RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS

RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS

Guides to Funding During COVID-19

The Center for Nonprofit Management - Offers weekly lunch and learns, open office hours, nonprofit answer hotline, and more. Their Rapid Response COVID-19 Resource Center page includes an extensive list of public and private resources from a variety of sectors, including emergency and CARES Act funding.

Candid - Where can I find emergency financial resources to help with COVID-19 hardships? This knowledge base article includes resources for nonprofits and for individuals.

Philanthropy California - Includes regularly updated, descriptive lists of response funds that can be filtered by geography, targeted communities, focus areas and type of support.

Council on Foundations - COVID-19 Resource Hub. Includes a directory of response funds.

Specific COVID-19 Response Funds

We Are Santa Monica (Santa Monica COVID-19 Relief Fund) - Will provide emergency relief funds to the City of Santa Monica and other organizations, and is administered by the California Community Foundation.

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Specific COVID-19 Response Funds (cont'd)

California Community Foundation (CCF) - Has launched the COVID-19 LA County Response Fund to address the immediate and emerging needs of our region's most vulnerable residents--from mitigation to eventual recovery.

The California Endowment - Has announced the first phase of the foundation's urgent funding response to the COVID-19 pandemic in California. -million-covid-19-response-plan/

Center for Disaster Philanthropy - The CDP COVID-19 Response Fund to support preparedness, containment, response and recovery activities for those affected and for responders.

Crowdfunding for COVID-19

Kickstarter and COVID-19 - This overview provides links and current Kickstarter articles with ideas for all types of artists to fund their creative work during quarantine.

Kickstarter Resource Guide for Artists in the COVID-19 Crisis - Emergency grants, freelance resources, legal aid, and more.

Go Fund Me Charity - A fundraising resource for nonprofits.

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General Resources and Assistance for Finding Funders from Candid

Candid and Santa Monica Public Library - SMPL is a Funding Information Network partner of Candid and provides access to Candid's online directories of grantmakers and past grants. Candid is a leading educational nonprofit formed from the merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar.

Foundation Directory Online Essential - Get help identifying the grantmakers that will fund your organization. With profiles for over 100,000 grantmakers, Essential offers information on funder giving priorities, key decision makers, application information, and contact information. FDO Essential is freely available from home during SMPL's closure. Use this link to log in: Foundation Directory Online Essential

FDO Essential training - This short 9-minute video tutorial from the Free Library of Philadelphia demonstrates how to search for grantmakers using Foundation Directory Online Essential.

Concierge service for grant seeking patrons - During the Library's closure, SMPL Librarians conduct searches of the Foundation Directory Online & Grants to Individuals Online, and deliver result lists of grantmaker profiles, via email. To request this service, email librarians at Reference@

- Candid's extensive learning portal, includes training through live and recorded webinars and podcasts, self-paced learning courses, knowledge base of FAQs, links to news, RFPs (Request for Proposals), job listings, and email & chat access to online librarians.

Candid Newsletters - You can sign up for the broad news coverage and grants announcements published in Philanthropy News Digest and other newsletters, or choose to receive focused announcements such as RFPs and job listings in the nonprofit sector.

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Local Nonprofit Associations and Capacity Building Organizations

California Association of Nonprofits - Currently focusing on Covid-19 Resources for California Nonprofits.

Center for Nonprofit Management - A membership organization offering consulting and educational services for nonprofits.

Valley Nonprofit Resources at CSUN - "Building stronger nonprofits in the San Fernando Valley" by providing information & referral, and technical assistance.

Grantsmanship Center Los Angeles - Training organization whose mission is to help private and public nonprofits make better communities.

Proposal Writing

Grantsmanship Center - Project Grantsmanship partner foundations underwrite up to 90 percent of the tuition for eligible nonprofit board members and paid staff to attend The Grantsmanship Center's 5-day Grantsmanship Training Program? .

Professional Develpment

eBooks for nonprofit leaders - Candid's free digital collection of over 260 unique titles on OverDrive, with topics that include proposal writing, strategic planning, and more. Create a free account here by clicking on "User ID Help."

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For Libraries Visualizing Funding for Libraries Data Tool - A free tool developed by Candid to help libraries and their supporters find, map, and track funding sources and trends. Institute of Museum and Library Services - Federal support for libraries and museums. California State Library - Includes grant and funding opportunities for libraries.

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