Suggested Websites* from the Alachua County Library District
Nonprofit Info
eCivis — grant services for the public sector. Allows local governments to work with other public agencies and community-based organizations to secure mutually-beneficial grants. http://www.ecivis.com/ GuideStar: A database of American nonprofit orgranizations — financial information for 800,000 nonprofits. You can use Guidestar for research, or update your organization's entry there. http://www2.guidestar.org/ Form 990 Articles — historical and current articles from GuideStar about what the 990 form means to a nonprofit http://www2.guidestar.org/rxg/news/articles/form-990-articles.aspx Idealist.org — has built the leading nonprofit job site in the country. In addition to jobs, you can also list events, volunteer opportunities and internships, and at http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Consultant you can find the most comprehensive directory of nonprofit consultants on the Web. http://www.idealist.org/ National Center for Charitable Statistics -The national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Has extensive data on nonprofits, drawn from the 990's, and easy-to-use tools for analyzing it online. http://nccs.urban.org/ Nonprofit Good Practice Guide — offers answers to virtually any question about managing nonprofits by providing hands-on tips, articles and profiled links to lead nonprofit managers to sources that contain an abundance of information, which can be applied quickly and directly to improving their organizations' performance. http://www.npgoodpractice.org/ Nonprofit Online News — a source of news, information, and opinion for the online nonprofit community. http://news.gilbert.org/ Nonprofit Quarterly — http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/ Nonprofits: USA.gov — the official U.S. gateway to all government information and their website for nonprofits. A substantial compilation of information divided into the following categories: agency-specific nonprofit resources; fundraising and outreach; grants, loans and other assistance; laws and regulations; management and operations; online services; registration and licensing; and tax information. http://www.usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center (at Rollins College) — provides educational programming, networking opportunities, consulting services and research to help increase the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations and enhance the professional experience of the dedicated people whom they employ. The Philanthropy Center's certificate programs for nonprofit managers, staff and volunteers and its courses in board development and nonprofit governance are taught in the Bush Executive Center on the Rollins campus. http://www.rollins.edu/pnlc/ Starting a Nonprofit Organization: One-Stop Answer Page — http://nonprofit.about.com/ Strategic Nonprofit Alliance Partnership (SNAP Florida) — offers information, resources, and training to nonprofit executives, volunteers and staff regularly in the Big Bend, North Central Florida and Volusia/Flagler County regions. http://www.snapfl.com/ TechSoup: The Technology Place for Nonprofits — a resource center for all issues related to nonprofit technology. In addition, they offer steep discounts on software for nonprofits, sometimes up to 90% off the list price. http://home.techsoup.org/pages/default.aspx VolunteerMatch — locate volunteer opportunities all over the country by ZIP code or area of interest. http://www.volunteermatch.org/ Grants and Grant Writing
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) — a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and non-financial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government. https://www.cfda.gov/ Florida Department of State » Grants » Department Grant Programs — This Grants Guide is provided for quick access regarding grants available through the Florida Department of State. http://www.dos.state.fl.us/grants/index.cfm Florida Literacy Coalition--Grants and Funding — Grant Writing Resources and Funding Opportunities—Recommended Sites http://floridaliteracy.org/grants_and_funding__grant_writing_resources.html
Foundation Center — supports and improves philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed. Provides information about every foundation in the country. Much of the information is free, but some of it is for paying subscribers only. http://www.foundationcenter.org/ Grant Opportunity Tools (GOT) — Grants Locator is the central element of the Grant Opportunity Tools (GOT) program, an initiative designed to provide a variety of tools to those partnering with the County. To begin utilizing the Grants Locator program, a subscription agreement is required. Subscriptions are available to municipalities, public agencies and 501c organizations located in and servicing Alachua County. http://www.alachuacounty.us/depts/omb/grantopportunitytools/pages/grantopportunitytools.aspx Grants and Grant Writing — Resources on proposal writing, fundraising and applying for grants from WebJunction http://www.webjunction.org/105 Grants & Contracts — grant funding and financial aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education. This includes discretionary grant opportunities to build educational programs, as well as money for college. http://www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml Grants for Florida Arts — Through the Division of Cultural Affairs, this offers a multitude of Grants Programs, and provides resources for grant applicants and recipients. http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/ Grants.gov — source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. http://grants.gov/ GrantsNet — a searchable, continuously updated, database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education. It contains programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students. Through the support of HHMI and AAAS, this service is completely free. http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding?CFID=1925597&CFTOKEN=59151878 Nonprofit Guides: Grant Writing Tools for Nonprofit Organizations — an excellent grantwriting outline by the SeaCoast Web Design staff. Includes sample grant proposal, inquiry letter, proposed budget, applications and links to grantwriting resources. http://www.npguides.org/index.html
Cooperating Collection
The Alachua County Library District Headquarters is a member of the Cooperating Collection network of The Foundation Center with headquarters in New York.
Cooperating Collections are free funding information centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.
The Alachua County Library District Headquarters maintains a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection with resources on foundation, corporate, and government funding, nongrant fundraising, grantsmanship, proposal writing, and nonprofit management.
Grant and Funding Resources
The Alachua County Library District also provides assistance to the individual grantseeker looking for information on educational grants and scholarships. The grantseeker will find in our collection current information on corporate and private foundations, individual donors, specific grants for specified fields, U.S. Government funding, and grants for individuals
*For more information about other resources available at the library please call (352) 334-3934 or email [email protected]