Grant Writing & Funding Strategy
by Karli Olson | Central Oregon Daily News | When we do something the same way over and over, it sometimes causes us to develop limiting ideas. That’s what one radio DJ at KPOV in Bend is looking to change. Watch Story Here
From The Annie E. Casey Foundation Blog | by Katie Tetrault | Too often, funders fail to consider the total cost of their grants, creating funding gaps that have a disproportionate impact on smaller nonprofits and organizations of color. Grantees that lack sufficient funding struggle to pay for basic operational costs, such as rent, utilities, …
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From NPR.org | by Nathan Rott | Shrunk reservoirs. Depleted aquifers. Low rivers. Raging wildfires. It’s no secret that the Western U.S. is in a severe drought. New research published Monday shows just how extreme the situation has become. The Western U.S. and northern Mexico are experiencing their driest period in at least 1,200 years, …
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For grant writing, the Federal government uses the phrase “fringe” but they really mean the payroll taxes and basic benefits employers have to pay by law. It’s unlikely that they, or very many other funders, are going to fund actual “fringe benefits” like you and I think of fringe (corner office, paid vacations, travel allowance, …
From KIDS COUNT Data Center | The share of youth and young adults ages 18 to 24 who are parents in the United States has been declining in recent decades, and fell to 7% in 2015-2019. According to the latest data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center, this figure also declined for all racial and …
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On first glance, it might seem like I don’t specialize and have clients “all over the place” but this article illustrates clearly the necessary connection between Science Communication and Behavioral Health. From NPR.org | by Selena Simmons-Duffin | It’s Dr. Francis Collins’ last few weeks as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 …
From SAMHSA | On Tuesday, November 16, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hosted the Advancing Behavioral Health Equity: National CLAS Standards in Action webinar, highlighting real world examples of behavioral health service providers using the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services …
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From The Annie E. Casey Foundation | In recent years, children in immigrant families regularly have been at the center of major public policy discussions, such as those regarding the southern border of the United States and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, among others. Read full article here.
From Instrumentl.com | You’ve got your project, proposal, and passion all in alignment. Now all you need is supportive grant funding. In your specific niche, you’ve found many historic funders of large donations in your local area and specialty! Is it too good to be true? Read the complete article here.
From NPR.org | There are more homeless families in the United States than in any other industrialized country. The main cause is the lack of affordable housing. Nearly 172,000 families experienced homelessness in 2020, making up about 30% of the homeless population. Read the complete article here.