Funding for Bullying Prevention Resources

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HOW DO YOU FIND FUNDING to bring bullying prevention resources to your school?
For guidance in writing grants, or in seeking Peace Maker Foundation or stimulus funding, scroll down.

HOW TO USE YOUR SCHOOL PREVENTION RESOURCES
How might a school plan to use monies that come in through the Peace Maker Foundation, or elsewhere? The wish lists below may be helpful, but remember they are ballpark approximations. What you can actually purchase will vary with the size of your school.

If you have up to $1,000:

Purchase the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire and survey all students or do a random sampling of at least 300 students to determine if bullying is an issue in your school.
Use these funds to purchase Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) related program materials that could be used prior to purchasing OBPP or as a supplement to OBPP: for example: Peaceful School Bus Program ($ 119.00 each; recommend schools have one
copy for each committee member that would help implement the program); Cyber bullying curricula ($ 99/each--purchase multiple copies if you can so teachers can share).

If you have $1,000 to $ 4,000:
Purchase the OBPP program materials and do additional fundraising to pay for the OBPP training.

If you have $4,000 to $8,000:
Depending on the size of the school, this amount most likely will pay for both the program materials and training for one school for OBPP.

STIMULUS FUNDING? Due to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), an unprecedented amount of stimulus funding ($105 billion) is being made available to K-12 schools and other educational organizations across the country. Certain categories of these funds could possibly be used to purchase program materials and OBPP training. To read a complete description of options and how to meet funding requirements, scroll to the PDF below.

MESPA_Hazelden_Order_Form_3.pdf
ORDER BULLYING QUESTIONNAIRES with this MESPA Hazelden order form. This form also may be used for ordering Olweus and other bullying prevention materials -- or go to the online MESPA Bullying Prevention Initiative Bookstore.

How_Schools_Can_Receive_Peace_Maker_Fdn_Funding.pdf
Peace Maker Foundation fact sheet with: the foundation mission, contact information, and explanations of how funds are raised, and how schools may qualify and apply for funds.

8_Way_to_Maximize_Peace_Maker_Fdn_Funding.pdf
List of eight things your school can do to maximize the amount of funding your school receives from the Peace Maker Foundation.

Stimulus_Funding_and_OBPP_3.pdf
13-page Hazelden Foundation report outlining possibiities in seeking ARRA funding for Olweus program materials.

Olweus_Funding_Toolkit_PDF_documents_2.pdf
MESPA Olweus Grant Writer's Tool Kit in PDF format.

Olweus_Funding_Toolkit_WORD.doc
MESPA Olweus Grant Writer's Tool Kit: The documents are templates in electronic Word format and can easily be updated with your school's information. When you are working on the budget section, contact the MESPA office; we can connect you to guidance from Hazelden in determining the amount to request.

Violence Prevention Funding

Obtaining funding for a prevention program is often a key concern for schools and other institutions. Fortunately, many organizations offer financial assistance in the forms of grants and donations. For a list of current funding opportunities, updated weekly, visit the Olweus Web site.

Cost questions?

If you have questions about costs and what you'll need to bring the Olweus program to your school,
contact Steve Manganiello at 651-213-4688; smanganiello@hazelden.org

NAESP Prevention Notes—provided by the Hazelden Foundation

Need help finding funding for violence prevention? Is your school looking for funding to address bullying, school safety, or other prevention issues? Sign up for free weekly funding alerts from the Hazelden Foundation. These alerts will give you the latest information on federal and state funding opportunities, as well as, foundation and community grants. Hazelden also has free grant writing toolkits and a free archived Webinar on finding funding for your prevention programs. To sign up to receive funding alerts or to access the toolkits and Webinar, visit www.olweus.org and click on Funding Resources.

The mission of the Peace Maker Foundation is to give schools tools to stop violence. Their goal is for every school to have the resources it needs to teach kids how to resolve conflicts and to be a safe place where kids can learn and reach their potential.

The Peace Maker Foundation is a federation of schools that raises contributions on behalf of the violence prevention programs of its members.

Receiving funding through a partnership with the Peace Maker Foundation is different than receiving a grant. Schools need to be committed to working on an ongoing basis to help their students learn to be peacemakers. The federation doesn't make one-time grants.

Any K-12 school located in Minnesota can become affiliated with the Peace Maker Foundation.The minimum funding a school can receive if $500; there is no maximum.

For information on how your school can receive Peace Maker Foundation funding, and for how to maximize the amount of funding received, scroll to the PDF documents below.

Visit the Peace Maker Foundation Web at www.peacemakermn.org. or by clicking on the logo above.

Grant Templates

For guidance in writing grants, scroll to the templates below (in PDF and Word format).

MESPA MN Bullying Prevention Bookstore

Visit MESPA's Minnesota Bullying Prevention Initiative Bookstore to purchase evidence-based programs materials for your school.

Or use the MESPA Olweus Order Form at the bottom of this page -- and fax your order to MESPA at 651-999-7311. Checks payable to Hazelden.

OR contact Steven Manganiello at Hazelden for guidance in determining which materials to purchase, or quotes on the potential cost of the program for your school: 651-213-4688, 1-800-328-9000, ext 4688; smanganiello@hazelden.org

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