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GRANT INFORMATION
As you are aware,
the National CASA Association has developed a protocol
related to maximizing fundraising and grant acquisition.
Several funders acknowledge that they receive grant requests
from multiple CASA programs. This is reasonable when the
prospective funders’ guidelines are appropriate for CASA
program support, and the funder does not restrict the giving
to a specific geographic area. Even so, the best approach
to a prospective funder should be made in coordination and
cooperation with other CASA programs. That way, the funder
will not feel overwhelmed and disinclined because of
numerous requests from CASA programs in a single grant
making period. Additionally, through a coordinated
approach, it is far less likely that one program’s request
could jeopardize the outcome of a pending request from
another program.
In light of this,
we would appreciate your help in notifying Lynn Sylvis,
lynn@ohiocasa.org as you prepare to write a grant. We
can then post this information on this site to avoid
multiple applications to the same funder, or to make sure
that a particular funder is contacted to be made aware of
the fact that multiple CASA programs will be soliciting
funds from their foundation and hopefully avoid confusion on
their part.
If you are new to
the field of grant writing and would like helpful
information, we suggest you go to the Foundation Center of
Cleveland’s website to get information on courses held at
their location that can prepare you for grant searches,
grant writing and more. Many of their courses are free!
Their website is
www.fdncenter.org/cleveland.
The Foundation
Center (Cleveland)
1422 Euclid
Avenue, Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH
44115-2001
216-861-1934
Your local library
may also have a link to the Foundation Center through books
or on-line. Contact them to see if they have any Foundation
Center resources to guide you in your search for grants.
We also hope you
will feel free to contact Lynn Sylvis at
lynn@ohiocasa.org with further questions or concerns.
Teamwork
is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The
ability to direct individual accomplishments toward
organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows
common people to attain uncommon results.
Andrew
Carnegie
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