
After this lecture, you will know what will be covered in the course and who appropriate students are.
This video is voiced-over PowerPoint detailing what foundations are . In the resources is a silent animation to remind you what the three types of foundations are. A longer and more complete talking head video is in the resources area (link to YouTube). The same information is included as both a document and a powerpoint presentation (pdfs) in the resources area.
This file provides information about how the Great Recession has impacted the way foundations operate. You need to know this as you plan approaching foundations for funding.
This information is also in the resources area as a PowerPoint and a talking head video.
After this section, you'll know about and be able to use the Foundation Center Directory Online Free Version and you'll know how to access the paid version for free.
This video presents four ways to become a better grantwriter, whether you're new to the field or been at it a long time. There is also a pdf version of the PowerPoint slides in the resources.
Foundations are a major source of funding for nonprofit organizations. But you have to be able to find appropriate foundations that are interested in what you have to offer before you can receive any of the billions of dollars they hand out each year. This course prepares you to understand what foundations are and how to find ones that you can successfully apply to for money to assist your nonprofit. Grant writing can only happen after you find an appropriate target for your proposal--this course demonstrates tried and true strategies (using written documents and videos) in a step-by-step manner so you locate foundations to apply to.
The course will take about 1 hour to go through, although to fully implement the techniques will take more time. The information will be useful over and over again as you search for different ideas and programs to fund.