Hi there,
I spoke with Ilene, and we think we have resolved the problem. But only time
will tell. Your continued patience is appreciated.
Marshall
On 9/10/01 1:40 PM, "Ileen Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm resending this message because some of you didn't get it and also
> SOMEHOW it ended up going to the ebase listsupport group -- I haven't the
> faintest idea how that happened. Hopefully it won't happen again this time.
>
> Yesterday's message follows:
>
> This weekend while taking some time off I went to the ocean to visit with
> some friends from Alaska. One of my friends is the grant writer for ACAT
> (Alaska Community Action on Toxics) and my other friend is the Executive
> Director. Dr. Lorraine Eckstein (the grant writer) has successfully
> obtained hundreds of thousands of funding through grants. She is also an
> excellent writer -- a cultural anthropologist by training.
>
> I have been dissatisfied with the Case Statement in its final draft. It
> has been a good exercise and we have pulled together important information
> but it has continued to feel disjointed and "messy." Lorraine looked it
> over and gave me excellent insights into the problems with it. She helped
> me make some major revisions in how I thought about what PAS does and in
> the process we threw out most of the content that was driving me a little
> nuts (specifically the poorly written and unclear goals that I had pulled
> together from a variety of sources.)
>
> It has gone through a major overhaul. A few of her suggestions were --
> forget about objectives unless a foundation requires them. Objectives are
> desired outcomes and we can provide them if requested. Think of programs
> -- what are your programs and what are the activities you engage in in
> those programs. Limit yourself to a few programs, write the goals of the
> program (short and sweet) and then list your activities and
> accomplishments. That's the basic of a grant proposal which is then
> tweaked for each foundation's application. Write in the present tense as
> much as possible, be positive, use personal pronouns except "I".
>
> I was amazed at how much clarity I got as I began to think in terms of
> programs instead of goals and objectives. It seemed to me we had four
> programs and all of the activities we had on the Case Statement fit under
> one of them. The four programs are: SmartGrowth, Forest Issues, Habitat
> Protection and Birds. Suddenly it all came together for me and I could
> make the leap to thinking about actual grant writing.
>
> Actually I've given up the idea of a Case Statement and am thinking more in
> terms of a written document for internal use only that will have most of
> the information that we would need to complete an application.
>
> I am cleaning up the draft and as soon as I have it finished I will forward
> to you for your feedback. It's much less wordy, more concise and clear. I
> think the Grant Group will need to meet again to discuss this new approach
> before we give it to the Board. I'm even thinking that this kind of
> document won't need nearly as much work by the Board. It will be obvious
> and won't need much more than their review and feedback as to wording or
> program activities. The goals are so short and clear that some wording may
> need work but it will be limited.
>
> It's a very different approach from the goals and objectives PAS has done
> in the past but I think it is a much more effective approach than what we
> have come up with so far.
>
> Lorraine is going to send me some samples of grant proposals she has done
> and she will be happy to go over any of our proposals to give us feedback.
>
> Also did some networking with Pam Miller, the Ex. Dir., in terms of
> foundation people she knows in Seattle. Just the kind of thing Al
> suggested we do. They were both impressed to hear we have had Bullitt
> grants. Guess we've done a few things right!!!
>
> Will forward the new draft to you, hopefully some time this week before I
> go on vacation.
>
> Ileen
>
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