Tina Barsby's Grantwriting Resources

Tina Barsby assembled this list of Grantwriting Research Resources & Web Links, and distributed it to the 2009 JanTerm EPEC Grant-Writing Workshop.

1. Information on RFP’s and Grants available
Philanthropy News Digest http://foundationcenter.org Includes the Philanthropy Journal Online, Nonprofit jobs and Nonprofit books; Lists of RFP’s; sign-up for customized email alerts and news.

Government grants http://www.grants.gov/

See also: Non-Profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/ Includes links to a long list of grant sources, including government grants and private and community foundations.

Chronicle of Philanthropy http://philanthropy.com/ Electronic version; updated bi-weekly, includes section on gifts and grants; RFPs; email digest version. Online discussions.

2. Info on Foundation Grants
Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/ Information clearing house, and great resource for grant-seekers. Paid subscription required to access Foundation Center Online (searchable foundation and grants database); plenty of other free information on grant writing; guides to proposal writing and research; and links to private foundations, corporate grantmakers, grantmaking public charities and community foundations. Also includes “Proposal Writing Short Course”, step-by-step guide.

Council on Foundations http://www.cof.org/ National nonprofit membership association of around 2,000 foundations, grantmakers and corporations.

Grantmakers Associations – in different subject areas; eg Environmental Grantmakers Association; http://www.ega.org/ Peace and Security Funders Group; http://www.peaceandsecurity.org/ Useful as source of information on which foundations are granting in which areas; for specific focus or area of interest; contact information.

Regional Grantmakers Associations http://www.agmconnect.org/ eg Associated Grant Makers, Inc. - regional association of grant makers, both foundations and corporations with giving programs, that make grants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Includes list of member organizations, grouped into areas (family foundation; community foundation etc)

Websites of Individual Foundations For LOI / proposal format; RFP’s; required information; deadlines; and lists of previous grants (amount of grant, purpose).

3. Nonprofit Information
Guidestar http://www.guidestar.org/ Great source for information on nonprofit s and charities. Registration is free; provides access to nonprofit profiles, including IRS 990 Forms.

Idealist http://idealist.org/ Guide to charities, for jobs, internships, volunteering – includes section on fundraising resources.

4. Proposal Writing Guides
Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/ Includes “Proposal Writing Short Course”, step-by-step guide – brief versions and more complete/thorough; specific section on budgets.

Non-Profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/ Offers grant writing tools for nonprofits; with step-by step guides. Links to a long list of grant sources, including government grants and private and community foundations, as well as other web sources for grantwriting templates, tips and resources.