“Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth.”
- Diane Ackerman
Spirituality in practice
Fundraising
For many initiatives, external funds need to be raised, and this section provides some resources for effective fundraising.
Funders of spirituality in practice top^
Compton Foundation
Funding is focused in the areas of Peace & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and Population & Reproductive Health, with a special emphasis on projects that explore the interconnections between these categories.
Website, linked 08/16
http://www.comptonfoundation.org/
John Templeton Foundation
Focuses on funding research into what scientists and philosophers call the Big Questions in fields such as cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief.
Website, linked 08/16
http://www.templeton.org/
Kalliopeia Foundation
Founded in 1997, this foundation focuses on strengthening a collective recognition of the oneness of humanity and contributing to the evolution of communities and cultures that honor the unity at the heart of life's rich diversity.
Website, linked 08/16
http://www.kalliopeia.org/
Fundraising techniques top^
Ask TechSoup: Open-Source Tools for Fundraising?
Provides information on open-source tools to keep track of fundraising information and customer relations management.
Website, linked 08/16
http://www.techsoup.org/fundraising
Free Fundraising Information Kit
An order form for a free fundraising kit with both US and Canadian versions.
FundsNet Service Online website, linked 08/16
http://www.efundraising.com/SampleKit.aspx?partner=fundsnet
Free Online Fundraising Resources for Nonprofits
Reach your fundraising goals with our library of expert advice, donor communication tips, and non-profit marketing resources.
Network For Good website, linked 08/16
http://www.fundraising123.org/
Grants and Funding
Links to five sites that offer free grant writing tips.
Kagun Online, website linked 08/16
http://www.kaganonline.com/grants/grant_writing_tips.php
How Fundraising Works
Self-paced 1-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 08/16
https://charityvillage.com/elearning/courses/how-fundraising-works.aspx
Online Fundraising Tactics: What Works?
Reviews which tactics work better than others in online fundraising.
Network for Good website, Karen Matheson & Eve Fox, MRSS (May 2007), linked 08/16
http://www.fundraising123.org/article/online-fundraising-tactics-%E2%80%93-what-works#.VeSTrc9ra70
Grant applications top^
Foundation Center
A wide range of resources for locating potential grant opportunities and preparing grant applications.
Website, linked 08/16
http://foundationcenter.org/
Funds Net Forum
An excellent compilation of funding sources.
Website, linked 08/16
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult/0/no/1/Funding-sources.html
Getting Started: Grantwriting Basics
An outline of the basic steps necessary for planning the grant-writing process.
Carol Fisher, General Code Advantage, linked 08/16
http://www.generalcode.com/grants/grant_writing_get_started.html
Grant Writing Tips
An excellent set of grant-planning questions, basic elements of good proposals, and links to grant resources from an experienced grant writer.
Sylvie McGee, All For A Good Cause Consulting (1995), linked 08/16
http://www.sylviemcgee.net/grantwriting.html
Grantseeking
Self-paced 2-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 08/16
https://charityvillage.com/elearning/courses/grantseeking.aspx
Proposal Writing
Self-paced 2-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 08/16
https://charityvillage.com/elearning/courses/proposal-writing.aspx