http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:49:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/comment-page-1/#comment-16839 How to Write About Something You Know Nothing About: It’s Easy, Just Imagine a Can Opener Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:07:41 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/#comment-16839 [...] etc.) and cobbled together vague LMI data to support our imaginary green job career paths (think phantom data). We must have done something right, as four out of the five proposals were [...] [...] etc.) and cobbled together vague LMI data to support our imaginary green job career paths (think phantom data). We must have done something right, as four out of the five proposals were [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Shawna Parker Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:48:09 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/#comment-392 It's so funny to read in actual words what I do in grantwriting. I just got through helping another Department submit a large, multi-agency grant request which is one of those hybrid competitive block grant types (like HUD's CoC, with its Pro Rata Need Share). Anyway, these people are definitely NOT grant writers and what they submitted last year was very poor; they got 1/2 of what they expected. So, they call in the grantwriter this year, and I found myself trying to explain that we have to and can respond to some of these questions where we don't have solid responses. They'd just look at me, some would argue others would just let me "work my magic". I feel like forwarding them this webpage as expalnation now. It’s so funny to read in actual words what I do in grantwriting. I just got through helping another Department submit a large, multi-agency grant request which is one of those hybrid competitive block grant types (like HUD’s CoC, with its Pro Rata Need Share). Anyway, these people are definitely NOT grant writers and what they submitted last year was very poor; they got 1/2 of what they expected. So, they call in the grantwriter this year, and I found myself trying to explain that we have to and can respond to some of these questions where we don’t have solid responses. They’d just look at me, some would argue others would just let me “work my magic”. I feel like forwarding them this webpage as expalnation now.

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Sal Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:50:31 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/2008/04/02/finding-and-using-phantom-data/#comment-370 Thanks for addressing the issue of stats and grant writing. In the non profit sector frequently the focus is on number of participants. Specific data of measurement of achievement may not always be applicable to the project. Thanks for addressing the issue of stats and grant writing. In the non profit sector frequently the focus is on number of participants. Specific data of measurement of achievement may not always be applicable to the project.

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