2012

Writing & Research Sample: Tonyae Stacy

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1/8/2012

2009
A & 1 Grant Prospect Short Guide

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Prospective Grants Guide

Outline
I.

Grant Category & Priority RATING SYSTEM

A = Strongest. Good geographic
and programmatic match

Irish-Based
A1 ElectricAid B1 Combined Services 3rd World Fund B1 Trocaire: Mobilizing for Justice D4 The Atlantic Philanthropies Ltd. (Invitation)

B = Good, but not exact match C= Moderate compatibility

May need clarification from foundation

II.

African/Ugandan
B1 Kabaka Foundation A1 Kilimo Foundation B1 Independent Development Fund B4 Trust Africa (Invitation only) D3 African Womens Development Fund

D= Have on radar. Future projects, programmes

and locations may align better 1= Top Priority. Immediately to 2-months May be the best match right now because the due date is coming up and TL is god match. Could be to filter out foundations that do not match and narrow funding source focus. To be first applied to by TLs.
Example: The Allan Nesta Trust: Rated C1. Category C= because TLs needs to clarify whether it must be a UK registered charity, but it appears so. Priority 1= because if TLs does NOT need to be registered, the Trust has similar interest and could be re-categorized as an A or B. If, TLs must be registered in the UK, than the Trust should be recategorized as a D and kept in mind should a UK office opens

III.

International
1. A2 Aga Kahn 2. A1 Robobank Foundation 3. B1 Nippon Foundation

IV.

European-Based
B1JP Morgan Chase B1 Sainsbury Family Foundation C1 Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust C3 Allavida C4 The Shell Foundation (Invitation)

V.

US-Based
B1 State Street Foundation A3 Ford Foundation A4 Google Foundation C2 The Boeing Company B2 Alcoa Foundation C3 The Goldman Sachs Foundation A4 Citigroup Foundation C3 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation D4 McKnight Foundation

2= Next Step. Have in mind. 2-6 months 3=May be ideal for expansion into other regions and developing countries. 3s may be the elite, but compatible foundations. TLs may need to gain funding from smaller trusts and foundations, continue to diversify its funding streams and build a strong reputation for getting results before applying. May also want to take the time to establish links-in and build relationships. 4=Invitation only. Pursue relationships. Currently not accepting applications, but potentially good match. Page 3 of 13

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I.

Irish-Based Grant Summaries

ElectricAid

GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS: Worldwide, strong presence in Uganda FUNDING PRIORITIES: Wide-range. Strong focus on sustainable income generation, HIV/AIDS, and increasing educational opportunities in the developing world. GRANT RANGE: 4,000-20,000 AVERAGE GRANT: 10,000 DUE DATE: OPEN APPLICATION LINKS IN: Ask BOD for connections ANALYSIS: Start process immediately. 29 of 130 projects funded were awarded in Uganda in 2008. Has both significant focuses in Uganda and on sustainable income-generation projects that are people-centred and take a participatory development approach. PREVIOUS PROJECTS FUNDED: 29 grants to Uganda in 2008. Below are a few of the most relevant including a few projects with similar matches outside Uganda. Uganda: Organic Fruit Project: 10,000 Establishment of a maize/rice mill: 10,000 Agricultural training and livestock project: 10,000 Income generation (maize growing) project: 6,500 Community poultry rearing income-generating project: 4,000 Capital for micro-finance programme for 15 savings & credit groups: 10,000 Swaziland: Set-up, training & monitoring of self-help groups for sustainable livelihoods: 10,000 Kenya: Development of employment opportunities for 200 young men and women, equip them with technical and entrepreneurial skills: 20,000 Bangladesh: Promoting economic development of the poor through community-based microfinance initiatives: 15,000 NEXT STEPS FOR TL: Talk to TL BOD to look for links. Discuss which TL project would appeal most to ElectricAid with Program staff. Make an appointment to talk directly with James Foley or other relevant person to discuss the possibilities. Begin preparation on application if positive feedback is received. Application form is simple. See Trust & Foundations file on computer for details.

