Equine Rescue News & Resources Grants Archives

Basics

Darren Meahl's comprehensive paper on applying for grants.

Keys to writing a proposal by Sharon McKelvey.

Grant Terms #1, Grant Terms #2 and Grant Terms #3 - Glossary of Terms by Sharon McKelvey

Also, please check out these archived discussions which also mention grants:

Grants Discussions - the original discussions from October 1999 and 2000 that led to this section in the Equine Rescue and Resources website. Some listings of grants that may or may not still be valid.

Fundraising - a brainstorming session from August 1998 on ways to raise money for charities via selling various crafts and services.

Fundraising II - discussions from March 1999 on raising funds via raffles, 'net auctions (Ebay), return on money spent on education and public relations, shows and displays.

Fundraising III from the June 1999 Workshop on fundraising. Lots of discussion - sponsorships, earning money at horse events, contacts, media exposure, trail rides, sales of items via the 'net and elsewhere to generate funds, contests, etc.

Fundraising IV from March 2000 list discussions. How to approach businesses, bake sales, affiliates, webpages.

FundraisingV from October and November 2000 list discussions. Wish lists, calendars, holiday fundraising including angel trees, decorations, silent auctions of horse theme items.

Fundraising with Affiliates how have Amazon, Igive, Petsmart, etc worked for other rescuers? From April 2001 list discussions.

Getting businesses to donate goods to rescues. How to approach businesses for donations from September 1999 discussions.

Acknowledging donations how to make donors feel appreciated from May 2001.

Links

The Foundation Center from their website: "The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. Our audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public." Some areas are free, for others there is a fee or a charge. Very comprehensive information on grants.

Fundsnet Services for animal grants specifically, see Animal Programs

Grants & Grant Writing - links and resources.

Help with Grant Proposals various articles and links.

By State or Region

Compiled by Sharon McKelvey, these are in rich text format which you should be able to view via your word processing program such as Wordpad or Word and are listed by state and name of the foundation issuing the grant.