national science foundation guidebook on evaluation

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National Science Foundation Guidebook on Evaluation --http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/start.htmThis guide book provides information on topics including: reasons forconducting evaluations, types of evaluations, evaluation steps/process,evaluation questions and measurable objectives, quantitive and qualitativedata collection, and culturally responsive evaluation.

AACPS Grants Office --http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/admin/development/grants.htmThis site provides the tools & services needed to turn grant ideas into reality.

This website contains information on the many services and resourcesoffered for grant seekers at AACPS.

AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants --http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfmCommunity Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUWbranches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-basednonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree researchprojects that promote education and equity for women and girls.Afterschool.Gov: How to Get Money --http://findyouthinfo.gov/GrantsSearch.aspxThis database gives you one stop for information about more than 100sources of federal funding for after-school and youth developmentprogramming. For each of the programs listed in the database, you will finda brief description of the kinds of activities that can be funded, along withinformation about the application process, and contact information (web siteaddresses and telephone numbers).American Library Association --http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/programs/index.cfm

American Library Association's awards and grants area.Arthur Vining Davis Foundations -- http://www.avdf.org/The purpose of the Foundations is to provide financial assistance, within thelimits of their budgets and the discretion of their Trustees, to certaineducational, cultural, scientific and religious institutions.
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Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education --http://www.aace.orgThe Association is an international, educational, and professionalorganization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, andquality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.Awesome Library -- http://www.awesomelibrary.orgThe Awesome Library is a valuable resource for educators which includes:grant writing information, resources, lesson plans, and a myriad of othertopics important to teachers and administrators.Bank of America Foundation --http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/This foundation funds education with an emphasis on K-12, including after-school programs; early childhood development; English as a secondlanguage (ESL); financial literacy, and youth mentoring programs.

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy --http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.htmlThe goal of the national grant program is to develop and expand familyliteracy efforts nationwide, and to support the development of literacyprograms that build families of readers.Basic Elements of Grant Writing --http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.htmlThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides an easy guide to the basic

elements of grant writing and is offered to assist applicants to CPB and toother funding sources. It offers guideposts to help you through each stage ofthe process.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation --http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Grants/The Gates family formed a foundation which will allocate grants to improveeducation and the use of technology in the curriculum.Birds Eye Foods Foundation -- http://www.birdseye.com/communityThe Birds Eye Foods Foundation provides grants to not-for-profit

organizations operating in communities where Birds Eye Foods has facilities.Primary giving areas include health, community services, education, youth,agricultural research and cultural programs.

Broad Foundation -- http://www.broadfoundation.org/The Broad Foundations mission is to dramatically improve K-12 urban public
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education through better governance, management, labor relations andcompetition.Centerpoint for Leaders --http://www.centerpointforleaders.org/virtual_resources2.html

Extensive listing of community foundations by regionChronicle of Philanthropy -- http://philanthropy.com/The newspaper of the non-profit world.Cisco Systems Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Program --http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac48/pgp_home.htmlCisco Systems provide one time awards of approximately $10,000 innetworking product, service and training to K-12 schools for curriculum-based internet connections.Computers for Learning --http://www.computers.fed.gov/School/user.aspThis program donates surplus federal computer equipment to schools andeducational non-profits, giving special consideration to those with thegreatest need.Conservation Grants Center -- http://www.conservationgrants.comA great place to find funding for your conservation, ecology, environment,and natural resource projects.Corning Inc. Foundation --http://www.corning.com/about_us/corporate_citizenship/community/corning_foundation.aspxSelected elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning are the consistent beneficiaries ofFoundation support. Areas of involvement include community service.Council on Foundations -- http://www.cof.orgThe Council works to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth,and action in philanthropy. It contains links to current grant opportunities.Council on Foundations: Community Foundation Locator --http://www.cof.org/whoweserve/community/resources/index.cfm?navItemNumber=15626The Locator list hundreds of community foundations who derive their fundsfrom many donors rather than a single source, as is usually the case withprivate and corporate foundations.
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David and Lucile Packard Foundations --http://www.packard.org/grants/The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the followingbroad program areas: conservation; population; science; children, families,and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness and philanthropy.Dr. Alice Christie's Grant Writing and Funding Opportunities Page --http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/grants/lists.htmlNumerous links to grant resources.Education Alliance at Brown University --http://www.alliance.brown.edu/db/ea_urls.phpThis website provides free grant and funding information, with one of thebiggest grant and funding databases in the country.eFunding Solutions -- http://www.efundingsolutions.comThis site is dedicated to helping educators locate every funding sourceavailable to them in the United States.Environmental Education on the Internet -- http://eelink.net/grants-eespecificresources.htmlA resource for finding grant opportunities whose major component inenvironmental education.eSchool News -- http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/A comprehensive source for school technology funding. This website

