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Karen Greenwood Henke henke@nimble-press.com

Grant Wrangler http://www.grantwrangler.com/ My Grant Wrangler -- the first ever social networking site for grant givers AND grant seekers! [|http://www.mygrantwrangler.com/] How to Add Featured Grant Headlines to YOUR site (for free): http://grantwrangler.com/howto.html Subscribe to Grant Wrangler Bulletin, a bi-weekly update of coming grants http://grantwrangler.com/subscribe.html

Peggy George Skype: pgeorge1

WOWS of the Week

Jen Sharon Peggy-Parents as Partners Portal for EdTechTalk weekly webcast and related articles and resources for involving parents in education: http://www.ourschool.ca/ (want to share our exciting webcast this week with educators from Phoenix AZ); new search site for Classroom 2.0 educators created by Steve Hargadon to help us manage all of our different social networks: http://www.conversations.net/index.html Searches [|Ning], [|Blogger], [|Twitter], [|Plurk], [|Jaiku], and [|Twine]. Cheri

Questions for Karen

1. Background -- Introductions Grants 101: Who gives grants for education and why? 2. How Grant Wrangler came about 3. Mistakes and Helpful Hints for Successful Grant Writing

4. How to subscribe to site 5. Do people keep in contact with you about winning grants? Success stories??

Other Links: Help: Research Associates [|Grant Experts Web site]. Fundsnet Directory of Community Foundations: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/commfoun.htm

Top 5 Community Foundations Corporate Foundations with education related grants Independent Foundation Listings
 * [|Greater][|Kansas City Community Foundation]
 * [|New York Community Trust]
 * [|Greater Houston Community Foundation]
 * [|Silicon Valley Community Foundation]
 * [|California Community Foundation]
 * Community giving: [|General Electric College Bound Program], [|Bank of America Foundation]
 * Programs or employee giving: [|Microsoft Partners in Learning]
 * Product/partner packaged grants: [|Intel Foundation Schools of Distinction], [|HP Teaching K-12 Grant]
 * Awareness campaigns: [|General Mills], [|Lowe’s], [|Dollar General], [|Best Buy]


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 * [|Family][|Foundations]
 * [|Grant Wrangler]