Funding Opportunities Webinar Resources

Spring 09 Webinar:

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Find & Leverage Funding Opportunities
to Increase Student Achievement

April 21, 2009

In today's world educators must stand up to the challenges of tight budgets and high administrative expectations. This webinar explored current funding opportunities from multiple perspectives and provided an overview of the resources available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Economic Stimulus Package). Panelists also discussed program development and funding issues from the funder's perspective and the value of collaboration and partnerships in implementing programs and seeking resources.

Panelists:

• John Wilson - Director, Turning Foundation
• Joel Ratner - President, The Raymond John Wean Foundation
• Bill Mullane - School Improvement Supervisor, Ashtabula County Educational Service Center

Webinar Resources

 Download/View Presentation:  PowerPoint | PDF

TurningTalk: Forum Discussion

Webinar Recording

Presentation Resources

General ARRA Web Resources:

• U. S. Department of Education ARRA Website
• Learning Point Associates Education Recovery and Investment Center

Email Addresses for Specific Questions:

• SFSF Questions: State.fiscal.fund@ed.gov
• IDEA Questions: IDEArecoverycomments@ed.gov
• Title I Questions: oese@ed.gov
• Inspector General Questions: rich.rasa@ed.gov
• Independent Living and Vocational Rehabilitation Questions: RSARecoverActComments@ed.gov

Educational Technology Links:

• National Educational Technology Standards
• eTech Ohio
• Framework for 21st Century Learning
• The Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project

Grant Resources

• U.S. Dept. of Ed. Grant Forecast Center - Listing of competitive grant opportunities through the USDE
• Grants and Grant Writing - A well-done collection of links to grant sites and information
• Grant Resources - Great website with lots of links to resources
• Grant Proposals - A comprehensive site on proposal writing. Includes an overview, inquiry and cover letters, standard components of a proposal, a sample proposal, and advice from funders.
• Grant Writing Tips - Find out how to write a successful grant on this website. Explore the website for articles and links about getting grants.
• Foundation Center - The "Gateway" to philanthropy on the World Wide Web, this site offers online assistance with locating foundations and proposal writing.

Panelist Bios

John Wilson, Director, Turning Foundation
John has over 33 years in public education as a classroom teacher, building principal and central office administrator. Leaving the high school science classroom in 1990, John moved on to a variety of administrative positions and responsibilities over the years related to student services, attendance, guidance and nursing services and adult education, as well as developing special programs and writing grants resulting in over $13 million in services provided. Moving between central office and buildings positions, John has also been a middle school principal, principal of an alternative program, and dean of an early college program (high school and college combined).

Joel Ratner, President, The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Joel Ratner has served as President of the Raymond John Wean Foundation since April of 2007. Under his leadership the Foundation has started a grassroots grant making effort and catalyzed a large-scale community organizing effort in northeast Ohio. The Foundation has also presented capacity building programming and provided key support to various community-based efforts. Before coming to the Wean Foundation, Joel led the Neighborhood Connections Program at The Cleveland Foundation. Joel attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a member of the law review and graduated in 1995.

Bill Mullane, School Improvement Supervisor, Ashtabula County Educational Service Center
Bill Mullane has worked as a teacher and administrator in public education for over 30 years and is currently a School Improvement Supervisor with the Ashtabula County Educational Service Center. In addition to his experiences as a classroom teacher, building principal and central office administrator, Bill is also an experienced grant writer and evaluator. He has worked with various organizations in and outside of public education in areas of community engagement and partnership development. Bill is involved at both the state and local levels in efforts to develop and evaluate school improvement models. Bill also sits on a number of community-based boards and foundations.