Grants
and Nonprofit Resources Links
Foundations/Grants
| Government Funding | Nonprofit
Information | Proposal Writing and
Fundraising
Visit the Central Library to use the
Regional Grants
Collection reference resources, including foundation
directories, fundraising magazines and the Foundation
Center's FC Search database.
Foundations / Grants
- The Foundation Center
An easy-to-use gateway to a wide variety of resources, the Foundation Center's
web site provides grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers and
the general public with access to information about grants, foundations, corporate
giving, proposal writing, training, news, links to numerous related sites,
an online librarian and the location of the Foundation Center's Cooperating
Collections (including Onondaga County Public Library's Regional Grants Collection
located at the Central Library).
- Central New York Community Foundation
Includes information on applying for grants, links to grant recipient agencies
and more from our local community foundation, which manages hundreds of charitable
funds for grants in Onondaga and Madison counties.
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Online version of the Chronicle, includes trends and news in philanthropy,
RFPs etc.
- Council on Foundations
Foundation basics, electronic version of Foundation News & Commentary
Magazine, conference publications, links to other nonprofit sites, as
well as to homepages of private foundations and corporations.
- Foundations & Grantmakers
Directory
Links to community foundations, private foundations and corporate funders,
including RFPs and grant guidelines.
- The Gifford Foundation
An informative site about one of the largest and oldest foundations dedicated
to serving Central New York, here the Foundation provides their grant guidelines,
financial statements, recent grants and community projects, plus links.
- Grants and Related Resources
From Michigan State University, a very inclusive site which features RFPs,
links to periodicals and fundraising tools. Includes online resources especially
for academic and elementary/secondary education fundraisers.
- Grants
Information Center
Information on grants and funding opportunities for nonprofits and individuals.
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Government Funding
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The official federal document that describes all grant and loan programs in
the U.S.. Includes a search engine.
- GPO Access
Search the full text of the Federal Register, Congressional Record,
Congressional Bills and other federal government information online.
Locate and download electronic information from numerous federal agencies.
- Grants Action
News
RFPs from NYS and Federal agencies and a list of grant writing courses and
seminars.
- Grants.gov
A unified web site that allows grantseekers to electronically find, apply
for, and manage federal grants in one place. It encompasses over 900 grant
programs offered by 26 federal grantmaking agencies.
- Grantsnet
Focuses on access to the Department of Health and Human Service's hundreds
of funding opportunities plus links to other government grants.
- National Endowment for the Arts
Details the federal NEA grant programs, application guidelines, news, legislation
and NEA's partnerships with other agencies.
- National Endowment for the Humanities
A Federal agency that funds learning and research projects in history, literature,
philosophy and other areas of the humanities..
- New York State Council on the Arts
Describes the various grant programs that are funded by the agency to provide
"support for activities of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations."
- SRA
International
Wealth of information on government grants and contracts organized by agency,
regulations, private funding, and general resources.
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Nonprofit Information
- BBB [Better Business Bureau] Wise Giving
Alliance
Covers ethical standards, news and reports on charities and other soliciting
organizations which include purpose, some financial information and whether
they meet BBB standards.
- BoardSourceBuilding Effective
Nonprofit Boards
Offers resources for building stronger nonprofit boards, including workshops
and publications.
- Charity Channel Forums
Provides easy access to many nonprofit-sector discussion lists.
- Charity Village
Updated daily, this is your Canadian source of news, information, resources,
and discussions forum for the nonprofit community.
- GuideStar: The Donor's Guide to the
Charitable Universe
A searchable database of IRS information on nonprofits. Posted here are thousands
of foundations' Forms 990-PF (the annual information return each must file
with the IRS.)
- IdeaList
A searchable, international directory of thousands of nonprofit resources
on the Internet. Allows any nonprofit or community organization to add their
information for free. Includes job listings.
- Internet Nonprofit Center
"How to" information for nonprofits on publications, volunteering,
events and finance.
- National Center for Charitable Statistics
Sponsored by same organization, this site provides a wealth of data, local
and national, on nonprofits and philanthropy. Links to other related sites
and information about their databases.
- Nonprofit
Charitable Organizations
A wide range of links, from starting a nonprofit to technical assistance and
other types of help.
- Nonprofit
Managers Library: The Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
Program evaluation and measurement.
- NYFA Interactive
Sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, this comprehensive site
includes current art news, the NYFA Source database of resources and award
opportunities for artists, and resources for arts organizations.
- Tax Information
for Charities and Non-Profits
IRS exemption requirements for nonprofit organizations and related information.
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Proposal Writing and Fundraising
- The Foundation Centersee information
listed under Foundations above.
- Non-Profit Guides
Grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations. Includes samples of proposals and budget proposals.
- Fundsnet
Grantwriting Resources
Compilation of links to sites about fundraising,
grants/proposal writing, forming nonprofits and
more.
- Internet
Prospector
"How-to" information on "prospect
research" on wealthy individuals, reference
desk and a monthly newsletter.
Last updated October
1, 2005