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Links -
Foundation Resources |
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Following links to various philanthropic
organizations will give you insight as to whether or not your program fits
a particular grantor's interests. Many foundations publish
funding priorities and grant guidelines on their Web
sites. Applications, annual reports, and other valuable
information are also often available online.
The SchoolGrants
Let's Write a Grant CD features a large annotated directory
of foundations, including links to their Web sites when
possible, that make grants to educational agencies. These links
are not available on the SchoolGrants site.
(Links on SchoolGrants
always open in their own windows so you will always be able to
return to your spot on this site.)
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Foundation Resources
Creating a School Foundation
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Foundation Resources |
 About Guide to Nonprofit Charitable
Organizations |
About.com's
Guide to Nonprofits offers a newsletter, numerous links,
and articles. |
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| Annual
Report Gallery |
Find
annual reports for over 1,000 companies in
either HTML or PDF format at this site. Annual
reports are an invaluable resource when
seeking funding from public companies. |
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| Association
of Small Foundations |
"Small foundations" - those with five or fewer employees - provide half the total foundation funding in the United States. The Association of Small Foundation's Web site features the 990-PF returns for its members, links to member Web sites, and other information that is valuable to grant seekers as well as grant makers. |
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| The Center
for Education Reform |
"Making
Schools Work Better for All Children" Site
offers funding opportunities and more, particularly in
the area of education reform. |
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| The
Chronicle
of Philanthropy |
The
newspaper of the non-profit world! Many of the areas on
this site become subscription-based on September 13,
1999, but the subscriptions are very affordable ($69.50
for 24 issues, one year, of their newspaper plus access
to their excellent Web resources). |
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| The
Council on Foundations
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This site contains a wealth of
information. There are links to numerous member
foundation websites, information on starting a
foundation, and access to their Foundation News and
Commentary magazine. |
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| Council
on Foundations' Community Foundation Locator |
Community foundations
support charitable activities focused primarily on "local"
needs—those of a particular town, county or state. There are over
500 community foundations across the United States. |
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| Council of Chief State School Officers |
Nationwide,
nonprofit organization comprised of public officials who
lead departments responsible for elementary and
secondary education. Links to State agencies, policy
statements and testimonies, and standards and
assessments information. |
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| CSC
Non-Profit Resource Center |
This
site provides online links to over 1000 grant
making foundations and 600 corporate giving
programs and more. |
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The Foundation
Center |
THE
first-stop for grant-seekers--"Your Gateway to
Philanthropy on the World Wide Web"
The Foundation Center offers a huge variety of resources for
grant-seekers. One of particular interest is the weekly RFP Bulletin
that provides a brief overview of current funding opportunities offered by
foundations or other grantmaking organizations. |
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| Fundsnet
Services |
Links to a variety of education
grantors. Also check out their Corporate
Philanthropy Education Programs for a long list of funding
possibilities. |
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| Grantmakers
for Children, Youth & Families |
Grantmakers for
Children, Youth & Families serves as a point of contact for
grantmakers seeking collegial and collaborative relationships with
other funders concerned with children, youth, and families. |
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| Grantmakers
for Education |
A membership
organization for private and public grantmakers
that support education from early childhood through K-12
and higher education |
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| The Grantsmanship Center |
This site offers a free
magazine, state, federal, community, and international
resources, and more. This makes a good starting page as it
lists all RFA's in each day's Federal Register. |
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| GrantsWeb
Private Funding Page |
This site provides links to
many foundations and other private funding sources,
including search services and financial aid links. |
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| GuideStar
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Bills itself as "the
Web's clearinghouse of information on nonprofit
organizations" This site contains
references to more than 650,000 nonprofit organizations,
has news on philanthropy, and resources for donors and
nonprofits. This site deserves a bookmark! |
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| Internet
Nonprofit Center (INC) |
A nonprofit locator,
FAQs,
and bulletins can be found on this site. |
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| Internet
Prospector |
This site
doesn't appear to be updated regularly but it provides links to a
variety of useful foundation and corporate Web sites. |
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| KaBOOM! |
This organization provides assistance
with community-built playgrounds. |
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| National Center
for Education Information |
A private, non-partisan
research organization in Washington, D.C. specializing
in survey research and data analysis. NCEI is the
authoritative source of information about alternative
teacher preparation and certification |
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| National Education Projects in the Humanities
(NEH) |
The National Endowment for
the Humanities supports learning in history, literature,
philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. |
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| National Foundation for the Improvement of
Education |
NFIE provides grants and
technical assistance to teachers, education support
personnel, and higher education faculty and staff to
improve student learning in the nation's public schools |
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| Network
for Good |
Network
for Good is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to
help people get more involved in their communities - from
volunteering and donating money, to speaking out on issues you care
about. |
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Nonprofit Management Resources
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From Learning Institute For
Nonprofit Organizations, this site contains a number of
annotated links on and for nonprofits such as
"Fund-raising and Grant-writing",
"Getting Your Nonprofit Noticed on the
Internet", and "How to Start a Nonprofit
Organization" |
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| Philanthropy
Journal |
This site's mission is
to help people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and
philanthropic world. The Web site is updated daily and there
is a free weekly bulletin available. |
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| ProgressivePubs.com |
Progressive
Resources Publications features hundreds of progressive foundations,
available in alphabetic or giving area listings, and
includes their addresses, phone numbers, program officers,
giving priorities, average grant size, and deadlines. (Requires
registration.) |
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| Public
Register's Annual Report Service |
This is a great
resource for grantwriters seeking funding from foundations.
