Grants and Funding

Resource Guide

Updated December 2010

Funders

The Community Foundation for the National Capital

Region

This organization promotes charitable giving by bridging

the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors Emergency

feeding programs should note their Neighbors in Need

fund which supports nonprofits providing emergency

services The ldquoMore Resourcesrdquo page provides a long list

of other organizations and funders that is quite useful

Lastly nonprofits can sign up to receive funding

notifications

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program

This national program provides funding on the local level

for nonprofit organizations that provide clients emergency

assistance with basic needs including food rent

mortgage and utilities Contact the Regional Manager for

the Emergency Food and Shelter Program for more

information about funding at 703-706-9660

Funders

The Community Foundation for the National Capital

Region

This organization promotes charitable giving by bridging

the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors Emergency

feeding programs should note their Neighbors in Need

fund which supports nonprofits providing emergency

services The ldquoMore Resourcesrdquo page provides a long list

of other organizations and funders that is quite useful

Lastly nonprofits can sign up to receive funding

notifications

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program

This national program provides funding on the local level

for nonprofit organizations that provide clients emergency

assistance with basic needs including food rent

mortgage and utilities Contact the Regional Manager for

the Emergency Food and Shelter Program for more

information about funding at 703-706-9660

Taproot Foundation

The Taproot Foundation provides Service Grants to DC

area nonprofits Grantees receive high-quality

professional consulting services in a variety of areas ndash

leadership development technology marketing ndash for

free

CAFBrsquos From the Ground Up produce grant

DESCRIPTION and link to their application page

A3 grants

Thanksgiving gift card grant

sign up for e-newsletter to get notifications

Workshops Podcasts Other Resources

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center is a wonderful resource on all

things related to fundraising The Center has a library

based in DC where individuals can search for grants

using their comprehensive funder database The Center

also offers workshops and has a great online resource

center for grant-writing This website called Grant

Space is from the National Foundation Center and

includes resources on grant-writing finding funders and

even provides sample documents and podcasts

Grants Information Resource Center

The Office of Partnerships and Grant Services operates a

Grants Information Resource Center (GIRC) a computer

center with access to funding research databases and the

Internet Visit this website for information on hours

location and setting up an appointment

Craigslist Foundation

The Craigslist Foundation has a yearly ldquoBootcamprdquo that

gathers experts in nonprofit management to discuss

fundraising organizational development outreach etc

There are quite a few good podcasts related to

fundraising

CAFBrsquos Agency Achievement Academy page or

calendar for Top Shelf basic intro fundraising workshops

Possibly include

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