Fundraising

Intro to Fundraising Planning
How to Approach a Foundation
Intro to Corporate Giving
Grantseeking Basics
Intro to Finding Funders
Proposal Budgeting Basics
Proposal Writing Basics
Your Board and Fundraising

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Intro to Fundraising Planning
A Foundation Center Webinar

Learn a basic planning process for diversifying your organization's support. A successful nonprofit organization has diversified funding streams. If your organization has never developed a fundraising plan or calendar, this session is for you. It provides an overview of the process of strategically thinking through the components of a fundraising plan. You'll learn how to:

  • Conduct an assets inventory
  • Develop a case statement
  • Identify funding partners
  • Prepare a fundraising plan and calendar

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

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How to Approach a Foundation
A Foundation Center Webinar

Learn how to build relationships with foundation prospects and prepare for calls and meetings with funders. From initial contact to getting funded, following field-tested best practices will increase your chances of getting the grant. This webinar will teach you how to:

  • Initiate contact with potential funders
  • Plan calls and meetings, including site visits
  • Effectively communicate with funders during the grant process

We recommend viewing the Grantseeking Basics webinar before viewing How to Approach a Foundation.

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.
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Intro to Corporate Giving
A Foundation Center Webinar

Seeking to target companies that might fund your organization? Finding it hard to get information? Need to get beyond the Yellow Pages? Join us for an introduction to the world of corporate support for nonprofits and funding research tools to help you identify corporate prospects. This webinar answer such questions as:

  • What are the motivations behind corporate giving?
  • What is the difference between a direct corporate giving program and a company-sponsored foundation and how does it affect my approach to research?
  • What are the different pathways to partnership with a company?
  • How can I match my organization's needs with the interests of a corporation?
  • How can I use the Foundation Center's resources to locate corporate funders?

This webinar also includes a case study illustrating a corporate-nonprofit partnership.

We recommend viewing the Grantseeking Basics webinar before viewing Intro to Corporate Giving.

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.
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Grantseeking Basics
A Foundation Center Webinar

Gain an introduction to the world of foundation fundraising.

Are you a representative of a nonprofit organization?
New to fundraising?
Do you want to learn how the funding research process works, and what tools and resources are available?

Learn how to become a better grantseeker! This webinar will cover: what you need to have in place before you seek a grant; the world of grantmakers; the grantseeking process; and available tools and resources.

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

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Intro to Finding Funders
A Foundation Center Webinar

This webinar provides an introduction to the Foundation Center's comprehensive online database, Foundation Directory Online Professional. Learn how to create customized searches to develop targeted lists of foundations that will match your organization's funding needs. We will spend time exploring Power Search, which allows you to search across nine Foundation Center databases - grantmakers, grants, companies, 990s, news, jobs, RFPs, nonprofit literature, and PubHub reports.

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

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Proposal Budgeting Basics
A Foundation Center Webinar

Learn to prepare and present a budget in a grant proposal.

This webinar, geared to the novice grantseeker, will cover such topics as:

  • What is included under the "personnel" section and how to calculate it?
  • What level of detail do you need to include for non-personnel expenses?
  • How do you determine reasonable costs?
  • What types of expenses are considered "overhead"?
  • What other financial documents will funders want to see?

We recommend viewing the Proposal Writing Basics webinar before viewing Proposal Budgeting Basics.

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

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Proposal Writing Basics
A Foundation Center Webinar

Learn the key components of a proposal to a foundation. For those new to proposal writing, this webinar will cover:

  • How the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process
  • What to include in a standard proposal to a foundation
  • Tips for making each section of your proposal stronger
  • What funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments
  • Tips for communicating with funders during the grant process
  • Additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.

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Your Board and Fundraising
A Foundation Center Webinar

Learn how to engage your board in fundraising. What this webinar will cover:

  • The role of your board
  • Why board members may be reluctant to fundraise and how to overcome these concerns
  • Ways the board can participate in fundraising activities
  • Tips for strengthening your fundraising board

To register, click here >>

Visit GrantSpace, a service of the Foundation Center, which offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers.