Proposal Writing Content Topic Results
The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Special Collection
Special Collection
September 2023
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit organizations play a key role in our efforts to end gender-based violence and other forms of injustice and to build safe and thriving communities. In order to ensure that nonprofits are able to be as effective and mission-driven as possible in their programmatic work, they need to have a solid infrastructure. This collection offers key information on nuts and bolts of managing a nonprofit, and resources to support organizations in their journey to dismantle structural racism and center racial equity.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
January 2017
Apply for VOCA Funding: A Toolkit for Organizations Working with Crime Survivors in Communities of Color and Other Underserved Communities
Publisher(s): This toolkit from Equal Justice USA outlines the information that nonprofits need to understand VOCA funding, eligibility, and whether their organization is ready to apply for and sustain a VOCA grant. The toolkit will be useful for any organization seeking its first VOCA grant, but it is specifically geared toward organizations serving communities of color and other underserved communities.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
July 2016
Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
Publisher(s):This guide provides resource and a blueprint for safe, supportive, and inclusive schools for transgender youth.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2013
Using Policies to Promote Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: What is Working?
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper reviews both international and U.S.-based policy efforts to promote sexual abuse prevention and offers considerations for policy development in communities and organizations.
Materials
- General Material
February 2013
150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively
Publisher(s):This page offers a compilation of links to sites dedicated to helping students, bloggers, and professional writers improve their techniques while also becoming better editors and researchers.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2011
Federal Grant-Making Agencies
Publisher(s):Listed here are United States Federal grant-making agencies, the web site addresses of each agency, and the types of grant(s) which may be utilized by organizations working to end domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2011
Government Databases/Portals
Publisher(s):This page offers a listing of databases/portals that provide free and easy access to United States Federal government funding information and information on United States Federal, state, and local government transactions, resources, and services.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2011
Grant Writing - Information & Resources
Publisher(s):These selected grant writing websites provide clear, detailed information on the grant-writing process at no cost.
Materials
- Training Tools
- General Material
February 2010
Nonprofit Finance Webinar: Cost Allocation
Publisher(s):This webinar teaches ways to satisfy funder requirements and simplify the cost allocation process.
Materials
- General Material
January 2005
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
Publisher(s):This Minnesota Council on Foundations document provides an excellent source of information regarding the basics and the details of grant writing for non-profit development.
Materials
- General Material
September 2003
Wise Women's Favorite Fundraising Strategies
Publisher(s):Describes ideas generated from a meeting of executive directors of domestic violence programs who have had success with raising unrestricted funding from their local communities.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Evaluating Violence Against Women Research Reports
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document is a helpful guideline for the use and evaluation of research reports. It is intended to help advocates become more skilled and confident about reading and understanding research reports.