For Jay Mendell's book on overcoming stigma in fund raising, please surf to http://black-sheep-library.com That's Black Sheep Fundraising: Obtaining Dollars Despite Stigma and Prejudice toward Abortion, AIDS, Alcoholism, Birth Control, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Homelessness, Homosexuality, Mental Disorders, Partner Violence, Sex Education, Teenage Pregnancy, the Unemployed, the Ex-Offenders, the Illegal Immigrants, the Juvenile Offenders, the Elderly, and Other Outcast Causes .
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Internet for Grantswriters.
18-October-2002
Take advantage of us (if you live or work in the service area of Florida Atlantic University, area codes 954 and 561).
| CURE's Grantswriting Services. | Address, Location | Requirements. |
| Internet pages on grantswriting. A free site on the Internet's World Wide Web which provides easy access to tutorials on grants writing, maps and statistics for use in needs analysis, and many other Internet-based services. | GollyGrantsOnline.com Gems from grants-central-station: |
A free service. Requires an Internet connection and Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. No fax or printing-mailing available. Don’t even ask. A free service. |
| Virtual library of successful proposals. Exemplary grants which can be obtained on the Internet. | GollyGrantsOnline.com | A free service. Requires an Internet connection and Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. No fax or printing-mailing available. Don’t even ask. A free service. |
| Free searches in a database that contains keyword searchable grant opportunities. We average 75 such searches a year and the request rate is steadily increasing | Phone Professor Mendell at home, at
954.755-8928. Or send e-mail to mendell at bellsouth dot net. Be sure Jay knows your name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and street address. Explain in one paragraph what your organization does and what it needs money for. |
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On grant writing.
- See the Foundation Center's sensational on-line course on proposal writing, plus several examples of grant application forms.
- Here is a tutorial from the United Nations.
- To become an instant expert in your subject area, visit the Welfare Information Network.
Where to look for funding opportunities.
- Consult Florida Administrative Weekly
for Tallahassee's listing of grants and procurements.
Or click here to explore a recent issues. (to search for "grant," use the binocular icon. - For federal grants: Visit Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov. Enter the search term "transportation," or whatever you are interested in. This will give you an overview of what is available in your field. Contact the federal agency of interest or visit their Web page.
- For federal grants: Visit Federal Register at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html. This is for very patient persons only. All other should ask for a free subscription to our weekly review of the Register: Click here to add your name to our electronic mailing list for the latest Federal Register grants information or to request our flyer of coming grants workshops and tutorials.
- Super-quick access to several dozen federal, Florida, and county sites on
grants.
For pending federal grants: Go to http://http://GollyGrantsOnline.com/environmental-scanning.htmGollyGrantsOnline.com - Do your own keyword searches for grants through the Foundation Center's online search engine. (But expect to spend some time learning the keyword list.)
- A very nice, though not exhaustive list, from the Welfare Information Network, of grants for social services.
- Here is a secret method I developed myself for locating State
of Florida grants (if you have patience!):
In the form directly below, enter "grant: and the area you seek funding for. For instance, try entering "grant museum" and see what happens. (And don't use quotation marks, by the way.) - Try this. Go to Google, and enter "foundations grants yourkeyword"
- Top U. S. grantgivers in various categories. Top South Florida grantgivers.
- Special funding for community organizing and social justice.
- Use the form 990 PF database to locate private foundations in your geographic area.
- The Foundation Center monitors late-breaking requests for proposals.
Here is our favorite WWW search engines.
- Google is the fastest and in most ways the best.
From the local newspapers
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Statistics and more from Miami Herald
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Site map for Miami Herald
Evaluation and measurable objectives.
- Please note that the words "evaluation" and "measurable objectives," above, are clickable links.
- If you need an independent university evaluation of your demonstration program, call Jay Mendell, 954.762-5644 for a quote on FAU consulting services. Don't wait until the proposal is due.
My outasight workshop on public affairs information on the Internet.
Not directly related to grant writing, but a valuable advanced tool.
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