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February 9, 2011
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Effort toward successful grant writing
B y Terri H arb er
Spilyay Tymoo
Som e o f the p articip an ts
were interested in more funding
for the arts while another wanted
additional money to help crime
victims or local youth. And some
rep resen ted re la tiv e ly new
nonprofits while others worked
for longer established organiza
tions.
All attended a two-day work
shop in late January that focused
on effectively securing grants.
The workshop was presented by
Podatch Fund, an organization
that inspires and seeks to expand
philanthropy in Northwest In
dian Country.
The trainer, Heather Miller,
program coordinator with Pot
latch, worked with the attendees
on how to make attention-get
ting verbal and written presen
tations to groups that might pro
vide them with grants.
Most of the people who at
tended haven’t created a grant
proposal before, said A shley
Aguilar, who works in the tribes’
grant development office as the
project assistant.
Creating concise, memorable
proposals can help more grant
money from the private sector
flow toward Native American
tribes, which receive only one-
fifth of a cent out of every pri
vate grant dollar available each
year.
It’s not a good percentage
when taking into account that
Native populations in the United
States make up roughly 2 per
cent of the national population,
according to U.S. Census Bureau
Terri Harber/Spilyay
Jefferson Greene and Leon Washington (from right) were
among the participants in the grant seminar.
change this, we want to help
improve these groups’ chances
of securing grants.”
“We
are
d e fin ite ly
underfunded,” Aguilar said.
One of the exercises high
lighted the importance of the
classic “elevator speech”— this
is the name for a 60-second
chance to introduce one’s self
and their group to a possible
grant provider. The two might
meet up during a meeting, at a
gathering or even in an elevator
(hence the name) and have just
a moment to talk.
M any o f the participants
spoke a little too long. A few had
trouble getting to the point, such
as why the need is important and
'Native American
tribes receive only
one-fifth of a cent
out o f every private
grant dollar avail
able each year...
estimates.
And making the need even
greater is the poverty, unemploy
ment and related problems that
come with living on reservations.
“Y ou’d think that (grant
awards) would at least match-up
with the percent o f the popula
tion,” she said. “We want to
what a donation might be used
to finance. The passion each one
showed for their group was ap
parent, however.
The ability to obtain grants
will be increasingly important as
government funding continues
to tighten up as a result of the
recession. And lawmakers in
Washington D.C. appear to be
in a mood to cut the budget,
which might also affect funding
for various tribal programs.
This all means competition
for private grants will be more
fierce. This type of training will
allow the people making grant
requests do so with added con
fidence and, in turn, “help
bridge that gap,” Miller said.
One of Potlatch’s own grant
programs for Native Arts fi
nancing helped the Northwest
Native American Basketweavers
Association pay for its annual
gathering of weavers last year.
It was held in Warm Springs at
K ah-N ee-Ta. The group re
ceived $5,000 for the event.
C ontact the trib es’ grant
pro p o sal office for gen eral
help with grants. Potlatch has
a variety o f fundraising infor
mation and can help w ith such
things as obtaining grants, get
ting a group nonprofit status
and how to keep track o f the
g r o u p ’s fin a n c e s. V is it
potlatchfund.org for details.
Births
A.layjah Faith
Zacarias-Johnson
Tyrone E. Johnson and
LaToya L. Zacarias of Ma
dras are pleased to announce
the birth of their daughter
A layjah F aith Z acarias-
Johnson, born on January
26, 2011.
A layjah join s brother
Jermaine Johnson, 6.
G ran d p aren ts on the
fa th e r’s side are C h eryl
Norton and Roy Johnson.
G ran d p aren t on the
mother’s side is Adelita T.
Zacarias.
Eloise Gregg T hornton, 1927—2011
Mathew Briséis Wewa
E rica W ewa o f W arm
Springs is pleased to an
nounce the birth of her son
Mathew Briséis Wewa, born
on January 19, 2011.
M athew jo in s brother
Armando Becerra Jr., age 1.
G ran d p aren ts on the
fath er’s side are M elinda
Frank and Winona Frank of
Warm Springs.
G ran d p aren ts on the
m o th er’s side are A rlene
Bryant and Wilson Wewa of
Warm Springs.
Dory Cinda Ine^ Mireles
Eli Braxton Tewee
D iam ond T ew ee and
G ena Sm ith o f W arm
Springs are pleased to an
nounce the birth of their son
Eli Braxton Tewee, born on
January 15, 2011.
G ran d p aren ts on the
fath er’s side are the late
Floyd Tewee Sr. of Warm
Springs, and the late Vivian
Y ahtin o f Ft. B elknap,
Mont.
G ran d p aren ts on the
m other’s G ail Frank and
Adrian Smith Sr., both of
Warm Springs.
Andrew and Allegra Gil
bert o f Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
o f th e ir d au g h ter D ory
Cinda Inez Mireles, born on
January 24, 2011.
Dory Cinda joins brother
T h o m as, 1, and sister
Cheylene, 2.
G ran d p aren ts on the
father’s side are Nancy Marie
Gilbert, and Thomas Mireles
Jr. (deceased), both of Warm
Springs.
G ran d p aren t on the
m o th er’s side is A m anda
Robinson of Warm Springs.
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