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Resources

Family Foundations: 

https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/applying-funding-from-family-foundations-results-new-survey-411022/all/


Common Reasons Grant Proposals get Rejected:
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/grant-makers-reveal-the-most-common-reasons-grant-proposals-get-rejected/

Community Foundation Locator: 

https://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator
 

What is a Community Foundation: 

https://cfsomd.org/about-community-foundations/what-is-a-community-foundation/


Council on Foundations: 

https://www.cof.org/

The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison:

 https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/style/ccs_activevoice/

Perdue Online Writing Lab:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/active_and_passive_voice/active_versus_passive_voice.html


Grammarly: 

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/

Active vs Passive:

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/active-passive-voice-examples

Proposal Preparation: 

https://www.sbir.gov/tutorials/preparing-proposal/tutorial-2#
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Nonprofits and Data: A How to Series, Community Research Institute

Incorporation of Visuals Into Grant Proposals: 
https://tech.msu.edu/about/guidelines-policies/afs-retirement/

History of Federal Grant Policy:

https://www.grants.gov/learn-grants/grant-policies/who-s-who-in-the-federal-grant-policy


Federal Grant Making Agencies: 

https://www.grants.gov/learn-grants/grant-making-agencies.html
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Dun & Bradstreet:

https://www.dnb.com/en-us/about.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BrandedCampaign&utm_content=&utm_term=dun%20and%20bradstreet&campaignid=71700000098705842&adgroupid=139245402469&creativeid=614404779282&&_bt=614404779282&_bk=dun%20and%20bradstreet&_bm=b&_bn=g&_bg=139245402469&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17943128132&gbraid=0AAAAADpwyIwV0VCPe6YojXbZQ7426UmkE&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjdTCBhCLARIsAEu8bpLQsSTHUn8RPgMDd72-990jCJTcOSTE5rK-Sw6LvXi2A3l7NWiLwD8aAqwwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds


Washington DC Grant Clearinghouse:

https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/servedc
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Washington DC Funding Alert:

https://opgs.dc.gov/service/funding-alert-information

Maryland InfoPortal:

https://apps.planning.maryland.gov/OurWork/Infoportal/
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MD Grants Office:

http://grants.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
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Giving USA:

https://givingusa.org/
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USA Spending: 

https://www.usaspending.gov/
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:

https://sam.gov/assistance-listings
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System for Awards Management (SAM):

https://sam.gov/
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Common Grant Applications:

www.givingforum.org
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Philanthropy News Digest: Free Daily News Services and Compendium of Articles, New Releases, and Request for Proposals:

www.philanthropynewsdigest.org 
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Federal Grants Official Site of Federal Request for Proposals ( RfP):

https://www.grants.gov/#:~:text=Home,Grants.gov
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US Environmental Protection Agency Find information about grants  for environmental programs:

https://www.epa.gov/grants
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US Department of Education Find 
Information about Grants for Educational Programs:

https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-apply.html?src=ft 
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US Department of Agriculture: Find Information about Grants for Food, Animal and Land Use Programs:

https://www.usda.gov/farming-and-ranching/financial-resources-farmers-and-ranchers/grants-and-loans


Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited 
Resources Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC:

https://www.tgci.com/sites/default/files/pdf/A%20Basic%20Guide%20to%20Program%20Evaluation.pdf
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Colorado Nonprofits Evaluation:   

https://coloradononprofits.org/

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