Funders of spirituality in practice  top^

Compton Foundation

Funding is focused in the areas of Peace & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and Population & Reproductive Health, with a special emphasis on projects that explore the interconnections between these categories.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.comptonfoundation.org/priorities.html

John Templeton Foundation

Focuses on funding research into what scientists and philosophers call the Big Questions in fields such as cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.templeton.org/

Kalliopeia Foundation

Founded in 1997, this foundation focuses on strengthening a collective recognition of the oneness of humanity and contributing to the evolution of communities and cultures that honor the unity at the heart of life's rich diversity.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.kalliopeia.org/

Fundraising techniques  top^

Ask TechSoup: Open-Source Tools for Fundraising?

Provides information on open-source tools to keep track of fundraising information and customer relations management.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5934.cfm

Free Fundraising Information Kit

An order form for a free fundraising kit with both US and Canadian versions.
FundsNet Service Online website, linked 09/10
http://www.efundraising.com/SampleKit.aspx?partner=fundsnet

How Fundraising Works

Self-paced 1-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 09/10
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/learn/cvchfw.html

Online Fundraising Tactics: What Works?

Reviews which tactics work better than others in online fundraising.
Karen Matheson &Eve Fox,Techsoup (May 2007), linked 09/10
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page6917.cfm

Grant applications  top^

Foundation Center

A wide range of resources for locating potential grant opportunities and preparing grant applications.
Website, linked 09/10
http://foundationcenter.org/

Funds Net Forum

An excellent compilation of funding sources.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/found-aa.htm

Getting Started: Grantwriting Basics

An outline of the basic steps necessary for planning the grant-writing process.
Carol Fisher, General Code Advantage, linked 09/10
http://www.generalcode.com/grants/grant_writing_get_started.html

Grant Proposal Writing Tips

Excellent tips on successful grant writing.
CPB website, linked 09/10
http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html

Grant Writing Tips

An excellent set of grant-planning questions, basic elements of good proposals, and links to grant resources from an experienced grant writer.
Sylvie McGee, All For A Good Cause Consulting (1995), linked 09/10
http://www.seanet.com/~sylvie/grants.htm

Grantseeking

Self-paced 2-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 09/10
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/learn/cvcgrantseeking.html

Non-Profit Guides

Free Web-based grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations, charitable, educational, public organizations, and other community-minded groups. Designed for the U.S. but useful in other countries.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.npguides.org/index.html

Proposal Writing

Self-paced 2-hour online course; $127 for 3 months access.
Charity Village Campus, linked 09/10
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/learn/cvcproposals.html