If you have exhausted the possibilities of allocating funds for conflict resolution education within your own school district, there are other funding sources available. The two most common types of funds awarded to schools are grants and donations . Donations of monies or materials are made for which there is no expectation of outcome by the giver. For example, fast-food restaurants donate lunch for peer mediator training. Local philanthropists donate money because they personally view conflict resolution education as a worthy cause.
Donations can also be a result of school fundraising activities.
For efforts such as funding peer mediation training, donations are often more expeditious and easier to obtain than a grant. Grants are usually awarded to schools based on the perceived merits of a proposed project and its outcomes. For larger projects such as finding monies to support the professional development training required to implement a comprehensive conflict resolution education program, a grant is usually more appropriate. Governments and foundations offer grants. Grants Grantmakers typically identify certain social problems, injustices, or inequities and are willing to invest money to address these problems.