Grant Notices, Deadlines and Links from My Twitter Account

This Blog post features the grant notices linked through my Twitter account. It has been updated through March 28, 2012. You may have missed these notices. Here is a second chance to access the information. I post 6-8 open and available grant notices daily. The information is about grants that I believe will be of interest to nonprofit and nongovernmental leaders, community-and faith-based organizations, educators and government leaders. Domestic and international issues include poverty, hunger, health, women, people of color, HIV/AIDS, persons who are homeless, the arts, literacy, domestic violence and rape, peace, environment, human rights, advocacy, employment, technology, children and youth, elderly, social justice, human trafficking, veterans, ex-offenders, prisons, migrant workers, immigration, IRS changes, human resources, management, the law and more.

You can follow the grant information through Twitter at  -
http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann    


Or through FollowFriday
http://www.followfriday.com/followfriday/dgriesmann

The information includes the name of the grant, the deadline if any (No DL = No Deadline), and the link to the notice. There are additional resources where to find grants listed below. 

Posted between 2/26 – 3/28

·         BBC Children In Need grants Due 4/15 #mobile #ngo #socent #socinn #nonprofit #educationhttp://t.co/MuZ9TzWq

·         Starovoitova Fellowships on humanrights Due 5/15 #advocacy #mobile #education #poverty #aid #socialgood #grants http://t.co/IQHBaZM5

·         Digitizing Historical Records grants Due 6/7 #mobile #libraries #museums #nonprofit #educationhttp://t.co/RYee8zwF

·         Asia Africa Finnish NGO humanrights grants No DL #innovation #grants #humantrafficking #leadership #education http://t.co/qDQEofYr

·         National Science Foundation Social Psychology grants Due 7/15 #mobile #advocacy #gov #nptech #digitalnpo #socent #socinn http://t.co/GrCs8U00

·         Humane farmers grants Due 4/1 #mobile #advocacy #nonprofit #learning #leadership #volunteershttp://t.co/qfistkcB

·         Globalhealth research 4 drug abuse & AIDS grants No DL #poverty #hunger #advocacy #health #innovation http://t.co/YIVFPkB3

·         Sri Lanka Refugees in India grants Due 4/24 #advocacy #ngo #nonprofit #socialjustice #education #leadership #world http://t.co/IPoOVlKw

·         Mary Kay Foundation domestic violence grants Due 4/30 #mobile #media #law #humanrightshttp://t.co/Ufkcexb

·         ING Run 4 Something K-12 School grants Due 5/15 #mobile #innovation #health #nonprofithttp://t.co/ZmlmWxba

·         Green Your K-12 School grants Due 4/22 #teachers #volunteers #eco #together #mobilehttp://t.co/hxgfp5Qg

·         Environmental Protection Agency Eco Health School grants Due 5/1 #green #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #education #leadership #poverty http://t.co/ErbNaW7y

·         Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Obesity Health Care grants No DL #mobile #poverty #hunger #education #learning #volunteer http://t.co/SaTL4xs5

·         Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Financing grants No DL #mobile #poverty #hunger #education #leadership #volunteer #gov http://t.co/MlSWX6xG

·         Macedonia NGO Media grants Due 3/1/2013 #nptech #mobile #nonprofit #educationhttp://t.co/EYAV6YOL

·         Artist Residency grants Due 6/1 #media #dance #theater #mobile #nptech #socent #socinn #volunteers #innovation http://t.co/1zEewZ0v

·         United Kingdom First Light Film grants Due 4/23 #media #youth #ngo #mobile #nptech #socent #socinn #volunteers #innovation http://t.co/ffqNva9Y

·         Canada Humantrafficing grants Due 4/19 #mobile #nptech #socent #socinn #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning http://t.co/1UoBfwa6

·         Women Leadership grants Due 4/25 #mobile #nonprofit #gov #world #education #learning #povertyhttp://t.co/oslAFKxS

·         National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation grants Due 7/19 #mobile #health volunteers #poverty #hunger #nonprofit http://t.co/lTkHAOVU

·         United Kingdom & Japan Society Small Grants No DL #education #leadership #learning #innovation #worldhttp://t.co/lGP8qXMY

·         Teachers Toolkit grants Due 4/30 #nonprofit #advocacy #mobile #media #arts #health #hungerhttp://t.co/1kM3cAch

·         Environmental Protection Agency Job Training grants Due 4/12 #eco #green #together #nonprofit #advocacy #mobile #health #hunger http://t.co/7kDDvlDl

·         Terry McAdam Nonprofit Book Award Due 4/19 #grants #mobile gov #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/SvgQ63v8

·         EuropeAid Middle East Partners 4 Peace grants Due 4/23 #media #mobile #nptech #socent #socinn #nonprofit http://t.co/KT70ktc1

·         USAID India HIV Partnership grants Due 4/13 #entrepreneurs #mobile #ngo #nptechhttp://t.co/NePUObK6

·         Ethiopia NGO Capacity Building grants Due 9/20 #mobile #nptech #socent #socinn http://t.co/tfTshsdf

