Online

Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides a free guide to grant writing and research. Very thorough despite its short length.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Bi-weekly journal of fundraising

Council on Foundations
Links to many foundations and associations of foundations.

Foundation Center
Fundraising library and resources for nonprofits

Grantmakers in the Arts
Provides links for arts funders nationwide and access to research papers.

GrantProposal.com
Words of wisdom and helpful steps to writing a proposal from an experienced fundraiser and grant writer.

Grants Central
Links to a wide variety of resources for grant seekers.

Guidestar
Posts 990 forms for all nonprofits. Allows you to create a full organizational profile and online newsletter.

Network for Good (formerly helping.org)
Offers free online donation connection and volunteer recruitment sponsored by Time Warner Foundation.

New York State Council on the Arts
Funds organizations and individuals in New York State.

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Funds organizations and individuals in New York City

Resource List from eGrants.org
Annotated links listing

FirstGov
FirstGov provides links to grants, nonprofit registration and tax information, and other topics.

Human Interaction Research Institute
A database of organizations providing capacity-building grants.

Gifts in Kind
Gifts in Kind is a national clearing house for donated products. Look here for the local affiliate through which to apply. This site also includes links to companies that make in-kind gifts directly.

GrantStation
The database of foundations and excellent tips on writing proposals are accessible only through their fee service.

International Events Group
The IEG provides seminars on corporate sponsorship, a newsletter, and other sponsorship-related services.

Regional Associations of Grantmakers
The association provides links to regional association of all kinds and standard application forms nationally.

Philanthropy News Digest,
from the Foundation Center, offers weekly sector news, job listings, and occassional articles on nonprofit management, including "The Sustainable Nonprofit", which outlines fundraising strategies.

State and Local Government Net
Use this site to find Web sites of state and local government agencies nationwide.

Tech Foundation
As their name implies, Tech Foundation makes technology grants, but also provides links to other funders.

Tech Soup
Tech Soup offers a wealth of information on technology issues and also a resource for deeply discounted (virtually donated) software from major vendors.

Books

Funder Directories

Clark, David L. (ed.), National Directory of Corporate Giving. New York, NY: The Foundation Center, 2002. ISBN 1-931923-05-1.

Jacobs, David (ed.), The Foundation Directory. New York, NY: The Foundation Center, 2003.

Miner, Jeremy T. and Miner, Lynn E., Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development 2002. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2002.

Writing Guides

Strunk Jr., William and White, E.B., The Elements of Style, 4th edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

The University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL: 1993.

Fundraising Guides

Quick, James Aaron and New, Cheryl Cater, Grant Seeker’s Budget Toolkit. New York: NY: John Wiley & Son’s, Inc., 2001.

Schladweiler, Kief (ed.), The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web. New York, NY: Foundation Center, 2001. (available in print and on CD-ROM)

Seymour, Harold J., Designs for Fund-Raising. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. For this one, you'll have to visit the library. It's out of print, although a classic.

Thompson, Waddy, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing. Alpha Books, 2004. Written by NYFA's Director of External Affairs.

Resources for Individual Grant Seekers

Brogan, Kathryn Struckel (ed.), 2004 Writer’s Market. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 2004.

Edelson, Phyllis (ed.), Foundation Grants to Individuals, 13th Edition. New York: NY, Foundation Center, 2003.

PEN American Center, Grants and Awards Available to American Writers. PEN American Center, 2002-03 edition.

Theatre Communications Group, Dramatists Sourcebook 2002-03 Edition: Complete Opportunities for Playwrights, Translators, Composers, Lyricists and Librettists. New York, NY: Theatre Communications Group, 2002.

Allworth Press, The Artist’s Resource Handbook, Allworth Press, 1996. Visual artists will find in this book a guide to organizations that can assist them along with information on legal, health, safety issues, and other topics.