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ARSL Small & rural libraries St. George, UT Sept. 6-9, 2017 $how Me the Money

Are you wishing your library had Giant Jenga, a local author visit, maker space supplies or colorful reading rug? Grant writing is a skill that can enrich & expand student learning.

Learn 5 strategies for writing successful grants. Hands of workshop: participants will draft a grant including budget; telling a compelling story, budget, grant writing "rules" & matching funding source. (Special tips for Donors Choose, including student written grants!)

Describe Your Class and Students

Writing the Budget Tips
1. Write simple, declarative sentences in the entire grant; most critical in the budget narrative. Be concise. Be direct. This section should be easy to read when describing how project funds will be used.
2. Be specific on items like supplies, In the budget, tell the program's story. After writing a strong needs statement and program summary, having a concise, easy- to-understand budget and budget narrative is this important part of an application.

One Sentence Grants (Article)

Su bmission & Due Date Strategies (article)

10 Pitfalls (Article)

PledgeCents Flyer.pdf

Helping another teacher use DonorsChoose.org

Supporting student-led projects on DonorsChoose.org

2016-17 school year, 290,195 projects on Donors Choose site:

Sent a student on a field trip every 6 minutes
Gave 10x more classroom supplies than there are street lights in New York City.
Supplied enough dictionaries to stack as high as the Great Pyramids.

Utah Public Library Grants

Institute of Museums & Library Services Grants

Kay is the first library media teacher/librarian in SFUSD who has achieved National Board Certification.

She supports National Board candidates & is part of the district Master teacher program. She works at two continuation schools. She established new libraries at two of the sites in 2014 (one for pregnant minors & their children, one for county/continuation school grades 7-12). She has provided successful professional development opportunities for teachers and librarians in district, state, national, and international conferences.