1. CHAPTER 17 Searching for Funds

2. MAJOR SOURCES OF PRIVATE FUNDING  Foundations www.fdncenter.org  Community Foundations CD-ROM  Independent Foundations  Corporate Foundations

3. GOVERNMENT FUNDING  Federal Register  Commerce Business Daily  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.gsa.gov/fdac  The Federal Assistance Program Retrieval Systems

4. DESCRIPTION OF DIRECTORIES  National Directory of Corporate Giving  The Foundation Grants Index  The Foundation 1000  The Foundation Directory  Guide To U. S. Foundations  Grant Guides

5. Following guides are relevant to human services:  Aging  Alcohol & Drug Abuse  Children and Youth  Community/Econom ic Development, Housing & Employment  Crime, Law Enforcement & Abuse Prevention  Health Programs for Children & Youth  Homeless  Literacy, Reading & Adult/Continuing Education  Mental Health, Addictions & Crisis Services  Minorities  Physically & Mentally Disabled  Program Evaluation Grants  Social Services  Women & Girls

6. THE SEARCH PROCESS  Phase I: formulate a description of what you want to accomplish  Phase II : develop a broad list of potential supporters  Phase III: narrow down your broad list of possibilities  Phase IV : narrowing the list of twenty or so possible foundations down to three to five

7. APPROACHING FOUNDATIONS FOR FUNDING  Determine how to approach foundations  In considering corporate support ask the following questions: Does the firm have significant business or employees in the community? Is the business related in any way to the type of project you are developing? Does your organization deal with issues that are of unique importance to the firm?

8. USING THE COMPUTER TO ACCESS INFORMATION  Foundation Center Links (http://fdncenter.org) The Philanthropy News Digest Free proposal writing short course Funding trends based on excerpts from the Center’s research publi­ cations Online Library Cooperating Collection Grantmaking form

9. Government Funding Sources  www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/topics/gra nts.html Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog, Department of Health and Human Services GrantNet, Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, Economic Development Agency, Justice Department  www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.ht ml

10. Proposal Writing Suggestions  A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing by Lynn E. Miner. www.oryxpress.com/miner.htm  “Tips for Grantseekers from Grantscape.” www.grantscape.com/omaha/grants/servi ces/tips.html www.grantscape.com/omaha/grants/servi ces/tips.html  Corporate and Foundation Funding. gopher://cis.edu/11/LibraryResearch/Res earch/Funding  A Proposal Writing Short Course http://fdncenter.org/2fundpro/2prop.html

11. Private Funding  Internet Prospector http://plains.ewyo.edu/~prospect/(especially the people section)  David Lamb’s Prospect Research Page http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dlamb/resea rch.html  Forbes 400 List Generator http://www.forbes.com/Richlist/richquer.htm  Internet resources for grants and foundations http://nonprofit.miningco.com/msubfou.html  University of Idaho Education Grants Directory http://radon.chem.uidaho.edu/percent7Epmits /grants/homepage.html

12. Best Starting Places/Mega Sources:  CARDE’S Other Grant and Funding Pages on the Web http://ed518g.edb.utexas.edu/default.html  Charity Village www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/main.html  Charitable giving interests http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dlamb/research.html #corp http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dlamb/research.html #corp  Council on Foundations www.cof.org/  The Grantmanship Center www.tgci.com/  Foundations On-Line www.foundations.org  IAN Web Resources: Grant Opportunities www.pitt.edu/~ian/resource/grants.htm  U.S. Foundations and Fundraising Coalitions Resources www.contact.org/usfound.htm

13. Data Base Access  Two online files managed by DIALOG Information Services: (1) Foundation Directory (2) The Foundations Grants Index

14. CD-ROMs  The most comprehensive CD-ROM is called FC Search  (www.fdncenter.org)  Using FC Search  Illustrations of Searchable Items  Suggested Search Strategies Using the FC Search

15. SUMMARY  Searching for funds requires considerable amount of creative ingenuity. The availability of directories and CD-ROMs now makes it possible to explore a wide variety of possibilities in a fairly short time period. Expect to do a great deal of trial and error. Above all, be persistent in your quest.

16. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION  1.Identify several projects for which you might seek funding. What sources would you consider?  2.Assuming you could reach a funder on the phone, what questions might you ask in seeking possible funding?  3.Select a possible funding project. What resources would you use in identifying possible funders?