Category: GrantEd
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The 5-Why’s: A discovery tool that’s not just for toddlers
For any parents out there or for anyone who’s ever spent time with a three-year-old, you are familiar with the question “why”? It seems like the stream of why’s can be endless. This inquisitive nature is lost for many in adulthood. This lost art of asking why can be very beneficial when you’re looking at…
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Congratulations on your GEER award!
The SNF Writing Solutions team congratulates the recipients of the Indiana Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds. We are proud to have assisted the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS) in cooperation with Jennings County School Corporation on their award to pilot datacasting as a broadband/cellular data alternative for eLearning. We can’t wait to see the…
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How to Irritate Your Grant Proposal Reviewer in 5 Easy Steps
As I finish another grant review panel (this one Federal), I found that I had to check my “crankiness” meter – where I was on the scale when I reviewed the app – during our discussion in the team-consensus calls. Upon reflection, I decided that the applicants would do certain things that immediately changed my…
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Implementing a New Software? Don’t Forget About These 5 Things.
New software programs and apps can make life wonderful for organizations. In addition to just rolling out the new system with the software company, there are other items to keep in mind.
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Lessons from the Spring 2016 DLT Season: 5 Things to Watch Out For This Year
For those that survived the USDA RUS Distance Learning and Telemedicine 2016 grant application season, congratulations! As we are gearing up for another round this Spring, I reflect on the process with several lessons learned.
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Grant Management is Not a Finance Function: 5 Reasons Why
Most of the time, grants are performance-based financial vehicles. You have to do something in order to get paid. In growing numbers, funders are also looking to how well you do that something. So why are organizations still viewing grant management as a finance function? Don’t get me wrong, there is still a financial aspect to…
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Are You Failing Grants 101?
How well do you remember middle school? Lockers, watching the clock for the bell to ring, changing classes, who likes whom, keeping track of your own assignments, tardies, the absence of the beloved recess…. For many students, this is their first experience with most of these areas, and when you combine all that newness with…
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Knock Their Socks Off with a Powerful Thank You
How to Show Appreciation to Funders (and Non Funders!) That Will Get You Noticed By Amy Shankland You got the grant. You’ve celebrated with your staff or client and the organization is ready to implement the project. You’ve already talked about both the regular and financial reporting requirements and are feeling ready to go. Or……
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Property Tax Caps a Top Challenge for Local Governments
These caps were first introduced in 2009 and were meant to help taxpayers. While the caps have certainly accomplished that goal, they have had a dramatic effect on local governments, especially those that are not experiencing growth.
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Evaluation: Your Plague or Passion?
In an environment of “proving your worth” evaluation can be the best prescription: it can show that what you do is worth while and you can also show that you saw what was wrong and made efforts to correct course. That’s pretty admirable.