4-H Fund Development

4-H Fund Development Resources

This website is a project of the Iowa 4-H Fund Development Taskforce. Taskforce members are eager to assist fellow staff members with their fund development issues.

Taskforce Members	Extension Assignment	email address
Florine Swanson Co-chair	Executive Director - Iowa 4-H Foundation	fswanson@iastate.edu
Judy Levings Co-chair	Youth Development Specialist - Campus	jlevings@iastate.edu
Don Buzzingham Webmaster	County Extension Education Director - Des Moines County	buzz@iastate.edu
Linda Cline	4-H Program Assistant - Webster County	lcline@iastate.edu
Carol Ehlers Newsletter Editor	Youth Field Specialist - Northwest Area	xehlers@iastate.edu
Albert M. Grunenwald	4-H Foundation Development Assistant	abgrunen@iastate.edu
Debbie Hall	County Extension Education Director - Adair County	debhall@iastate.edu
Lois Hunt	Area Extension Education Director - Southeast Area	loish@iastate.edu
Dianna Mishler	County Youth Coordinator - Johnson County	dmish@iastate.edu
Barbara Sauser	Youth Field Specialist - Northeast Area	sauser@iastate.edu
Jay Staker	Director - Extension Science, Engineering and Technology Youth Initiative	jstaker@iastate.edu
Linda Wilson	Coordinator - Grants and Contracts, Extension Finance Office	lwilson@iastate.edu

Fund development, the seeking, acquisition and use of contracts and grants, is now an essential skill for Extension staff. The following resources only represent a small percentage of on-line resources available on the Internet. Additional sites will be included as they are identified.

The categories listed below are rather arbitrary, so we encourage you to explore all the resources provided so that you don't miss out. As new resources are added, they will be identified as NEW.

Please send URLs for other useful sites to the email address appearing at the bottom of this page so that they can be included also.

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Information on the free Adobe Acrobat Reader and download information can be found here.

(Users with dial-up connections will probably want to download the pdf files before viewing.)

Revenue Generation Resources

Revenue Generation Worksheet
helpful ideas for revenue generation in Iowa
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/admin/rgexample2.html

Iowa Fund Development Resources

Donation Management Tools

MS Word Template of a 4-H Donor Letter and Receipt
see "4-H and FUNd Development$ - November, 2000" (above) for details
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/desmoines/Mail_Merge_Thank.doc

MS Excel Template of Donor Management System
see "4-H and FUNd Development$ - November, 2000" (above) for details
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/desmoines/Simple_Gift_Log.xls

Verification of Charitable Contributions
advice from Florine Swanson on gift acknowledgement
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/desmoines/
Verification_of_Charitable_Contributions.pdf

Iowa Statistical Data

Data for Decision Makers
Detailed Iowa county data in a variety of topical areas
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/D4D.html

Future Talk Presentations
Iowa county information used in program planning
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/communities/futuretalk.htm

Health Profiles
Iowa child and family health profiles
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/communities/healthprofiles.htm

Iowa 4-H Statistical Data
statistical data on the Iowa 4-H program (password protected)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/restrict/statisticals.htm

Iowa Census Quick Facts
state and county census facts for Iowa
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html

Iowa Department of Education
annual condition of education report
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/fis/pre/coer/index.html

Iowa Department of Education
reports, data and statistics
http://www.state.ia.us/educate/reports.html

Social and Economic Trend Analysis
Iowa statistical data
http://www.seta.iastate.edu/

U.S. Statistical Data

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
data and statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm

Child Trends
research on issues affecting children
http://www.childtrends.org/HomePg.asp

Child Trends Databank
data on over 80 key indicators affecting children
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/

Children's Defense Fund
data on children
http://www.childrensdefense.org/data/default.asp

ChildStats.gov
statistics on children and their families
http://www.childstats.gov/

KIDS COUNT
data on the status of children
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/

National Center for Education Statistics
school district demographics
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/

National Center for Health Statistics
health-related data and statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
statistics
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Statistics.asp

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
more statistics - see "Statistics-General"
http://www.ncjrs.org/statwww.html#sg

National Institute on Out-of-School Time
out-of-school information and data
http://www.niost.org/

National League of Cities
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/programs/
institute_for_youth_education_and_families/index.cfm

U.S. Census Bureau
the official source for U.S. demographic data
http://www.census.gov/

Writing the Grant Proposal

Elements of a Grant Proposal
advice on what makes a good proposal
www.silcom/com/~paladin/promaster.html

GrantProposal.com
grant writing resources
http://www.grantproposal.com

Grant Proposal Writing
good advice and links for writing grant proposals
http://www.wilbers.com/grants.htm

Grantwriting Support Services
Iowa State University office support grantwriting efforts
http://grants-svr.admin.iastate.edu/Funding/GrantSupport.html

Grant Writing Tips
what else? tips on grant writing
http://www.seanet.com/~sylvie/grants.htm

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
detailed help on writing that proposal
http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/

Non-Profit Guides
grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations
http://www.npguides.org/

Proposal Writing and Government Contracting
lots of interesting fund development links
http://www.proposalwriter.com/

Toolkit for Faith-based and Community Organizations
Check out the eight Intermediary Development Series Guidebooks
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/resources/rscs_toolkit.html

Funding Sources

Community of Science
numerous funding sources and more
http://www.cos.com

Compassion Capital Fund
free newsletter for faith-based and community organizations (think "Partners")
http://ccf-news.org/

