http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-35334 Repurpose: The Word of the Decade and a Word for Nonprofits to Live By Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:20:55 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-35334 [...] more or less shells. Through the magic of grant writing, we can make them appear whole, at least in the proposal world. It is better for the organization and the populations they serve, however, to repurpose themselves [...] [...] more or less shells. Through the magic of grant writing, we can make them appear whole, at least in the proposal world. It is better for the organization and the populations they serve, however, to repurpose themselves [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-33640 Nonprofits Should Make Better Use of Social Media, and Here’s a Free Project Concept Illustrating How Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:57:56 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-33640 [...] mostly in describing the outreach component. The reality, unfortunately, is that we write in the Proposal World, while our clients live in the real world. I talk to nonprofit Executive Directors all the time and [...] [...] mostly in describing the outreach component. The reality, unfortunately, is that we write in the Proposal World, while our clients live in the real world. I talk to nonprofit Executive Directors all the time and [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-33141 Two for One: Where Grants Come From, Fast Food, and the Contradictory Nature of Government Programs Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:05:09 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-33141 [...] Bittman has an ear for the proposal world, as he shows when he includes this specious bit of proposal-ese: “Yet the food industry [...] [...] Bittman has an ear for the proposal world, as he shows when he includes this specious bit of proposal-ese: “Yet the food industry [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-24905 Seliger’s Quick Guide to Developing Federal Grant Budgets Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:04:58 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-24905 [...] * We rarely use the Equipment Category in federal grants and you should avoid it as well. This is because the feds consider anything with a unit cost of less than $5,000 to be a “supply” and you can buy $4,999 copiers the same way you buy paper clips. As soon as the unit cost goes over $5,000, you enter the realm of federal purchasing rules, which is not a place you want to be. This is one reason vehicles and other big ticket items are better proposed as leases, even though it may make little economic sense. Remember, you are in the Proposal World, not the Real World. [...] [...] * We rarely use the Equipment Category in federal grants and you should avoid it as well. This is because the feds consider anything with a unit cost of less than $5,000 to be a “supply” and you can buy $4,999 copiers the same way you buy paper clips. As soon as the unit cost goes over $5,000, you enter the realm of federal purchasing rules, which is not a place you want to be. This is one reason vehicles and other big ticket items are better proposed as leases, even though it may make little economic sense. Remember, you are in the Proposal World, not the Real World. [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-20024 The Ups and Downs of Using a Fiscal Agent to Apply for Grants Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:46:38 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-20024 [...] is successful. It’s fine to contemplate the nuances of fiscal agent responsibilities in the proposal world, but the real world complicates things. To paraphrase Grandmaster Flash in one of the first rap [...] [...] is successful. It’s fine to contemplate the nuances of fiscal agent responsibilities in the proposal world, but the real world complicates things. To paraphrase Grandmaster Flash in one of the first rap [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-19798 Supplementing Versus Supplanting Grant Funds: Examples from the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program and the Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:58:48 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-19798 [...] there are ways of getting around this proposal world problem. For example, one could announce that people already employed by the agency will spend 10 – 20% [...] [...] there are ways of getting around this proposal world problem. For example, one could announce that people already employed by the agency will spend 10 – 20% [...]

]]> http://blog.seliger.com/2010/04/11/the-real-world-and-the-proposal-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18380 Jim Richmond Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:09:05 +0000 http://blog.seliger.com/?p=594#comment-18380 Once again, Seliger (Jake) hits an important nail on the head, driving yet another into the fantasy-world that too often prevails between grantwriters and their clients. Great article. Once again, Seliger (Jake) hits an important nail on the head, driving yet another into the fantasy-world that too often prevails between grantwriters and their clients. Great article.

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