Fresno Regional Foundation

Resources and tools for nonprofits

The Fresno Regional Foundation was instrumental in establishing a new nonprofit support organization with the merger of the Fresno Regional Foundation Advancement Center and the Fresno Nonprofit Council. For technical support, research, and funding sources contact:

Fresno Nonprofit Advancement Council

1752 L Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 264-1513
www.fresnononprofits.com

Additional resources

United Way of Fresno County

United Way has been funded by local government to provide grant writing workshops for Fresno County nonprofit agencies. Look for “Resources Development Services” at their website:  www.unitedwayfresno.org

The Foundation Center

Provides foundation finder services to help locate corporate, community and private foundations anywhere in the U.S. See www.fdncenter.org and click on "Finding Funders."

GrantStation.com

Membership-based service that provides grant proposal alerts, complete list of funder profiles, grant research tools, as well as proposal-writing tools and many other resources for non-profit administration. Website: www.grantstation.com

Guidestar.org

Offers “Grant Explorer,” a comprehensive source of grant information available online. It has information on funding and programs for more than 34,000 U.S. foundations and 680,000 grants. Website: www.guidestar.org

California Association of Nonprofits

Resources to help promote, strengthen and advance the influence, professionalism, accountability and effectiveness of nonprofit  organizations. Offers conferences, management, fundraising and technical support resources. Website: www.cannonprofits.org

TechSoup

Technology assistance specifically for non-profit organizations. Contains articles, message boards, free tools and resource lists. Website: www.techsoup.org

CONNECT: Partnership for Nonprofit Solutions

A project of the Orangewood Children’s Foundation, CONNECT offers an online directory of website links and resources, the Clearinghouse of Resources, to assist nonprofit organizations in their efforts to improve upon operations and service delivery. They also offer an online consultant database, which is a searchable directory of consultants who specialize in working with nonprofit organizations. Website: www.connectoc.net

Technical Support

Our goal at Fresno Regional Foundation is to use our website as an effective, complementary communication channel. If you are having difficulties using our Extranet, call us at (559) 226-5600.