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May 2008 Press Release - The Grant Plant Welcomes Two Resource Development Officers (PDF)
February 2008 Press Release - Albuquerque's 'The Grant Plant' Takes It to the Next Level (PDF)
January 2008 Press Release - The Grant Plant Passes $3 Million Mark (PDF)
June 2007 Press Release - Data-Scribe(tm) and The Grant Plant Announce Nonprofit Service Grant Recipients (PDF)
February 2007 Press Release - Technology and Development Grants for New Mexico Nonprofit Organizations (PDF)
January 2007 Press Release - New Mexico Nonprofits Increase Foundation Grant Receipts (PDF)
September 2006 Press Release - New Funding Calendar Available to Nonprofit Organizations in New Mexico (PDF)
July
2006 Press Release - PB&J Family Services and CNM Foundation Recipients of Grant Awards (PDF)
March
2006 Press Release - Local Nonprofits Receive Funding, Technical Assistance to Enhance Social and Economic Vitality for New Mexicans (PDF)
October 2005 News Story - New Mexico Business Weekly Snapshot Feature
Contact: Tara Gohr
505-839-1464
THE GRANT PLANT WELCOME TWO RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
Albuquerque, NM (May 2008) -- The Grant Plant would like to announce two new additions to our writing team. Wendy McCoy and Aly Sanchez have joined the Grant Plant as Resource Development Officers. These new positions will allow The Grant Plant to better meet client needs and serve more nonprofit organizations in New Mexico.
Wendy and Aly will be working with The Grant Plant’s clients in developing compelling proposals and stakeholder relations materials.
Wendy obtained a Master of Science degree in the Environmental Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from West Virginia University. She gained professional experience writing grants as a Researcher at Pennsylvania State University and as an Environmental Consultant.
Aly holds an Executive Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of New Mexico. Aly has twelve years experience in grant writing and resource development for nonprofit organizations.
We are very pleased to welcome Wendy and Aly to our team and look forward to our clients meeting these outstanding writers!
THE GRANT PLANT is dedicated to providing superior and affordable resource development services to assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing the quality of life for New Mexico residents. To date, the agency has helped secure over $4.8 million for nonprofit organizations in the state.
Contact: Tara Gohr
505-839-1464 · mail@thegrantplantNM.com
ALBUQUERQUE’S “THE GRANT PLANT” TAKES IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Local Grant Writing Partnership Tops $3.5 Million In Funding for NM Nonprofits
Albuquerque, NM (February, 2008) — The Grant Plant, a local, sister-owned grant writing partnership dedicated to providing superior and affordable resource development services, announces that it has received over $3,500,000 in funding for New Mexico nonprofit agencies.
The funding will be used by various organizations to improve the quality of life for New Mexico residents, including ACCION New Mexico, the CNM Foundation, the Great Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Life Options Academy, Mission: Literacy, PB&J Family Services, Presbyterian Ear Institute, and The Loan Fund.
Among the firm’s recent successes is a grant award from The Daniels Fund for over $94,000 to PB&J Family Services Therapeutic Preschools, which prevents and treats child abuse through an intensive, interactive parenting program for children in foster care or who are at risk of abuse and neglect.
The Daniels Fund operates the Daniels Fund Scholarship Program and the Daniels Fund Grants Program in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The Fund was established in 1997 by Bill Daniels, a pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need.
Current projects include securing additional funding for Mission: Literacy, which provides free English as a Second Language and literacy tutoring to residents of Albuquerque’s far south valley near the Pajarito Mesa, and PB&J Family Services’ Heeling Hearts program, which brings unwanted shelter dogs and inmates together at the Women’s Correctional Facility in Grants, NM for therapy and training.
Through the direct service delivery of its clients, The Grant Plant contributes to the culture and well being of people throughout New Mexico. Sisters Erin Hielkema and Tara Gohr started the firm in 2003 in order to provide an affordable alternative for New Mexico nonprofits seeking to research and apply for grants for funding. They also contribute to increasing nonprofit capacity through trainings on grant writing at the United Way Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
A recent internship program through a partnership with the University of New Mexico’s professional writing program trains emerging writers to work with New Mexico nonprofits in a variety of resource development activities.
