Professional Development

Books, Articles, and Periodicals

{Centered}: A monthly newsletter published by the Grantsmanship Center to deliver practical information that will help you sharpen your grant research, proposal-writing, evaluation, and team-building skills.

CharityVillage.com - Grant Seeking: A collection of articles giving non-profit organizations useful tips to prepare successful funding proposals.

Free Management Library - Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting: Under "Grantwriting and Proposals," the online library includes topics such as "How Much Should I Ask for?"; "Quit Tips: What is a Proposal? What's the Best Way to write a Proposal?"; "Guides to Writing Proposals"; and "Designing Evaluation Methodologies to Include in Your Grants."

Grant Writing for Dummies, 3rd Edition: Written by Beverly A. Browning, this book serves as a one-stop reference for readers who are new to the grant writing process or who have applied for grants in the past but had difficulties.

Guide for Designing Results-Oriented Projects and Writing Successful Proposals: Prepared by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, this guide helps you design a project that is results-oriented and that will appeal to donors.

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal: Written by S. Joseph Levine, this guide was created to help empower people to be successful in gaining funds for projects that provide worthwhile social service.

How to Write Knockout Proposals: What You Must Know (and Say) to Win Funding Every Time: Joseph Barbato helps you improve your proposal dramatically and distinguish it from the multitude submitted.

"Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal": A Foundation Director Reveals What Happens Next: Martin Teitel reveals just what happens when the proposal over which you have laboured lands on a funder's desk.

Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals, 3rd Edition: Written by Mim Carlson, Tori O'Neal-McElrath, and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, this book is designed for organizations to secure funding from private foundations or the government.

Writing Better Proposals: A guide prepared by Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Courses

Foundation Center - Proposal Writing Short Course: A free online course available in English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish and describing how to prepare a funding proposal, including the planning, research, and cultivation of foundation and corporate donors.

Grantseeking and Proposal Writing: Two companion courses, each two-hour long, offered online by CharityVillage Campus.

Funding Sources

CharityVillage.com - Sources of Funding: A comprehensive list with links to online databases and directories of funding agencies and foundations of interest to Canadian individuals and organizations, as well as online tools and resources of value to those involved in prospect research and other areas of fundraising.