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November 2008
November 24, 2008
November 20, 2008
In Our Collection: Resources on Planned Giving
Charitable gift planning is the process of cultivating, designing, facilitating, and stewarding gifts to charitable organizations. The terms "planned giving", "deferred giving", and "gift planning" are often used synonymously, and for most purposes have the same meaning.
Our library recieves the National Committee on Planned Giving's (NCPG) quarterly publication, The Journal of Gift Planning, and we have several books and articles on this subject, for example:
- Berkheiser, Nina P. "Plan Ahead: How to Market Your Planned Gifts Program". Advancing Philanthropy vol. 13 (May-June 2006) p. 28-30.
- Finney, Cathy. "A Lapsed Attempt: Are You Going Dark on Your Donors?" NonProfit Times vol. 21 (15 January 2007) p. 10.
- Henze, Lawrence. "Planned Giving and Your Integrated Fundraising Program". Advancing Philanthropy vol. 15 (July-August 2008) p. 49-51.
- Howard, Leslie. "Ten Steps to an Effective Planned Giving Program". Advancing Philanthropy vol. 15 (May-June 2008) p. 67-8.
- Stelter, Larry. How to Raise Planned Gifts By Mail. Medfield, MA: Emerson & Church. 2008.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy offers a listing of conferences and workshops from around the country, including those on planned giving (select the term "planned giving" from the subject menu).
To see more titles, do a subject search for "planned giving" in the Catalog of Nonoprofit Literature, our library catalog. Or visit our Frequently Asked Question "Where can I find information or a class on planned giving?"
From the Answer Desk: Sample Grant Proposals
Q: Where can I find examples of grant proposals?
A: "Already-written proposals" are usually difficult to find, via print or the Internet, because they are typically very specific to the organization requesting funding as well as to the donor's mission, and they work only within that context. However, there are some resources you can view and adapt to your organization's situation.
The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals is a great place to start! It's the latest addition to our Winning Proposals series and includes 35 actual, funded proposal reprinted in their entirety. The Grantseeker's Guide features proposals to international funders including the Mott Foundation; large regional funders such as the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation; corporate funders including the Mitsubishi Foundation, as well as regional/local foundations. The featured examples cover a wide variety of projects, from start-up costs to a major medical center. Each proposal includes remarks by the foundation's program officer who approved the grant. This book is also available to borrow from our lending library.
The following books in our library's collection include sample grant proposals:
- Proposals that Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, by Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman.
- Proven Strategies Professionals Use to Make Their Proposals Work, by Michael K. Wells.
- The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, by Jane C. Geever.
For more sample proposals in printed materials, try searching our Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (CNL), the Center's library catalog. You could start searching on the term "sample proposal" in the keyword field.
You can also try a number of Internet search engines, like Google, using the keywords: "sample nonprofit grant proposal".
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November 06, 2008
President-Elect Obama & the Nonprofit Sector
The outcome of this week's presidential election certainly was historic and memorable, or as our big-sister blog, PhilanTopic, simply said "Wow!"
If you are wondering what a change in administration might mean for the nonprofit sector, the Chronicle of Philanthropy recently provided a helpful summary about what an Obama Administration would mean for the sector. Some of his pledges of sector support include plans to create a Social Entrepreneurship Agency, with a mission to improve coordination of federal programs that support nonprofit groups, foster nonprofit accountability, streamline processes for getting federal grants and contracts, and remove barriers that prevent small groups from participating in government programs. He has also pledged to create a Social Investment Fund Network, to distribute government and private money to charities working on innovative projects that focus on issues identified as top priorities by cities. Read more on Obama's positions on the sector in the link above.