·         Rosalynn Carter Journalism Fellowships Due 4/16 #media #nonprofit #advocacy #mobile #grants #health #hunger http://t.co/yDkrqGG5

·         Theatre education grants Due 5/9 #art #media #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #poverty #health #hunger http://t.co/fjjB6swA

·         Family Drug Court grants Due 4/23 #law #socialjustice #innovation #mobile #nptech #socenthttp://t.co/LLqNVHK1

·         Afghanistan law grants Due 5/1 #humanrights #socialjustice #mobile #advocacy #nonprofithttp://t.co/pW40DxiG

·         Threshold Foundation grants No DL #ngo #globalhealth #health nonprofit #education #nptech #socinn http://t.co/9vCQIBYB

·         North Korea media grants Due 4/13 #socialjustice #mobile #innovation #health #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/dLTltQl5

·         National Institute for the Humanities Innovation Neuroscience K-12 Education grants Due 4/4 #gov #mobile #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/2bsOmkv3

·         Ashoka Changemakers' Activating Empathy Competition! - Peace & Collaborative Development Due 3/30 #grants #mobile http://t.co/quqWWDsm

·         2nd Chance Adult Mentoring grants Due 4/24 #mobile #nonprofit #prisons #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/8gvFFMMH

·         Arab Documentary Film grants Due 5/7 #mobile #media #nonprofit #innovation #ngo #humanrights #globalhealth #world http://t.co/3JOm7L6F

·         Women Entrepreneurs grants Due 5/15 #mobile #green #nonprofit #gov #world #education #learning #poverty http://t.co/mBCvb3hJ

·         Software Development grants Due 4/6 #nonprofit #advocacy #mobile #media #health #hunger #poverty #entrepreneurs http://t.co/wcWiftxd

·         Economic development #grants Due 6/8 #volunteers #hunger #gov #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #socent #socinn http://t.co/qMVO1X5n

·         EERC Economics grants Due 4/12 #poverty #world #innovation #mobile #advocacy #education #leadership #learning http://t.co/Y0YRSXY1

·         Native American education grants Due 5/31 #hunger #advocacy #mobile #gov #learning #poverty #aid http://t.co/vsEgy5PN

·         Middle East local grants No DL #ngo #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #poverty #globalhealth http://t.co/1qZlMoUI

·         Kresge Foundation Population Health grants No DL #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #leadership #education #advocacy http://t.co/ydwab0RC

·         CIGNA Foundation grants No DL #mobile #learning #health #hunger #poverty #education #nonprofithttp://t.co/5XDwZpCs

·         Aetna Foundation health grants No DL #mobile #innovation #gov #poverty #hunger #nptech #socenthttp://t.co/veQnVCWK

·         Translational Science Prize Due 4/1 #innovation #mobile #nptech #digitalnpo #socent #nonprofit #nptech http://t.co/RVY0pkbO

·         European Youth Foundation grants Due 4/1 #advocacy #nptech #mobile #volunteers #innovation #globalhealth #ngo http://t.co/rqnesDCW

·         UK Crème of Nature Award grants Due 3/31 #ngo #world #mobile #innovation #health #poverty #hunger http://t.co/Lu4cfmKi

·         Mott Foundation Civil Society grants No DL #mobile #education #leadership #learning #innovationhttp://t.co/0x7eQDcO

·         Community forest grants Due 5/15 #mobile #green #together #advocacy #innovation #nonprofit #education http://t.co/utEyI8su

·         Rural Jobs Innovation grants Due 5/9 #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #poverty #gov http://t.co/4j6pFoK2

·         Desistance from Crime grants Due 5/23 #nptech #digitalnpo #mobile #innovation #health #poverty #hunger #education http://t.co/NMtJtmbp

·         CVS Caremark Community grants Due 10/31 #mobile #innovation #health #poverty #hunger #education http://t.co/RbzheNd7

·         Wildlife Restoration R6 grants Due 8/30/2013 #nonprofit #innovation #mobile #education #leadershiphttp://t.co/Qf2uCM6

·         Wildlife Restoration R8 grants Due 8/30/2013 #nonprofit #mobile #education #leadership #learninghttp://t.co/jHlNDlay

·         UHAI East Africa Opportunity grants No DL #world #eco #humanrights #globalhealth #health #nonprofit #ngo http://t.co/Re7tz9cc

·         Transgender Women of Color HIV grants Due 4/16 #innovation #mobile #nonprofit #healthhttp://t.co/leZRmcEK

·         Gateway 2 College grants Due 4/30 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #poverty #health #hunger #education #advocacy http://t.co/ASwKr9Zz

·         Ex-Offenders Employment grants Due 5/10 #hunger #education #learning #leadership #volunteer #nptech http://t.co/pJ7cGdzz

·         PetSmart equipment grants No DL #mobile #pets #advocacy #nonprofit #education #leadershiphttp://t.co/xk9TSSPT

·         USAID Bangladesh socialjustice grants Due 3/20 #ngo #mobile #law #learning http://t.co/bjg1Erz8

DJ&T Animal Foundation grants No DL #pets #nonprofit #innovation #mobile #advocacy #educationhttp://t.co/PgNvRIQ3

