Grant Resources

Grant Program

	The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need 2nd Edition By Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox Basic Books Written by two authors who have won millions of dollars in grants – and updated to include vital information and advice accumulated since The Only Grant-Writing Book You’ll Ever Need first appeared – this new edition provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for grant writers, demystifying the process while offering indispensable advice from funders and grant recipients.
	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing 2nd Edition By Waddy Thompson Penguin Group The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grant Writing second edition will show you exactly how to create fund-winning proposals – and where to submit them. In this revised and updated Complete Idiot’s Guide you get: Advice on how to find government, corporate, and foundation donors. Research tips and tricks for attracting the right donor. * Budget plans to draft in advance to your funders know where their money is going. Includes a CD-ROM. Planning and Implementing Your Major Gifts Campaign by Suzanne Irwin-Wells Most organizations with strong missions, appealing cases, and well-thought-out plans can raise major gifts.” Suzanne Irwin-Wells has designed this book specifically for small and medium-sized non-profit groups planning their first major-gifts campaign. It is filed with worksheets and samples designed to help them outline, carry out, and monitor such a campaign. Chapters cover basic elements, such as understanding how major-gifts campaigns work and how to sent fund-raising goals, as well as more advanced steps like cultivating relationships with major donors and budgeting for a campaign. www.grantsandfunding.com

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	www.christiangrants.com Christiangrants.com is the most comprehensive and specialized listing of funding opportunities available for Christian programs. Their directory is constantly updated with the latest information and offers much more than just a database, including: links to foundation websites, keyword search capability, sample grant proposals, and grant writing tips.
	www.christianfoundationgrants.com Christian Foundation Grants (CFG), was developed because of the need among Christian nonprofit organizations for a comprehensive and user-friendly database through which to search for grant funding. There is an annual fee for the service, though there are a variety of relevant tips for free on the site. managementhelp.org The Free Management Library offers resources on many topics including fundraising, leadership development, finances and marketing. They include a great section covering evaluations. www.fundsnetservices.com Fundsnet Services offers a variety of resources for both grant funding and other fundraising information. There are links for a variety of different opportunities. www.npguides.org Non-profit Guides is a free Web-based grant-writing tool for non-profit organizations, charitable, educational, public organizations, and other community-minded groups. Their guides are designed to assist established US-based non-profits through the grant-writing process. www.cfda.gov Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance This web site gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments, private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. Search this database to find assistance programs and how to apply. Also available on this site are several aids to guide you in the writing of a proposal to apply for assistance. foundationcenter.org The Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants. www.npgoodpractice.org The Non Profit Good Practice Guide contains a variety of links and resources to help build a non profit to its greatest potential. Their site has many helpful links concerning fundraising, evaluation and management. techsoup.org TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. In addition to online information and resources, we offer a product philanthropy service called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners. www.christiangrantsdirectory.org Comprehensive site including grant funding opportunities, jobs and other information to assist organizations and ministries in succeeding. www.tgci.com The Grantsmanship Center has a variety of relevant information for grant seeking. Also houses the GrantDomain database, which helps to find federal, foundation and corporate funding for an annual fee.