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Page 1 Who We Are. Welcome to Ideactive Solutions. Our site is a place to gather resources to ignite and grow your ideas...and to ultimately help you turn your greatest ideas into action. We provide services, support and consultation to nonprofit organizations and chance-taking individuals to help them realize the potential of their ideas. Take a look around. If you see something that interests you, give us a call. We'd love to hear from you.

Page 2 Why We Do What We Do. Ideactive Solutions was born of the notion that really good ideas sometimes need to be nurtured to be realized. Many people have kernels of ideas, but for reasons we all understand, those ideas can lay dorment until given encouragement to grow. This is what drives us: We believe social change happens when people come together to share their ideas. We also believe good ideas sometimes need a little nudge to come alive. This is where Ideactive comes in. We offer services, support and resources that just might help you realize the potential of your ideas. But encouragement is not enough. Behind the growth of any venture is the appropriate application of skills, resources and knowledge. Ideactive brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector - from direct service to program development, to grants administration and evalution - to help you bring your idea to life. We believe in the power of ideas, but more importantly, we possess the skills to help you bring your ideas to life.

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Our Clients.These are the people with the really good ideas that we are fortunate to call partners. Bath Housing Authority + Lincoln County Sheriff's Department + CCR Solutions Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman Program + Maine Regional Community Justice Coalition + South Portland Housing Authority + MDI Ellsworth Housing Authority + Two Bridges Regional Jail + Muskie School of Public Service + Hear ME Now + Camp To Belong, Maine + Elder Abuse Institute of Maine + Talking Tree + Volunteers of America Northern New England + Youth Promise

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Page 5 Grant Writing. Facing a deadline? Staff too stretched to put the time into fully developing a proposal and attending to the administrative details necessary to submitting grant proposals? Have a 50 page RFP in front of you and not sure if it is right for your organization or your project? Wondering about the cost/benefit ratio of work to win?Struggling with essential elements of a proposal, such as evaluation and outcomes measurement, sustainability, ongoing funding efforts or constituent support? Have an idea for funding and not sure where to go next? Ever wanted to pursue federal funding, but felt overwhelmed by the process? Have a proposal for which you would like to find the most appropriate funder? Want to increase the capacity of your existing staff to pursue grant funding?There are so many reasons you might want to consult with a freelance grant writer.We can write, review, research, guide, nudge, excite and help build the capacity of your organization to secure winning grant proposals. From grant prospect research to standard proposal development to proposal submission, we can help. We invite you to come to us with an idea you hope to get funded.Come to us with A, and together we will chart a course to $.

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Grant Administration. One of the often overlooked challenges of managing grant funds the grants administration process once a grant is awarded. Because so much energy goes into winning the grant, we are often overwhelmed by the process of managing the grant once it is awarded. Details like reporting, tracking budgets, developing and managing contracts with vendors, tracking and reporting on progress, negotiating grant extensions with funders, ensuring you are meeting funders deadlines and expectationsall of these tasks are critical to the success of your project, your future funding prospects and the integrity of your organization. Often times, organizations are just too busy to pay the necessary attention to these details. Or the learning curve for time-limited federal grants is too steep and utlimately cost prohibitive to organizational infrastructure. Whether it is a series of foundation grants, or a state or federal grant, using award-winning SAAS, we can help you set up systems to manage the really important details of your grant award or manage them for you.Winning one grant is good. How you manage that one grant helps you win future grants...which is great.

Page 2 Project Development.Many people pursue grants without having fully developed their fabulous, life-changing idea. They have a kernel of an idea, come across a funding opportunity that aligns with their idea and go for it. This is fabulous when it works, but often times, organizations are left developing an idea to suit a funders interests rather than being true to their original vision. We can work with you to help you fully develop your ideas and craft a step-by-step plan that helps you bring your idea to life. This is a great service for organizations who want to flesh out an idea and could use guidance, or the full support of writing a Case Statement or project proposal.

Page 3 Collaboration Development. Collaboration, partnerships, task forces, advisory boardsat some point in your life as a nonprofit professional, you will undoubtedly be encouraged to join, lead, chair or develop at least one collaborative effort. Collaborative ventures are equal parts rewarding and challenging. The benefits of working across disciplines to help achieve a common goal are innumerable, but the process of putting together and maintaining the momentum of a successful collaborative effort requires long-range planning, an affinity for group dynamics, strong leadership and negotiation skills.We can assist you in creating a strategy for forming and launching a new coalition, re-energizing an existing one, or evaluating the benefits of beginning or expanding coalition work.

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