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CONTACT DETAILS: James Foley

Fund Administrator ESB Electric Aid Ireland., 27, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2 Tel: 01 7027732 Mob: 087 790 4395 E-Mail: james.foley@esb.ie

APPLICATION PROCESS: After meeting with James Foley and getting the go ahead to apply, see application form in Trust & Foundations folder on computer. Easy application process. BOARD/STAFF: ESB BOD

ESB Chairman: Mr. Lochlann Quinn Board Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs: Mr. John Redmond Brendan Byrne John Coleman Sen Conlan Eoin Fahy Garry Keegan Georgina Kenny Seamus Mallon Tony Merriman John Nugent Bobby Yeates

ELECTRICAID BOD
Tina Pittock Pauline Holland Pearse Crilly Anne Hogan Deaglan ODonaill Denis Blanch Mark Connolly Paddy Stapleton Jim Caplis Ratna Nepalati Mick O Connor Treasa Ni Mhurch

Chairman Vice Chairperson Hon. Treasurer Hon. Secretary Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member

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III.

International
4. Aga Kahn

GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the USA FUNDING PRIORITIES: AKF seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill-health with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous, coastal and other resource-poor areas. GRANT RANGE: 100,000-15 million DUE DATE: OPEN LINKS IN: Owns race horses and farm in Ireland. TL has well-connected BOD. PROGRAMME MATCH: Long-term, multi-year funding. Potentially for replication and expansion into other countries in Africa. OVERVIEW:
Founder and Chairman His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) is an international development agency dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and building economically sound enterprises in the developing world. AKFED focuses on building enterprises in parts of the world that lack sufficient foreign direct investment to compete in the global marketplace. It also makes bold but calculated investments in situations that are fragile and complex. STATED GOALS:
There are 4 central objectives: Make it possible for poor people to act in ways that will lead to long-term improvements in their wealth and health, in the environment and in the education of their children; Provide communities with a greater range of choices and the understanding necessary to take informed action; Enable beneficiaries to gain the confidence and competence to participate in the design, implementation and continuing operation of activities that affect the quality of their lives; Put institutional, management and financial structures in place ensuring that programme activities are sustainable without Foundation assistance within a reasonable time frame.

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ANALYSIS: The Aga Kahn Fund for Economic Development is a good match for TL and should be among the first larger foundations to approach with project and partnership ideas. PREVIOUS PROJECTS FUNDED:

Continuing education and institutional strengthening, Mozambique Education, Dairy and Nutrition Programme (school milk programme), Tajikistan Improving the quality of learning in Zanzibar, Tanzania Institute for Professional Development, Tajikistan Madrasa Programme Resource Centres and research, East Africa Coastal Rural Support Programme (Kenya) Coastal Rural Support Programme (Mozambique) Human Resource Development Network, Pakistan Social Institutions Development Programme, Pakistan (PAKSID) Young Development Professionals programme, East Africa

NEXT STEPS FOR TL: Speak with TL BOD to see if they have any connections with Aga Khan, as he owns a horse racing farm in Kildare, Ireland. Nicola mentioned possible link. Submit letter of inquiry. Build strong and bold case for support that aligns with the Aga Khan Funds mission and vision and propels TLs forward in attaining longer-term expansive development goals. CONTACT DETAILS:
Wanjiru Mwangi-Ruhanga Communications Officer Aga Khan Development Network (Kenya) wanjiru.ruhanga@akdnkenya.org Tel: + 254 735 704142

APPLICATION PROCESS: Speak with TL BOD to see if they have any connections with Aga Khan. Submit letter of inquiry to contact. BOARD/STAFF:
Board of Directors His Highness the Aga Khan Prince Amyn Aga Khan Matre Andr Ardoin Guillaume de Spoelberch

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WRITING SAMPLE 1: Foundation Grant Application, 2012 General Short Answer Questions

