In addition to the directories mentioned above, consider going online and researching the World Wide Web. The major advantage of obtaining information from the web is one of timeliness—you are likely to find the latest information about a particular donor. Nevertheless, always check the entry dates of Web text to see if the information is current.
The following are some recommended Websites that provide assistance in researching the Web:
A Grant Seeker's Guide to the Internet: Revised by Grant and Sonenberg is a very readable publication for those not familiar with using the Web to identify funding resources. This document can be accessed at http://www.mindspring.com/~ajgrant/guide.htm.
Guide to Grantseeking on the Web is a print guide to researching the web (The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3076). It contains a toolkit of resources for identifying funding sources, a glossary of common terms, and a bibliography of related resources in the field. This book helps the donor prospector to develop an organized, focused approach to funding research on the Web while saving valuable research time.
More Information:
Funding Resources - main page
Funding Resources from the World Bank
Funding Resources from other CSOs
Funding Resources from Donors
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