David G. Bauer Associates, Inc. - Helpful Resources
excellent list of potential funding sources
http://dgbauer.com/links.htm

Federal Register Announcements
easy access to funding announcements in the Federal Register
http://www.tgci.com/cgi-bin/Filter/

foundations.org: Foundations and Grantmaker's Directory
links to foundations and other funding sources with websites
http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html

Grants.gov
information on Federal grants
http://www.grants.gov/

GuideStar
database of over 850,000 nonprofits
http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp

Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development
grant and funding opportunities
http://www.icyd.org/grants.asp

Iowa Energy Center Grant and Loan Program
research and education funding for Iowa
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/about/grantloan/index.htm

Iowa Farm Bureau Challenge Grants
partial funding for community projects
http://www.ifbf.org/programs/grant/default.asp

Iowa State University Funding Resources
funding sources and other information
http://grants-svr.admin.iastate.edu/Funding/homepage.html

Iowa West Foundation
funding for Southwest Iowa
http://www.iowawestfoundation.org/

Iowa Women's Foundation
funding opportunities
http://www.iawf.org/New%20Site/grantinformation.htm

ISUE Grants and Contracts
grant and contract information from Iowa State University Extension
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/finance/grantsandcontracts.html

SAMSA
grants from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/index.html

The Grant AdvisorPlus
funding information for higher education
http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus/

US Department of Health and Human Services
grants and funding information
http://www.hhs.gov/grants/index.shtml

Youth-Oriented Resources

Indiana Youth Institute
information on funding for youth programs
http://www.iyi.org/grant_tips/index.html

Institute for Youth Development
information on funding for youth development programs
http://www.youthdevelopment.org/

Iowa 4-H Foundation
funding opportunities for Iowa's youth
http://www.iowa4hfoundation.org

Iowa 4-H Scholarships and Grants
includes several mini-grants
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/grants.html

Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development
listing of possible funding sources
http://www.icyd.org/grants.asp

National Youth Development Information Center
funding opportunities for youth development programs
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/funding.html

The Foundation Center
Focus on Funding for Children and Youth
http://fdncenter.org/focus/youth/

The Foundation Center
Youth in Philanthropy
http://www.foundationcenter.org/focus/youth/kids_teens/

YouthNOISE
practical advice from young people for young people on fund raising
http://www.youthnoise.com/site/CDA/CDA_Page/0,1004,90,00.html

Miscellaneous Resources

Charity Channel
extensive archives and free eNewsletters
http://www.charitychannel.com/

Fundraise Tax Law
a state-by-state review of fund raising tax law
http://www.fundraisetaxlaw.org/

Fundraising Strategies and Projects
fund raising resource listing from a Canada library
http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/qc/content.php?page=finsupp/fs_fund.html

Fundsnet Services
lots of funding-related links
http://www.fundsnetservices.com

Grants and Related Resources
Michigan State University Funding Center Guides
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/grants.htm

GrantsBiz.com
news, articles and links related to funding
http://www.grantsbiz.com/

GrantStation
your Fast Track to Funding
http://www.grantstation.com/

Grassroots Fundraising.org
on-line articles from Grassroots Fundraising Journal
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/advice/articles.html

Hoovers
the business information authority
http://www.hoovers.com/

House of Hope
links to grant information on the Internet
http://house-of-hope.org/grants-central-station.htm

Internet Nonprofit Center
information for and about nonprofits including fundraising
http://www.nonprofits.org/

Internet Resources for Nonprofits
fund raising/resource development
http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/fundraising.html

Journalist's Toolbox
more than 17,500 websites helpful to anyone doing research
http://www.journaliststoolbox.com

Nonprofit Charitable Orgs - About.com
links on funding and nonprofit organizations
http://nonprofit.about.com/

Nonprofit Fundraising and Grandwriting
lots of excellent links on fund development
http://www.mapnp.org/library/fndrsng/np_raise/np_raise.htm#anchor4293050175

Online Resources for Grant Writers
still more excellent links on fund development
http://www.unco.edu/sparc/resources/webaids.htm

Suite 101: Fund raising links
real people helping real people
http://www.suite101.com/subjectheadings/contents.cfm/13794

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
the newspaper of the nonprofit world
http://philanthropy.com/

The Foundation Center Learning Lab
lots of learning resources on funding
http://fdncenter.org/learn/

The Grantsmanship Center Magazine articles from the magazine published by The Grantsmanship Center
http://www.tgci.com/publications/magazine.htm

The Nonprofit Quarterly
another nonprofit oriented publication
www.nonprofitquarterly.org

Small Scale Fundraising

Fundraiser Help
lots of simple fund raising ideas
http://www.fundraiserhelp.com

Fundraising Secrets
information primarily dealing with product sales
http://www.fundraising.com/secret.asp

Fundraising for Small Groups Newsletter
free email newsletter for small groups
http://www.fundraising-newsletters.com/small.html

Fundraising Yellow Pages
links to a variety of products to sell
http://www.fundraising-yellow-pages.com

Grassroots Fundraising
lots of fundraising project ideas
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~dnash/

Raising Small Amounts of Money: Women's Fundraising Handbook
advice on small scale fundraising
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/4news/fundraising-handbook/1-intro.html

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Author:Don Buzzingham Date:9/17/2004