Prospect Research and Proposal Writing Links

Useful Fundraising Links

Compiled by Robert W. Buchanan, Fund Raising Counsel
MCNL Fund Raising Certificate Program Instructor

FUNDRAISING BLOGS
About me « Giving Back A Blog for New Philanthropists Advertising Age - IRS Crackdown on Celeb Handouts Makes Good PR for Marketers Ageless Marketing Donor Power Blog Have Fun • Do Good Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog Marketing to Women Online News on the Blog Nonprofit Blog Exchange Nonprofit Online News Current News Northwest Research Blog Seth's Blog I gave at the office SupportingAdvancement The Nonprofiteer
ePhilanthropy
A N I M O T O Ageless Marketing AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City - Start page Artez Interactive Digital innovation for civil society. Beth's Blog How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media Online Fundraising Predictions from Around the World blogger Create your free blog Charity Navigator - America's Largest Charity Evaluator Home Click to Give @ The Hunger Site cMarket Online Auctions - Fundraising & Online Auction Site Tools Donate Money to Charity - Charitable Giving - Donate Now - Charity Gift Certificates - Charity Wedding Registry Donation Dashboard 1.0 Donor Power Blog donorschoose.org Teachers Ask. You Choose. Students Learn. ePhilanthropy Foundation ePhilanthropy Foundation educating nonprofits worldwide Facebook The Facebook Blog Firstgiving - Online fundraising for everybody Fundraising for Nonprofits Fundraising Is Beautiful Google Apps Google Docs - All items Google for Non-Profits http--www.widgetbox.com- Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog Kiva - Loans that change lives linkedin Home Marketing to Women Online MissionFish - The way to fundraise on eBay MySpace Network for Good Home Nonprofit Blog Exchange Online fundraising for nonprofits by Groundspring.org Qgiv Secure Online Donations Welcome! Sandra's Prospect Research Blog Selfish Giving » a cause marketer’s musings on doing well and good. Seniorocity - Adults over 40 - Online Community Seth's Blog I gave at the office technorati Front Page TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits The Boomer Blog twitter What are you doing Video Blog - Podcast Map VlogMap Community Welcome to Google Apps Wild Apricot Blog A beginner's guide to Facebook for non-profits Women Word of Mouth Basic Training -- Word of Mouth Marketing Association -- WOMMA YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
PROSPECT RESEARCH
APRA MO-KAN Chapter APRA MO-KAN Chapter - Links American Demographics Ancestry.com - Genealogy & Family History Search. APRA - Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement ASF - Association of Small Foundations CASE Home Page Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance CEOExpress_ Business portal for executives created by a CEO CharityVillage Main Street City of Kansas City, Mo. Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet) Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. - Services for Nonprofits Corporate Affiliations Council on Foundations Council on Philanthropy - KCPhilNet David Lamb's Prospect Research Page Dorry Kelley's Prospect Research Page Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Family Business - The guide for building and managing family companies FirstGov.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal FirstGov.gov - Agency-Specific Nonprofit Resources Forbes Lists The Foundation Center Foundations Directory Fundsnet Services Online - Fundraising Resources Getting Grants Grant Writing, Finding Funding, Government Grants, Education Grants - LibrarySpot Feature Government Grants and Loans Federal Money Retriever The Grant Advisor PLUS Grants and Related Resources - Federal Funding Tools and Information Sources Grants.gov GrantSmart GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations Innovation Network Helping Nonprofits Succeed Internet Prospector Reference Desk - Nonprofit Prospect Research Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies - The Listening Post Project Kansas Nonprofit Association - Kansas Foundations Directory Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Funding Resources Moving Ideas Network NNDB National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) National Center for Family Philanthropy National Network of Grantmakers Nonprofit Expert.com Nonprofit Organizations - All About Nonprofit Charitable Organizations Portico Prospect Research Online The Public Administrators' Grants Network Public Records from KnowX.com Public Records Online Directory Research Ventures Property Assessment Databases Research Ventures Prospect Research Researching Companies Online - A Tutorial Search Systems - Largest Free Public Records Directory The Urban Institute Policy Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy Wealth ID U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - EDGAR Database The 400 Richest Americans - Forbes.com Waltman Associates
PROPOSAL WRITING TIPS
American Association of Grants Professionals CRMsoftware.org Developing Grant Proposals Funding Your Best Ideas Grant proposal writing Grantproposal.com: Aesthetics & Technicalities Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal MGIC Bookmarks MSU Libraries: Grants and Related Resources Guide Non-Profit Guides - Grant-Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations Persuasive Proposal Writing Proposal Writing University of Pittsburgh Selected Proposal Writing Websites TGCI - The Grantsmanship Center TGCI's Library of Winning Grant Proposals on CD
PLANNED GIVING
Virtual Giving Darlington School Development Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund About the Donor-Advised Fund and Giving Account Future Focus - the leader in planned giving web pages Gift Law Homepage Grants and Related Resources _ Planned Giving Resources Mid-American Planned Giving National Committee on Planned Giving NCPG - National Committee on Planned Giving NCPG Homepage OPB Fund for the Future Planned Giving on the Internet Planned Giving Today Planned Giving Web Services Stelter.com TaxResources - Tax Resources in the Internet Marketing Solutions Trusts and Estates Welcome To R&R Newkirk! T he Archdiocese of Baltimore Grant Thornton LLP - Not-for-profit publications
GOVERNMENT
www.usa.gov www.grants.gov www.recovery.gov www.cfda.gov www.transform.mo.gov www.mccaskill.senate.gov http://moore.house.gov
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