1. Summarize your organizations work and purpose in one sentence. (150 characters including spaces) Develop creativity, connectivity, cooperation and community among and the full potentials of youth, across the globe, starting with Ireland. Help Text: Keep it simple and concise! Try to answer who, what, where, and why. 2. Summarize your organizations work and purpose in one paragraph. (500 characters including spaces) The basic idea is to connect local artists and activists with underrepresented youth and develop fun spaces for young people to seek instruction in progressive and roots-oriented creative arts, social entrepreneurship and community media that enables them to express themselves more constructively and freely; shape the decisions that affect their lives; and realize their individual and collective creative and civic potentials. 3. Describe the specific products or programs of your organization. (1000 characters including spaces) YYY Organization seeks funds and develops programs and activities focusing on informal participatory education in arts, community media, socio-enviro entrepreneurship and policy and law shaping. Project and workshop areas include: Rubbish Art; Grow You Own Instruments; Comic Strip Design; Community Graffiti Art; Sound Effects; Human Rights, Responsibilities and Development Issues; and Community Radio, TV and Video. Activities are designed to reinforce each other and give youth a clearer picture of the multidisciplinary nature of human development and the opportunity to make contributions to the realization of and shape various local and international development agendas and legally binding and ever evolving commitments. As the network builds, underrepresented young people will have the opportunity to connect around the globe in skill sharing trips and events to promote tolerance, understanding and the harmonization of the human family and nature. WRITING SAMPLE 2: Case of Support Development, Organization Description, 2010 Donors today recognize civil society as a crucial partner and technology as a powerful driving force in progressing human development goals. BBB Organization is an online fundraising platform that gives donors the opportunity to connect with the people and communities benefiting from their contributions via blogs, photos and videos posted by the aid workers responsible for the projects of the donors choice. In turn donors are taken on a virtual journey tracing the benefits and seeing the impact of their contributions. This business model provides a path to help restore donor confidence and encourage greater global giving and connectivity. We work to build strategic global partnerships between concerned corporations, their employees, individual donors and outstanding local charities and NGOs that tackle some of the worlds most pressing human development issues, includingaccess to education and healthcare, housing security, womens development, rural development, sustainable agriculture, microenterprise development, environmental sustainability and arts and culture preservation.

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WRITING SAMPLE 3: International Migration Law Research Paper, 2007 Title: Consent, Vulnerability and Responsibilities in Trafficking Laws FIRST PARAGRAPHS: Within the context of profound global transformation following the Cold War, there was a dramatic boom in people being trafficked and smuggled across borders to take partby free choice, constrained choice or by forcein the global sex industry (GSI). This has pushed the international development community and Governments to find common ground about appropriate guiding principles, definitions, procedures, processes and desired outcomes. Calling the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in humans, one of the fasting growing worldwide problems in recent years the United Nations responded with the adoption of the Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (2000), and its two optional supplementary protocolsthe Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish the Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Trafficking Protocol) and the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea (Smuggling Protocol). For the purposes of this paper we will focus on a point of contention in the Trafficking Protocol that has stirred controversy since the design phase, posed major problems for prevention and implementation and lies at the very heart of the distinctions between a smuggled migrant and a trafficked person and between an illegal and irregular migrantthereby entailing vastly different ways of distributing criminality, responsibility, rights, services and ultimately justice to all involved. WRITING SAMPLE 4: International Economic Law Research Paper, 2007 Title: The Role of the WTO in Deconflictualizing West Africas Diamond Industry FIRST PARAGRAPH: The international movement to legitimize the diamond industry and break the 'link between the trade in 'conflict diamonds' and the supply to rebel movements of weapons, fuel or other prohibited material got a kick start from UN Security Council Resolution 55/56 and the Kimberly Certification Scheme in 2000. While the diamond industry has never been free of conflict, the bloody armed conflicts and atrocious human rights violations throughout West Africa over the 1990's caught the world's attention and sparked an unprecedented amount of global partnership. The UN Resolution called for 'all concerned parties including diamond producing, processing, exporting and importing countries as well as the diamond industry' to get involved and take action to prevent the trade in conflict diamonds. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was most obviously a concerned party and GATT's Security Exemption, Article XXI(c), makes explicit that obligations 'under the UN Charter for the maintenance of the international peace and security' are covered and take precedence, but the question of what role the WTO should play in regulating the trade in conflict diamonds, or any conflict resource for that matter, still remained uncertain. LAST PARAGRAPH: Back to the original question; was the Conflict Diamond Waiver necessary? Yes, if the goal was to keep intact the WTO in its current form. Invoking the Security Exemption and winning the case could have led to intense internal conflict and ultimately a downward spiral of WTO authority. The Security Exemption is the most flexible provision in the GATT, giving special attention to state sovereignty for 'essential security interest'. Given the urgent need to stop the flow of conflict diamonds and the human rights atrocities associated with the trade in conflict diamonds, there was no time to sort out these difficult questions surrounding the Security Exemption. But, given today's state of international affairs and increasing global insecurity this is an issue that must take precedence in the debates about what direction the WTO should head, in order to provide real legal clarity and not just a temporary patch-work solution.
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WRITING SAMPLE 5: HUD Federal Grant for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO), 2005 Type: Capacity Building Operating Grant I. DESCRIPTION of ORGANIZATION
A. Purpose

