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http://www.managementconsultingservices.org/taxonomy/term/68/0 en http://www.managementconsultingservices.org/node/138 <p>Last week I was a speaker at the Boston Fundraising Summit, sponsored by the Center for Nonprofit Success. My session was focused on how to conduct successful research in the search for funders. Here is a listing of resources I prepared for the summit that may be helpful in your own work. Good luck!<br /> Provided Free of Charge:<br /> Guidestar (<a href="http://www.guidestar.org" title="www.guidestar.org">www.guidestar.org</a>) - obtain IRS 990 forms for every nonprofit, including foundations; also lists board members<br /> Grants Management Associates (<a href="http://www.grantsmanagement.com" title="www.grantsmanagement.com">www.grantsmanagement.com</a>) - manages many local foundations and provides application guidelines<br /> Bank of America Philanthropic Services (<a href="http://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/grantmaking.action" title="www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/grantmaking.action">www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/grantmaking.action</a>) - provides a searchable database of about 70 foundations for whom Bank of America is the trustee, co-trustee or agent.<br /> Philanthropy News Digest (<a href="http://www.foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/" title="www.foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/">www.foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/</a>) - sends weekly updates on new RFP's and has a searchable online database of RFP's<br /> Association of Small Foundations (<a href="http://www.smallfoundations.org" title="www.smallfoundations.org">www.smallfoundations.org</a>) - has a list of members organized by state, many with direct links to the foundation website.<br /> Council on Foundations (<a href="http://www.cof.org" title="www.cof.org">www.cof.org</a>) - has many useful links to databases and resources available online for grantseekers.<br /> Cooperating Collections (<a href="http://foundationcenter.org/collections/" title="http://foundationcenter.org/collections/">http://foundationcenter.org/collections/</a>) - free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers, such as access to Foundation Center's Directory.</p> <p><a href="http://www.managementconsultingservices.org/node/138">read more</a></p> http://www.managementconsultingservices.org/node/138#comments Fundraising grants research Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:45:54 -0500 Christina Yoon 138 at http://www.managementconsultingservices.org