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Funding

Sprint Foundation Supports Character Education and Youth Development

2010-03-03

Agency:
Sprint Foundation

Award Range:
up to $1,000,000

Eligibility:
National programs or local programs focused in one of Sprint’s key employee communities (Kansas City, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, and New York City).

Description:
The Sprint Foundation provides grants for youth education and development including character education, mentoring programs, leadership initiatives, social skills, volunteerism, and programs that support business and [...]

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Why should I consider hiring an outside grant writer?

2010-02-21

Grant writing is easily pushed to the backburner in the face of daily client and organizational issues that need to be addressed. Add to that the large amounts time required to network in the community, build partnerships, and advocate for an organization; the less immediate payoff of grant writing moves to the bottom of the priority list.

The result: your organization loses out on potentially huge monetary payoffs, and valuable relationships with corporate and foundation funders.

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Assess Yourself for Success

2010-02-10

Before you start writing a grant proposal, ask yourself a few key questions to ensure that you’re on the right track with the project, and the funder who will receive your request. Take the time to write down your answers so that you can use your notes as the starting point for your proposal.

Does your project further [...]

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