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RESOURCES TOOL BOX
Knowledge is a core resource for those actively involved in development.
Many people and organizations working in the field of development recognize
that better knowledge and experience exchange could make their work more
effective and efficient.
Within the development community we are striving for improved knowledge
exchange, more effective learning from past experiences, and sharing within
and between organizations, projects and programs. Through this knowledge
exchange we are building our support network.
Web Sites
Bright Star compiled this custom grant gateway for the Washington
Association of Cities. There are also useful Bright Star forms and
organizing tools for you to download.
http://www.awcnet.org/portal/StudioNew.asp
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The
SchoolGrants
site contains grant information useful to K-12 educators, including a
section on 'How to Write a Proposal,' extensive samples of
successfully-funded proposals, and a listing of public and private grant
opportunities available to public and private elementary and secondary
schools and school districts.
http://www.schoolgrants.org
Online Periodicals
The online publication of the
Council on
Foundation, Foundation News and Commentary, gives you the
funders view of nonprofits and grantmaking, which can be very helpful in
developing proposals.
http://www.foundationnews.org
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit
world. Published every other week, it is the #1 news source for charity
leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the
philanthropic enterprise. A subscription includes full access to the
website and news updates by e-mail - all at no extra charge. The website
offers the complete contents of the new issue, an archive of articles
from the past two years, and more than four years' worth of grant
listings -- all fully searchable. Some of this material is available to
the public but the really useful stuff is reserved for Chronicle
subscribers.
www.philanthropy.com
Prospect Research and Program Resources
GPO Access
is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, providing
free electronic access to a wealth of important informational products
produced by the Federal Government, including the Federal Register, the
Congressional Record, and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
The information provided on this site is the official, published
version.
www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
This is the official site for the
US Census and includes more numbers than you ever dreamed existed!
Also contains the results of the most recentCensus and subject/issue
index to make it a little easier to find what you need.
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html
This is an extremely
valuable resource for
statistics required for substantiating need and other
programmatic elements. Includes geographic and target population
listings, as well as numerous links to other sites with statistical
information.
www.fedstats.gov
This is where you'll find the
Foundation Center Online Directory, the sector's #1 prospect
research tool for foundation and corporate funders. It has the advantage
of offering four databases of increasing size and price, which you can
subscribe to by the month or by the year, which makes this site both
convenient and affordable. Also includes a fee-based database of
foundation grants to individuals. Online tutorials accompany both
databases.
www.fdncenter.org
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