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Resources

Association of Fundraising Professionals
This site provides information for novice, intermediate, and advanced fundraising and educational opportunities.

Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement
Provides information on a number of prospect research activities.

Candid
The go-to website for everything and anything you need to know about grant seeking, grant proposal writing, and grant management.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Information for charity leaders, fundraising professionals, funders, and other people involved in philanthropy.

Connecticut Council on Philanthropy
Provides resources for grant seekers and nonprofits including the Connecticut Common Grant Application and Reporting Forms as well as request for proposals.

Council on Foundations
Empowers professionals in philanthropy to meet today’s toughest challenges and advances a culture of charitable giving in the U.S. and globally. Learn about grantmaking from the funders’ point of view.

David Lamb’s Prospect Research Page
This researcher provides great links for grant seekers and prospect researchers.

Fieldstone Alliance
Practical books for nonprofit organizations.  See their Free Resources page for a number of articles regarding nonprofit management.

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Resources to build strong and effective nonprofit organizations.

Grantmakers.io
View data for grantmakers in selected U.S. states: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.

Grant Professionals Association
This nonprofit membership association builds and supports an international community of grant professionals committed to serving the greater public good by practicing the highest ethical and professional standards.

GrantSpace – A Service of Candid
The link above connects with their Proposal Writing page. Scroll down to find free resources about the grant-seeking and proposal development processes.

Guidestar – A Service of Candid
Provides information that advances transparency, enables donors to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.

Independent Sector
The only national membership organization that brings together the charitable community – a diverse set of nonprofits, foundations, and corporations – to advance the common good.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Your resource for publications about logic models and program evaluations.

  • Logic Model Development Guide
  • The Step-By-Step Guide to Evaluation

Michigan Nonprofit Association
A one-stop resource for nonprofit organizations in Michigan.

Maryland Governor’s Grant Office
Posts available grant notices and requests for proposals from foundations all over the country – not necessarily serving Maryland

National Council of Nonprofits
Represents nonprofit support centers across the country. Keeps nonprofits informed and empowered to create a positive public policy environment that best supports nonprofits in advancing their missions.

Nonprofit Quarterly
Online newsletter with timely articles to help nonprofits succeed.

Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network
Nonprofit professionals can learn about and celebrate the ways technology helps them meet their missions.

The NonProfit Times
Provides articles on grant seeking and requests for proposals from federal, state, foundation, and corporate grantmakers.

Philanthropy Massachusetts
A great resource to learn about the grantmaking process, research grantmakers (for a fee), and upcoming grant and nonprofit management workshops.

Philanthropy News Digest
Published by The Foundation Center, this is a great resource to find request for proposals (RFPs) announced by foundations and corporations as well as other resources.

Society for Nonprofits
A leading resource for nonprofit professionals that has been helping nonprofit leaders increase their knowledge and grow the capacity of their organizations for more than 30 years.

U.S. Federal Grants Learning Center
Grants.gov is not only the starting point for all federal funding, it also provides all you need to know about grants and the application process.

 

2022 Training Calendar

Sep
15
Thu
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Sep 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar | Great Barrington | Massachusetts | United States
From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals,[...]
Oct
18
Tue
10:00 am Beyond Letters of Intent: Approa... @ Webinar
Beyond Letters of Intent: Approa... @ Webinar
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Beyond Letters of Intent: Approaching Funders @ Webinar
You’ve done all your homework and identified several funders that checked all the boxes. Their funding priorities match your project. They fund organizations similar to yours. They award grants in your region. They even grant[...]
Oct
19
Wed
9:00 am Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Grants from Foundations & Corpor... @ Webinar
Oct 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Grants from Foundations & Corporations: Workshop #3 of the AFP Connecticut Chapter’s Principles of Fundraising Series @ Webinar | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Connecticut Chapter is proud to announce: Fall 2022 Principles of Fundraising Certificate Program Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support for their new or existing programs, capital campaigns, capacity-building efforts,[...]
Nov
10
Thu
10:00 am Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Introduction to Grant Writing @ Webinar | Great Barrington | Massachusetts | United States
From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals,[...]
Dec
14
Wed
10:00 am Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advanced Grant Proposal Writing @ Webinar | Boston | Massachusetts | United States
Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to grow as government funding dwindles. Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type[...]
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News from The Write Source

Philanthropy Massachusetts, the voice for philanthropic giving in the state, invited Diane Gedeon-Martin, President of The Write Source, to be among a select committee of 15 that will update and revise the Massachusetts common grant application and report forms.

We are proud to welcome our newest client, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition.

Recent Grant Successes

mHUB (IL) is one of 60 finalists of the $1.0 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge from the Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Their proposal for 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition (CTEC) received a $500,000 Phase 1 grant.

MATTER (IL) received at $1.3 million, three-year Venture Capital grant from EDA, U.S. Department of Commerce to scale their Venture Acceleration (VA) program.

mHUB Chicago (IL), in partnership with MATTER and 1871 received a $2.78 million grant from the EDA, U.S. Department of Commerce CARES Act initiative to invigorate startups and small businesses through Phase 2 of their Chicago Proactive Response (CPR) COVID-19  project. 

The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless received a $115,889, one-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to scale its technology and create policies to serve 100 patients at three, high-need federally qualified health centers operated by the Community Care Cooperative.

The United Way of Connecticut received the only $1.83 million, three-year contract from the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to develop the Statewide Adult Recovery Call Center for Crises.

Aspire of Chicago (IL) received a $233,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation to integrate and migrate information technology systems from its recent merger with NorthPointe Resources.

Be sure to visit our Winning Grant Awards page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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