midterm

Question 1

How should the grant be written

Answer 1

Professional, easy to ready

Question 2

Definition of a Grant

Answer 2

Award of money that allows you to complete a specific task

Question 3

list the 4 key groups that apply for grants

Answer 3

individuals, grassroots orgs, social service agencies, advocacy groups

Question 4

What is meant by organizational resources?

Answer 4

ability to succesfuly manage the project your asking for

Question 5

What is the definition of leadership

Answer 5

art of motivating a group of people towards achieving a common goal

Question 6

Why are concrete skills so important for grant writers

Answer 6

often you have little time to write, rarely get to review, need to be able to write fast and good

Question 7

What are 3 good resources for finding grants?

Answer 7

Federal Registar
Grants.gov
catalog of federal and domestic assistance

Question 8

Why do advocacy groups often have a not have a non profit status, where do they get funding?

Answer 8

Lobbying, Donations, social media

Question 9

What is Human Resource Management?

Answer 9

Includes all activities to attract and retain employees and ensure that they perform at a high level

Question 10

What is meant by adequacy of resources

Answer 10

Proving your resources are enough to do what your proposing

Question 11

Letter of Intent

Answer 11

letting grant makers know you intend to apply

Question 12

Letter of Inquiry

Answer 12

describing what you intend to apply with, describing your intervention, asks if you would qualify

Question 13

What is sequestration, describes 2 things this means for grant makers

Answer 13

law decreasing funding for federal agencies or programs
less grant funding
grants often given to federal agenices

Question 14

Provide 3 examples of In-Kind contributions

Answer 14

volunteers
staff time
donation of faciluties

Question 15

What is a boiler plate? who puts them together? when?

Answer 15

material that can be used to apply for grants, put together by staff during slow times

Question 16

why do foundations prefer to give money to 501c3 programs

Answer 16

tax deductible

Question 17

why do most companies give the same questions in interviews

Answer 17

eliminate bias
comparision

Question 18

purpose of writing the problem

Answer 18

proves the need

Question 19

3 considerations when writing the problem

Answer 19

problem aligns with project
include only relevent info
be consise

Question 20

What are intangibles

Answer 20

things that are required but not stated in the application

Question 21

Name 6 basic rules

Answer 21

make an outline
buy a grammer book
buy a thesaurus
use an active voice
prove it
brevity is not the soul of wit

Question 22

What are the 5 key functions of HRM

Answer 22

recruitment and hiring
training and development
performance appraisal
pay and benefits
labor relations

Question 23

4 primary income streams for government for local gov

Answer 23

tax levy funds (taxes)
Capital funds (bonds to be payed back)
entitlement funds (written into law)
discretionary funds (grants)

Question 24

What are 4 ways to demonstrate organizational capacity?

Answer 24

presence on the web
fiscal systems in place
Board of directors
program evals

Question 25

RFP

Answer 25

Request for Proposals, gov

Question 26

RFA

Answer 26

Request for Applications, gov

Question 27

NOFA

Answer 27

Notice of Funding Availability, gov

Question 28

CFP

Answer 28

call for proposals, local

Question 29

definition of integrity

Answer 29

The quality of being
honest and having
strong moral principles

Question 30

definition of ethics

Answer 30

Moral principles that
govern a person’s
behavior or the
conducting of an
activity (time management)