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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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