Question

You are preparing to pitch a funding proposal for a grant from a national foundation. The goal is to acquire $1 million to create an innovative initiative to provide caregiver training for assisted and senior living. You are aiming to teach and hire people from underprivileged backgrounds. How will you pitch your proposal?  Be sure to include:

• What the idea is
• How the money will be spent
• Whom you will teach and hire
• Why you chose this group of potential caregivers
• How you will ensure that you'll retain these employees for at least 5 years
• How you will identify and attract potential caregivers
• How many caregivers you expect to create
• Any obstacles that you might encounter, and how you would overcome them
• Include a reference page with at least 5 references.  

Answer 1

The caregivers are the skeleton of home care nursing and they provide psychological support and care to the geriatric population and people with debilitating disorders that require support.

The evident shortcomings of caregivers and the increase in people with chronic illnesses that should be rather rehabilitated at their homes due to the overwhelming requirements of bed and other facilities in a hospital set up and also to ensure more comfortable care at their homes, we decided to teach and hire people into care giving.

· The idea is to expand this community of nursing and health care

· Provide comfortable care at the comfort of homes

· Hire people in need of work and opportunities to learn

This would for sure benefit both the caregivers and the ones getting care. Our aim is to support the mutual benefits.

We are in for a great cause and we understand the impact it could make in the field of health care and provision. The targeted care and the strategic plan to reach for the out listed with the help of people in interest of providing care would surely bloom good days for the caregiver and the needed. We ensure that your money would be invested for the good and the fruits will be even sweeter.

Your funding would be utilized for:

· Hiring teachers for providing training to caregivers

· Joining tools for the process of care giving

· Hiring caregivers from a poor background

· Hiring caregivers on a monthly remuneration

· Provide accommodation for caregivers and transport facilities

· To provide care for the debilitated patients from the poor background- free of cost

· To provide certificate training to caregivers

The training will be provided to:

· People with aptitude and interest in the field of care giving

· Belonging to underprivileged background

· The idea is to help both the sides- the one providing care and the one receiving them

The caregivers will work on a contract for five years

· Scholarship for the people requiring higher education at the end of five year service

· Service amount if they decide to quit after completion of five year service

· Accommodation and transport will be provided

· Monthly remuneration

· Loan payable at lowest interest rates

Identifying and creating potential caregivers

· Campaign in a targeted place- underprivileged

· Advertising the benefits for the caregivers

· Visiting community hospitals and active search of people willing for care giving service

Size

· The goal is to help out at least 100 families in need of care, with patients having debilitating disorders

· One to one care for the patients at the comfort of their home

· So 100 caregivers will work round the clock

· Monthly recruitment depending on the need of the patients and the interest from new caregivers

Overcoming obstacles

· Fall out before the completion of contract period - hiring on a periodic basis to fix the deficit

· Increase in people needing care - hire caregiver on a temporary basis

· Financial constraints- product and activity training for the caregivers and help them raise money and a percentage of amount contributed for the cause on monthly basis