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Rick Cohen describes types of affinity groups, why nonprofits should know about them, and how to use this info in their grantseeking needs.
From writing a good letter of intent (LOI) to crafting a compelling need statement. A comprehensive guide to the process of submitting a foundation proposal.
Two of the foundation's program directors present a strategy for approaching foundations and a basic framework for the first written presentation of a funding request.
Briefly describes how family foundations want to be approached and what they want to see. Survey was conducted by FoundationSource, based on 120 of its clients. Published August 2009.
Written by Mary Genis, a certified coach specializing in leadership development and executive transition. Published Feb. 2008.
The researchers provide statistics related to the nature and characteristics of foundation financial investments based on recent surveys. In addition to these facts, they offer recommendations for future actions. Published in July 2006.
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide's goal is to capture, organize, disseminate and promote the use of knowledge in the nonprofit sector.
A professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofit organizations.
This PDF article describes different types of nonprofit capacity building activities.
The Free Management Library introduces the concept of capacity building in nonprofits, including readings and perspectives on capacity building from numerous articles, as well as a review of various common functions in nonprofits.
Discusses the impact on nonprofits of long-term capacity building, as well as showcases best practice and design options of such initiatives.
The Fieldstone Alliance provides an article defining capacity building and identifying those activities, such as leadership and fund development, that serve to strengthen nonprofits. The article also identifies types of providers of capacity support. NOTE: This is an archived version of the original page.
Links to resources for disaster grantmaking and organizations that provide and/or coordinate disaster relief.
Blog focusing on disaster relief efforts in Asia and to Asia.
Report on the South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund (SAERF).
Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some.
This video follows a team of international grant makers as they respond to a natural disaster, laying the groundwork for local cooperation. It looks at how grant makers can promote collaboration among local grantees — helping them build a common vision, a
Provides 8 suggestions for grantmakers engaged in disaster grantmaking, taken from Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations [pdf].
Based on lessons learned from a year-long, joint study of the European Foundation
Centre and the Council on Foundations, the authors of this study conclude that grantmakers can be more
effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following eight pri
Article discusses using an existing nonprofit, fiscal sponsorship, and donor-advised fund as options to forming a separate charity. By Gene Takagi and Emily Chan of the Nonprofit Law Blog.
59 items | 4 visits
All KBAs under the Funding Resources (Foundations) subcategory.
Updated on Mar 18, 16
Created on Mar 28, 11
Category: Cultures & Community
URL: