How to Find Funding for Your Organization
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Course Introduction

Course Overview
How to Get the Most from the Course
About Peak Proposals
Chapter 1: Setting Reasonable Expectations for Your Grant Targets

Introduction
Getting into the Grant Mindset
Chapter 1: Setting Reasonable Expectations for Your Grant Targets: Quiz
Finding Funding: Need Assessment
Chapter 2: Generating Effective Search Terms

Relevant Results: The Challenge of Finding the Right Search Terms
Generating Search Terms
Chapter 2: Generating Effective Search Terms: Quiz
Chapter 3: Resources for Finding Funding Opportunities

Choosing Your Tools and Methods for Funder Research
Funder Research
Finding Funding: Evaluating Databases
Supplemental Reading: Methods for Finding Funding Opportunities

Conducting Prospect Research Using Google
Working Backward: How to Follow the Funding Trail (or, how to find funding opportunities without a funder database)
Seeking Funding from the US Government
Seeking Funds for International Projects
Video Tours of Funder Databases

Review of Philanthropy News Digest
Tour of Grants.gov
Chapter 4: Leveraging Partnerships

Introduction to Organizational Partnerships
The Benefits of Partnerships
Finding Funding: Partnerships
Chapter 5: Following Funding Trends

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The Importance of Tracking News about Funders & Funding Priorities
Following Funding Trends
Chapter 5: Following Funding Trends: Quiz
Chapter 6: Tools & Templates to Track Research Results

Introduction: Choosing a Tracking System for Your Prospect Research
Free Tools for Tracking the Results of Your Prospect Research
How to Use Trello for Grant Research & Writing
Video: Introduction to Trello
Chapter 6: Tools & Templates to Track Research Results: Quiz
Key Points: Tools & Templates for Tracking Funders
Chapter 7: Evaluating Opportunities

Opportunity Evaluation: The Who, What, & How of Evaluating Potential Opportunities
Evaluate Opportunities
Overview of the Go/No-Go Meeting Process
Chapter 7: Evaluating Opportunities: Quiz
Finding Funding: Evaluating Opportunities
Bonus Material

The Relationship between Your Organization's Online Presence & Its Ability to Attract Funding
Finding Funding: Bonus
Bonus Material: Quiz
Resources

Resources
PDF Download: Free Resources for Researching Funders & Funding Opportunities
Customizable Prospect Research Templates
Summary

Key Steps for Finding Funding & Tips for Success
Next Steps
Course Feedback

Video Tours of Funder Databases

We created four short videos to introduce you to Philanthropy News Digest, GrantStation, grants.gov, the USAID Business Forecast.

2 Lessons