Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting
This topic in the Library will help nonprofit leaders to ensure a strong fundraising plan and program for their nonprofits. The topic also will help nonprofit service providers (management support organizations, such as funders, consultants, associations, etc.) to consider various types of fundraising services for nonprofits in their areas.
Sections of This Topic Include:
Getting ReadyOverview of Sources and Advantages/Disadvantages of Each
Board's Role in Fundraising
Registration of Fundraising Activities
Grantwriting and Proposals -- Know How Much to Ask For and Asking For It
Fundraising Online (including online malls, corporations that accept online proposals)
Fundraising Software
Hiring Fundraisers -- Should You? How Much Should They Be Paid?
General Resources
Assessing Your Fundraising Knowledge and Practices
Additional Resources
Free, Online, Self-Paced Program to Completely Build/Strengthen Your NonprofitBasic Guide to Nonprofit Program Design and Marketing
Nonprofit Grantseeking Resources
Getting Ready
Fundraising FundamentalsCheck Out Your Organization's Fund-Raising Readiness
Know Your Organization
What is a Fundraising Feasibility Study and Is It Worth It?
Overview of Fundraising Sources and the Advantages/Disadvantages of Each
Overview of Nonprofit Fundraising Sources and ApproachesBoard's Role in Fundraising
How To Recruit Your Volunteer Fund-Raising TeamFive Things One Board Member Can Do to Raise $100 to $5,000
Development Director Needs More Than A Smile And A Shoeshine, But It's A Good Start
Registration for Fundraising Activities
Unified Registration StatementDoes Fundraising on the Internet Require Registration in Every State?
How is fundraising regulated in the US?
Grantwriting and Proposals -- How Much to Ask For and Asking for It
How Much Should I ask for?
Rating and Evaluating Prospects: Whom Do You Ask For How MuchAsking For The Money: If You Don't Ask You Don't Get
Quit Tips: What is a Proposal? What's the Best Way to write a Proposal?
Getting StartedWhat Characterizes a Good Proposal?
Guides to Writing Proposals
A Grant Seeker's Guide to the Internetkey considerations when developing a computer system proposal
The Foundation Center's Proposal Writing Short Course
Beginning Grant Writing: An Educator's Guide
How to write a nonprofit grant proposal
There are many! Look around at the sites referenced above in
this section "Grantwriting and Proposals ..." Also see
the General Resources section below.
Designing Evaluation Methodologies to Include in Your Grants
Funders expect nonprofits to say how they will spend the funder's money and do so in an effective fashion -- and be able to prove that they spent the money in an effective fashion. Usually that proof requires an evaluation. Thus, funders often want nonprofits to include in their grant requests, descriptions of how they will evaluate the project being funded by the grants. The reader would benefit from reading:Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
Fundraising Online Using the Internet/Web
This topics has exploded! It would be extremely difficult to list most of the articles and sites in regard to this topic. Thanks to Jayne Cravens for suggesting many of the following sites!)
Basics and getting started
How Can We Use the Internet for Fundraising?What About Using the Internet for Fundraising?
How Will the Net Effect the Work of Fundraisers?
Elementary E-Philanthropy
Where Charity Begins Online
Charity Begins Online
Shopping for a Cause
A New Way to Give Sites let people donate to charity while surfing, shopping online
Where Charity Begins Online
Philanthropic start-up links content with charity
Picking the Apples: Making the Ask
Fundraising Ideas and information
Fundraiser Ideas
Fundraising resources on the net
Where are useful nonprofit & fundraising resources on the net?Fundsnet
Web-based grant applications
Is there information about foundations on the Web?
Online donation services, eg, credit card services, matching programs, etc.
What to Look for in an Online Donation ServiceHow Can We Use Helping.org to Get Online Donations
Online Donation Engine Providers (fee comparison table)
Online shopping malls that donate to nonprofits
Profiting from Nonprofits (includes review of numerous malls)Ringing Up a New Way to Give Growth of online shopping malls ...
Charitable Shopping Sites: A Sampler
Other Perspectives
Cultural and Nonprofit Facilities Funds (financing construction and upgrading of facilities.)Types of Fundraising
When Fundraising Strategies Wear Out
Return on Investment: Getting the Most From Your Fundraising Efforts
Your Mission, Not Dollars, Should Drive Your Programs
Positioning Yourself for Success!
General resources regarding fundraising online
Internet Prospector Archivesresources for fundraising online
online fundraising
Fundraising Software
Fundraising Software ProductsFundraising Software Comparison Chart
Fundraising Software - Comprehensive Directory
Comprehensive Nonprofit Software Listing
Hiring a Fundraiser
Should You Hire a Fundraiser?
Asking For The Money Is The Job Of The Leadership ...Fundraising: Hiring a Consultant & How to Choose a Consultant
If So, How Much Should They Be Paid?
Can Fundraisers be Paid a Percent of the Amount Raised?Argument Against Paying Development Professionals Based Upon The Amount Of Funds Raised
If You're Asked to Be a Fundraiser
To Consult, Or Not To Consult - That Is The Question ...Beginning A Career In Non-Profit Fund-Raising
So, You Were Asked To Volunteer And To Work On A Fund-Raising Campaign
Potential Pitfalls with the IRS
You should carefully consider whether you should hire an outside fundraiser, or hire your own employee. The IRS pays increasing attention to the hiring of independent contractors.Potential Issues in Hiring Consultants (general information and IRS-related issues)
General Resources
Variety of Information for Beginners
Tony Poderis provides a wonderful, comprehensive siteLearning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations
GrantProposal.com's
Cultivation and Stewardship Are a Must!
Eleven top tips for your contribution letter
Federal Grant Resource Guide
What Non-Profits Can Learn from a Salesperson
Variety of Information for More Experienced Practitioners
Foundation Finder (database to 50,000 private and community funders)Foundation Center's Grantmakers site
Grantsmanship Center
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Tony Poderis provides a wonderful, comprehensive site
Nonprofit FAQ
Philanthropy News Network Online
Online Fundraising Training Center
Cause-Related Marketing (aspect of Social Enterpreneurship)
Sustainability Stragegies for Nonprofits and Funders
Assessing Your Fundraising Knowledge and Practices
To conduct a general audit of your fundraising practices, see Fundraising Indicators.
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Related Library Topics
Recommended Books
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Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. There are few books, if any, that explain how to carefully plan, organize and develop a nonprofit program to appeal to funders. Also, too many books completely separate the highly integrated activities of planning, marketing and evaluating programs. This book integrates all three into a comprehensive, straightforward approach that anyone can follow in order to provide high-quality programs with strong appeal to funders. Includes many online forms that can be downloaded. Many materials in this Library topic are adapted from this book.
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just hover your cursor over the image of the book. A "bubble" of information will be displayed. You can click on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.
