Chapter 6
Researching Potential Private-Sector Funders
IN THIS CHAPTER
Opening the door to finding private-sector funding opportunities
Utilizing grant-research databases
Adhering to the funder’s criteria
Prioritizing your potential funder’s list
The earlier chapters in this part focus on grantmaking agencies in the public sector. In this chapter, I take a look at the other segment of funding possibilities: private-sector grantmakers. Private-sector funding comes from foundations and corporations. This philanthropic well represents corporate and foundation grantmakers whose endowments (the funds that start each giving entity) came from individuals, families, other foundations, and for-profit corporations or businesses.
These funders are plentiful at the local, state, national, and international levels. How do you find foundation and corporate funders and determine what they like to fund? In this chapter, I take you on a deep dive research exploration to find out.
Finding Foundations and Corporations with Grantmaking Programs
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