View a Sample From one of our Funding Guides
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View a Sample From one of our Funding Guides
Guide to Funding For Environmental Organizations Winning Grants. Growing Great Organizations. Welcome Winning Grants. Growing Great Organizations. Welcome to AJC’s Funder Research Guide! This edition is designed to help environmental and conservation organizations identify, approach, and ultimately receive funding from private grantmakers. The 30 funders included in this directory have a stated interest in supporting organizations that are working to preserve and protect our natural environment. They have been arranged by alphabetical order to help you find them quickly. Additionally, on page seven of this directory, you will find a the funder list by deadline, to help you plan your annual grants calendar. With the targeted research provided in this directory, the often tedious and difficult task of researching new funding sources has been done for you! Each funder’s entry includes information on their funding interests, geographic limitations, average grant size, required application materials, primary contact, and application process. Unless stated otherwise, we always recommend making contact with a foundation before submitting your application. Introduce yourself and your organization so that you can begin the relationship building process with new funders. Making contact with a program officer can save you from many hours of unnecessary work on an application that ultimately does not fit within the funder’s guidelines. Additionally, making contact ahead of time can give you valuable insight into how to tailor your application to fit the funder’s priorities, and stand out among other applicants. We hope this guide will help you increase funding for your organization’s valuable work, allowing you to successfully protect our natural environment for generations to come. Best of luck! About Us Winning Grants. Growing Great Organizations. At Amanda Johnston Consulting, our mission is to provide excellent nonprofit management, fund-raising consulting, and educational tools to nonprofit organizations. We help nonprofits raise more money, work smarter, and demonstrate accountability to their clients, donors, and communities in which they work. Our ability to help nonprofits get the funding they need comes from a deep love for what we do and a thorough understanding of what government agencies, foundations and other major donors want to see from strategic plans, projected outcomes, and budgets. We understand the importance of building relationships and establishing credibility with grant-makers. Our skills are highly technical and can be used to develop programs, strengthen evaluation plans, and communicate program impact to motivate donors. We understand that the nonprofit landscape is changing; that donors want to see stronger partnerships, better outcomes, and tighter finances. To find out more about our grants management services, please visit us online at www.amandajohnstonconsulting.com. Sample Funder Record Winning Grants. Growing Great Organizations. Funder Information Phone Funder’s phone number Website Funder’s website Email Funder’s general email address Address Funder’s physical address (and mailing address if different) Funder Type Private, Public, or Corporate Description Description of the funder’s mission and purpose Funding Priorities Description of the funder’s areas of funding Geographic Area Where the funder makes grants Served Grant Types Available Which types of grants will the funder make? Technical Assistance, Capital, Program, General Operating, Matching, or In-Kind? Average Grant The funder’s average grant amount Minimum Grant The funder’s minimum grant amount Maximum Grant The funder’s maximum grant amount Proposal Information Proposal Due Funder’s deadlines for proposal LOI Does this funder require a letter of Dates submission. Required? inquiry before submitting a proposal? Submit The preferred method of LOI Due Funder acceptance dates for the Method proposal submission. Date letter of inquiry. Submit Specific instructions for LOI Specific instructions for submitting Instructions submission will be found here. Instructions a letter of inquiry. Accepts Does this funder accept the Grant Does this funder require a grant Colorado Colorado Common Grant Report report? CGA? Application? Required? Special Any special requirement the Board Dates of the funder’s board Requirements funder has will be listed here. Meeting meetings, this is helpful in Dates understanding the funder’s review process. Proposal Information Continued In-Kind Gifts Any available in-kind gifts will be Decision Information on the Description described here. For instance, some Period/ funder’s decision-making corporate funders will donate Award Date timeline will be found computers or other products. here. Required Proposal Attachments Required Financials All required financial attachments will be listed here. Required CGAs All required non-financial attachments will be listed here. Other Required Attachments Any other required attachments will be listed here. Funder Contacts Name Title Phone Email Fax Description The funder contact section will list the appropriate staff members to contact before submitting a proposal. Usually this is a program officer. Sometimes there is also a designated staff member to contact with technical problems; they are generally included for foundations with an online application process. The description section above will describe what each staff member should be contacted for.