Fundraising & Grant Making

Fundraising & Grant Making Internet Sources

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Foundation Center:  Best ARRA Funding Resources by State; Foundation Center:  Foundation Finder; Foundation Center:  Foundation Giving Forecast Chart

Stimulus Watch:  Keeping an Eye on Recovery Spending by State -  Find projects by state and territory. 

Complete Fundraiser Program:  Institute for Conservation Leadership (Applications accepted through January 6, 2010.  

TACS:  Scholarships & Financial Assistance

Grant Making Guides:  Grant writing tools for nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthrophy:  Guides to grantmaking, emergency grants, America's top donor database, and more.   

Development Plan Template for Nonprofits:  The fundamentals of fundraising.

Fundraising and Your Board:  Realities about boards and fundraising.

Donor Management Software Comparison Chart:  2007 and prior years.

Conducting the House Party from Andy Robinson's March 5, 2009 workshop:  Several  handouts to assist and the planning of a fundraising house party.

Fundraising & Grant Making Reports

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Fundraising  (pdf) - A manual created, developed and printed to help all NWF affiliates understand and execute basic fundraising models.

The Urban Institute:  What we Know about Overhead Costs in the Nonprofit Sector:   Nonpartisan reports and publications. 

Empowering your Board to Fundraise:  Presentation from 2008 Executive Director's Retreat in Louisiana by Andy Robinson.

Government Funding/Use it Well:  by Jeanne Peters - "for many organizations, the question is not whether to take the money from the government, but how best to use it."

Ensure the Economic Viability and Mission of Your Organization During These Economic Times:  Article by the Foundation Center, whose mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.    

Identifying the Right Grantmaker by Cynthia M. Adams, CEO, GrantStation: Tools to develop a strategic grant approach

Managing in Hard Times by Baird Straughan and the Institute for Conservation Leadership and the Environmental Support Center:  For leaders of environmental or conservation organizations, there's almost nothing more troubling...or lonelier...than the realization that his or her group is in financial trouble.      

Empowering Your Board to Achieve Greater Fundraising Success:  Links to documents available from 2008 ED Retreat in Louisiana by Andy Robinson.

Common Grant Application Form:  Template developed by Council of Michigan Foundations

Getting Good at Grants:  Powerpoint  presentation on how to find grant opportunities, organize for grant development, and write a successful application.

Building a Case Statement Worksheet:  To create case statements that articulates your vision and why your foundation or donor should fund your proposal.