Finding Funding When There is None… Richard Dudeck Tammy Duvall Andrea Sporre

Grants- Federal and National U.S. Dept. of Education -State Charter School Facilities Incentives - Early Reading First Program - Technology Access in Resource Limited Environments - Teaching American History Grant -Improving Literacy through School Libraries Grant

American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Awards and Grants Collaborative School Library Media Award ($2500) - recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between the school library media specialists and teachers in meeting the goals laid out in “Information Power”

AASL Grants continued.. AASL Innovative Reading Grant ($2500) - supports the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children which motivates and encourages reading- especially struggling readers

AASL Grants continued… AASL Intellectual Freedom Award ($2000 to recipient and $1000 to media center) - the award is given for upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by the AASL and the ALA. The recipient MUST be an AASL member!

NEA Foundation Grants Student Achievement Grants ($5000) - grant to improve academic achievement of students by engaging students in critical thinking and problem solving that will deepen knowledge of standards based subject matter

NEA Achievement Grants continued… Books Across America Library Books Awards - 50 awards of $1000 each to schools serving economically disadvantaged students~ for the sole purpose of purchasing library books

Need Help Writing a Grant? If you need help writing a grant, you can read “Grant Writing Made Easy” by Sheryl Abshore in School Library Journal, Feb 2002; 48(2) or “Winning the Grant Game” by Judith McGowan in School Library Journal, March 2003; 49(3) Both may help you to get the funding that you and your media center DESERVE!!

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Go To Your Community Kiwanis Clubs Lions Club Restaurants Target Walmart Online Resources

In-House Fundraisers Sell Items Traditional – Pencils, Book Fair, Refreshments, Book MarksBook Fair Creative – Buttons, Used Books, T- shirts, Magazine Subscriptions

In-House Fundraisers (cont.) Sponsor an Event Read-a-thon Auction Game Night (Trivial Pursuit, Booktastic, Scrabble) Pajama Story Time (consider asking for a donated book for admission) More ideas available at:

Stretch Your Dollar Book Sale Finder Paper Back Swap Scholastic Warehouse The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc. Daedalus Books Craigslist, Freecycle (Yahoo groups)

An Idea for Title 1 Schools “In some communities across the country, including Bethesda, Md., and Memphis, Tenn., PTA organizations in wealthier areas are pairing up with those in lower socio-economic communities to sponsor fund- raisers together. The pairing has apparently helped schools with fewer PTA members to increase recruitment and share the time- consuming responsibilities of raising money.” Tucker, J. "Separate and Unequal: Fund-raisers give schools an edge." Oakland Tribune. Accessed online at FindArticles.com. 20 Apr,