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Sample Volunteer Program Guidelines
Guidelines for Corporate Sponsored Volunteering, Business Line Volunteering, Personal Volunteering, Volunteer Related Policies
Nonprofit Resources
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Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
This outline should meet the needs of most funders, or guide you when approaching a funder with no written guidelines. The outline is for a project proposal, and is most appropriate for a project that is trying to correct a problem, such as water pollution, school truancy or ignorance about how HIV/AIDS is transmitted. The grant proposal as a whole, not including supplementary materials, should usually be five pages or less.
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Nonprofit Organization Resources
This listing of nonprofit organization resources has been compiled as a consumer service by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
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Giving Directly to Individuals: How Private Foundations Can Achieve More Impact with Their Philanthropic Funds
Funders are also looking for ways to stretch their philanthropic dollars, and to expedite assistance to people in need. To accomplish both goals, they are increasingly making grants directly to individuals. Although private foundations typically grant to charities and other nonprofit organizations, it’s a littleknown fact that they can also give directly to individuals and families in need. Foundations do not need to set up a separate nonprofit to make these grants, and they don’t need to seek prior approval from the IRS. Given these advantages as well as the exigencies of 2020, private...
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Minnesota Grants Directory 2020: Special Edition
Over 40 Minnesota and national funding opportunities responding to the impacts of COVID-19 and disaster relief. Produced by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
