GENERAL RESOURCES
FOUNDATIONS
A leader in the world of philanthropy for issues related to Older Americans.
California Community Foundation
Supports a wide variety of programs that serve the needs of Los Angeles County.
California Healthcare Foundation
Committed to improving California's health care delivery and financing systems.
California Wellness Foundation
The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.
The National Council on the Aging provides information and resources to support the aging services network, including toolkits, research and examples of model programs.
Serving San Jacinto Valley Communities.
Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy.
Desert Healthcare District Foundation
Similar to California Healthcare Foundation mission in Palm Springs and surrounding communities.
Helping grant seekers succeed.
Comprehensive site providing Nonprofit Organizations, Colleges and Universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet.
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
League of California Community Foundations
Includes resources for non-profits.
A nonprofit collaboration to help nonprofit organizations increase capacity, reach new audiences, and build Internet strategies.
Southern California Grantmakers
A regional association of private-sector grantmakers.
Committed to working with organizations and institutions that directly benefit the health and well-being of Californians.
Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
Resources and foundation locator; on-line subscription directory.
United Way of the Inland Valleys
Serving Western Riverside County.
GRANT WRITING GUIDELINES
Grant Proposal Writing
Tips
Resource published by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that provides
guideposts for the grant-writing process.
Grantwriting Basics
Ten tips for writing a successful proposal, along with additional resources for
grant writers.
Grant Writing Tips
Grant-planning questions, basic elements of good proposals, and links to grant
resources from an experienced grant writer.
Grant Writing Tip Sheets
General grant-writing tutorials as well as specific information about applying
for National Institutes of Health grants.
Non-profit Guides
Grant-writing tools for nonprofits, including tips, sample proposals, and links.
Successful Grant Writing
A grant-writing consultant's outline of the basic steps necessary for planning
the grant-writing process.
Writing a Successful Grant
Proposal
The Minnesota Council on Foundations' detailed outline of a grant proposal,
which is particularly oriented to project proposals.
NON-PROFIT INSURANCE
Nonprofit's Insurance Alliance of California
Liability insurance pool exclusively for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in California.
Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group
The Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group consists of four companies: Alliance Member Services; Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group; National Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance; and the Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California. All of the companies are nonprofits that provide liability insurance to nonprofits. The group writes in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Liability insurance pool exclusively for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in California with at least one registered vehicle.
For-profit property/casualty and employee benefits broker that writes policies for non-profits, as well as serving for-profit businesses.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
California Association of Nonprofits
CAN’s mission is to promote, strengthen and advance the influence, professionalism accountability and effectiveness
of nonprofit organizations in a manner that builds their capacity to accomplish their missions
and preserves the idealism and value of nonprofit organizations in California.
Leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world.