Fundraising- grant-seeking+best practices

Foundation Center

An independent nonprofit information clearninghouse

http://www.fdncenter.org/

Foundation Directory Online

an online funding research tool, developed by the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit service organization founded over 50 years ago to help open U.S. foundations to public view. Over the past half-century we have evolved from one small library into philanthropy's information hub.

https://fcsecure.fdncenter.org/fdo_signup_prof/about.php

GEO 2004 Due Diligence Tool

Publisher: Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Date Published: Monday, January 01, 0001

Designed for grantmakers- with a complete guide to the due diligence process; includes worksheets and interview questions grantmakers can use to create or refine their own due diligence process. This is an excellent tool for grantwriters to review how foundations will evauluate your requests.

Download PDF: http://www.geofunders.org/document.aspx?oid=a0660000003YTYJAA4

Comprehensive list of GEO pulbications: http://www.geofunders.org/publications.aspx

Foundation DataBook

Craig McPherson's comprehensive guide to foundations in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington.

http://www.foundationdatabook.com/index.html

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The newspaper of the nonprofit world

http://philanthropy.com/

Council on Foundations

An association of foundations and other funders whose purposes include assisting its members in conducting effective grantmaking and promoting the growth of philanthropy

http://www.cof.org/

Idealist

Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas and locate opportunities and supporters, with an office in Portland, OR.

http://www.idealist.org/

Community Nonprofit Resource Group

CNRG provides a resource network for engaging people in the nonprofit community. CNRG connects people, communities and organizations, and helps individuals gain skills to act as agents of change in collaboration with others.

http://cnrg-portland.org/