·         Seniors Community Employment grants Due 5/10 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #elderly #hunger #education #leadership http://t.co/pJ7cGdzz

·         YouthBuild grants Due 5/8 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #youth #poverty #health #hunger #education #leadership http://t.co/pJ7cGdzz

·         Active Schools grants Due 4/2 #leadership #mobile #nonprofit #poverty #health #hunger #education #learning http://t.co/v1Pktep0

·         Visual Sociology grants Due 4/20 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #law #socialjusticehttp://t.co/jx7KMkzo

·         Smithers Foundation alcohol grants No DL #volunteers #nonprofit #education #leadership #learninghttp://t.co/cYzaGUax

·         Akiba Uhaki grants No DL #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #health #mobile #nonprofit #ngo http://t.co/u4wcNWq

·         United Kingdom Banfield Trust for Pets advocacy grants Due 6/30 & 11/30 #mobile #globalhealth #ngo #nonprofit #education http://t.co/X6ybZi8d

·         Rotary Peace Fellowships Due 7/1 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #poverty #health #education #leadership #causes http://t.co/T2qPuexV

·         Older patients w/HIV grants Due 5/8 #elderly #mobile #innovation #advocacy #nonprofit #education #leadership #gov http://t.co/7ehclAoj

·         NOAA Sea Fellowship grants Due 3/30 #eco #green #together #socent #socinn #mobile #innovation #digitalnpo http://t.co/LZ6VOzuu

·         State Farm youth learning grants Due 5/4 #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #teachers #socent #eco #green #art http://t.co/mpEU6SZl

·         Canada & United States State Farm grants Due 5/31 #mobile #nonprofit #learning #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #socent #eco http://t.co/NolhpnQD

·         Elderly financial abuse fellowships Due 5/1 #grants #mobile #innovation #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/N8Udu6aS

·         Tribal Victims of Humantrafficing grants Due 4/10 #humanrights #socialjustice #mobile #health #nonprofit #education http://t.co/dNKNClyZ

·         Canada venture philanthropy partners No DL #nonprofit #innovation #mobile #ngo #nptech #nptechinfo #socent http://t.co/a7PvLcND

·         Conservation Alliance grants Due 51 #eco #together #green #mobile #health #nonprofit #education #leadership #gov http://t.co/fsPhXc2y

·         Wilburforce Foundation grants No DL #eco #green #together #advocacy #nonprofit #mobilehttp://t.co/rTWSuR7V

·         Surdna Foundation environment grants No DL #nptech #humanrights #mobile #green #together #nonprofit http://t.co/ImRWiy0y

·         National Science Foundation K-12 STEM grants Due 11/17 #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership #innovation #nptechhttp://t.co/TE1h0BEi

·         United Kingdom Global Fund HIV, TB & Malaria grants Due 3/31 #ngo #mobile #health #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/vGqnF2d9

·         Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health grants Due 5/2 #socialjustice #innovation #mobile #povertyhttp://t.co/U9S2firK

·         Ukraine HIV Care grants Due 4/16 #mobile #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #healthhttp://t.co/RKFky6UC

·         Ford Foundation Social Issue Film grants No DL #media #gov #art #mobile #nonprofit #learning #socent http://t.co/vvriquco

·         Pepsi Cola grants No DL #innovation #humanrights #health #mobile #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/F3ghFV23

·         United Kingdom Baring Foundation for Africa NGOs grants Due 3/29 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth http://t.co/pBtnDeCY

·         Small Business Collaborative grants Due 5/30 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #hunger #gov http://t.co/cNVDnWCe

·         World Food Prize grants Due 5/1 #mobile #health #education #leadership #learning #poverty #globalhealth #hunger http://t.co/H0Ijt9xB

·         USAID world development grants Due 6/9 #ngo #eco #green #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #poverty http://t.co/JWpO9cU5

·         Lawrence Foundation education grants Due 4/30 #nonprofit #leadership #advocacy #poverty #learning #innovation http://t.co/zHhS8uAU

·         Wells Fargo NEXT CDFI Seed grants Due 4/17 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #digitalnpo #socent http://t.co/2bvhbw1v

·         Wells Fargo NEXT CDFI grants Due 4/17 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #digitalnpo #socent http://t.co/hbQl6wo5

·         ING Unsung Heroes grants Due 4/30 #volunteer #mobile #poverty #hunger #health #nonprofit #innovation http://t.co/Ox9WdkZ1

·         National Endowment for the Humanities & Japan Fellowships Due 5/1 #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #innovation #mobile http://t.co/z7X2H9Pq

·         USAID Low-income Countries grants Due 4/8 #mobile #humanrights #socialjustice #globalhealth #nonprofit #ngo http://t.co/KThPfXEX

·         Victims of Humantrafficing grants Due 4/17 #humanrights #law #socialjustice #mobile #health #nonprofit http://t.co/FX6d8B9u

·         Schwallie Scholarships 4 those w/ #autism / #Asperger Due 4/30 #learning #innovation #advocacy #mobile #nptech http://t.co/frI0ezkP