Since inception, the firm has been extremely successful among the state’s numerous nonprofit agencies. Local nonprofits and other interested parties can contact Gohr and Hielkema to discuss their services at 505-839-1464 or through their website at www.thegrantplantNM.com.
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CONTACT:
Tara Gohr
The Grant Plant
505-839-1464
800-615-8557 (fax)
The Grant Plant Passes $3 Million Mark
Albuquerque, NM, 1/3/2008—The Grant Plant, a local sister-owned business, passed the $3,000,000 mark in funded proposals on behalf of nonprofit organizations in Fall 2008. The funding will be used by various organizations to improve the quality of life for New Mexico residents, including ACCION New Mexico, the CNM Foundation, the Great Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Life Options Academy, Mission: Literacy, PB&J Family Services, and Presbyterian Ear Institute.
The Grant Plant, founded in 2003, is dedicated to providing superior and affordable resource development services that assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing the quality of life for New Mexico residents. Visit them online at www.thegrantplantNM.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2007
Data-Scribe(tm) and The Grant Plant Announce Nonprofit Service Grant Recipients
Rio Rancho, New Mexico and Albuquerque, New Mexico (June 5, 2007) – Data-Scribe(tm) and The Grant Plant announce the recipients of their New Mexico Technology and Development Grant program for Spring 2008. The four nonprofit service grant recipients are:
· Bernalillo County Council PTA Clothing Bank
· Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach
· Healing the Children – Southwest Chapter
· Outcomes, Inc.
Data-Scribe(tm) will provide in-kind Web site services to both the Bernalillo County Council PTA Clothing Bank and Southern New Mexico Diabetes Outreach.
The Grant Plant will provide in-kind common grant applications to Healing the Children – Southwest Chapter and Outcomes, Inc.
The four grant recipients were selected from over 20 applications.
Data-Scribe(tm) and the Grant Plant will work on these projects throughout the summer. The next grant cycle is scheduled for Fall 2008.
ABOUT Data-Scribe(tm): Data-Scribe(tm) is a woman-owned, minority-owned business located in New Mexico. They provide software training, Web site services, technical writing and database services for nonprofit organizations and construction companies. Data-Scribe(tm) also organizes the New Mexico Nonprofit Tech Connection along with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Visit their Web site at www.datascribe.biz or call them at 505.896.9379.
ABOUT The Grant Plant: The Grant Plant is dedicated to providing superior and affordable resource development services to assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing the quality of life for New Mexico residents. They are members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Visit their website at www.thegrantplantNM.com or call them at 505-839-1464.
Contact:
Leila Johnson
Data-Scribe(tm)
P.O. Box 15361
Rio Rancho, NM 87174
Phone: 505.896.9379
Email: info@datascribe.biz
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February 9, 2007
Technology and Development Grants for New Mexico Nonprofit Organizations
Albuquerque, New Mexico and Rio Rancho, New Mexico (February 9, 2008) – Data-Scribe™ and The Grant Plant are seeking applications from New Mexico-based nonprofit organizations for their New Mexico Technology and Development Grant program (NMTDG). In the spring, four service grants will be awarded and can be used for Web site services from Data-Scribe™ or resource development services from The Grant Plant. The application deadline is Tuesday, March 13, 2008.
“The Grant Plant decided to partner with us on this round of the grant cycle,” notes Leila Johnson, communications specialist for Data-Scribe™. In 2008, Data-Scribe™ awarded service grants to the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance, Grant Chapel AME Church, Child-Rite, and The Crossroads. She adds, “This will be a great way to offer even more to the New Mexico nonprofit community.”
Tara Gohr, resource development specialist for The Grant Plant, stated, “We’ve seen the good results that Data-Scribe had with their previous philanthropic efforts and we felt that by joining with them in this round of grant-making that both of our small businesses will be able to help out even more nonprofit organizations that do so much to improve the quality of life in New Mexico.”
