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GRANT CLASSES

Foundation Directory Online (available on all Kent campuses) | Foundation Grant to Individuals (available on the Trumbull campus)

Proposal Writing Assistance
Non-profit agency representatives who have completed a workshop at the Grant Information Center will be given special consideration when applying for a student intern to assist them with the proposal-writing process at no charge. A qualified KSU-Trumbull junior or senior student will work with the agency to prepare a proposal for an identified funder under the supervision of an English Department faculty advisor.

Agency Application for Grant-Writing
For Students: ENG 41096 Individual Investigation: Writing Grant Proposals
For Students: ENG 41096 Student Application Form for Grant-Writing Internship

Proposal Writing - KSU

HOW TO WRITE A GRANT
Grantmaking Basics | Grantproposal.com | GrantCraft

GRANT RESOURCES - OHIO

Auditor of State of Ohio - Grant Resources | Foundation Center - Ohio: State of Philanthropy 2006 | Foundation Center - Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in Ohio | Foundation Center - Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking in Ohio | Ohio Prospect Research Network | Ohio Grants | Grant Resources – OHIO: Nonprofit Startup Resources for Ohio

GRANT RESOURCES - FEDERAL
Foundation Directory Online (available on all Kent campuses) | Foundation Grant to Individuals (available on Trumbull campus) | Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance | Grants.gov | NCCS: National Center for Charitable Statistics | From the Federal Government | Sallie Mae | ED.gov| IRS

GRANTS AND GRANTMAKING - NEWS AND PERIODICAL SERVICES
Foundation News and Commentary | Internet Prospector Reference Desk - Nonprofit Prospect Research | The Chronicle of Philanthropy | GuideStar: Connecting People with Non-Profit Information | Alliance for Nonprofit Management | Foundationlibraries.org

FOUNDATION CENTER BASIC CLASSROOM TRAINING COURSES
Guide to the Resources on the Foundation Center's Web Site | Introduction to The Foundation Directory Online | Getting Started with Foundation Grants to Individuals Online | Getting Started with FC Search

FOUNDATION CENTER BASIC ONLINE GUIDES AND TUTORIALS
Guide to the Foundation Center's Web Site Guided Tour of the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature | The Foundation Directory Online Guided Tour | Corporate Giving Online Guided Tour | Foundation Grants to Individuals Guided Tour | FC Search Guided Tour | FC Search Advanced Strategies | CCNet Learning Tutorials

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

Financial Aid Questions - Peterson's Foundation Center - Youth in Philanthropy/Scholarship InformationFoundation Center - Youth in Philanthropy What Every Student Should Know About Federal Aid | Kent State University Student Financial Aid | KSU Trumbull Financial Aid/Scholarship Homepage | State Grants & Scholarships - Ohio Board of Regents | Ohio College Access Portal | Scholarship Information | Financial Aid 101

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Center for Nonprofit Excellence | BoardSource | USA.gov for Non Profits

Kent State University Trumbull Campus Library is now a member of the Foundation Center's nationwide network. This group of libraries, community foundations, and other non-profit organizations provides a vast collection of resources for individuals and agencies that do fundraising. The Trumbull Campus Library is open to the public and the parking is free. Anyone with a need for information on grants and fundraising now has an incredible wealth of resources at his disposal. Grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's electronic database, The Foundation Directory Online, are provided for free public access as a service to the community. The fully-searchable database includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders.

For more information, call Rose Guerrieri at 330-675-8866 or email rguerrie@kent.edu.