·         Middle East Local NGO grants No DL #mobile #education #learning #leadership #nonprofit #socialgood #causes http://t.co/i9VwW3z8

·         Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants Due 4/6 #mobile #teachers #gov #innovation #nptech #digitalnpo #nptechinfo #socent http://t.co/VgPaBKju

·         National Endowments for the Humanities Fellowships Due 5/1 #nonprofit #education #leadership #learning #innovation #gov #mobile http://t.co/OeWumiJF

·         Patagonia green grants Due 4/30 & 8/31 #mobile #eco #art #nonprofit #ngo #nptech #education #innovation http://t.co/MCqTsEe7

·         Wildlife startup/capacity building grants Due 4/30 #mobile #eco #green #nonprofit #education #leadership http://t.co/73q9QI2g

·         Conflict Mitigation grants 4 West Bank & Gaza Due 3/25 #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth #advocacy http://t.co/rTzRIBJ2

·         Disabled Veterans grants Due 4/20, 7/20 &10/20 #mobile #advocacy #nonprofit #education #learning http://t.co/CS65ATW7

·         Afghanistan refugee grants Due 4/4 #mobile #education #leadership #learning #poverty #hunger http://t.co/SvmcekAu

·         Education Innovation grants Due 4/9 #socent #socinn #volunteers #poverty #hunger #health #gov #advocacy http://t.co/5r8W66Aq

·         Classical Music #Grants Due 4/6 #mobile #innovation #teachers #nonprofit #art #media #education http://t.co/rtLWEZrD

·         Target Stores Art grants Due 4/30 #mobile #health #teachers #education #leadership #learning #poverty #hunger http://t.co/Kbh05fOO

·         Target Stores Literacy grants Due 4/30 #innovation #advocacy #volunteer #gov #nptech #digitalnpo #nptechinfo http://t.co/7FcjhkYl

·         Schwab #Venezuela Social #Entrepreneur #grants Due 4/6 #advocacy #volunteer #nptech #socent #socinn #ngo #world http://t.co/cSznt4MJ

·         Canada Fund Africa Climate grants Due 4/19 #hunger #mobile #health #poverty http://t.co/YaaTnIB5

·         Uganda Health Innovation grants Due 3/16 #mobile #health #education #leadership #poverty #globalhealth #eco http://t.co/XEBqhMCO

·         Uganda Tourism Eco grants Due 3/20 #green #globalhealth #nonprofit #education #leadership #innovation #mobile http://t.co/BvCfkx3J

·         Bangladesh Agriculture grants Due 4/30 #nonprofit #aid #humanrights #ngo #education http://t.co/rMwhI7Ka

·         United Kingdom Golsoncott Foundation Due 4/30 & 7/31 #art #mobile #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/MFzWlVoF

·         Jenzabar Foundation leadership grants No DL #mobile #nonprofit #innovation #education #learning #nptech http://t.co/YrcagACE

·         Small Business health innovation grants Due 5/21 #leadership #learning #education http://t.co/TD1shg9w

·         Art Works grants Due 8/9 #media #mobile #nonprofit #nptech #digitalnpohttp://t.co/hcQu3EnB  

·         Transgender Women of Color HIV grants Due 4/16 #humanrights #causes #mobile #health #nonprofit #leadership http://t.co/Qmq1cROG

·         Ryan White HIV grants Due 4/27 #mobile #health #nonprofit #education #learning #leadershiphttp://t.co/5cPhBtdm

·         Grants for African Scholars Due 6/15 #mobile #globalhealth #nonprofit #leadershiphttp://t.co/7FHpzmtz

·         RGK Foundation grants Due 6/15 #mobile #nonprofit #innovation #health #hunger #poverty #learning http://t.co/3hC6KxO4

·         Egypt Education Development grants Due 6/21 #humanrights #socialjustice #mobile #globalhealth #nonprofit #world http://t.co/Z6496kBd

·         Telehealth Network grants Due 4/13 #mobile #nonprofit #leadership #learning #nptech #socent #digitalnpo http://t.co/dtp5pDeR

·         Environmental Protection Agency Safe Water Technical Assistance grants Due 4/9 #mobile #health #nonprofit #leadership #learning #poverty #socent #socinn http://t.co/N7sYOtuk

Other Grant Resources:

Grant Information Through Twitter - A Starter Kit

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/grant-information-through-twitter.html 

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-web-sites-to-find-grants.html

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html

Grant Information Through Twitter - A Starter Kit

For the past year I have been posting information about the availability of grants through my Twitter account. The grants are for nonprofit tax exempt and nongovernmental organizations worldwide. The sources of funding include government, foundations and corporations. The information is available but difficult to research.  If you do not have the time or know-how to search for grants, then here is a place to start. 

I post about 40 grant announcements every week. Each announcement features a brief description what the grant is for, a deadline if there is one (or "No DL" if there is no deadline), #hashtags to appropriate groups and a link to the grant web site. You will have enough to get started looking for grants in a little more than a blink of an eye. 

