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Finding the Funds You Need: 
A Guide for Grant Seekers

Table of Contents

Recommended Reading

Fundraising  

Beyond Profit:  The Complete Guide to Managing the Nonprofit Organization. (Setterber, Fred & Kary Schulman New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1985.)

Five hundred (500) Ways For Small Charities to Raise Money  (Phillip T. Drotining: Public Service Materials Center Inc; Hartsdale, NY; 1981)

Fund Raising and the Nonprofit Board Member. (Howe, Fisher, Washington, DC: National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 1988). (202-452-0262)

Fundraising for Social Change.  (Klein, Kim.  Inverness, CA: Chardon Press, 1988.)  This is an excellent primer for those seeking to build their understanding of fundraising, as well as a resource for the more experienced fundraiser.

How to Hire the Right Fund Raising Consultant--Getting the Most From Your Campaign (Arthur D. Raybin; Taft Group; Washington, DC; 1986)

Managing For Profit In The Non-profit World  (Paul B. Firstenberg; The Foundation Center, New York; 1986)

River Wealth. (Johnson, Kenny, and Lindy Walsh, Portland OR: River Network, 97207)

Securing Your Organization’s Future--A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies (Michael Seltzer, The Foundation Center, 1987)

Successful Fundraising--A Handbook of Proven Strategies and Techniques  (William K. Grasty and Kenneth G. Sheinkope; Charles Schribner’s Sons, New York; 1982)

The Grass Roots Fundraising Book:  How to Raise Money in Your Community. (Flanagan, Joan,  Chicago: Contemporary Books, 19920.  Ideal for new and small groups.

The Nonprofit Organization: An Operating Manual.  (Wolf, Thomas.  New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 1984.)

There’s Plenty of Money For Non-Profit Groups Willing To Earn Their Shares--How To Do It Successfully (J. Harris Pritchard; Cornucopia Publications, Inc; Arizona; 1984)

Foundations  

Corporate Foundation Profiles  (The Foundation Center; 7th Edition; New York; 1992 )

The Corporate Fund Raising Directory--1987-1988  Edition (Joanna Cali, ed; Public Service Materials Center; 1986)

Foundation Grants Index,  The Foundation Center, 24th Edition, 1996

National Directory of Corporate Public Affairs

Non-Profit Management and Membership

Attracting, Organizing, & Keeping Members.,  )American Society of Association Executives. Available from American Society of Association Executives, 1575 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20005.)

Direct Mail Testing for und Raisers. Kachorek, (Joseph P. What to test, how to test, how to interpret the results.  Available from Precept Press, Inc., 160 East Illinois St., Chicago IL  60611.)

24 Ways to Improve Your Direct Marketing Results. (Kobs, Jim available from the Dartnell Corp., Chicago, IL 60640.)

Direct Marketing. (Nash, Edward, L.MacGraw-Hill Book Company._

The Direct Marketing Challenge.  (Ryan, Christopher.How to use powerful direct marketing tools to build your organization., Available from DMS Press, 416 Hungerford Drive, Suite 315, Rockville, MD 20850.)

The Membership Mystique.  (Trenbeth, Richard P.Available from Fund-Raising Institute, Box 365, Ambler, PA  19002.)

The Pennsylvania Non-Profit Handbook.   A must for any non-profit in Pennsylvania (Gary Grobman, Pa. Association of Non-Profit Organizations, Available from Whitehat Communications, Harrisburg, PA) (717-2383787)

Post Office Domestic Mail Manual.  (Available for $56.00 from U.S. Government Printing Office, Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA  15250.)

Periodicals

Association Management.  Free to members of ASAE, or $30.00 for nonmembers.  American society of Association Executive, 1575 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20005

Chronicle of Philanthropy.  The digest of philanthropy, documenting events and issues in the world of foundations and not-for-profits. Available from Chronicle of Philanthropy, 1255 23rd St., N. W., Washington D.C 20037.

Contributions.  Billed as “The ‘How to’ source for Nonprofit Professionals” Available from Contributions, 634 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 201, Newton Centre, MA 02159, or call 617-964-2688.

Direct.  Available for $64/year from Cowles Business Media, Inc., 911 Hope Street, Six River Bend Center, Stamford, CT 06907.

Grassroots Fundraising Journal.  Short, factual articles on a variety of fundraising issues and methods aimed at small non-for-profits. Published monthly.  Subscriptions are $25/year.  To subscribe, or for sample copies, write The Grassroots Fundraising Journal, PO Box 11607, Berkeley, CA 94701.

NonProfit Times.  Available free from Davis Information Group, Inc., 190 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558

Proposal Writing

The Consultant’s Guide To Proposal Writing--How to Satisfy Your Clients and Double Your Income (Herman Holtz; John Wiley & Sons, New York; 1986)

From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals That Work, (Lane C. Belcher and Julia Jacobsen, 4th Ed., Oryx Press, 1992)

Getting a Grant in the 1990s: How to Write Successful Grant Proposals, (Robert B. Lefferts, Prentice Hall Press, New York, 1990)

Grant Proposals That Succeeded (Virginia White, ed; Non-profit Management and Finance Series; Plenum Press, New York; 1982)

Guidelines for Preparing Proposals, (Roy Meador, 2nd ed., Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, 1991)

The “How To: Grants Manual--Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants (David G. Bauer; Collier Macmillan Publishers, New York, 1984)

Proposal Preparation (Rodney D. Stewart and Ann L. Stewart; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984)

Proposal Writer’s Guide (Michael E. Burns; Hartford, Conn, D.A.T.A., 1989)

Proposal Writing, (Soraya M. Coley and Cynthia A. Steinberg, Sage Publications, Newbury Park Calif., 1990)

Public Resources

Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas, (National Small Flows Clearinghouse, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (304-293-4191), May, 1995)

Federal Grants Management Handbooks (Grants Management Advisory Service, Washington, DC; updated monthly)

Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development, 1996,  (Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ (1-800-279-6799))

Getting Yours--The Complete Guide to Government Money (Matthew Lesko; Penguin Books:  New York 3rd edition, 1987)

Government Assistance Almanac 1988--The Guide To All Federal Programs Available to the American Public (J. Robert Dumouchel; Foggy Bottom Publications; Washington, DC; 1988)

Guide To Federal Grants and Financial Aid For Individuals and Non-profit Organization s (Calvin W. Fenton and Charles J. Edwards), eds; Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company; Dubuque, Iowa; 2nd ed; 1985)

A Guide To Grants: Governmental and NonGovernmental (Donald Levitan, 2nd Ed; Government Research Publications, MA; 1982)

 

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