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8 | The Funding Tree
Resources
Helpful Resources
Grant Select, an online database of funding opportunities such as grants (for programs, projects, planning, start-up, endowments, technical assistance, facilities, and equipment), awards, and fellowships. Funding opportunities range from research grants to arts programs, biomedical and health care research, community services programs, children and youth programs, K-12 educational funding, and more.
Latinoliteracy - Reaching Out to Hispanic Parents to Improve Family Reading, research shows that parent involvement in their children’s education is one of the most important barometers for academic success and increasingly seen as an essential element of a school’s programming. This site creates an inclusive and welcoming environment for parents wanting to be involved in their child’s education.
Office Depot - Give 5% Back To Your School, simply make a purchase of qualifying school supplies, provide your school ID at checkout, and your designated school will receive 5% back in credits for FREE supplies! Be sure to spread the word and create your own customized flyers, ID Cards, or a school supply list to pass around on campus. The more people you share with, the more money your school will receive.
Helpful Writing Tips
3 Simple Tricks to Improve Email Marketing
Those who are on your listserv care enough to be told what you’re up to on a regular basis. Pair this with social media engagement and you’ve got a pretty decent online strategy.
Nonprofithub.com recently took a dive into social media tips and tricks, and here’s how to get people interested in your
E-newsletter.
1. Send Regular Emails: People are more inclined to delete emails from companies who send emails at random, compared to receiving emails on a specific day of the week or time of day.
2. Keep the Visuals in Check: People are getting familiar with stock photography which means it can sometimes hurt more than it helps.
3. Show You’re Human: Most people will judge your email immediately and decide whether to open or delete by the subject line.
To read the entire article, click here.