Search Form 990 Images
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/990search.php
A service of the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute.

Anatomy of a Grant Proposal NEW!
http://www.theideabank.com/freeguide.html
The condensed version of Richard Lambert's workshop, available for download (PDF).

Basic Elements of Grant Writing
http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting offers free online tutorials on how to apply for most grants. Information can be applied to a classroom project as well as a district-wide project.

Black Sheep Fundraising: Rethinking Major Gifts for Your Stigmatized Nonprofit NEW!
http://black-sheep-library.com/
by Jay Mendell. The author offers a free download of this book on his website. Jay S. Mendell is professor of nonprofit management at Florida Atlantic University, where he teaches graduate courses in grantwriting and major gifts fundraising.

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Tool Kit
http://www.census.gov/field/www/faith/
This tool kit is intended to provide a simple, easy approach to obtaining Census information for grant writing and community needs assessment.

Grant Proposal Checklist
http://www.grantwritersonline.com/pdf/grant_proposal_checklist.pdf
Use this three-page checklist to ensure that your proposal has all the needed information. Provided as a free resource from Grant Writers Online.

Grantseeking Basics
http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/basics.htm
Primer culled from the Minnesota Council on Foundations' popular and time-tested grantseeking courses and materials.

The Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that supports scholarships, faculty development and curriculum innovation.

The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need NEW!
http://books.google.com/books?id=nwC3s_btKo4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false
by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox. Published by Carroll & Graf Publishers in 2003, you can read the book in its entirety through Google Books preview.

Preparing Successful Grant Proposals
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/TheFundRaisingSchool/CourseDescriptions/grantproposals.aspx
Hosted by The Center on Philanthropy. As part of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), the Center draws on remarkable resources—and its own 20 years of experience—in its quest to establish a seamless link between philanthropic research and practice.

Proposal Outline
http://www.cscpbc.org/proposaloutline
Provided by the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County (FL), the outline lays out the basic components of a proposal.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The Purdue University OWL offers over 200 free resources including: Writing and Teaching Writing; Research; Grammar and Mechanics; Style Guides; ESL (English as a Second Language); Job Search and Professional Writing.

Research: Importance of Investigating Funders NEW!
http://www.grantproposal.com/research.html
In addition to careful proposal preparation, indepth research of targeted funders is essential for success.

The Secrets of Their Success NEW!
http://www.tgci.com/magazine/The Secrets of Their Success.pdf
Seven pointers from some experienced grantseekers on how to work more effectively and raise more money.

Ten Commandments of Private Foundation Grant Proposals
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2000/03/09/6
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), publisher of Science magazine and Science's Next Wave, held a series of career development activities at their annual meeting in February 2000. One of those workshops-- "Research Grants: Trolling for Research Dollars" -- described "various aspects of the quest for research money." Panelist John Hurley, associate vice president for the MacArthur Foundation, explained to the audience of graduate students, postdocs, and administrators the benefits of applying to private organizations for research funds.

Writing Up Research
http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/wur/content.htm
An online research writing course presented by the Asian Institute of Technology.

Getting Your Grant Proposal Budget Right NEW!
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/foundationfundinggrants/a/grantbudget.htm
Knowing some basic principles of writing grants, such as how costs are presented, can make writing a grant less stressful.

American Philanthropy Review Samples
Sample Grant Proposal #1
Sample Grant Proposal #2

Lone Eagle Consulting
Rural Community Ecommerce Grant Templates

NIH Sample Grant Proposal
Annotated R01 Research Plan and Summary Statement

Sample Grant Proposal to a Corporate Giving Program
PluggedIn.org

Sample Grant Proposals for Fire Safety
The Idea Bank

Sample Proposals for Private and Public RFPs
Non-Profit Guides

Sample Proposals from Colorado Grants
Sample Proposals

Sample Proposals from the U.S. Department of Education: Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Sample Proposals

Sample Cover Letter, Letter of Inquiry and Concept Paper
Associated Grant Makers - Sample Cover Letter
Associated Grant Makers - Sample Letter of Inquiry
Associated Grant Makers - Sample Letter of Inquiry

Sinclair Community College Grants Office
Non-NSF Sample Proposals

Advocacy Funding NEW!
http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=734
In this guide, contributors explain that advocacy includes a lot of opportunities to improve public policy through work that is well within the limits of the law. Whether your purpose is to advance an idea, argue a position, or enrich the policy debate, the guide offers resources and strategies for planning your work, reaching your audience, assessing impact, and more.

