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Where Can I Find Grants for Nonprofits?
Books
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
To 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 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