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Grants - FAQs


Where Can I Find Grants for Nonprofits?

 

Books

 

How to Grants book coverEffective Fundraising book coverNonprofit FundraisingAnnual Campaign book coverPerfect Phrases book cover


The "how to" grants manual : successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants
by David G. Bauer

 

Effective fundraising for nonprofits : real-world strategies that work
by Ilona Bray

 

The everything grant writing book : create the perfect proposal to raise the funds you need
by Nancy Burke Smith and Judy Tremore

 

The essential nonprofit fundraising handbook : getting the money you need from government agencies, businesses, foundations, and individuals
by Michael A. Sand and Linda Lysakowski

 

The annual campaign
by Erik J. Daubert

 

The artist's guide : how to make a living doing what you love
by Jackie Battenfield

 

Perfect phrases for writing grant proposals : hundreds of ready-to-use phrases to present your organization, explain your cause, and get the funding you need
by Beverly Browning

 

Fundraising for nonprofit groups book coverTo find more books on grantseeking, fundraising and writing grant proposals, use the following keywords in the online catalog:

Proposal writing for grants

Fund Raising

Nonprofit organizations – finance

Grants-in-aid

 

The Nonprofit Resource Center blog includes posts every time new titles are added to the collection.

 

Databases

 

Foundation DirectoryFoundation Directory Online Professional

The nation’s leading online resource for funding research – useful for finding new funders, targeting your proposals and advancing your mission.  Over 98,000 US foundations and corporate donors and 1.6 million recent grants are included.  Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Robert P. Kinchen Central Library to use this database. 

 

Websites

Business.gov is a federal initiative that provides a free, interactive search for business loans, grants and financing. By selecting Nonprofit and filling out the online form you can find available financing for your nonprofit business for which you may be eligible.

 

USA.gov for Nonprofits includes links to federal web sites and information about grants programs, by cabinet department and federal agency. 

 

Additional information government grants to nonprofits is listed on the Where Can I find Government Grants page and under Government Funding on OCPL's Grants and Nonprofits links page. 

 

Last updated: March 18, 2010