Grant
Writing Help
Below is a list of organizations that provide technical assistance,
consulting, classes and research materials in the San Francisco
Bay Area. My thanks to the Community
Foundation for allowing me to reproduce this information
from one of their seminars.
Technical
Assistance
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Management Center
870 Market Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 408-94102
415- 362-9735
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The Peninsula Community Foundation
McClellan Library
1700S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94402
415-358-9369
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Support Center
706 Mission Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 408-94103-3113
415-541-9000
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Non-Profit Development Center
1922 The Alameda, Suite 212
San Jose, CA 95126
408-248-9516
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Foundation Center
312 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
415-397-0902
415-397-0903 (Librarian)
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Websites
for Grant Research
Council on Foundations
See what role foundations play in your community, how to start
your own foundation, and what the Council does to support foundations.
The Foundation Center
News and profiles of the top philanthropic foundations.
Foundations On-line
Directory of home pages of charitable grantmakers that may contain
downloadable information such as grant applications, periodical
and financial reports, and e-mail capabilities.
Arts Foundations Based in San Francisco Bay
Area
California Arts Council
The mission of the CAC is to make available and accessible quality
art reflecting all of California's diverse cultures.
Community
Foundation
Grants are available only to nonprofit organizations benefiting
Santa Clara County and southern San Mateo County, California.
Good overview of the whole grant process.
The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
The goals of the Arts Program are to ensure that a vibrant network
of nonprofit arts institutions continues to exist and that children
are well educated in the arts. Grants concentrated in the Northern
California counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and
Monterey.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Foundation pays particular attention to arts institutions
whose mission and practices include service to the poor, disadvantaged
and underserved.
Other Grant Resources in the South Bay
The
Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc.
Community Investment
Invests in programs designed to increase education and employment
opportunities for people who live and work near Sun's major employment
centers.
Writing
the Grant
Basic
Elements of Grant Writing
This publication is an easy guide to the basic elements of grant
writing and is offered to assist applicants.
EPA Grant Writing Tutorial
Primarily for those looking for grants to aid in environmental
projects.
Grant Writing: Seven Deadly
Sins of Grant Writing
Too often grant writers fall into these traps when applying for
community grants.
Learning
Lab - A Proposal Writing Short Course
This process is grounded in the conviction that a partnership
should develop between the nonprofit and the donor. When you
spend a great deal of your time seeking money, it is hard to
remember that it can also be difficult to give money away.
Related page: Grant Writing
Too often grant writers fall into these traps when applying for
community grants.
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