To learn more about or apply for the New Mexico Technology and Development Grant, visit http://www.datascribe.biz or http://www.thegrantplantNM.com.
ABOUT Data-Scribe™: Data-Scribe™ is a woman-owned, minority-owned business located in New Mexico. They provide software training, technical writing, Web site and database services for nonprofit organizations and small businesses. Data-Scribe™ also organizes the New Mexico Nonprofit Tech Connection along with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Visit their Web site at www.datascribe.biz or call them at 505.896.9379.
ABOUT The Grant Plant: The Grant Plant is dedicated to providing superior and affordable resource development services to assist nonprofit organizations in enhancing the quality of life for New Mexico residents. They are members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Visit their website at www.thegrantplantNM.com or call them at 505-839-1464.
Contact:
Leila Johnson
Phone: 505.896.9379
Email: info@datascribe.biz
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CONTACT:
Erin Hielkema
The Grant Plant
505-268-7522
800-615-8557 (fax)
New Mexico Nonprofits Increase Grant Success
Albuquerque, NM, 1/11/07 – Local nonprofit organizations that were assisted by The Grant Plant, a sister-owned small business in Albuquerque, received over $615,000 in foundation grants during 2008, bringing in money and technical assistance to deal with a multitude of issues faced by New Mexico families.
“The organizations that we work with do so much for our community,” notes Tara Gohr, co-owner of The Grant Plant, “that these grant awards are a testament to the compassion, resourcefulness, and business acumen that they use to improve others’ lives.”
Of special interest is a highly competitive grant from the Volunteer Impact Fund to the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Foundation. Funded by the UPS Foundation, Capital One, The Home Depot, and the AT&T Foundation, the Volunteer IMPACT Fund is a collaborative grant-making initiative to influence positive community change by helping organizations manage volunteers more effectively. The grant will be used by the CNM Foundation to expand the capacity of TAX HELP New Mexico, one of the most impactful and cost-effective free tax preparation programs in the nation. TAX HELP New Mexico depends on the efforts of two paid staff members and over 300 volunteers to infuse more than $21 million in tax refunds to the New Mexico community annually.
“We continue to have a number of grant requests pending from 2008,” stated Erin Hielkema, who, along with Tara, runs The Grant Plant from a home-based office. “We hope that once all the funding decisions are made to have reached our goal of bringing in $1,000,000 in funding to the state of New Mexico.”
View The Grant Plant’s website at www.thegrantplantNM.com.
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CONTACT:
Tara Gohr
The Grant Plant
505-839-1464
800-615-8557 (fax)
New Resource Launched for New Mexico Nonprofits
Albuquerque, NM, 9/27/06 – The Grant Plant has launched a new resource for New Mexico nonprofit organizations that identifies funding opportunities and events applicable to the state.
The Funding & Events Calendar details various sources of grant funding as well as events that local nonprofit organizations may find useful. “This calendar is inclusive to all types of nonprofits,” notes Erin Hielkema, co-owner of The Grant Plant. “Our hope is that it will serve as a resource to New Mexico nonprofits, saving time for nonprofit executives, staff, and volunteers by freeing them to focus on their programmatic concerns.” The calendar includes the grant funding opportunity name, deadline, program description, dollar amounts, and eligibility requirements, as well as where to find more information on the opportunity.
The Funding & Events Calendar can be accessed online at The Grant Plant’s website: www.thegrantplantNM.com. Those interested in posting opportunities or events on the calendar are welcome to contact The Grant Plant by following the website links.
ABOUT THE GRANT PLANT—The Grant Plant provides comprehensive grant writing services to New Mexico nonprofit organizations. Visit their website at www.thegrantplantNM.com.
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CONTACT:
Tara Gohr
The Grant Plant
505-839-1464
800-615-8557 (fax)
PB&J Family Services and CNM Foundation Recipients of Grant Awards
Albuquerque, NM, 7/24/06 –Two local nonprofit organizations were named recipients of grants during the first quarter of 2008 that will better the quality of life in New Mexico. PB&J Family Services and the Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) Foundation were awarded funds in support of their services to New Mexicans.