Mission: The AAA Housing Networks mission is to promote the development of safe, decent, sanitary and affordable housing for all of the current and future low-income residents of Community X, to promote neighborhood revitalization, and to relieve poverty. Since our incorporation in 1988 we have developed over 200 units of affordable housing. We are able to achieve our mission through steadfast Board leadership, the dedicated Staff and from forming effective and long-lasting partnerships. Our efforts have been supported through Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing, Historic Tax Credit financing, HDAP and CDGB funds, State Housing Trust Funds and foundations. Upcoming Merger with CCC Housing Organization: While we are proud of our history, the neighborhood is changing and we recognize that we must change in response. Additionally the housing and social demands of the community are much greater than our capacity to meet them. In response to these issues, this past spring the AAA Network Board made a significant decision. We decided to combine our efforts with another community development corporation called CCC Housing. CCC Housing was created to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless men and women and other persons with low-incomesa mission it shares with the Housing Network. Since its founding in 1978 the Network has been a sister organization of the Drop Inn Center. Over this time, it has been successful in building a community within the 120 units of housing it currently provides in the Washington Park area of Over-the-Rhine. We believe the merger is a sound decision. We will build on both organizations longstanding commitment to the development of quality-affordable housing. We will increase our capacities and organizational opportunities for a renewed vision of a healthy neighborhood. Combining efforts with CCC Housing will allow us to put more resources into housing development and focus on the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood as a whole. The new organization which we are creating will release new energy in the struggle to alleviate poverty and promote social justice in Community X. We hope the process of combining CCC Housing and the AAA Housing Network will conclude in April 2006 and we are confident that this new organization will be celebrated by residents and stakeholders alike.
B. Activities

Renter EquitySM Program: In 2004, the Network partnered with Bank X Loan Fund in an innovative new program that allows renters to build equity by participating in the management and maintenance of their buildings and surrounding areas. By paying rent on time and by participating in the routine maintenance and management of the project, residents can earn up to $10,000 over the course of a 10 year period. Through such programs residents are becoming their own best activists and creating the base needed for a diverse, sustainable and thriving community.
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Participating housing projects operate much like a leasing cooperative, with Bank X providing coaching, management, and financial literacy services. Renter EquitySM offers low wage earners, who cannot afford homeownership, a way to invest for a better future rather than simply paying rent. It helps lower the bottom rung on the economic ladder so that low income families are able to develop assets for greater financial security, college tuition, a small business, or even future homeownership. At the same time, it improves property values and stabilizes the neighborhood by giving renters a stake in its revitalization. Resident Development Fund: In a society driven by technology, knowledge and equipment are vital so people can adjust to the demands of todays marketplace. In 2005, the AAA Housing Network received funds for resident development from the Ohio Capital Corporation. Decisions on how to spend the money came from resident input. The grant gave the Network the capacity to hold quarterly resident meetings, to bring the neighborhood together for an End-of-Summer Block Party and to implement a Computer Matching Fund. This fund provided an incentive for low-income residents to purchase home computers with a 2-to-1 monetary match, with a maximum of $500. Residents Hold Property Owners Accountable: In late 2004 and early 2005 residents living on East Clifton Avenue organized to address a problem building on the street. Residents organized a letter-writing campaign to city officials and city council members which resulted in a meeting between residents and local city officials. The goal was to get the owners to fix up the building and address health and safety issues. The building was sold and residents are now monitoring the new owner. University X Architecture Studio and AAA Housing Network Partnership: A new 3-unit development at 530 E. 13th Street continues a decade-long partnership between CCC Universitys Architecture Studio and AAA Housing Network. Students help in the revitalization of Community X by transforming apartments, houses and storefronts with innovative solutions for more space and amenities. In the past, the work of these students has been supported in part by grants from Home Depot.
C.

