Fundraising Strategy Resources
These free articles contain information to help you strengthen your funding strategy, grant-writing skills, and more.
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Grant Research Tools
MCN Member Benefits
- Business Directory
- GrantStation
- GrantsNews Newsletter (curated in partnership with Grant Gopher)
Grant Writing Tips
- Don’t Start Writing Your Nonprofit Grant Until You Read This – Nonprofit Hub
- Free Online Grant Writing Classes – nonprofitready.org
- General Grant Writing Tips – National Institute of Health
- Grant Tips & Best Practices – Grant Professionals Association
- Introduction to Proposal Writing Short Course – Candid Learning
- Nonprofit Grant Writing: Securing Grants for Your Cause – Grants Plus
Fundraising
- Board Fundraising: The Role Boards Play in Development – Boardable
- Ethical Fundraising – National Council of Nonprofits
- Fundraising – National Council of Nonprofits
- Fundraising Strategy for Beginners: How to Create Your Own – Donorly
- How to develop a successful nonprofit fundraising strategy – Bloomerang
- How to Get Funding for a Nonprofit: Tips and Resources – Augusta University
- Saying ‘Thank You’ to Donors – National Council of Nonprofits
- The Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Resource Guide: Fundraising & Grants – Library of Congress
Nonprofit Storytelling
- How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Get More Grants – Candid
- Nonprofit Storytelling Strategies to Steward Major Donors – Carnegie Investment Council
- The Role of Storytelling in Grant Writing – Lakewood University
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- SectorNews Newsletter: Our free monthly newsletter sent to over 13,000 nonprofit professionals from across the Commonwealth.
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