PB&J Family Services was awarded two grants from the Children’s Trust Fund to support the Young Children’s Health Center Collaborative (YCHCC) and its Heads Up! program. The YCHCC is a new initiative being offered jointly by PB&J Family Services and the Young Children’s Health Center, a family-centered pediatric program serving primarily the Trumbull and La Mesa neighborhoods of Albuquerque. PB&J Family Services will provide comprehensive case management services to the families and children who receive medical care at the YCHC. The Heads Up! program is a school-based safety training program for middle school and high school girls to help them learn how to recognize and avoid danger. PB&J is a nonprofit organization that helps at-risk children to grow and develop to their full potential in nurturing families within a supportive community. The organization can be visited online at www.pbjfamilyservices.org.
The CNM Foundation was awarded a grant from the American Indian Education Foundation to support its emergency fund for Native American students. The emergency fund helps students cope with extenuating circumstances often surrounding collegiate life, such as being first-generation college students, cultural and living situation differences, and a general lack of financial resources. The CNM Foundation works to provide the extra financial assistance necessary for the citizens of CNM’s service area to obtain the educational opportunities they deserve. The Foundation can be visited online at http://www.cnm.edu/depts/tvifoundation/index.php.
“Both organizations are truly inspiring. The depth of their services and the commitment displayed by their staff are extraordinary,” says Tara Gohr of The Grant Plant, the agency that wrote the grant requests. View The Grant Plant’s website at www.thegrantplantNM.com.
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CONTACT:
Tara Gohr
The Grant Plant
505-839-1464
800-615-8557 (fax)
Local Nonprofits Receive Funding, Technical Assistance to Enhance Social and Economic Vitality for New Mexicans
Albuquerque, NM, 3/3/05—The Grant Plant has announced that several New Mexico nonprofit organizations were the recipients of local and national grant awards that will create economic and social vitality for New Mexicans. Among the recipient organizations in the second half of 2005 are Values Through Music, Inc., the New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund, and Mission: Literacy.
Values Through Music, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that delivers character education to youth using media and the arts. Led by Jim Jones, LISW, Values Through Music was awarded a $7,500 grant from the PNM Foundation to support its Violence Prevention Project. This revolutionary project provides students with an innovative set of tools from which to discuss topics of social interest related to violence prevention and character education, determine problems and solutions, and document these sessions using music and video by creating a music CD and accompanying DVD for use in middle-school character education programs. Find out more about Values Through Music by calling 505-890-8309.
The New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides loans and training to business owners and nonprofit organizations in New Mexico to support the efforts of low-income individuals and their communities to achieve economic self-reliance. The Loan Fund was awarded a technical assistance grant from ISED Solutions that will increase the organization’s capacity to reach more entrepreneurs in the state. Learn more about the Loan Fund at www.nmcdlf.org.
Mission: Literacy is a nonprofit organization that enriches lives through comprehensive instruction of the English language for non-native speakers. The organization was awarded $1,500 in texts and curricula materials from the National Book Scholarship Fund to facilitate ESL, basic literacy, GED, citizenship, family literacy, and computer courses. Materials received from the National Book Scholarship Fund will impact Mission: Literacy’s programs by allowing the organization to serve more students, attract more tutors, and increase enrollment in current and future course offerings. Visit Mission: Literacy’s website at www.missionliteracy.org.
“Nonprofit organizations are an essential component of New Mexico’s culture. There are many exciting programs being initiated throughout the state by individuals whose work is guided by their hearts. It’s an honor to be part of it,” says Tara Gohr, The Grant Plant’s co-owner with Erin Hielkema. “We’re pleased with our relationship with The Grant Plant and we look forward to prospering together,” affirms Brian Bone, executive director of the Loan Fund.
ABOUT THE GRANT PLANT—The Grant Plant provides comprehensive grant writing services to New Mexico nonprofit organizations. Visit their website at www.thegrantplantNM.com
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