San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
Funding Links

The following is a compilation of Web Resources that nonprofit staff, board and volunteers may find useful and interesting:
  • The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership's Nonprofit Good Practice guide has great information for starting, running and funding an organization.
  • The Foundation Center provides information about every foundation in the country. Much of this information is free, but some of it is for paying subscribers only.
  • Grant Proposal.Com includes sample proposals, online resources, grantwriting tips, and an overview on philanthropy.
  • Grantsmanship Center published a free monthly grantwriting newspaper, sponsors excellent week-long workshops, and sells CD-ROMs with examples of successful government proposals.
  • GrantsNet website provides information on federal grantmaking, focusing on Health and Human Services. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs is a compendium of over 1,400 federal programs, grants, loans, scholarships, and services.
  • Guidestar lists financial information for 800,000 nonprofits. You can use Guidestar for research, and you can also update your organization's entry there.
  • 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 find the most comprehensive directory of nonprofit consultants on the Web.
  • Network for Good is a nonprofit organization that connecting individuals with their favorite charities. It is the place to make secure online donations, explore volunteer opportunities, and learn more about the causes that matter most. Most importantly, you can use this site to add a free Donate button to your Web site.
  • Service Leader is a site covering every aspect of volunteer management, from screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, to legal issues, risk management and virtual volunteering.
  • Techsoup has built the leading 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.
  • Volunteer Match helps people find volunteer opportunities all over the country by ZIP code or area of interest.


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