Friday June 27, 2008 Tampa, Florida

Staff • Procedures, Guidelines, How-To’s. • Guenevere Crum, Vice President of Grant Programs Board • What the Board is really looking for?

• Eladio Amores, Board Member since 2001 ?’s • General Questions about the Grant Process • Share concerns about Disability Issues

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Do you wonder where the funders are?

Does it feel like the funds are just out of reach?

Does the communication gulf feel this wide and deep?

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Locate resources Communicate with the found resources Reliable Accountable Enthusiastic

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No one resource will be The Answer

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A Resource is only as good as the partnership developed.

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Bad communication can harm a good Resource.

Internet

Understanding Funders Speaking their Dialogue Finding Grant sources Resources • Blue Avocado www.blueavocado.org

• Foundation Center foundationcenter.org

• Chronicle of Philanthropy philanthropy.com

• Federal Grants www.grants.gov

• Council on Foundations www.cof.org

Community

Locating Local Leaders Life-long Education Networking for Funds & Potential Board Members • Philanthropy/Non-Profit Leadership Centers • Rollins College, Community Colleges • Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Classes • Community Foundations • Faith Community • United Way

JOIN

– networking community groups

TELL ASK

– your organizational story with enthusiasm!

– for support for what you do!

SELL

– the results, the successes, the impact in your community

State level Community

Some Florida-Specific Resources •Foundations - The Able Trust www.abletrust.org

•Councils - Florida DD Council www.fddc.org

•State Contracts with Vocational Rehab , Division of Blind Services , Agency for Persons with Disabilities , Dept of Health … •Legislature – pursing Appropriation

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How do you make the door swing open for your organization?

By Operating the

Communication Hinges

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Organization

◦ Mission ◦ To their community ◦ ◦ To their Board of Directors To the funders 

Foundation

◦ Mission ◦ To their community ◦ ◦ To their Board of Directors To the funders Good Communication allows both sides to work together and fulfill their goals.

Community Based Organization Activities Foundation Activities Community Issues

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We were created to improve the employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Consequently these are the proposals we are seeking.

Tabitha receiving training on the computer system for guest entry at Universal Studios, Orlando

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Community need Services to be provided:

Assessment Skills Training Placement Follow-up No Matter What A Proposal should be: Creative Innovative Enthusiastic Informed

AGENCY GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE ABLE TRUST Agency Name: State of Florida Charitable Registration # IRS Employer Identification Number: Mailing Address

Street: City: State: Florida; Zip Code:

501(c)(3)?: YES NO Physical Location where Services Provided

Florida; Zip Code:

Executive Director’s Name: Phone Number: Email [print clearly]: Primary Project Contact: Phone Number: ext ext Email [print clearly]: Agency Website: Project Name: Disability Population Served in proposed project: circle/highlight one

Developmental Disability Epilepsy Mental Health Hearing Impairment

Fax: Fax:

Spinal Cord/Head Injury Learning Disability Drug/Alcohol Dependency Visual Impairment Hearing Impairment Disability Neutral

Program Area to be implemented in proposed project: circle/highlight one

Competitive Employment Transition Other: List Employment Skills with Indirect Placement Promotion/Public Awareness Research

Cost Per Person to become Employed:

Employment Skills with Direct Placement

County/Counties to Benefit Most from the proposed project:

Is Agency currently involved in ANY Litigation: YES

Indicate how you learned of The Able Trust: circle/highlight one Radio – Magazine – Television – Newspaper – Internet – State Agency – School – Other (list): # of Persons proposed to be served during the project: # of Persons proposed to become employed during the project: Total Amount of Funds Requested of The Able Trust:

NOIf Yes, attach an explanation page to the Cover Sheet

Total Amount of Funds Projected to support the proposed project: Signature & Date Executive Director Signature & Date Board Officer

 Project Plan & Description: Our qualified Employment Coordinator will carry on the community based work placement/skills training program and add essential training portions to the program, which we have found to be necessary to increase self-sufficiency. This expanded program would begin July 16, 2006 so as not to overlap current funding and allow for the additional training programs that have been requested and delivered on a very limited basis. “Personal Financial Fitness” and Transportation Training are essential to increasing the employment rate for individuals with epilepsy and disabilities. EACF currently has programs addressing epilepsy education, medical care, and social service counseling and pre-GED and GED training. The proposed program extension would work in conjunction, compliment and enhance existing EACF programs. “Community Based Employment, Life Skills Training & Basic Financial Planning with Employment Placement for Continued Success for Persons with Epilepsy and Disabilities” will provide the following services to at least 110 clients in the coming year: Setting a Vocational Goal & Identifying Work Values ◦ Personal Financial Needs and Basic Financial Planning/Budgeting Skills Training ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Epilepsy/Disability and the Essential Duties of the job Epilepsy/Disability Disclosure Transportation to Work and Transportation Training Resources for Identifying Employers, Job Skills Training, & Resume Writing Interviewing, Follow-up and What Employers Want

