Basics
The Mansfield Library offers an extensive collection of resources to help you identify potential financial support for your nonprofit organization. This guide identifies electronic resources; a second guide focuses on print resources (see Funding Resources: Books). You will find information covering all aspects of nonprofit management, such as:
| Grantsmanship | Research a specific foundation or corporation, identify their mission, types of support, geographic preference, and giving history. |
| Proposal Writing | Writing effective proposal and stewardship reports. |
| Fundraising | Drafting fundraising plans and strategies. |
| Volunteerism | Recruiting and educating board and committee members. |
| Philanthropy | Establish partnerships with other groups and corporations to strengthen your organization's mission and effectiveness. |
| Nonprofit Management | Developing operating and project budgets and evaluating funded projects. |
| Statistics on Charitable Giving | Identify trends in and types of charitable giving. Match programs with your nonprofit organization. |
Structure Your Searches for Maximum Results
Whether searching electronic or print materials, learn the vocabulary or grantsmanship and identify within it the keywords which best suit your organization's needs. Once you have th structural framework for your search, apply it to all possible funding sources, print and electronic.
EXAMPLES:
| Your organization needs: | Translates into: | Your proposal statement might be: |
| More shelving | Capital support | Seeking capital support grant for additional shelving needed for our expanding collection on....for public education. |
| Upgrade of office technology | Technical assistance OR In-kind contributions | Seeking a grant for technical assistance or in-kind contribution to upgrade our office technology to better track and evaluate our... |
| Support for new program | Seed money | Seeling a seed money grant for a new program addressing the identified need for... |
Know Your Foundations
There are a wide variety of foundation types to consider approaching, each offering support ind different ways. To learn more about them, refer to the guide Introduction to Foundations . Foundations usually fall into one of the following categories:
GOVERNMENT = Federal, State, Local
FOUNDATION = Private, Publics, Community
CORPORATE = Corporate Foundations
Electronic Resources
Government
Non-Governmental Funding Sources
Regional Sources
Journals for Grantseekers and Nonprofits
990-PF Search Engines
Grantwriters Sources
- Grants, Grant Writing Links & Resources
- Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
- TGCI - The Grantsmanship Center
General Nonprofit Information Sources
Planned Giving
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