Memberships ANNUAL DUES $150.00 $200.00 $125.00 $100.00 $95.00 $200.00

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ORGANIZATION NAME 1. Ohio Community Development Corporation Association 2. National Low Income Housing Coalition 3. Coalition on Homelessness & Housing 4. Community Development Corporations of Greater Cincinnati 6. Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless 7. Ohio Community Development Finance Committee

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NARRATIVE and DESCRIPTION of SERVICE AREA: Community X, located in the heart of downtown, sits north of the central business district and is surrounded by three other communitiesthe West End, Mt. Auburn and Clifton Heights (Appendix W, Map 1). Over the last fifty years Community X has faced extreme deterioration of the neighborhoods social, cultural, physical and economic fabric and landscape. Community X continues to fight issues of crime and extreme poverty. Since 1990, Community X has experienced a sharp decline in residency. In 1950, prior to the building of the local highway system and urban sprawl, there were 31,219 residentsnow there are less than 7,500. These persistent problems have caused disinterest and disinvestment of time and resources in revitalizing the neighborhood. Many residents have left to pursue other safe and decent communitiesstill many have been here for generations. Community X is a local and national historic district and has a historic landscape which is losing its aesthetic charm every year. While there is investment, the investments, for the most part, do not benefit current low-income residents. There is an attitude of why bother keeping the neighborhood clean? So, they (outsiders) can economically force us out of sight and mind. Current and future low-income residents need to feel a sense of ownership as the neighborhood inevitably changes and growsto have a stake in its development. Through programs like Renter Equity the Housing Network is testing the possibilities for mixed-income housing developments and Individual Development Accounts (IDA) for low-income families. Community X battles with vacant buildings and lots, which add to the deterioration and disinvestment. In 2001 the City Planning Department conducted an inventory and found that there were 703 scattered vacant parcels and 500 empty buildings in the community. The loss of people and business has created issues of blight and generationally increasing despair. Community X is considered the poorest community in Cincinnati, with 56 percent living below the poverty line, 59 percent jobless, 45 percent have high school diplomas and in 2004 the median income was still on $9,042barely 15 percent of the national average. While there has been marked improvement since 1990 when nearly 80 percent lived below the poverty line, there is still a ways to go. The neighborhood is also at-risk of gentrification due to its proximity to downtown and the arts industrypotentially pricing current residents out of the new trendier market. A $9,042 income is clearly inadequate to the areas rent, where an income of over $28,000 is needed to afford (at 30% of income) a two-bedroom at fair-market rate. The Housing Networks tenant profile reflects these demographics. Eighty-two percent are women, 96 percent of African descent and 89 percent earn less than 50 percent of the average median income (AMI). The Network has a history of serving the underserved and vulnerable. Several of our units are set aside for supportive transitional housing for the previously homeless and those working to find and maintain a healthier lifestyle and sobriety. As many are recovering from substance abuse, case managers monitor these tenants to make this transition as smooth and successful as possible. Another benefit of the merger with CCC Housing Organization is that through our combined efforts we will develop stronger partnerships with the Drop Inn Center and Homeless Coalition to cooperatively work to lift the most vulnerable in Community X.
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WRITING SAMPLE 6: Corporate Grant Application, 2006 I. SUMMARY of NEED/PROJECT

Since 1997, the AAA Housing Network has collaborated with the Department of Architecture and Interior Design at CCC University to produce affordable housing of high quality and unique design. Through a design/build studio located in the heart of Community X, third and fourth-year architecture and interior design students engage in design and construction projects of the Network's housing stock. In the past students have designed and renovated our laundromat, community gathering spaces, and the first floor apartment at 530 E. 13th Street. Your support helps to underwrite this unique program that provides beautiful restoration housing for a low-income community struggling with crime and disinvestment, and at the same time, your support nurtures a sense of civic responsibility and social justice in these future architects and community developers. Specifically, we seek your support to complete of our renovation of 530 East 13th Street (see pictures of past work on-line). A. How will Corporation ZZs contribution be used: Your grant will be used to continue this successful partnership with the CCC University Design Studio. The four-unit East 13th Street property has been renovated in stages, beginning in September of 2000. One unit is already complete and occupied (photos available at http://www.fna.muohio.edu/otr/projects.html), and our objective is to see the next unit ready for occupancy by the end of 2006. This three bedroom split-level town house with terrace will be renovated with the volunteer labor of architect students and in turn they get the opportunity to engage in a struggling community, apply their knowledge in a practical and socially responsible ways, and to strengthen their commitment to improving how people live through the use of their talents and skills. Major renovations include modification of interior walls to allow penetration of south light for passive solar heating and lighting and better energy efficiency. We have established a budget of $82,852 for the project, which includes $15,000 in architectural services and $9000 in labor to be donated by the University. The balance of the budget is in hard costs lumber, landscaping materials, drywall, fixtures, cabinetry, finish and paint. Past grants have supported the development of the first stage of the renovation and we need your help to complete the last stage.

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