Posts Tagged ‘grant’

A Grant Proposal is…

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

A grant proposal is a detailed description of the nonprofit organizaton’s work (usually several pages) that is submitted to a grantmaker when being considered for funding.

The Rocky Relationship Between Philanthropy And Government

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The federal government and philanthropic programs have always struggled to get along, but they’re trying to put their differences aside to help programs grow.

  • The government sometimes has a hard time following through on promised funding to nonprofits. For example, $50 million that might have been allocated to Teach for America’s 2011 budget met calamity when political pressure cut the funds completely.
  • Program funding is moving away from direct government disbursements and toward foundations with grant applications and matching programs.
  • As budgets are expected to tighten, the relationship between philanthropy and the government will only become more complicated.

Facts & Figures

  • Teach for America received $18 million in the 2010 federal budget.
  • The Investing in Innovation Fund, run by the Department of Innovation, gives up to $50 million to education programs that are able to match 20% of the grant with private money.
  • 12 foundations have pledged over $500 million that they will use to either match winners or help programs that do not win government money from the fund.

Best Quote

“Partnership with government is going to continue to be hard. We should pursue it but with a sober recognition there will be curves ahead on the road that you can’t see coming.” – David Gergen, Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

“Bricks And Mortar” is…

Friday, August 21st, 2009

“Bricks and mortar” is nonprofit slang that refers to grants for physical things (like buildings and roads) that a charitable organization might want to build – in a sense, it’s anything that could involve actual bricks and mortar.

A Program Officer is…

Friday, August 7th, 2009

A program officer is a person who works for a foundation or in a corporate giving program that helps decide which causes to give to and how much to give. They review grant proposals and discuss the budget and other policy issues with board members and other staff.

A Grantee is…

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A grantee is a person or institution who receives a grant. A grantee is usually gifted with this money in order to fund an enterprise of some sort – a charitable organization or scientific research, for example.

A Grant is…

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

A grant is a sum of money given to an individual or a nonprofit organization, usually to help finance some project. Grants do not need to be repaid.