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This section is dedicated to resources on raising the funds necessary to operating a School and its programs. Both potential funding sources and more general information on building a development program including grant writing and capital campaigns are included.
The Foundation Center, a national library of all private foundations, may be the best place to begin. That site will allow you to search the registry of funders by subject and provides significant “how to” resources. The Foundation Center , extensive resource for grantseekers containing links to articles on fundraising and building capital campaigns, the Foundation Directory online, and courses on grantwriting.
www.foundationcenter.org
Association of Fundraising Professionals , the service organization for development officers, provides statistics and “how to” information.
www.afpnet.org
Grantmakers in the Arts is a member organization of foundations and corporations that support the arts.
www.giarts.org
Foundation Funding for Arts Education: An Overview of Recent Trends (PDF - October 2005)
Federal opportunities for cultural funding are listin on the NEA's site..
www.arts.gov/federal.html
onPhilanthropy: A Global Resource for Non Profit Professionals. This site provides articles on fundraising, marketing, corporate giving, foundations, and current issues in the field of philanthropy.
www.onphilanthropy.com
Your Non-Profit Fund-Raising Resource: This website, run by Tony Poderis, contains free handouts, articles and other materials to help organizations and their fundraising efforts. Tony Poderis was development director for over 20 years for Cleveland Orchestra.
A Global Resource for Non Profit Professionals. This site provides articles on fundraising, marketing, corporate giving, foundations, and current issues in the field of philanthropy.
www.onphilanthropy.com
The Grassroots Fundraising Journal provides an educational tool geared specifically to smaller organizations and arts administrators on fundraising. The site includes tips and articles on innovative fundraising strategies.
www.grassrootsfundraising.org/index.html
Fundsnet Services Online provides an up-to-date list of funders of the arts and culture nationwide with a summary of each corporation or institution included.
www.fundsnetservices.com
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World, includes articles on issues of philanthropy, resources and links for nonprofit professionals, products and services, and a list of current grantmakers.
philanthropy.com
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs and individual students nationwide
www.mhopus.org