provides access to grant opportunities, recent grant awards, equipmentdonations, and a Technology Funding Directory.Federal Register - Education Grants Available (US Dept of Education)-- http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/index.htmlAnnounces the availability of federal funds for grants in Education.Ford Foundation -- http://www.fordfound.org/The Ford Foundation seeks to enhance educational opportunities especiallyfor low income and chronically disadvantaged groups. The site also containsa grant database and guidelines for grant seekers.

Ford Motor Company Fund -- http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/Ford Motor Company Fund makes awards in five categories: education,environment, public policy, health & social programs, civic affairs &community development, and arts & humanities.
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Fostering the Use of Educational Technology: Elements of a National

Survey -- http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR682/contents.htmlThis publication includes a chapter on the use and effectiveness ofeducational technology.Foundation Center -- http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/The "Gateway" to philanthropy on the World Wide Web, this site offers onlineassistance with locating foundations and proposal writing. It has anextensive list of links which can be tailored to meet the needs of grantseekers.Foundations Online -- http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.htmlFoundations Online is a directory of 100's of foundations and grantmakers. Itis a must site that all grant seekers should visit!Funding Sources on the Web --http://ils.unc.edu/daniel/450/fundsources.htmlGrant information and other basic grant-seeking references.

Fundsnet Services Online -- http://www.fundsnetservices.comDirectory of over 700 philanthropy sites on the web, including section listingnewest funding opportunities and Community Foundations/RegionalGrantmakers. Site includes FAQ section and search engine links.G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation and The Amborse Monell Foundation --http://www.monellvetlesen.org/

Voluntarily aiding and contributing to religious, charitable, scientific, literary,and educational uses and purposes, in New York, elsewhere in the UnitedStates and throughout the world.Gannett Foundation -- http://www.gannettfoundation.org/The Gannett Foundation supports local organizations in communities wherethe Gannett Co., Inc. owns a local daily newspaper or broadcast station.Gateway -- http://www.thegateway.orgThe key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans,curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.George Lucas Educational Foundation -- http://www.edutopia.org/Although not a source for funding, this sites contains a myriad of sites andsources of information about grants.Good360 -- http://about.good360.org/Each year companies contribute newly manufactured products through
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Good360, formerly Gifts in Kind International, to a network of over 50,000charities around the world.Government Discretionary Grants -- http://www.ed.gov/GrantAppsThis site is a compilation of all federal grants, a description of the grant,

requirements with filing deadlines, electronic filing forms, and the homepage for each of the grants listed.Grant Getting Page -- http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/ors/index.htmlThe Grant Getting Page is jam packed with hyperlinks to grant givingagencies and private foundations.Grant Proposals -- http://www.grantproposal.comA comprehensive site on proposal writing. Includes an overview, inquiry andcover letters, standard components of a proposal, a sample proposal, advicefrom funders, and more. Includes an excellent section on researchingfunding opportunities.Grant Resources -- http://www.proposalwriter.com/grants2.html#SubjectsGreat website with lots of links to resourcesGrant Wrangler -- http://grantwrangler.com/Grant Wrangler is a free grants listing service offered by Nimble Press.

They make it easier for teachers, librarians, and parents to find funding,including grants and awards for arts, history, mathematics, science,technology, and more. They also help grant-giving organizations more

effectively promote their grants and awards to teachers and schools acrossAmerica. You can subscribe to their Grant Wrangler Bulletin. The GrantWrangler Bulletin is a bi-weekly newsletter delivering the latest grants andawards directly to your email box.

Grant Writing Chatboard -- http://teachers.net/projects/grantsA forum dedicated to discussions about grantwriting for classroom andschool projects and programs.Grant Writing Tutorial -- http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htmThis sites provides tutorials for grant writing.GrantCraft: Practical Wisdom for Grantmakers --http://www.grantcraft.orgGrantCraft is a source of practical wisdom from grant makers on the toolsand techniques of effective grant making. GrantCraft offers guides, videos,and case studies that present the practitioner's view of philanthropy, onsubjects like practice and methods that make grants more effective, insights
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into relations between grantees and grantors lessons about how to organizegrant-making work for best results.Grants and Grantwriting -- http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic94.htmA well-done collection of links to grant sites and informationGrants Information Collection -- http://grants.library.wisc.eduThe University of Wisconsin maintains a comprehensive site with grantresources.Grants.gov -- http://www.grants.gov/This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitivegrant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.