Pros

• The information covers no more than 140 characters. 
•   It is a fast read, a skim of the note will give you the "WOW" factor
• It is timely
• You have instant access to all the information to make an informed decision whether it is worth your time and effort to apply
• The grant is available - I do not report about grants already funded
• International and global grants are also posted
• I read every announcement I post before doing so
• There are no fees, costs or commercials

Cons

• The grants are not from local funders such as United Way or state agency (although the grant may be federal in origin and funding is through a state agency pipeline)  
• I cannot seek and find grants for specific nonprofits or nongovernmental organizations or for specific geography or country
• On rare occasions there may be a broken link or a change in a deadline date - if you find one, please let me know so I can correct the information

The information is about grants that I believe will be of interest to NPO and NGO leaders, educators and government officials. Domestic and international issues include poverty, hunger, health, women, people of color, HIV/AIDS, persons who are homeless, the arts, literacy, domestic violence and rape, peace, environment, human rights, advocacy, employment, technology, children and youth, elderly, social justice, human rights, human trafficking, ex-offenders, prisons, migrant workers, immigration, IRS changes, human resources, management, the law and more.   

Click on any one link below and click on "Follow me."

@dgriesmann

http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann     

http://www.followfriday.com/followfriday/dgriesmann   

Resources

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-web-sites-to-find-grants.html

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding: Recordkeeping

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-phase-of-nonprofit-organizational.html

The Best Web Sites To Find Grants

There are hundreds of data banks listing grant opportunities. Many of them require a membership fee or they are dated. The list of funders and links here are valid when published. 

Some of the data banks I have included require a user name, a password and an e-mail address. In some instances your account will require activation through a return e-mail to you to be returned to them or clicking on a link. Please read the privacy notice at the web site, if there is one, and decide whether you want to give the information required.

The list includes links to U.S. foundations and corporations and for the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. There are data banks aimed at international NGOs. There are specialized banks for animals, women, human rights, health, the environment and international development. I have included what I consider to be the best data banks for U.S. government funds including funds for international purposes...

This is the second new article about finding grant opportunities available at this blog. The earlier one is How to Find Grant Opportunities . You may be aware that I send out 6-8 grant opportunities announcement almost every evening through my Twitter account, http://twitter.com/#!/dgriesmann

There are over 1.3M nonprofit tax exempt organizations in the United States. Most of them are looking for grants to fund their missions. The funds available from nongovernmental sources, foundations, corporations and trust funds are miniscule compared to government sources.

The parameters for inclusion here are –

• no fees
• open to all
• meaningful list
• broadly based
• user friendly
• timely   

I hope that readers will add their favorite links to data banks of grant opportunities to this list, meeting the same parameters.

My overriding principle for this and other articles about grants is - what is on the internet that NPO/NGOs can secure with no cost or gimmicks?  We have many dedicated people in our sector who deserve our thanks who put almost everything we need to know out there for no cost. The hard part of course is mining it for value. That is what I try to do about grants - mining them for value. I have mined here the best data banks that can serve you well. The goal here is to make your search as little frustrating as possible.

The following is not an all inclusive list. I have tried to find as many data banks as possible. They can help you decide which grant opportunities to review and which may not be worth your time. I have added my own comments about the web sites as needed.

The Foundation Center has an excellent Guide to Funding Research for grantseekers that should be read by everyone, staff, consultant, volunteer or board member, starting out for the first or 30^th time searching for grants, - http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/

I have included information and links for international grant opportunities. According to the Foundation Center there were over $7.6 billion in grants given to 15,675 international recipients in 42,169 foundation grants. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/maps/ 

1. Grants.gov is an excellent source for timely notice of federal grants, sorted by opening or closing date over the past 7 days. It includes domestic and international grants. I suggest this should be a “favorite” if you are interested in federal grants because it changes regularly  http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=Search&dates=7&docs1=doc_open_checked  
2. Federal Grants Wire, a useful search tool for finding federal grants, government grants and loans. They currently index 2,481 federal grants and loans organized by sponsoring agency, applicant type, subject area http://www.federalgrantswire.com/   
3. Federal Business Opportunities (Fed Biz Ops) with 25,000 - 32,000 contract opportunities, some for nonprofits. This is not an easy site to navigate but if you are looking for business contracts rather than grants this where you can start https://www.fbo.gov/?s=home&tab=list&mode=list 
4. NonProfitExpert.com, detailed listing of grants and good information for grant seekers; review the categories listed on the left hand side.    http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/federal_grants.htm 
5. Jon Harrison and Michigan State University have a comprehensive list of funders alphabetized by subject http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm
6. Youth Grants for NPOs working  in that service area http://www.youthtoday.org/grants.cfm
7. Rural Assistance Center has an excellent directory of foundations with funding links by topics, and links to state resources http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic.php  
8. Common Grants material has a list of foundations that accept their universal grant application form. The list of foundations is in alphabetical order and is searchable by location, program type and beneficiary http://www.commongrants.com/participating-funders    
9. Meyer Foundation’s list about funding opportunities, outside Meyer, includes information on ways to strengthen nonprofit organizations, research about people and communities that Meyer cares about, and useful links for nonprofits and grantmakers
   http://www.meyerfoundation.org/resources/Other+Funding+Opportunities/ 
10. FundsNet Services.com has excellent information about grants and you can browse through categories of grants from Animal & Wildlife Grants to Women Grants - http://www.fundsnetservices.com/   
11. Women’s Funding Network connects and strengthens more than 160 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe http://www.wfnet.org/the-network/member-directory  
12. Google directory of foundations in alphabetical order, look at the links to categories to save some time http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/Grant-Making_Foundations/  
13. Grant Makers in Health has partners listed and linked alphabetically -http://www.gih.org/link_no_cat2664/link_no_cat.htm  
14. Environmental Grantmaker Association has an alphabetical list and links - http://www.ega.org/funders/funder.php?op=list 
15. Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation funders are listed at the University of Wisconsin grants’ library http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/animals.html   
16. California Polytechnic State University, listed by subject in alphabetical order -   http://www.calpoly.edu/~grants/3_FoundSubj.html   
17. Foundation Center has a list of the 100 largest U.S. grantmaking foundations ranked by the market value of their assets, based on the most current audited financial data in the Foundation Center's database as of April 27, 2011. http://fdncenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html  
18. ChristianGrants.com features links by key words and by work projects including building campaigns, program support, outreach ministries and more http://www.christiangrants.com/   
19. National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR) features a catalog of donated merchandise for supplies http://www.naeir.org/    
20. A reader suggested - ScanGrants™ is designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to enhance individual and community health – medical researchers, social workers, nurses, students, community-based health educators, academics and others
    http://www.scangrants.com/ 
    

