNDER GOALS

Knowledge of and strong record of success with local foundations, from large funders such as Meyer Memorial Trust and Murdock Trust, to foundations giving smaller grants such as the Juan Young Trust and the ESCO Foundations. I can help you match your goals with foundations interested in funding that work.
Monitor Grants.gov, state and local government for funding opportunities.

MANAGE THE COMMUNICATIONS, TIMELINE, AND MULTIPLE MOVING PARTS REQUIRED FOR COMPLEX GRANT PROPOSALS

Successful proposals submitted to:

U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: SAMHSA
Oregon Department of Education
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Multnomah County
Prosper Portland
Portland Children’s Levy

Out of the 1500 grants he has read over the last 15 years, our previous grant that they awarded was one of the best he has EVER read!!!

Feedback to client from foundation staff

Thank you for your final report and supporting documents.... The documentation included is comprehensive, detailed and easy to digest; I really appreciate the care and time you took to pull it all together.

[The organization made this] project into a BIG success by growing a supportive community around it. Congratulations! It's a model I'll proudly use w/ our grant selection committee, Metro Council, future applicants, existing grantees and others.

Feedback to client from Metro on final project report

The Oregon Plan was by far one of the best, if not the best plan we read. It very literally "knocked our socks off".