Family Foundations: https://trust.guidestar.org/blog/applying-for-funding-from-family-
foundations-results-of-a-new-survey?source=aug09nwsltr  

Common Reason grant proposals get rejected 
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Grant-Makers-Reveal-the-Most/183799

Community Foundation Locator: https://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator
4. What is a Community Foundation: https://www.cfsomd.org/about-community- foundations/what-is-a-community-foundation/

Council on Foundations: https://www.cof.org/

The writing center, University of Wisconsin- Madison  https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/style/ccs_activevoice/

Perdue online writing lab 
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/active_and_passive_voice/ 
active_versus_passive_voice.html

Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/

Active vs Passive: https://www.yourdictionary.com/pdf/articles/51.activevspassivevoice.pdf

Proposal Preparation: https://www.sbir.gov/tutorials/preparing-proposal/tutorial-2#

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Nonprofits and Data: A How to Series, Community Research Institute

Incorporation of Visuals Into Grant Proposals: 
https://msu.edu/~platteje/ARTIFACTS/Grant%20writing/incorporation_visuals.pdf

History of Federal Grant Policy: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/learn-grants/grant- 
policies.html

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Federal Grant Making Agencies: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/learn-grants/grant- 
making-agencies.html

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Dun & Bradstreet https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/companylookup.htm

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Washington DC Grant Clearinghouse https://opgs.dc.gov/page/opgs-district-grants- clearinghouse

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Washington DC Funding Alert https://opgs.dc.gov/service/funding-alert-information

Maryland InfoPortal http://planning.maryland.gov/ourwork/marylandinfoportal.shtml

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MD Grants Office http://grants.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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Giving USA https://givingusa.org/

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USA Spending: https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/default.aspx

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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance https://www.cfda.gov/

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System for Awards Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/##11

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Common Grant Applications www.givingforum.org

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Philanthropy News Digest : Free daily news services and compendium of articles, new releases, and request for proposals www.philanthropynewsdigest.org 

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Federal Grants Official site of federal request for proposals ( RfP)  http://www.grants.gov/ 

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US Environmental Protection Agency Find information about grants  for environmental programs  https://www.epa.gov/grants 

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US Department of Education ( https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-apply.html?src=ft ) Find 
information about grants for educational programs

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US Department of Agriculture: Find information about grants for food, animal and land use programs. https://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=GRANTS_LOAN S

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Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited 
Resources Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC

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Colorado Nonprofits Evaluation:   https://www.coloradononprofits.org/sites/default/files/attachments/Evaluation-Toolkit-
Final-with-Cover.pdf