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Milpitas Chamber of Commerce Invitation Form
Not yet a Milpitas Chamber of Commerce member? Haven’t been a member for 3 years or longer? Let me invite you to join the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce and share the benefits the GoMilpitas.com already enjoys. Have you heard that Gaye Morando is back, and selling memberships? She will get back to you once you have sent in this form. You will get tools to grow your business (See list in image below.), and I get credited $20 toward my membership dues, which would really help, since this site doesn’t make very much money for “extras” like membership dues. Print out this image, and fill out the top of the…
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Grant Writing-Seven Deadly Sins of Grant Writing
Too often grant writers fall into these traps when applying for community grants. My thanks to the The Peninsula Community Foundation for allowing me to reproduce this information from one of their seminars. Using “grant-speak.” Avoid acronyms Avoid trite phrases “outcomes,” “cultural diversity.” Avoid big words Avoid complex sentences Not doing your homework before applying to a foundation. Make sure you fit the type of grant. 50% of applicants often are not eligible. Don’t ask for too much money. Include correct attachments Using the “Grants-R-Us” approach to seeking grants. Don’t use canned, “one size fits all” grants Pick your 5 best donors per year Be consistent: donors talk to each other.…