The site has annual reports available for over 3,600 public
companies. |
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| Small
Foundations |
The Association of Small Foundations'
(ASF) site can help you find small local and/or regional funders who may be interested in investing in your projects. This site is for grant makers and not grant seekers. However, it contains information that is very valuable to us as grant writers including links to ASF member's Web sites and access to member's IRS Form 990's. |
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| SRA
International's
GrantsWeb |
This award winning site
offers links to hundreds of resources that are essential
for grants writing... from finding funding sources to
preparing proposals to managing grant projects.
Selected by Education World as one of the best education
resources on the web. |
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Texas Department of Health - Funding
Information Center |
Though Texas-based and
primarily interested in public health funding
opportunities, this site offers grant information
valuable to US nonprofits everywhere. Texas
residents can register to receive free newsletters and updates. |
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| Writing
Effective Applications, Plans and Proposals |
This guide is provided by
the California Department of Education and is designed to help
federal and state (CA) grantseekers write more effective proposals. |
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Creating A
School Foundation
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Kim David shares a
Presentation she designed about Local Education Foundations (LEF).
The file is a PDF of a PowerPoint Presentation. You must have a current
version of Adobe Acrobat
Reader to access it.Kim, thanks a million
for sharing! |
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These resources are geared to nonprofits in general, not
education foundations specifically, but the general principles are the same.
I have leaned heavily on the University of Kentucky site in particular.
The two links below are from a site called the Free Management Library:
Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management
Free Toolkit for Boards
This is the
resource page of the Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Initiative at the
University of Kentucky. In addition to the resources it provides, you can
follow the link button to a lot of other resources on the Web.
A big thanks goes to Madelynn Coldiron, Kentucky School
Boards Association, for sharing these resources! |
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Getting Started as a Nonprofit Organization
Becoming a nonprofit organization involves many steps. The U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a comprehensive list of resources
that will assist you in the process. |
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About.com
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A variety of links with information on starting a
nonprofit
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Applying
for IRS Certification
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Are you eligible? And, if so, how to proceed
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Connect
For Kids
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A number of links to sites providing
resources that help guide you through the process of becoming a nonprofit
organization.
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Council on
Foundations
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How to start a foundation and more
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Nonprofit
Foundations Ease Schools' Budget Pains
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This May 2002 article in the Philadelphia
Inquirer tells many of the advantages of having a school foundation.
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Get Ready, Get Set: What You Need to Know before Starting a Nonprofit" |
Produced
by the California Management Assistance Partnership (C-Map), this
publication is designed to help those who are considering such a step
understand what they must do to comply with laws and regulations and
what is needed to build a successful nonprofit. Many school districts
have set up or are considering setting up educational foundations.
This publication may help answer questions you may have about what is
involved in the process. |
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How
to Start a Local Education Fund (aka 'school foundation')
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Excellent resource
by Public Education Network (PEN)
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IKNOW
- Starting a Nonprofit
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Features links to resources that will help
you start a nonprofit organization
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Internet
Nonprofit Center
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Tons of information and advice about nonprofits are included
in this online resource. The items come from discussions on email lists, in
UseNet, and other sources.
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IRS
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A plethora of information from the IRS concerning nonprofits
and charitable organizations
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Mission
Statement
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This article by the Grantsmanship Center
tells you how to write a mission statement.
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Nonprofit
Law
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Articles by the Grantsmanship Center.
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Sample
By-laws
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provided by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
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Starting
a Nonprofit
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Questions and Answers about starting a nonprofit organization
from the Internet Nonprofit Center.
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Starting
a Nonprofit
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A how-to from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Includes
audio tutorial.
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