For international grants:

1. Canada’s CharityVillage has a section with a list of grantors in alphabetical order, searchable by categories http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/nonpr17.asp and 

   Canadian international grants - http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/nonpr9.html#sep1211 

2. Canada funders can be found on FundsNet Services.com http://www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult.php?sbcat_id=29    
3. Nobel Peace Prize has a list of international foundations http://www.nobelpeaceforum.org/grantsandrelatedresources.htm   
4. Grants from foundations aimed at United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and other international funders at Fundsnet Services.com  http://www.fundsnetservices.com/showcats.php?sbcat_id=10  
5. Jon Harrison's list of Women in International Development, a compilation of web pages of potential interest to NGOs seeking funding opportunities related to women in international development- http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2wid.htm 
6. The International Human Rights Funders Group has a grants tool designed to enable both grantmakers and grantseekers to search for human rights funders by several key criteria: areas of rights funding, activities supported and geographic focus at http://ihrfg.org/funder-directory-search 
7. Grant Makers without Borders does not provide grants but does have an excellent directory of foundations and other organizations interested in international grantmaking http://www.internationaldonors.org/advicegs/index.htm   
8. LGBTQ Funders Directory provides information on funders of organizations and projects working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities. All of the groups included in the directory have provided financial support, of varying types, to LGBTQ programs. http://www.lgbtfunders.org/seekers/directory.cfm 
9. ChristianGrants.com features international opportunities with links by key words and by work projects including building campaigns, program support, outreach ministries and more http://www.christiangrants.com/ 
10. Grantmakers Online.com, an interactive database of world-wide funders, in Beta form, and a little clumsy but highly useful, http://www.grantmakersonline.com/

For other international listing see the companion piece, below, about free e-newsletters that provides timely notice of grant opportunities -

Through the Looking-Glass for International Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/through-looking-glass-for-international.html  

For e-newsletters about grants, see

How to Find Grant Opportunities

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-find-grant-opportunities.html 

Are you sure your organization is ready to receive and appropriately account for the assistance from a grant? Before you say “Yes”, please read this

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding – Recordkeeping  

http://tinyurl.com/3tlrylr

How to Find Grant Opportunities

Every leader, employee, board member and volunteer with a nonprofit, tax exempt, nongovernmental organization is looking for grants. This Blog post will give you e-newsletters and two Twitter accounts where you can receive grant and scholarship information daily or weekly at no cost.

There are thousands of local, state, regional and national foundations and corporations that accept grant proposals. But each has its own requirements, process, mission, eligibility, forms, reporting and accountability standards. The Foundation Center and others have large data bases that are for sale.  But there are source to find grant opportunities that cost nothing. There are e-newsletters and Twitter messages available to keep you up to date on many grant possibilities.  How do you keep up with Federal sources of grants? Again there are free e-newsletters available.

You should also be alert to your state or province government and local foundations that provide grants. Your local United Way or similar organization may have information they are willing to share.  

The most difficult process to secure funding for nonprofits is through the grant writing activity. Folks starting out should first have in place a resource development plan that includes grant seeking and also, fund (friend-) raising, use of social media, events, capital funding, social enterprise (not for everyone), volunteers, collect dues, user fees, contracts for service, sell products, equipment donations and so on.  

The place to start seeking grants is in your local delivery area, town, city, county, parish, province, state. Developing relationships and friends is absolutely critical, not only for fundraising but also for securing grants and finding leads to sources of funding. Making friends and developing contacts takes work by the board, volunteers and staff.  The organization has to develop spheres of influence among its supporters, people who share the organization’s mission, activities and values.   

