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Researching Grants for the First Time Grantwriter

Presented by Gary Sharp & Buzzy Nielsen This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution United States license. For more information, visit http://www.creativecommons.org.

July 27, 2009 A member of

Grants are stories

Photo source: umjanedoan on Flickr

Storytelling is a process Starting your tale

Telling your story

Finding listeners

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Photo source: Lin Pernille Photography on Flickr

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

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Books at NBPL The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals Sample budgets Sample letters of inquiry

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Books at NBPL Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing Funding sources

Application Checklists

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Books at NBPL Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing

Diagrams and procedures to help you through the application process.

Starting your tale Resources to help you

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.

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Foundation Center http://www.foundationcenter.org

Reference Guides Proposal Writing Online Training

Starting your tale Resources to help you

Foundation Center Online Courses

Registering on the site gives you access to some free online courses on various grant and nonprofit topics.

Starting your tale Resources to help you

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

Telling your story Demographics

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

Telling your story The nonprofit environment

GuideStar Overview

GuideStar lets you search for specific nonprofits or find nonprofits that work on specific topics.

Telling your story The nonprofit environment

GuideStar Search Results

Clicking “View Report” will give you more detailed information about the nonprofit in which you're interested.

Telling your story The nonprofit environment

GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles

Scroll down further to gain access to the organization's 990s (federal tax forms)

Finding listeners Oregon grants

Oregon Foundation Databook

Finding listeners Oregon grants

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.

Finding listeners Oregon grants

Oregon Foundation Databook Sample entry: Meyer Memorial Trust

Recently awarded grants

Finding listeners Oregon grants

Oregon Foundation Databook Indexes and other tools Category index Geographic distribution of grants Deadline calendar

Finding listeners Oregon grants

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

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Starting Out

Click here to search for foundations.

These options are unavailable through the Library's subscription.

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Searching

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Using Indexes

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Types of support

Searching by this factor allow you to find foundations that support endowments, capital campaigns, operating expenses, etc.

Finding listeners National grants

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.

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Foundation profiles

Finding listeners National grants

Foundation Directory Online Foundation profiles

Finding listeners National grants

Want to access the Foundation Directory Online?

Come into the Library and we can connect you to this great resource!

Finding listeners Government grants

Grants.gov http://grants.gov

Access to thousands of federal grant opportunities Online applications for grants

Finding listeners Government grants

Grants.gov Overview

Finding listeners Government grants

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.

Finding listeners Government grants

Grants.gov Searching for grants

Finding listeners Government grants

Grants.gov Search results

Finding listeners Government grants

Grants.gov Grant notices

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