CLIENT
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Small, specialized high school in Chicago for students with special needs |
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SITUATION
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The Board of Directors identified a strong need to diversify sources of school funding, expand/strengthen the services offered to current students and increase student enrollment. |
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APPROACH
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Over the course of 2 months, ThreePoint Consulting:
- Clarified school leader priorities and plans to expand student services
- Interviewed directors at larger therapeutic day schools to learn what grants have been obtained in recent years
- Interviewed school leaders at nearby districts to learn about the requirements of their special needs students and what selection process they use to place students in therapeutic day schools
- Completed extensive research to identify a comprehensive list of databases and clearinghouses of information on relevant funding sources
- Created a database of relevant grants including descriptions,
requirements, contact information, and deadlines
- Developed an action plan to organize and execute the school’s grant writing effort
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RESULTS
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We identified grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that were available within six months following project completion. The school implemented the grant writing action plan. |
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