There are a number of places to find information easily and on the cheap...no money. There are a number of e-mail notices about grants which I am listing here. One source of grant funds is corporate giving such as grocery chains, utility companies, pharmaceutical companies, national products and others. I have not found any common source for that information. It takes digging.


Corporations are more likely to give to programs that are in their community, an office, manufacturing plant, research and development center, any physical presence. A corporation is even more likely to provide support if an employee volunteers or serves on the board of the organization.

Nongovernmental organizations (NGO) in Third World countries should see where there are international companies, offices, excavation, mining, research and development, manufacturing, security and so on. They may provide support, not always money, for the project that matches up with their business model. I am sensitive to the fact that many international companies can be the source of problems in Third World countries.  I have seen, however, some international companies not only from the US but also Sweden, Norway, Australia, India provide help to NGOs and provide help for individual children in need of serious medical attention when referred by a NGO.

Program precedes money. Planning precedes program. You start by doing something toward your mission. There are no funders sitting around looking for people to fund. They rarely fund start-ups. They are looking for organizations that meet THEIR mission and requirements. See

http://tinyurl.com/6268rd3

For daily, instant and timely grant notices you can follow me on Twitter, @dgriesmann  


For daily scholarship information opportunities, follow @ScholarshipsGL on Twitter  

Federal grant notices by agency, a hit-and-miss proposition but absolutely valuable - http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/email_subscription.jsp   

First Gov in Spanish - http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/Temas/Salud-Nutricion-Seguridad.shtml

Federal Register Table of Contents published daily - Lengthy listing of the Federal government at work, meeting announcements, and publications about rules and so on. This used to be the only place to find grants but not any longer. Still, I have found grants through this source not listed elsewhere. It will take about 1-3 minutes to scan the Table of Contents, click on Online mailing list archives,   http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/

GrantsAlert.com for education grants from Joseph B Mizereck and Associates Inc also features fellowships and awards for educators http://www.grantsalert.com/  

FundingAlert from the Washington DC Mayor's Office of Partnerships, small number of listings, mostly Federal but I have found some gems here http://opgs.dc.gov/opgd/cwp/view,a,1318,q,587660,opgdNav,%7C34802%7C.asp

GrantStation through their Insider newsletter or multiple sources, small number of listings but very helpful with descriptions, deadlines and links, http://www.grantstation.com/

1.    

Youth Service America, sign up for newsletters, http://ysa.org/about 

2.    

National Human Services Assembly, sign up for newsletter, http://nassembly.org/

3.    

Capital Venture from Linda Lysakowski http://www.cvfundraising.com/

Miami-Dade Grant Opportunities newsletter, an excellent source with brief descriptions, deadlines and links by categories http://miamidade.gov/wps/portal/Main/grantsmembers

Foundation Center PND RFP Bulletin http://foundationcenter.org/newsletters/

Procopio Fundraising RFP Bulletin http://www.procopiofundraising.com/foundation-research.aspx

For international grants:

Chapel-York newsletter, http://www.chapel-york.com/subscribetogrants&resources.html    

UK Office for Civil Society Funding Central newsletter , create a profile and subscribe to the newsletter “Reminders of approaching deadlines ” or one  that interests you,  http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk/profile.aspx 

Are you sure your organization is ready to receive and appropriately account for the assistance from a grant? Before you say “Yes”, please read this 

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding – Recordkeeping  

http://tinyurl.com/3tlrylr 

Preparing A Nonprofit Board Welcome Kit and Check-off List:

Some nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations have Board Welcome Kits, material that helps a new board member begin the learning process about the intricacies of the organization.  Such Kits briefly tell the story and the history of the agency (and if the agency is part of a national body that history as well).  The board in most organizations is the leadership for creating and establishing policy, keeping the vision, passion and mission at the forefront.  In most NPOs the board members are expected to give funds and help raise funds for the organization.  The Kit should address the role of the board and list the functions as follows: 

• Establishing and reviewing the budget
• Selecting and receiving the report of the auditor
• Hiring, evaluating, and firing the executive director
• Setting the mission and broad policy for the organization
• Approving all grants and contracts (with recognition some applications have to be filed without board approval but are subject to later review)
• Overseeing accountability to clients/customers, funding sources, and other source-standards
• Participating in strategic and long-range planning
• Establishing priorities
• Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization
• Establishing the role of individual board members contributing to the organization and in fund raising
• Understanding the legal aspects of board membership, fiduciary responsibilities, ethics of a nonprofit organization, loyalty, conflict of interest, and confidentiality.

There may be limits to the board's authority and responsibilities that are required by law, by ethics or by contracts.  The Kit can describe briefly how staff handles its activities and outline that client/customer information will not be provided to board members except statistically.  There are instances that individual board members may attempt to pressure staff to break policy to assist a relative or friend; the Kit should address the process for ALL clients/customers to receive assistance.  There can be pressure from funding sources and politicians as well to help someone outside of the intake process.  The Kit should address that, but there should be some conscious agreement how that will be handled as well. 