 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Curriculum for this program in inclusive, but not limited to: ◦ “Career Support Center Employment Workbook” – Epilepsy Foundation ◦ “The Workbook-Study Guide for Job Seekers” – EFA “Your Spending, Your Savings, Your Future – A Beginner’s Guide to Financial Readiness” – National Endowment for Financial Education Steck-Vaughn GED Software and Workbooks “How to Find and Keep a Job” – Job Search Video Series Transportation Training on 1:1 with the Employment Coordinator/LYNX Additional materials as needed on a participant basis.

 This program will also utilize area Human Resource Directors in presentations to participants, successful community peers (employed individuals with epilepsy or other disabilities) to mentor and motivate participants in the program as well as making the most of existing agency resources and volunteers.

 Our existing resource center will support the participants in using multi media equipment (computer CDROM education, computer internet access with job seeking, job posting, resume posting and audio visual video training on employment issues). The Employment Coordinator will meet, and work, one on one with each participant based on their current job readiness, knowledge, skills and needs level while coordinating with the case managers regarding medical services, transportation needs and epilepsy education/prevention and psychological/mental health needs.  The Coordinator will also have the responsibility for job creation by establishing working relationships with area employers. EACF will provide continued employee/employer assistance during job placement to ensure successful placement. Upon completion of this program EACF will continue to support both the employee/employer to continue to ensure successful employment as long as requested.  Targeted individuals for this program would include, but not limited to: ◦ Current and future clients of EACF’s existing programs, referrals from area physicians and service providers and disabled individuals seeking employment skills training and transportation training; ◦ ◦ Those who lack previous work experience and the confidence to work due to their disability; Those that have demonstrated previously the inability to retain a job for a reasonable period of time due to their disability;

Item

Salaries-Employment Coordinator Salaries-Case Management Salaries-Prevention/Education FICA/Medicare Unemployment Worker's Compensation Health Insurance

Sub-Total

Telephone Postage Office Supplies Educational Supplies Taxes & Licenses Audit Costs Rent Local Travel & Expenses Copy/Printing Insurances Client Transportation Medical Services*

Sub-Total Total Total

$27,000.00

$14,000.00

$3,200.00

$3,978.00

$884.00

$1,326.00

$1,032.00

$51,420.00

$1,950.00

$1,375.00

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

$148.00

$235.00

$2,200.00

$1,250.00

$1,500.00

$245.00

$1,750.00

$14,000.00

$26,653.00

$78,073.00

Able Trust

$27,000.00

$0.00

$0.00

$2,430.00

$540.00

$810.00

$0.00

$30,780.00

$0.00

1,200.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1,000.00

800.00

0.00

1,000.00

0.00

4,000.00

34,780.00

EACF**

$0.00

$14,000.00

$3,200.00

$1,548.00

$344.00

$516.00

$1,032.00

$20,640.00

$1,950.00

175.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

148.00

235.00

2,200.00

250.00

700.00

245.00

750.00

14,000.00

22,653.00

43,293.00

• One thing on the cover sheet and differently in the project plan and description – RED FLAG • List one amount on the cover then a different amount of funds in the budget – RED FLAG • The budget doesn’t add up – RED FLAG • Not actually using the words employment, job or career – RED FLAG • Not submitting the required supplemental material – RED FLAG • Responding to questions with just one sentence when it is not a yes/no answer– RED FLAG

Do’s

•Be specific about what you want to do •Read your proposal •Get a friend to read your proposal – without knowing much about your work, they should understand the proposal •Check the budget! It should all add up •Gather up Supplemental Material

Don’ts

•Don’t forget to speak the same language to each other •Don’t send in a confusing proposal •Don’t write yourself out of funding!

•Ask Questions if you are not sure! The Able Trust welcomes Questions – most funders do!

•Make sure the phone numbers, address, emails and contact info is correct.

The Able Trust Process  No Deadlines  Next Agenda placement  6 page proposal  Supplemental Materials Fall Summer

Grant Program

Winter Spring

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Demystifying the Grant Process Interviews with successful grantees Sample Proposals This presentation

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Knowledge Center

 Guenevere Crum The Able Trust 106 E. College Ave Suite 820 Tallahassee, FL 32301 888-838-2253 Tollfree 850-224-4493 [email protected]

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Eladio Amores

◦ ◦ A Director of The Able Trust since 2001 A founding member of the Florida Business Leadership Network