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The Toolkit

This section offers resources to guide you through the application process, from preparation of a funding application to managing a successful project.  Many of the tools provide examples that you can use for your own project.  All you have to do to begin is to select a tool…


Applying for funding

 

Tool

 

Description

 

Tips for Writing a Good Proposal

Hints for writing a proposal that conveys your vision and convinces a reviewer to recommend funding your project.

 

Ten Tips for Getting Funded

 

A checklist for writing funding proposals.

 


Carrying out a project

 

Tool

 

Description

 

Introduction to Project Management Principles

 

An introduction to effective project management techniques.

 

Community Learning Asset Mapping - A Guidebook for Community Learning Networks

 

Practical advice on how to collect and present information on community learning assets

 

Guide for the Development of a Project Evaluation Plan

 

An introduction to planning and conducting formal project evaluation.

 

"Tips from the Trenches" - How to Survive and Thrive as a Project Sponsor Manager of an OLT project

 

A list of "dos's and don'ts" based on experiences with OLT projects

 

More Tips from the Trenches: Best Practices of Successful OLT Projects (HTML)

 

A compilation of advice from OLT project sponsors

 

Learning Through Technologies: Stories from the Front-lines  (HTML)

 

This document presents the successes and challenges faced by some of the innovative organizations using learning technologies in projects supported by the Office of Learning Technologies (OLT).

 

Youth One - Created by Youth, for Youth  (HTML)

 

The story of the facilitation of a dynamic and inclusive on-line community.

 


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