Create a basic reference library for yourself.

Reference Books

Even with all the information available on the Internet, books still hold a world of useful knowledge for the fundraiser. Clicking on any title below in italics will take you to that book on the Amazon.com or Foundation Center Web sites, where you can learn more about it or purchase it. A much more extensive bibliography appears in my The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing, 2nd Edition, Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 2007.

Funder Directories

Clark, David L. (ed.), National Directory of Corporate Giving. New York, NY: The Foundation Center, 2006.

Jacobs, David (ed.), The Foundation Directory 2006 . New York, NY: The Foundation Center, 2006.

Miner, Jeremy T. and Miner, Lynn E., Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development 2005/2006: A Guide to Current Sources for Local Programs and Projects. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2005/6.

Orxy Press, Funding Sources for K-12 Education 2005: 7th Edition. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2005.

Writing Guides

Strunk Jr., William and White, E.B., The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000. 

The University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL: 2003. 
 

Fundraising Guides

Quick, James Aaron and New, Cheryl Cater, Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit. New York: NY: John Wiley & Son's, Inc., 2001

Teitel, Martin,Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal. Emerson & Church, 2006.

Schladweiler, Kief (ed.), The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web. New York, NY: Foundation Center, 2003. (available in print and on CD-ROM)

Seymour, Harold J., Designs for Fund-Raising. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1966. For this one, you'll have to visit the library. It's out of print, although a classic. 
 

Resources for Individual Grant Seekers

Brogan, Kathryn Struckel (ed.), Writer's Market 2008 (Writer's Market Online). Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 2007.

Edelson, Phyllis (ed.), Foundation Grants to Individuals. New York: NY, Foundation Center, 2006.

Allworth Press, The Artist's Resource Handbook Allworth Press, 1997. Visual artists will find in this book a guide to organizations that can assist them along with information on legal, health, safety issues, and other topics.