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 Ohio Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives maintains an up-to-date list of funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations. This page includes links to community, family, corporate and regional foundations as well as current grants being offered for work related to human services, arts and humanities, youth, the environment, etc.
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