Resources
The following articles and resources for grant writers and grant seekers are intended to educate our clients about the grant writing and non-profit development process. We do give permission to re-print articles on other Web sites so long as you give credit to PDX Grants and provide a link to our Web site. Please feel free to contact us with any other links you think might be of interest to us or other grant writing practitioners. To learn more, please contact us for a free, no obligation, consultation.
Online Grant WritingTutorials Not only does PDX Grants offer training workshops for individuals interested in learning more about grant writing, we also have an online tutorial designed for individual artists and others who may want to study on their own. More...
Requests for ProposalsAs a service to our clients, PDX Grants maintains a list of current Requests for Proposals to help Grant Seekers ,locate foundations and government agencies currently inviting proposals. To see the latest RFP's, click here
Writing Strong Outcome Statements Article describes how grant writers can improve their proposals by using specific and measurable outcome statements. More...
Portland Library Nonprofit Resource Center
Government Documents Room
2nd floor, Central Library
801 S.W. 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Since 1973, Multnomah County Library has housed a regional collection for the Foundation Center, which was chartered as an educational corporation in 1956 by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York. The Foundation Center is a nonprofit organization concerned exclusively with gathering, analysis and dissemination of information on philanthropic foundations. Foundation Center national libraries are located in New York, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, San Francisco and Atlanta, and over 200 regional collections are in libraries throughout the United States.
Things to Consider When Hiring a Grant Writer
Hiring a grant writer to assist your organization with its fundraising efforts is no small investment, so it is vital for you to consider several issues before hiring a consultant. Below point to ponder as you embark on your next fundraising venture. More...
Top 24 Oregon Foundations
Need help finding funding sources? Browse the top 24 foundations in the state of Oregon by just clicking here
Grant Writing Dictionary
As with any trade or discipline in the 21st Century, Grant Writing and Non-Profit development has its own lexicon of jargon designed to baffle and bewilder the outsider. To assist our clients new to the non-profit world, we are in the process of creating an online grant writing dictionary to help demystify some of the vernacular. So, if you come upon a strange word or phrase while working on your next proposal, consult our. Grant Writing Dictionary for guidance.
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