The Grant Myth

There seems to be some commonly held myths about grant funding and grant writing. I wanted to quickly touch on these because they detract from important items communities need.
Myth 1: We need a grant writer to find us money.
Not exactly true. The important thing to find "money" is to have a solid, reasonable project that fits into to an overall plan. If the project or group of projects create a reasonable plan that will move your community forward, then the funding will come and yes, then you may need a grantwriter to assist. There is funding out there for qualified, solid projects. Generally there are two types of funding sources for your projects, government and non-government.
Myth 2: Grant Writers work for free.
There's a common thought that a good grantwriter can be found to work for free. That's not true, though some may work on a percentage of the grant that has become few and far between. As with anything you get what you pay for much of the time. It's common to find varying fees. Some charge a flat writing fee, others charge a percent or retainer. Some grant funding has stipulations that prevent it from being used for salary or for the ser ice of writing it. I'm sure you can find a grantwriter or assistance for many different scenarios to aid in funding your project.

Spring Time & Tourism

Spring Time & Tourism

Spring Time is the perfect time to begin to achieve Tourism Goals for your community. The State of Ohio is working to gather information from communities to assist them in driving business and unique tourist destinations.

The Ohio Department of Development wants to hear about authentic travel destinations in Ohio.
TourismOhio, the States office for marketing tourism in Ohio, is building a database, which will be used to create a landing page for every city in Ohio, which will be part of Ohio.org

In order to set up the page, TourismOhio is looking for to content pieces.
1. Large, Engaging Image
2.Introductory Text about your City 150-250 words

Let the people at the State help drive your local Tourism Goals and get involved in this opportunity.
Tourism is a $40 Billion Dollar industry in Ohio. Don't let your community miss out.

For questions contact Joe Giessler:  joe.giessler@development.ohio.gov - 614-466-3734

Check Out www.Ohio.org

Put your town on the Map for a Day Trip this Year. I hope this assists in starting your Summer off Right. Jeremy