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PVF Resources for Grantseekers
PVF has two concise toolkits for identifying funders and writing effective proposals, by PVF Executive Director, Bill Somerville:
Funding Sources: Who They Are & How to Use Them, by Bill Somerville.
Proposal Writing Kit - Tips & Techniques, by Bill Somerville.
Dialogue newsletter is published by Philanthropic Ventures Foundation to help improve relations between funders and grantseekers at non-profit organizations. Dialogue was started at the request of a development officer, and follows a question and answer format.
Community Resources for Grantseekers
The Foundation Center offers online resources to research foundation grantmakers, and how-to seminars, such as this free online Short Course on Proposal Writing. The San Francisco Foundation Center Library is an vital local resource serving nonprofits and grantseekers in the San Francisco Bay Area.The Foundation Center Library
312 Sutter Street, #606
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 397-0902 Phone
(415) 397-7670 Fax
http://www.fdncenter.org/sanfrancisco
Hank Rosso Funding Library & Resource Center - a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center, run by The CBO Center, is located in downtown Oakland, CA.
The CBO Center's Fundraising Resource Center
359 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
510-835-1009
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services offers professional development (including workshops on writing grants and developing budgets) and comprehensive consulting services to Northern California nonprofits.
CompassPoint San Francisco
731 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94103
P: 415.541.9000
F: 415.541.7708
CompassPoint Silicon Valley
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits
600 Valley Way, Suite A
Milpitas, CA 95035
P: 408.719.1400
F: 408.719.1444
GrantStation - in partnership with Network for Good, produces GrantStation Insider, a weekly e-newsletter with information on new funding programs, upcoming grant deadlines, conferences, trainings, and relevant information for grantseekers.
GuideStar - A national database of nonprofit organizations, also offers resources on proposal-writing.
TechSoup - Offers discount technology for nonprofits through TechSoup Stock, as well as Technology news and other resources for nonprofits.
Grants for Teachers
SchoolGrants offers grant-writing tips and listings of education grants for the Pre-K-12 education community. Subscribe to their bi-weekly newsletter or listserve.Grant Wrangler Grant Wrangler, offered by Nimble Press, posts grants and awards for K-12 teachers, schools, and students. Subscribe to their bi-weekly newsletter.
Funding Resources on the Web - an excellent resource compiled by the Santa Clara County Office of Education
Recycle Works Schools Program - NanoGrants and MiniGrants to support small projects that will educate, increase awareness, reduce waste, increase recycling, conserve resources including energy and water, build better buildings and reduce CO2 emissions or other greenhouse gases in San Mateo County
