The Foundation Center website offers free online tutorials on grant writing and developing a grant budget. Each can be completed in under an hour by going to:
The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training provides several terrific resources on specific fundraising strategies and others can be downloaded from their website for $3 each. These include “53 Ways for Board Members to Raise $1,000”; “A Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing a Fundraising Dinner,” etc.
The Regional Nonprofit Alliance has many useful fundraising guides in its library. Stop by to borrow a book or, if you aren’t close by, send us an email (RNA@ohio.edu) with the type of information you are looking for, and we’ll send you a packet of information electronically.
Books in our library include:
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Fundraising for Social Change. By Kim Klein
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Keep Your Donors: The Guide to Better Communications and Stronger Relationships. By Tom Ahern and Simone Joyaux
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Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes. By Katya Anderson
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Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise
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Strategies. Edited by Sharon Oster, Cynthia Massarsky, and Samantha Beinhacker
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Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real World Strategies that Work. By Ilona Bray