Fundraising Guides
Overview
African universities have long struggled to gain enough funding to run their schools. This lack of funding is reflected in virtually every aspect of the university -- from professor's salaries to their technology. To address this issue, we are collecting resources from various associations, groups and individuals to assist our partner universities in learning to write grants, set up Alumni Associations, and other ways of increasing revenue. This page is a work in progress, so check back from time to time for new links.
Grant and proposal writing
- Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal -- a guide from Michigan State University professor Joe Levine
- Elements of a Grant Proposal -- a page from the Paladin Group, a grant-mentoring group, with a detailed explanation of the elements of a proposal
- Guide for Proposal Writing -- a guide from the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the National Science Foundation
- Persuasive Proposal writing -- a practical guide and planning sheet for writing persuasive proposals
- Grant Writing Guide -- Non-Profit grantwriting guide, developed by experienced grantwriter Linda Roche
- EPA/Purdue University grantwriting guide -- a collaborative guide from the Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University
- Proposal Writer's Guide -- a guide by Donald Thackrey from the University of Michigan's research page
- Guide to Grant Proposal Writing -- guide to proposal writing from the New Jersey State Library
- Proposal Writing Short Course -- from The Foundation Center
- The Art of Writing Proposals -- Some candid suggestions for applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions, proposal advice from the Social Science Research Council
- Grant proposals -- writing is just part of the process, by Stephen Wilbers, syndicated columnist
- Writing a Good Grant Proposal -- a page by Simon Jones and Alan Bundy at Microsoft
- Funding Opportunities and Proposal Writing Tutorial -- grantwriting basics from Treelink.org, following link on bottom takes you to...
- Keys to Successfully Written Grants -- follows Funding Opportunities and Proposal Writing Tutorial from Treelink.org
- Growing Your Business -- a guide to grant writing
Other Helpful Resources
- Membership Organizations for Fundraisers -- The Council for Advancement and Support of Education provides training and resources for fundraisers, alumni relations and communications professionals engaged in the advancement of higher education
- Association of Fundraising Professionals -- provides training, advocacy and support to fundraisers
- Chronicle of Philanthropy -- probably the best-known publication for news on philanthropy, nonprofits and fundraising. Some sections are free, others available by subscription. The section on links for interest to nonprofits may be of particular interest.
- The Nonprofit Times -- a leading publication for nonprofits that usually includes good information about fundraising
- Philanthropy News Digest -- free weekly newsletter from The Foundation Center; there are other valuable resources on this site as well
- Charity Channel -- features forums on specific topics related to fundraising, and newsletters, such as Major Gifts Review, available at no cost for subscription
- MAP for Non-Profits -- “free management library” for nonprofits that includes links to fundraising resources
- Charity Village -- Canada’s most notable site for nonprofits, often has good “how-to” articles on fundraising
- Guidestar -- database of nonprofits in the U.S. that can be very helpful if one is seeking funding from foundations or corporate grant-making entities in the U.S.
- Charity Navigator -- independent charity evaluator
- British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) -- umbrella organisation for over 200 NGOs based in the UK who work overseas. The directory of these NGOs costs UK£15.00. For a small fee they can search for NGOs that work (and possibly provide funds) in a particular country.
- International Conference of Fundraising Managers --
- Charities Aid Foundation -- registered charity that works to create greater value for charities and social enterprise
- Medical Writing, Editing and Grantsmanship
This was compiled in 2002/2008 by Erin Minné, former Assistant Vice President at The University of Iowa Foundation and updated in 2011 by Casse Jensen of the WiderNet Project. Thank you to Tabitha Brookes for pointing out the need.