BoardSource
http://www.boardsource.org
The premiere voice of nonprofit governance, BoardSource is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors. Its highly acclaimed programs and services mobilize boards so that organizations fulfill their missions, achieve their goals, increase their impact, and extend their influence.

Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/
This is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities among other services to members and to the general public.

Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/
This is the single best collector of library materials, support services, and publications for groups and individuals involved in the area of grant writing in general, and foundation funding in particular.

GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.guidestar.org/
Provides details about thousands non-profits, plus about a half million other groups loosely classified as charities. Here you'll find plenty of joint venture possibilities, as well as a chance to operate the good-old-blank network for brainstorming and sources.

Non-profit Guides
http://www.npguides.org/
Non-profit guides are free Web-based grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations, charitable, educational, public organizations, and other community-minded groups.

Nonprofit FAQ
http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/Nonprofit/Home/default
An indexed collection of answers to Frequently Asked Questions about nonprofit organizations. The range of resources in the FAQ is accessed through five topical indexes: Organization, Management, Regulation, Resources, and Development.

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
http://www.npgoodpractice.org/Glossary/Default.aspx
The Guide is a project of the Nonprofit Leadership Institute at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. In 2007, the Institute was renamed the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Institute in recognition of a generous donation from the Foundation to promote good practice throughout the nonprofit sector. The site was redesigned with additional interactive features making it more intuitive and of even greater benefit. Since its inception, the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide has become an invaluable resource to users in all 50 states and over 140 countries.

FREE Classroom Resources
http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site.

Free Lesson Plans
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=0&engagement=0
The IRA­NCTE website is ReadWriteThink.org, a rich resource of lesson plans and related materials for reading and language arts teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade. New lessons appear each month.

Good News about Public Schools in the USA
http://www.nea.org/goodnews/index.html
The National Education Association (NEA) has up-to-date information on how public schools are doing throughout the country, without all the media spin and hype. Find out how schools are doing in your state and even your local area!

Making Sense of Educational Terms
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.4247f922ca8c9ecc8c2a9410d3108a0c/
An online dictionary by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), A Lexicon of Learning, provides clear definitions of educational terms in everyday language.

The common grant application format has been adopted by groups of grantmakers to allow grant applicants to produce a single proposal for a specific community of funders, thereby saving time. Before applying to any funder that accepts a common grant application form, be sure to check that your project matches the funder's stated interests, and ascertain whether the funder would prefer a letter of inquiry in advance of receiving a proposal. Also be sure to check whether the funder has a deadline for proposals, as well as whether it requires multiple copies of your proposal.

Associated Grant Makers, Inc.
http://www.agmconnect.org/cpf/

Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
http://www.abagmd.org/info-url3989/info-url_list.htm?cat_id=159

Colorado Common Grant Application
http://www.coloradocommongrantforms.org/

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
http://www.ctphilanthropy.org/o/gsk_common-app.asp

Council on Michigan Foundations
http://www.michiganfoundations.org/s_cmf/bin.asp?CID=2528&DID=10304&DOC=FILE.DOC

Delaware Valley Grantmakers
http://www.dvg.org/grantseekers/grant_app.htm

Donors Forum of Chicago
http://www.donorsforum.org/resource/grantapp_intro.html

Donors Forum of Wisconsin
http://www.dfwonline.org/page9123.cfm

Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
http://gwpa2.org/commongrantapplication.pdf

Maine Philanthropy Center
http://www.mainephilanthropy.org/page10458.cfm

Minnesota Common Grant Application Form
http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/applicat.htm

National Network of Grantmakers
http://nng.org/cga.html

New York/New Jersey Area Common Application Form
http://www.nyrag.org/info-url2335/info-url_list.htm?category=For%20Grantseekers&doc_id=34417

Ohio Common Grant Forms
http://www.ohiograntmakers.org/page11466.cfm

Philanthropy Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
http://www.philanthropynw.org/s_pnw/sec.asp?CID=7290&DID=16471

Rochester Grantmakers Forum
http://www.grantmakers.org/common/

San Diego Grantmakers
http://sdgrantmakers.org/grantseekers/cga.asp

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/s_wash/sec.asp?CID=4594&DID=9551