The Grant Seeker’s Guide to the Galaxy

 

A Compendium of Community Funding Resources from the Community Development Program in USDA

 

          Ever since the Office of Community Development was born in USDA’s Rural Development, one of the missions of the organization has been to help communities and organizations achieve sustainability and self-sufficiency.  In looking back on all the workshops and conferences that OCD has sponsored over the years, it is clear that a body of instruction has been created to those ends.  This CD contains all of the presentations and handouts created over the years from OCD and its partners.  Use this document to navigate to the file you wish to view.

 

 

GRANT SEEKING PROCESS

*      Effective Grant Proposal Writing for Foundations -- a PowerPoint by S.J. Sethi, University of Texas- Pan American

*      Writing Grants for Government and Foundation Funding – a PowerPoint by S. J. Sethi, University of Texas – Pan American

*      Internet Resources for Researching Foundations and Seeking Grant Funds – a PowerPoint by Tedd Buelow, OCD-RD

*      Fundraising Basics -- a PowerPoint by S. J. Sethi, University of Texas - Pan American

*      Local Foundation Sources – a handout from Scott Long, Rural Community Foundation

*      Strategies and Applications of Foundation Center Information-a PowerPoint by Terry Fleming, Cal State - Fresno

*      Technote #13 How to Write a Grant Proposal – a pdf from OCD

*      Council Examples on Securing Non-NPO Funding - a Word doc from NRDP

*      Practicum on Council Fundraising – a Word doc from NRDP

 

BUILDING CAPACITY & SUSTAINABILITY

*      Community Sustainability – a PowerPoint by Tim Cullenen, Cornell University

*      Economic Development as an Emerging Profession -- a PowerPoint by Sheldon Keyser, RD-IL

*      Using Cooperatives for Capacity-Building -- a PowerPoint by Tim O'Connell, RD-HI

*      Educational Institutions as Partners in Economic Development -- a PowerPoint by USDA’s National Centers of Excellence

*      Creating a Database to Keep Track of Partners – a PowerPoint by Janie Dunning, RD-MO

*      Microenterprise Development – a PowerPoint by Don Macke, Kauffman Center

*      Staffing for Grant Seeking -- a Word document by Louise Dix, USDA-NAL

*      IRS Publication 557 “Tax Exempt Status for Your Organization”

*      NRDP Practicum on Working with Part-Time Staffing – a Word doc from NRDP

 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

*      Leveraging to Get the Most Out of Your Grant Dollars -- a PowerPoint from Jane Ferguson, RD-GA

*      Technote #22 Financial Management for Non-Profits – a pdf from OCD

*      Technote #16 How to Apply for 501(3)c Status – a pdf from OCD

 

GRANT-SEEKING TOOLS

 

*      Key Federal Funding Programs List.htm

*      IRS Form 990.pdf

*      Applicant Eligibility Index of Federal Programs – a pdf from NAL’s Rural Information Center

*      Foundation Center Online Resources 2002 -- a PowerPoint by Tedd Buelow

*      Getting Started With FC Search: The Foundation Center’s Database on CD-ROM – Word doc

*      Foundation Center Reference Book Guide.pdf

*      The Foundation Center’s Associates Program.doc

*      The Foundation Center’s CD-ROM Contents.doc

*      Funding Prospect Worksheet.doc

 

Useful Links

 

*      http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp/resources/web_resources.html#govt

*      http://www.tgci.com/