midterm Flashcards
How should the grant be written
Professional, easy to ready
Definition of a Grant
Award of money that allows you to complete a specific task
list the 4 key groups that apply for grants
individuals, grassroots orgs, social service agencies, advocacy groups
What is meant by organizational resources?
ability to succesfuly manage the project your asking for
What is the definition of leadership
art of motivating a group of people towards achieving a common goal
Why are concrete skills so important for grant writers
often you have little time to write, rarely get to review, need to be able to write fast and good
What are 3 good resources for finding grants?
Federal Registar
Grants.gov
catalog of federal and domestic assistance
Why do advocacy groups often have a not have a non profit status, where do they get funding?
Lobbying, Donations, social media
What is Human Resource Management?
Includes all activities to attract and retain employees and ensure that they perform at a high level
What is meant by adequacy of resources
Proving your resources are enough to do what your proposing
Letter of Intent
letting grant makers know you intend to apply
Letter of Inquiry
describing what you intend to apply with, describing your intervention, asks if you would qualify
What is sequestration, describes 2 things this means for grant makers
law decreasing funding for federal agencies or programs
less grant funding
grants often given to federal agenices
Provide 3 examples of In-Kind contributions
volunteers
staff time
donation of faciluties
What is a boiler plate? who puts them together? when?
material that can be used to apply for grants, put together by staff during slow times
why do foundations prefer to give money to 501c3 programs
tax deductible
why do most companies give the same questions in interviews
eliminate bias
comparision
purpose of writing the problem
proves the need
3 considerations when writing the problem
problem aligns with project
include only relevent info
be consise
What are intangibles
things that are required but not stated in the application
Name 6 basic rules
make an outline
buy a grammer book
buy a thesaurus
use an active voice
prove it
brevity is not the soul of wit
What are the 5 key functions of HRM
recruitment and hiring
training and development
performance appraisal
pay and benefits
labor relations
4 primary income streams for government for local gov
tax levy funds (taxes)
Capital funds (bonds to be payed back)
entitlement funds (written into law)
discretionary funds (grants)
What are 4 ways to demonstrate organizational capacity?
presence on the web
fiscal systems in place
Board of directors
program evals
RFP
Request for Proposals, gov
RFA
Request for Applications, gov
NOFA
Notice of Funding Availability, gov
CFP
call for proposals, local
definition of integrity
The quality of being
honest and having
strong moral principles
definition of ethics
Moral principles that
govern a person’s
behavior or the
conducting of an
activity (time management)
