Potential Funding Sites and Resources for Mentoring
Funding
 |
Afterschool.gov |
Connecting you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours. |
|
|
Corporation for National and Community Service |
A link to their Current Grant Competitions section. |
|
|
Foundation Center |
Find funders and get answers to questions about foundations, philanthropy, and funding research. |
|
|
Grant Station Insider |
Weekly e-newsletter about new funding programs, grant deadlines, conferences, and resources for grant seekers. |
|
|
Grants.gov |
Offers help in finding and applying for federal grants. |
|
|
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
A listing of OJJDP funded programs. |
|
|
The Grantsmanship Center |
Provides trainings, workshops, daily grant announcements and an index of funding sources. |
|
|
U.S. Department of Education |
A listing of USDE funded programs. |
Resources
|
Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program: A Framework for Resource Development Planning |
This planning guide, developed specifically for school-based mentoring programs, features strategies for securing funding and nonfinancial support from a variety of sources, such as government grants, foundations, individual giving campaigns, and special events. |
|
|
Finance Project's Youth Programs Resource Center |
The Finance Project's Youth Programs Resource Center. |
|
|
Fundraising Fundamentals for Mentoring Programs |
This interactive, problem-solving workshop is designed to give you the skills, techniques and knowledge you need to sustain your mentoring program into the future. |
|
|
Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Considerations and Partnership Strategies for Senior Corps Directors |
This brief guide, originally designed for Senior Corps programs, can benefit any agency wanting to create partnerships that can deliver mentoring services to youth in foster care. |
|
|
Play Well With Others: Leveraging Local Partnerships for Program Success (Case Study) |
This case study examines how the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance program in California leverages partnerships to provide financial and other support for their services. Tips on forming and maintaining partnerships are included. |
|
|
Producing Proposals That Work |
Walks you through the “honing-in” process of preparing proposals that secure the maximum amount of major gifts from well-matched funders. |
|
|
Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs |
One of the major challenges facing mentoring programs of all types is the search for funding and resources that can sustain the program over time. This guidebook, revised in 2007, provides detailed advice for creating a customized sustainability plan. Specific chapters cover common funding streams, such as government grants, foundations, and individual giving campaigns. |
|
|
Sustaining Program Viability |
Fund-Development Principles To Assure Your Mentoring Program’s Future. |
|
|
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal |
This effective practice includes tips for writing grant proposals and a list of elements that should be in most, if not all, proposals. Outlining the important steps of proposal writing will aid the first-time writer and provide a review for those who have not been involved in the proposal writing process for some time. |
