WCGMF-Discovery | Funding

Resources

	[1] Parent Trust Fund (Connecticut Commission on Children) The Parent Trust Fund was created to build this parent leadership capacity and provide parents with the substantive civic tools to be effective advocates for children and participate in the civic life of communities throughout the state. Communities can apply to the CT Commission on Childern for these funds and receive $1,000 to $8,000 to support parent training programs. (See other resources by [2] Connecticut Commission on Children)
	[3] 2007 Application Guidelines for Community Conversations About Education (Community Mediation, Inc.) Democracy Works gives up to $2,500 grants to sponsor a Community Conversation about Education. These local conversations are community-wide discussions that examine issues affecting children from birth through high school. Applications are due on September 17, 2007. (40.5K Bytes) (See other resources by [4] Community Mediation, Inc.)
	[5] Community Conversations About Education Fact Sheet (Community Mediation, Inc.) Community Mediation, with support from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund provides grants and technical assistance to communities wishing to hold a Community Conversation About Education. These local conversations are community-wide discussions that examine issues affecting children from preschool through high school (K-12). The goal of the conversations is to improve outcomes for children from birth through age eight by involving more citizens in defining and supporting community priorities. (64.5K Bytes) (See other resources by [6] Community Mediation, Inc.)
	[7] eSchool News School Funding Center This site provides current information on grant programs, funding sources, and technology funding.
	[8] Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find on this website. Each month new teaching and learning resources are added to the site. The site also has a section called Gateway to Educational Materials, which offers a database of more than 24,000 education resources across more than 400 web sites.
	[9] Funding Resource: Hasbro Children's Foundation The Hasbro Children's Foundation is committed to improving the emotional, social and physical well-being of disadvantaged children, ages birth through age 12, through the support of innovative direct service programs in the areas of health, education and social services. Local grants for model community programs typically range from $500 to $35,000. For multi-site expansions, awards are for $35,000 and up, and are granted over a period of one to three years. The largest grants are awarded to programs that are national in potential impact and scope. Requests for funding are reviewed on a rolling basis.
	[10] Fundraising Center The Family Education Network hosts a fundraising center which is provided by the National PTA. Resources on the site include a message board, articles and a newsletter for parents.
	[11] Fundsnet Online Services This is a comprehensive website dedicated to providing nonprofit organizations, colleges, and Universities with information on financial resources and grant writing resources.
	[12] Grant Writing Tips SchoolGrants has compiled an excellent set of grant writing tips for developing grant proposals and letters of inquiry.
	[13] Grantionary The Grantionary is a glossary of terms related to grants and funding.
	[14] GrantsAlert This is a website that assists those searching for education grants by identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations, schools, districts, consortia and state education agencies. This site has a Grant Writers’ Directory as well as information on the various facets of grants, large and small. Articles are updated on a monthly basis.
	[15] Mansfield Advocates for Children Retreat Timeline (Mansfield) This is a timeline of the grants there were received by Mansfield and how the funds were allocated. (58.5K Bytes) (See other resources by [16] Mansfield)
	[17] Prospect Worksheet The Foundation Center has developed a downloadable prospect worksheet to help users to focus on funders who are a good match for the user. (13.0KB)
	[18] Successful Fundraisers Don't Just Ask for Money In this article, Dr. Stephen L. Goldstein, author, lecturer, columnist, and consultant to non-profit and for-profit organizations offers tips for fundraisers.
	[19] The Foundation Center Searchable Database The Foundation Center maintains a searchable database of private foundation websites. Users can search the links to private foundations by subject or geographic keyword.
	[20] Tips & Resources for Successful Grant Writing This article provides information and practical tips for educators on how to obtain outside funding in the form of grants to provide their students with educational experiences and materials their districts can't afford.

[1]: http://www.cga.ct.gov/COC/
[2]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_9.html
[3]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_917.doc
[4]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_13.html
[5]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_326.doc
[6]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/partner_13.html
[7]: http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/
[8]: http://www.ed.gov/free/
[9]: http://www.hasbro.org/?CFID=2683524&CFTOKEN=10676927
[10]: http://www.familyeducation.com/channel/0,2916,76,00.html
[11]: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
[12]: http://www.schoolgrants.org/tips.htm
[13]: http://www.eduplace.com/grants/help/grantionary.html
[14]: http://www.grantsalert.com/
[15]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/resources/sps_resource_1072.doc
[16]: http://discovery.wcgmf.org/community_1018.html
[17]: http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/wrksheet/
[18]: http://www.ncsc.info/newsletter/mar2005/fundraisers.htm
[19]: http://lnp.foundationcenter.org/finder.html
[20]: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml