Grant Writing For A Food Bank Organization

This grant writing is for Edmond Food Bank (https://edmondsfoodbank.org/)., a nonprofit organization in Washington State. Please complete this writing according to the following requirements and the documented information provided.

Please note that this grant writing should be written in a way that is as consistent as possible with the textbook Storytelling for Grantseekers, which briefly describes how to write a grant writing.

So please combine this book and the material provided, plus search the relevant material online to complete the writing.

Aim for at least five well-written pages of a final and persuasive case for support for your partnering organization. Include all of the following:

1. COVER PAGE: Start with a cover page that includes:

• Your name and the date of the draft.
• Name of the organization and project for which you are writing. (Edmond Food Bank)
• Name of the funder and description of the grant opportunity you are targeting.

2. NARRATIVE: In the narrative, include all of the following elements. You may structure the narrative according to the requirements of a specific funder, but make sure you include all of the elements listed below. If you do not have the details you need (for example around staffing), include a description of the information that your partnering organization will need to fill in:

• Introduction (As described in Storytelling for Grantseekers)
• Statement of Need including evidence to support this need
• Project Description
  • Goals and Objectives: Measureable outcomes of the program
  • Methods: Specific activities that will be achieved by the project
  • Staffing/Administration: Number of staff, their qualifications and specific assignments for this project
  • Evaluation: Description of how project will be evaluated, and how results of evaluation will be used
  • Future Funding Plan: Evidence that the project is finite, or financially viable in the long-term
• Organizational Description
  • Mission, and how the project fits within or extends that mission
  • Describe audience you serve, any special or unusual needs they face and why they rely on your organization. Cite the number of people reached through your organization
  • Organization’s structure, programs, leadership and special expertise.
  • Size of the board, how board members are recruited, and their level of participation.
  • Number of full time and part time staff in the organization as a whole, the kinds of activities in which your staff engage and their level of expertise
  • Function of volunteers, if applicable
• Budget: You are not likely to have the information you need to include a full budget. Note any specific information you encourage the organization to include in the budget section, and any particular messages you encourage them to use.
• Conclusion
  • Call attention to the future and the results of the project.
  • Make a final appeal for the project, reiterating what the organization will do and why it is important, and what the funder’s support will allow you to do

This price includes a second revision (the assignment will be reviewed by peer after completion and then revised again to complete the final draft).