Researching Grants for the First Time Grantwriter
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July 27, 2009 A member of
Grants are stories
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Storytelling is a process Starting your tale
Telling your story
Finding listeners
Starting your tale Resources to help you
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Starting your tale Resources to help you
Books at NBPL The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing by Waddy Thompson, c2003. Call #658.15224 THOMPSON The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing (5th ed.) by Jane C. Geever, c2009. Call #658.15224 FOUNDATION Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing (4th ed.) by Mary Hall, c2003. Call #658.1522 HALL Grant Writing for Dummies (3rd ed.) by Beverly A. Browning, c2009. Call #658.15224 BROWNING The “How To” Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants (5th ed.) by David G. Bauer, c2003. Call #658.15524 BAUER Writing Grant Proposals That Win edited by Deborah Ward, c2006. Call #658.15224 WRITING
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Books at NBPL The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals Sample budgets Sample letters of inquiry
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Books at NBPL Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing Funding sources
Application Checklists
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Books at NBPL Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing
Diagrams and procedures to help you through the application process.
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Foundation Center http://www.foundationcenter.org
Basic online classes on grantwriting Guides to online resources for grantseekers Overviews of philanthropy, nonprofit management, and other topics.
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Foundation Center http://www.foundationcenter.org
Reference Guides Proposal Writing Online Training
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Foundation Center Online Courses
Registering on the site gives you access to some free online courses on various grant and nonprofit topics.
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Foundation Center Online Courses
Telling your story Demographics
American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov
Demographic profiles of incorporated communities Information on economics and housing Detailed Census data
Telling your story Demographics
American Factfinder Overview
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American Factfinder Community Profile
The profile includes statistics on: General demographics Social characteristics The economy Housing
Telling your story Demographics
American Factfinder Community Profile
Telling your story The economy
Oregon Labor Market Information System http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/
Telling your story The economy
Oregon Labor Market Information System
Telling your story The nonprofit environment
GuideStar http://www.guidestar.org
Information about various nonprofit organizations The ability to search for nonprofits in your area Tax & financial data (990 forms) from various organizations
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GuideStar Overview
GuideStar lets you search for specific nonprofits or find nonprofits that work on specific topics.
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GuideStar Search Results
Clicking “View Report” will give you more detailed information about the nonprofit in which you're interested.
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GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles
Scroll down further to gain access to the organization's 990s (federal tax forms)
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Oregon Foundation Databook
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Oregon Foundation Databook Sample entry: Meyer Memorial Trust Basic info: Address, contact info, etc.
Mission & focus: Purpose, geographic focus, restrictions, areas of interest
Finances: Assets, grant amounts, distribution of grants given.
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Oregon Foundation Databook Sample entry: Meyer Memorial Trust
Recently awarded grants
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Oregon Foundation Databook Indexes and other tools Category index Geographic distribution of grants Deadline calendar
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Oregon Foundation Databook Indexes and other tools
Finding listeners Grants for individuals
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Finding listeners National grants
Foundation Directory Online http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
Profiles of thousands of foundations around the country. Database allowing grantseekers to search by geography, areas of interest, and other factors. Up-to-date contact information for many foundations. Only accessible at the Library
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Foundation Directory Online Starting Out
Click here to search for foundations.
These options are unavailable through the Library's subscription.
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Foundation Directory Online Searching
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Foundation Directory Online Using Indexes
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Foundation Directory Online Types of support
Searching by this factor allow you to find foundations that support endowments, capital campaigns, operating expenses, etc.
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Foundation Directory Online Your results
Results can be sorted in a wide variety of ways, saved, and even exported into a spreadsheet program to help you keep track of applications.
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Foundation Directory Online Foundation profiles
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Foundation Directory Online Foundation profiles
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Want to access the Foundation Directory Online?
Come into the Library and we can connect you to this great resource!
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Grants.gov http://grants.gov
Access to thousands of federal grant opportunities Online applications for grants
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Grants.gov Overview
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Grants.gov Searching for grants
Federal grant opportunities general have standardized numbers assigned to them. You can use these numbers to find the grants on Grants.gov.
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Grants.gov Searching for grants
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Grants.gov Search results
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Grants.gov Grant notices
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