GrantSAT - The Grant Proposal Self Assessment Tool --http://www.orsp.cmich.edu/research/documents/pdf/grantsat.pdfGrantSAT is an instrument for evaluating, and hence improving, the qualityof proposals. It provides a number of assessment criteria for nine differentaspects of a proposal, e.g., problem statement, budget, evaluation.GrantSelect -- http://www.grantselect.com/Offers more than 10,000 funding opportunities and the largest collection ofsponsored research opportunities. You can sign up for a free trialmembership. GrantSelect is an effective and comprehensive tool forgrantseekers.Grantsmanship Center -- http://www.tgci.com/Since 1972, TGCI has been the world's leading source of grantsmanshiptraining and grant information.Grantwriters.com -- http://www.grantwriters.comProvides professional consulting, materials and training for grant andproposal writing. Packed with free info and links to major funding sources.Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal --

http://learnerassociates.net/proposal/index.htmCreated to help empower people to be successful in gaining funds for

projectsGuideStar -- http://www.guidestar.orgThis site offers information about more than 700,000 IRS-registered501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
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Independent Sector -- http://www.independentsector.org/index.htmAbout Us Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities,foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing thecommon good in America and around the world.

Intel Foundation -- http://www.intel.com/community/grant.htmIntel vigorously supports education through grants for programs thatadvance science, math and technology education, particularly for womenand underserved populations.International Society for Technology in Education --http://www.iste.orgThe mission of ISTE is to help classroom teachers K-12 and administratorsshare effective methods for enhancing student learning through the use ofnew classroom technologies.J.C. Downing Foundation --http://www.jcdowning.org/funding/grantmaking.htmThe Foundation supports innovative efforts and original projects that offerfar-reaching gains and widespread results. They awards grants to qualifiednonprofit organizations with explicit, identifiable needsoften funding theearly stages of a project's development.Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators --http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/business/genbus.htmlList of grant organizations.Library of Winning Grants -- http://www.tgcigrantproposals.com/cgi-bin/propSubjects.asp?subject=EDU-2,This site includes an extensive list of grants that have been written andfunded. A great resource to use to examine a successfully funded grant.Milken Family Foundation for Education Technology --http://www.mff.org/edtechThe foundation is committed to strengthening the profession by recognizingand rewarding outstanding educators and by expanding their professionalleadership and policy influence.MultiMedia Schools -- http://www.mmischools.com/This print magazine published five times a year addresses multipletechnologies used in K-12 schools today. Selected full text in availableonline, which includes a NewsWatch section, which posts technology relatedfunding news and links.
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National Center for Education Statistics -- http://www.nces.ed.govNCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that arerelated to education in the United States and other nations (the most reliabledata for grants).National Endowment for the Humanities --http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.htmlNEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United Statesgovernment dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, andpublic programs in the humanitiesNational Science Foundation -- http://www.nsf.gov/funding/azindex.jspThe NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, throughgrants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The Foundation accounts forabout 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basicresearch.National Technology Recycling Project -- http://www.ntrp.orgA non-profit organization designed to help people recycle technology with afocus on computers and to support non-profit technology recyclingorganizations across the United States.

NCTM MET Awards, Grants, and Scholarships --http://www.nctm.org/about/metNCTM MET Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Available! The MathematicsEducation Trust (MET) was established by the National Council of Teachers

of Mathematics (NCTM) to fund special projects that enhance the teachingand learning of mathematicsNEC Foundation of America -- http://www.necfoundation.orgThis Foundation gives grants to those organizations and programs with anational reach and impact in science and technology education, principally atthe secondary level, or technology used to assist people with disabilities.

Network for Good -- http://www1.networkforgood.org/This site contains a collection of sources of support for nonprofitorganizations.Northwest Regional Education Lab --http://educationnorthwest.org/taxonomy/term/177This site constructed by the Northwest Regional Education Lab contains anextensive list of standards in a variety of subject areas.
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NWREL's Northwest EducationalTechnology Consortium --http://www.netc.org/grants/This site provides access to information about educational technology grantsand grant writing.Online Funding Resources --http://www.castletechnology.com/resources/funding.htmlLinks from Castle Technology Consultants to a wide variety of onlineresources related to grants, proposals, and philanthropic organizations whichprovide funding for educational purposes.Oregon - Hardy Plant Society of Oregon --http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/grantinfo.htmThe Hardy Plant Society of Oregon works to promote education andunderstanding of herbaceous perennial plants, and is dedicated to helpingspecial gardens of botanical, horticultural, or historic interest, including thesupport of community gardens.

