Finding an Appropriate Grant Funding Source

When looking for an appropriate funding source, it is important to know what type of organization you are writing the grant for, and to know the guidelines for each source you are considering. You may have one source that looks spot on, but then you discover it’s only meant for newly established organizations, only help certain states, or will not give to religious groups etc… There are always stipulations when asking for money for a good cause. So research is key in deciding the best funding source with the best possible chance for your organizations needs.

In our case it is a nonprofit that promotes education on health and wellness through media to Indigenous people and their youth of the Northwest. They have programs showing actually Native American Elders telling stories of old that were used to teach the youth life lessons in order to get bring them back to a humbled state, and not that of suffering. It is these life lessons that their youth has lost through being siphoned into the typical American world, where assimilating has erased much of our own history of lineage.

The Discovering Our Story organization we are writing for hopes to heal wounds regarding “historical trauma” among their community. Issues also include, Type 2 Diabetes, drug abuse, and domestic violence. http://www.discoveringourstory.com

We have chosen a foundation in which we will be writing up a rough draft proposal this week in hopes to be one step closer to helping our local Native American Community.

Introducing Five Women in Pursuit!

This is our official first post! My name is Jenny, and if you are reading this, you support the wellness of the Native American communities, especially those within the metro area of Portland, Oregon. We are 5 women in pursuit of a grant to help our local Native American community to obtain funding for the betterment of their/our community. I (Jenny) will be the main writer in this blog, but the information will come from four other women with unique contributions of their own and maybe sometimes their creative inspiration will take over and they’ll write as well! If you do not know much about this rich culture, the organization we chose to help is called Discovering Our Story, and their website is full of history and their many missions they’ve taken on for their people.   www.discoveringourstory.org 

Now that our process is successfully moving forward, I will be glad to share our process, thoughts and feelings, and whatever we learn that is worth sharing about our local Native American Community. Thank you for reading and I hope this will be an enjoyable read for anyone who yearns to help others and see change!

JLG