The Kit should address what insurance the organization has and its sufficiency of coverage, how board members may be reimbursed for agency business travel, which they serve without a stipend (although some organizations pay members). Does the budget include a line item for board training and travel?  There should be an indication of the effect of a board member seeking employment with the organization - resign before applying for a job.  A short section in the Kit about the management of the organization clearly stating the executive director hires, evaluates and fires staff, that there are staff meetings, and that there is supervision and formal evaluation of staff.  The Kit can have the following checklist with some detail:

• Information board members should have (list of board and contact information and staff, organization chart, budgets, etc.)
• The awareness of when a board may legally have closed meetings within the state and what documents are open records to the community and the media
• The good faith responsibilities of the board (attend meetings, receive and read material before the meetings, assure minutes are accurate, issues serving on other community boards, etc.)
• Awareness of organizational operations (incorporation papers, bylaws, human resources, conflict of interest, possible litigation, etc.)
• Knowledge of the human resources of the agency (clear personnel policies, staff reflective of the community diversity, adherence to all written policies, grievance procedure for staff and for clients/customers, board orientation process, etc.)
• Information about the finances (internal controls, regular financial reports and projections, annual audit, property inventory, tax forms filed timely and paid timely, role of board as contributor and as a fund-raiser, etc.)
• Involvement in planning (is there a 3-5 year plan consistent with mission, annual evaluation of program effectiveness and efficiency, etc.) and
• Participation in community relations (dealing with the media – whose responsibilities, clear guidelines on client information, assessment of community needs and priorities, relationships with other nonprofits and government service offices, representative board, etc.).

One discussion that has to occur periodically is the expectation as part of the corporate culture that board members contribute financially annually according to means and passion, the board historically and the staff that the board have to help raise funds and the board’s expectation it is not the staff's responsibility to raise the necessary money.  There is significant literature that citizens are tired of receiving letters to support this or that.  There are also significant studies indicating that for many nonprofits, the board disagrees with staff about the role of fund-raiser.  Without meeting that issue and having it clear and agreed upon as corporate culture, there will be an unhealthy aspect where the rubber meets the road, where the board perceives its role.

The board needs to have a clear understanding who will maintain the records and that the records belong to the organization, not the person.  The board needs to develop an accounting procedure for reconciling accounts regularly and auditing the accounts by members who are not handling the funds.  What paperwork will be needed in order to generate a check?

The board needs to develop written policies, procedures, forms and recordkeeping capability for fiscal accountability.  Who will maintain the corporate files for fiscal accountability?  How will the board know what is going on?   

If you are involved with a nonprofit organization as a staff member, volunteer, board member, or funder, are you sure that the organization is following all legal and contractual obligations?  Do you have written policies and are you following them?  Where do you place your loyalty, values, passion, vision – this nonprofit group or another nonprofit on whose board you serve? What community do you serve and represent?

As a board member or staff member do you know about your rights and responsibilities about advocating for pubic policy affecting your organization, its clients, customers and the community it services?

Are you thinking about incorporating a not-for-profit organization?  Do you or the organization have a business plan, a mission, a vision, goals and measurable objectives, appropriate activities and are they being met?  What roles are expected of the board or staff and are those expectations being met?  When was the last time the organization was given a wellness checkup?  Just as we humans need medical and dental checkups and our motor vehicle needs a checkup, so do nonprofit organizations need a checkup.  Are you part of a sick organization that needs a tune up or are you humming on all cylinders? Do you want to know how well your group is? 

Here is the start of an online library.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations – 

http://www.independentsector.org/issues/sarbanesoxley.html

Audit Committee Toolkit - http://www.aicpa.org/Audcommctr/toolkitsnpo/homepage.htm

Checklist for Accountability - http://www.independentsector.org/issues/accountability/Checklist/index.html   

Article by Jeffrey S. Gittler, CPA for Guidestar in August 2011, Roles and Responsibilities of Nonprofit Audit Committee Members

http://www2.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2011/nonprofit-audit-committee-roles-and%20responsibilities.aspx?hq_e=el&hq_m=1234478&hq_l=11&hq_v=e088500728

Insurance Questions for Nonprofits – http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faq/144-221/50-5

Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations http://www.nonprofitpanel.org/

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability Standards and Best Practices - http://www.ecfa.org/Content.aspx?PageName=ECFABestPractices

Maryland Nonprofits: Standards for Excellence - An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector - http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/html/standards/04_02.asp

Standards for Charity Accountability - http://us.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=113&id=4dd040fd-08af-4dd2-aaa0-dcd66c1a17fc  

2010 New Year’s Resolution – No New Nonprofits Unless…

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010-new-years-resolution-no-new.html

Minutes: The Ongoing Record of Your Nonprofit Organization

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Agenda

One Phase of Nonprofit Organizational Readiness for Grant Funding: Recordkeeping

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-phase-of-nonprofit-organizational.html   

The Nonprofit Business Plan - Program Precedes Money. Planning Precedes Program

http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/nonprofit-business-plan-program.html

http://www.idealist.org/media/pdf/FAQ/080123NP_Biz_Plan.pdf  

Before you join that board... from the Wall Street Journal, November 28. 2011 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577018071821606512.html#articleTabs%3Dcomments