Oregon - Resource Sustainable Solutions --http://envirocenter.org/what-we-do/youth-education-1/earthsmart-grantsThe EarthSmart Grants help schools implement or maintain innovativeprojects that reduce waste and conserve resources. Every school year,schools are encouraged to apply for the grants to help fund various projects.

Oregon Arts Commission --http://www.oregonartscommission.org/content/grants

The Oregon Arts Commission provides grant funding opportunities to supportthe Arts in the state of Oregon through programs which provide fundingopportunities which include general operating support, project-specificsupport, and support for artist's professional endeavors.Oregon Community Foundation --http://www.oregoncf.org/receive/grantsOCF supports more than 1,300 organizations around the state each yearthrough its grant programs. These grants are awarded by hundreds ofdifferent OCF funds.

Oregon Education Association --http://www.oregoned.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dKKKYMDH&b=1556127OEA posts notices of awards, grants, scholarships and other opportunities ontheir web site. Please check these pages periodically for updates.PBS TeacherSource --http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech/research.shtm
http://www.netc.org/grants/http://www.castletechnology.com/resources/funding.htmlhttp://www.hardyplantsociety.org/grantinfo.htmhttp://envirocenter.org/what-we-do/youth-education-1/earthsmart-grantshttp://www.oregonartscommission.org/content/grantshttp://www.oregoncf.org/receive/grantshttp://www.oregoned.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dKKKYMDH&b=1556127http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech/research.shtmhttp://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech/research.shtmhttp://www.oregoned.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dKKKYMDH&b=1556127http://www.oregoncf.org/receive/grantshttp://www.oregonartscommission.org/content/grantshttp://envirocenter.org/what-we-do/youth-education-1/earthsmart-grantshttp://www.hardyplantsociety.org/grantinfo.htmhttp://www.castletechnology.com/resources/funding.htmlhttp://www.netc.org/grants/


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This site will guide you to some of the "latest and greatest" in educationaltechnology research studies available online.Philanthropy News Network Online -- http://www.pnnonline.org/A nonprofit news and information resource site.Rand Education Research Center --http://www.rand.org/research_areas/education/The Research Center for Education specializes in K-12 assessment andaccountability, school reform evaluation, and teachers and teaching.Research Associates -- http://www.grantexperts.com/This site includes an area to subscribe to a great grant writing listserv.

Scholastic's Funding Connection --http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/fundingconnectionThis site is designed to provide you with information, resources, and toolsaligned to the NCLB requirements, as well as other funding sources. On theirweb pages, you will find information about federal, state, and privatefunding sources.School Grants -- http://www.k12grants.org/A great site to locate numerous resources for K-12 grants. Join the veryvaluable and informative listserv.SMARTer Kids Foundation -- http://www.smarterkids.org/

The SMARTer Kids Foundation is a private organization that providesopportunities for students and teachers to learn new skills and grow in self-confidence by placing technology, grants and programs at their service.T.H.E. Journal -- http://thejournal.com/home.aspxThis site allows you to sign up for a free subscription to T.H.E. Journal. Thismagazine is an excellent resource for technology information.Teachers Count -- http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml

Find a grant for your classroom or professional development.Technology & Learning Online -- http://www.techlearning.comThis is the online version of the print magazine contains a Grants andContests section with a searchable database of regularly updated grant,scholarship, professional development and other funding opportunities forboth students and educators.
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The Wallace Foundation --http://www.wallacefoundation.org/Pages/default.aspxResources for education, communities and the arts.Toyota Foundation --

http://www.toyota.com/about/philanthropy/education/toyota_usa/Education is the focus of Toyota's giving, with emphasis on primary andsecondary schooling.

U.S. Department of Education -- http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/U.S. Department of Education Discretionary Grant Application Packages forCurrently Open Grant Competitions

Verizon Foundation -- http://foundation.verizon.com/Verizon Foundation supports programs that create innovative eSolutions,help bridge the digital divide, foster basic and computer literacy, help enrichour communities, and create a skilled workforce.Writing A Successful Grant Proposal --http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htmA comprehensive site by the Minnesota Council of Foundations.Yahoo (grant-making foundations) --http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Philanthropy/Organizations/Grant_Making_Foundations/List of grant fundersZimmer Family Foundation -- http://www.zimmerfamilyfoundation.comThe mission of this small foundation is to support religious, educational, andsocial programs.
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