The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

For Administrators Learn new program adminstration techniques for outreach and communication. Gain exposure to free wikis, blogs, and and audio/visual materials.

You may register online at the VALRC calendar (http://www.calendar.valrc.org). Click on the workshop's heading and complete the online form. Directions will be sent upon registration.

2008 Grant Announcements

The 2008 Dollar General Grants are available. Click here to download the materials.

The Virginia Literacy Foundation applications for 2008-2009 matching grants are now available. If you are interested in applying for one of these grants, you may either request a packet of grant application forms by calling Julia Norman at 804-237-8909 or by clicking on the links below. This year, all applicants are required to fill out a 2008 Survey Form and return it with their grant application. (This form is filled out once every three years. QuAl-D programs that filled out the survey form last fall do not need to fill one out again.)

This year programs may request the VLF QuAL-D database in their grant. The request is competitive, and only two programs will be chosen per year to receive it. (Look for Instruction Sheet.)

Our 2008-2009 matching grants are offered in tiered categories. The amount of funding for which an organization is eligible is tied to the numbers of adult literacy students it served in the last full fiscal year.* Funding tiers are as follows:

Tier One: One-year matching grants

Tier Two: Two-year matching grants

* "Students served" is defined as permanently matched adult students who have received at least six hours of basic literacy instruction in 2006-2007 in one or more of these areas: one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, family literacy (adult literacy component), pre-GED instruction, computer literacy, jail program, etc.

Click here for the documents:

Grant Writing: The Needs Statement Workshop

Audience: Seasoned and novice grant writers looking to improve an existing needs statement or create a new one
Locations:
Rocky Mount, December 6, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
or
Henrico County, January 8, 2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Your grant hinges on a compelling needs statement that is written accurately and succinctly. In fact, all the other elements of your grant depend on this important introduction. Many seasoned grant writers have failed to persuade funders to award money based on this section alone. Our 3-hour participatory, hands-on workshop is designed for seasoned grant writers or novices who want to strengthen the needs statements on a current grant or tackle the needs statement for their programs.

To register, visit VALRC's online training calendar and click on your preferred date: http://www.calendar.valrc.org

Confirmation and directions will be provided by email after receiving your registration.

Look for more grant writing workshops in the new year!
Capacity and Design & Evaluation and Budgeting

Grant Writing: Your Needs Statement

Your grant hinges on a compelling needs statement that is written accurately and succinctly. In fact, all the other elements of your grant depend on this important introduction. Many seasoned grant writers have failed to persuade funders to award money based on this section alone. Our 3-hour participatory, hands-on workshop is designed for seasoned grant writers who want to strengthen the needs statements on their current grant or a grant that was rejected for failing to make a good case.

When: Look for the next announcement, coming soon.

2007 Foundations and Grants Booklet

The 2003 Foundations and Grants Booklet has been updated. Find the PDF file to this 100 page document in this link. Links on each page are live and should take you to the Funder's or Foundation's page. Click here to view this publication.

Value of Volunteer Time

According to a letter written by Susan McIver, Economic Supervisor at the Virginia Employment Commission, the estimated value of volunteer time in Virginia in 2006-2007 is $18.76 per hour.

This amount is close to the Independent Sector's estimate of $18.77 for 2006-2007.

FACTS AND STATISTICS

Welcome to the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center's Finding Facts and Statistics weblog. On this post, you will find a collection of descriptions of and links to websites and information you will need in your grant writing, marketing, and public awareness endeavors.

The post is divided in to several sections, which are indicated by the menu at the bottom.

We've also featured a site or two for each topic, which are highlighted in the menu. These featured sites are the ones we think you are likely to rely upon time and again for up-to-date and specific information that supports your work.

If you have any questions, please contact Vicky Sanborn at the Resource Center, 804-828-6521 (in Richmond), 800-237-0178 (toll-free). You can also drop an email with questions and comments at vjsanbor@vcu.edu.

Target Community Grants

Target Community Giving grants are now available for 2007. This year, applications will ONLY be accepted ONLINE. Applications will be accepted between March 1, 2007 and May 31, 2007, for programs taking place between October 1, 2007, and September 30, 2008. Programs that offer family literacy services and are situated within a Target Community are eligible to apply.

To Apply:

1. Click here to enter the website.

2. Then click on APPLY ONLINE as a 501(c)(3)

Please use these questions to write your grant ahead of time. Then transfer the information as you apply online.

Dollar General Grants Available

Requests for Dollar General proposals are available on the Dollar General Website.

All proposals are due at the Dollar General Literacy Foundation by March 2, 2007. No late proposals will be accepted.

2007 Adult Literacy Grants are now available 2007 Family Literacy Grants are now available

Please contact Dollar General regarding these grants, not the Resource Center, at 615-855-5201

2007-2008 Virginia Literacy Foundation Grant RFPs Available

The Virginia Literacy Foundation is pleased to announce that applications for our 2007-2008 matching grants are now available. If you are interested in applying for one of our grants, you may either request a packet of grant application forms by calling 804-237-8909, or download the required application forms at www.valrc.org under weblogs, grants. To qualify for a grant, first-time applicants are required to fill out a 2007 Survey Form and return it with their grant application.

• 2007 Grant Application (Mandatory)
• 2007 Grant Instructions (Mandatory)
• 2007 Budget Sheet Attachment (Mandatory)
• 2007 Survey form for first time applicants
• 2007 Sample Goals, Objective, and Outcomes Table (Example)
• 10 Questions for Tier 2 Programs (Optional)
• Grant Guidelines (Suggested ways of writing a VLF grant)

Virginia Literacy Foundation 2006-2007 Grants

The Virginia Literacy Foundation (VLF) is pleased to announce that applications for our 2006-2007 matching grants are now available for 501(c)(3) organizations. Our grants target organizations in Virginia that primarily provide literacy and numeracy services to adults 18 years and older.

To download application materials, click here.

For questions about the application forms or to have forms sent to you, contact Julia Norman at 804-237-8909.