What barrier(s) could impact the success of your funding partnership? and How will you work to overcome the barrier(s)?
PARTNER COLLABORATION BARRIERS
Some projects are best served by engaging in partnerships. There can be many reasons for partnering, but primarily it is because the need or problem requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders. In some cases, a funder may look at organizational capacity and question whether staff has the experience and skills to carry out the project successfully. Other grants, depending on the nature of the RFP description, will specify partnerships. And some projects are simply too complex and wide ranging to even consider within a single organization.
It is important to understand that the time to reach out to potential partners about opportunities to apply for grant funding is when a need is first identified at an organization. Those who reach out to brand new partners because they must in order to submit a proposal may find it doesnt work once the project is implemented. The barriers to successful partnerships can vary from lack of communication to hidden agendas.
Please review the Partnerships: Framework for Working Together Guidebook PDF and consider the potential barriers that can impact the success of a Describe the potential barriers that could impact the success of your prospective grant partner.
BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 8
Post a 2- to 3-minute Vlog (video blog) reflecting on the following about barriers to successful partnerships:
· What barrier(s) could impact the success of your funding partnership?
· How will you work to overcome the barrier(s)?
· Provide an explanation of the importance of building a relationship between funder and grantee. Describe key elements of this relationship, providing a rationale for your thinking.
· Describe why the grant funder/RFPs criteria are important and how they can influence the outcomes of the funding process.
· Address both a Memorandum of Understanding and Letters of Agreement that would be necessary.
Note: Please review the Kaltura Media Uploader section of the course on instructions on how to upload media to the classroom/discussion.
Be sure to support your analysis and conclusions with citations and references in APA format from the Learning Resources and your own research.
RESOURCES
Required Readings
· Gitlin, L.N., Kolanowski, A., & Lyons, K.J. (2021). Successful grant writing: Strategies for health and human service professionals (5th ed). Springer Publishing Company.
· Chapter 17, Understanding the Process of Collaboration (pp. 244257)
· Chapter 18, Collaborating for Team Science (pp. 258268)
· Brownson, R.C., Colditz, G.A., Dobbins, M., Emmons, K.M., Kerner, J.F., Padek, M., Proctor, E.K., & Stange, K.C. (2015).
Concocting that magic elixir: Successful grant application writing in dissemination and implementation research
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. Clinical Translational Science, 8, 710-716
· Compassion Capital Fund National Resource Center. (2010).
Partnerships: Frameworks for working together
Download Partnerships: Frameworks for working together
. Retrieved from https://communityactionpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Partnerships-Framework-Resource.pdf
· Lindquist, R., & Hadidi, N. (2013).
Developing grant writing skills to translate practice dreams into reality
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. Advanced Critical Care, 24(2), 177-185
· Document:
Final Project Guidelines
Download Final Project Guidelines(Word document)
· Document:
Example Cover Letter Template
Download Example Cover Letter Template(PDF document)
· Document:
Grant Application Abstract Template
Download Grant Application Abstract Template(PDF document)
Required Media
· G Vision Consulting. (2014, March 5).
Day 17 grant writing tutorial Memorandum of agreements vs. memorandum of understandingLinks to an external site.
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxGK31qjxg
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.
Optional Resources
· G Vision Consulting. (2014, March 22).
Day 34 why you should have a grant writing team
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[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Md5bsXAenY
· G Vision Consulting. (2014, March 23).
Day 35 Who should be on your grant writing team
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[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_FHBwk6CA
· G Vision Consulting. (2014, March 24).
Day 36 who should be on your board of directorsLinks to an external site.
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYi-PdolSEw
· G Vision Consulting. (2014, March 25).
Day 37 – Recruiting board membersLinks to an external site.
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q7O7_2U-hE
