3.3: Using In-Kind Donations to Support Your Organization

3.3: Using In-Kind Donations to Support Your Organization

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Finding Funding for Projects Based in Africa

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Introduction

  • Welcome!
  • About Peak Proposals

Chapter 1: Mastering the Basics of Grant Seeking

  • 1.1: Understanding the Basics of Grant Funding
  • 1.2: When Grant Funding Is Appropriate
  • 1.3: Funding Strategies for Newly Created Organizations
  • 1.4: Budgeting Basics
  • Chapter 1: Mastering the Basics of Grant Seeking: Quiz
  • Chapter 1 Summary & Assignment (PDF)

Supplemental Reading: Chapter 1

  • The Rise of Invitation-Only Grant Opportunities
  • Should You Be Relying on Grant Funding?
  • What Do You Do When You Have a Big Mission and No Money?

Chapter 2: Where & How to Look for Potential Funders

  • 2.1: Introduction
  • 2.2: Pursuing Grant Money from Private Foundations if Your Organization is Based in an African Country
  • 2.3: The United States Government and Funding for Africa-Based Projects
  • 2.4: Funding Opportunities Sponsored by European Donors
  • 2.5: Funding Opportunities from Multilateral Organizations
  • 2.6: Finding Corporate Giving Programs for Africa-Based Programs
  • 2.7: Seeking Funding as a Faith-Based Organization
  • Chapter 2: Where & How to Look for Potential Funders: Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Summary & Assignment (PDF)

Supplemental Reading: Chapter 2

  • 8 Things to Consider When Evaluating Grant Opportunities from Foundations
  • Don't Discount the Smaller Foundations
  • Preparing for a Government-Sponsored Funding Opportunity
  • Beginner's Guide to Corporate Philanthropy

Chapter 3: Diversifying Your Organization's Funding

  • 3.1: Grant Funding and Creating a Reliable Source of Revenue for Your Organization
  • 3.2: Asking for Money from Organizations and Individuals Based in the United States and Other Countries
  • 3.3: Using In-Kind Donations to Support Your Organization
  • Chapter 3: Diversifying Your Organization's Funding: Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Summary & Assignment (PDF)

Supplemental Reading: Chapter 3

  • What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?
  • Paths to Nonprofit Sustainability1
  • If Your Nonprofit Organization Urgently Needs Funding, Explore Crowdfunding

Chapter 4: Preparing for Success

  • 4.1: The Three Skills to Master if You Want to Find Grant Opportunities
  • 4.2: Tips for Improving Your Grant Proposal Writing
  • 4.3 Creating a Proposal Development Team & System
  • Chapter 4: Preparing for Success: Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Summary & Assignment (PDF)

Supplemental Reading: Preparing for Success

  • Follow This Plan and You'll Never Miss a Proposal Deadline
  • Discover Funding Trends through a Landscape Analysis
  • When Is It Appropriate to Contact Program Officers?

Chapter 5: Next Steps and Resources

  • 5.1 Course Summary.pdf
  • 5.2 Resource List
  • 5.3 Access to Prospect Research Templates
  • Let Us Know What You Think!