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| Print Resources | Email Discussion Groups & E-zines | San Luis Obispo Local Libraries |Grantmaker Web Sites As foundations increasingly place their application guidelines, annual reports, and other documents online, the initial prospect identification phase of grantwriting becomes easier. Begin with meta-sites that compile links to the sites of major grantmakers. Remember, however, that the majority of grantmakers have not yet established an online presence. Private Foundations on the Web: Comprehensive annotated links to foundation web sites. Can be searched by subject, location, or alphabetical order. Similar list for corporate philanthropy.
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gws_priv/priv.htmlCorporate Philanthropy on the Web: Comprehensive annotated links to corporate giving web sites. Can be searched by subject, location, or alphabetical order.
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gws_corp/corp.htmlFederal Grants: The GrantsNet web site provides information on federal grantmaking, focusing on Health and Human Services. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs is a compendium of over 1,400 federal programs, grants, loans, scholarships, and services.
http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/grantsnet/search.html
http://www.cfda.gov/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/index.htmPhilanthropy Trends and Giving Patterns Grantwriters should pay attention to articles about trends in philanthropy, foundation giving patterns, and the nonprofit sector in general. The archives of online publications often have search capabilities. You can find interviews with foundation officers, announcements of new grant programs, and examples of funded projects. The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the leading fundraising newspaper with a current subscription rate of $67 annually. Some resources are available for free from the web site, but most only content requires a subscription password. If you lack web access, write to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037
http://philanthropy.com/index.htmlPulse: online newsletter of the Nonprofit Management Support Community. Provides email version and archived copies with grant announcements and other nonprofit resources.
http://www.allianceonline.org/pulse.htmlProspect Research Mainstream newspapers and press releases from nonprofit organizations often provide insight into the funding priorities of targeted prospects, with far more detail than you might find in typical lists of grant recipients. In addition to investigating the grantmaking guidelines of foundations and corporations as institutions, grantwriters often research biographical information about the original benefactor, foundation trustees, program officers, and corporate executives. PhilanthropySearch.com is a search engine designed specifically for the nonprofit sector. Irrelevant information is screened out, so you only find information about charitable giving and philanthropic issues.
http://www.philanthropysearch.comLocal Media Resources: For obscure family foundations that lack web sites, try the online edition of the local newspaper from the town where the foundation is based to learn about the donor. Try this mega-list of links to domestic and international newspapers
http://www.kidon.com/media-link/usa.shtmlSpecialty Engines: Also began collecting bookmarked links search engines and mega-lists specific to your charitable purpose. For example, while researching foundations that fund universities, I use the SearchEdu web site to find press releases and project descriptions about philanthropic gifts received by universities.
http://www.searchedu.com/Print Resources Directories: If your organization can afford to invest in reference material, the Foundation Center directly sells grantmaker directories, regional directories, specific funding directories, online databases, CD-ROM databases, fax-on-demand foundation profiles, and books on the nonprofit sector. Check the public library or nearest university library first so see whether publications are locally available.
http://fdncenter.org/marketplace/catalog/index.htmlEmail Discussion Groups & E-zines Philanthropy News Network: Subscribe to the free, twice-a-week newsletter for the nonprofit
sector. The news covers grant listing, fundraising statistics, corporate sponsorships and governmental issues facing nonprofits. Subscribe online: http://pnnonline.org/pj_alert.cfmCharity Channel: Register at http://CharityChannel.com/Forums/ Promoted as the oldest and largest online community of nonprofit professionals in the world, with more than more than 35,000 members participating in free nonprofit-sector discussion forums. Discussion groups include Accountability, Advancement, Advocacy, Annual Fund, Arts Gifts, Boards, Capital Campaign Talk, Charity Law, Charity Leader, Charity Start Ups, Christian Development, Consultants, Development Writing, Events, Gift Management, Gift Planning, Gift Prospecting, Grants, Health Gifts, K-12 Fundraising, Sponsorship, and Volunteer Issues. I suggest subscribing with the Digest Traditional format. The groups are funded through advertising but at a fairly unobtrusive level. Keep track of your password and subscription email address so that you can manage the lists through the web interface in the future. "The Internet Insider for Grantseekers and Fundraisers" is published twice monthly. Each issue reviews useful web sites and shares fundraising announcements. Written by web expert Marilyn L. Gross of Educational Funding Strategies. To subscribe, send email to mlgross@aol.com with "SUBSCRIBE INSIDER" as the subject heading. Grantseeker Tips: free, bi-weekly newsletter with great tips about grantwriting Produced by Lynn Miner and Jeremy Miner, authors of the excellent reference book Proposal Planning and Writing. To subscribe, send a blank message to <Lynn.Miner@Marquette.edu> with JOIN in the subject line. Do not add additional comments or signature lines when you subscribe. PULSE Newsletter: Sponsored by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Includes funding announcments, web site reviews, and conference listings. Send an email message to alliance@allianceonline.org and type subscribe pulse in the body of your message. Or use the web site http://www.allianceonline.org/pulse.html Corporate & Foundation Relations Net: Primarily for higher education staff. Send the email message subscribe cfrnet Your Name to listproc@medicine.wustl.edu with the subject line blank Abe’s Grant Report: Free announcements of Requests For Proposals from the Federal Register
with links to the full contents, as well as some foundation listings. To subscribe, send an email message to: abes-grant-reports-subscribe@egroups.comScienceWise: This free alert service delivers new funding opportunities that match your research interests and personal profile. Focus on science is broadly defined to include health care, academic research, high education, technology, and services for the disabled. Must register at site and then choose desired keywords: http://content.sciencewise.com/ Internet Prospector: newsletter full of prospect research resources for fundraisers. Subscribe online: http://www.internet-prospector.org/subscrib.html Food For Thought: Bi-weekly news about nonprofit resources, focused on the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Published by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Sign up at http://www.compasspoint.org Changingourworld.com publishes two free e-mail newsletters: “Observations in Philanthropy” and “Philanthropy for Youth” Subscribe online: http://www.changingourworld.com/signup.htm American Philanthropy Review: Send a message to majordomo@tab.com with the following in the message space: subscribe talk-amphilrev <your email address> Fund Class: Sponsored by Professional Support Software but moderated by volunteers, this list is a forum for discussion of fundraising. Each month the list focuses on a different topic with a guest expert. Classes last about 3 weeks, after which recess is called for a week. Subscribe to the FundClass digest by sending a message to: fundclass-digest-request@fundraiser-software.com with one word in the body of the message: subscribe GOLD: Grants On-line Digest. Free monthly email publication of consultant Dave Farley and the Grant Doctors. Subscribe online: http://www.davefarley.com/writings/GOLD.html Fund$Raiser Cyberzine: Focuses on small nonprofits. Some useful and practical fundraising tips, but the advertisements can be annoying. http://www.fundsraiser.com/sub.html Art Deadlines: Monthly email newsletter listing art competitions, art scholarships, art grants, juried exhibitions, and related resources for artists and art organizations. Both a free version and a premium version available. Subscribe at: http://artdeadlineslist.com/
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