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Profiles a selection of local and national foundations and resource alert providers. Also features grant seeking support resources. 
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  Link   Annenberg Alchemy
Alchemy is a free leadership development and nonprofit capacity building program operated by the Annenberg Foundation. The program serves Los Angeles County based nonprofit organizations with operating budgets of up to $2 million. Among the central issues addressed are fundraising, board effectiveness,public involvement and accountability.
  Link   Flintridge
The Flintridge Center provides tools, training and guidance to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations and community leaders to meet the comprehensive needs of children, youth and families.
  Link   The Bridgespan Group
The Bridgespan Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps nonprofit and philanthropic leaders in the hard work of developing strategies and building organizations that inspire and accelerate social change.
  Link   Grassroots Fundraising
The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) is a multiracial organization that promotes the connection between fundraising, social justice and movement-building. GIFT provides training, resources and analysis to strengthen organizations, with an emphasis on those focused on social justice and based in communities of color.
  Link   Association of Fundraising Professionals
AFP offers over 3,000 references and periodicals about fundraising and development. Their goal is to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
  Link   Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association providing leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities to grant making foundations and corporations. Access to more than 130 publications is available at this site.
  Link   The Foundation Center
This site gives information for grantmakers and grantseekers, including libraries of information about funding resources and proposal writing, directories for grantmakers and access to the "Online Librarian."
  Link   Grants.gov
This sites mission is to provide a simple, unified storefront for interactions between grant applicants and the Federal agencies that manage grant funds. They offer a single stop for finding grant opportunities, a reliable source for applying for Federal grants online, and more.
  Link   The Grantsmanship Center
The Grantsmanship Center offers training in proposal writing and develops a variety of low-cost publications to support the grant seeking and programmatic planning of nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
  Link   Legal Encyclopedia
The Legal Encyclopedia Online gives information about incorporating and raising money in a nonprofit organization as well as information about tax exemptions.
  Link   LA84 Foundation
The mission of the LA84 Foundation is to support youth through sports and to increase the community's knowledge of sports and the role sports and physical activity play in society.
  Link   The Broad Foundation
The Broad Foundation is dedicated to transforming urban K-12 public education through better governance, management, labor relations and competition; making significant contributions to advance major scientific and medical research; fostering public appreciation of contemporary art by increasing access for audiences worldwide; and leading and contributing to major civic projects in the Los Angeles area.
  Link   The California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation is a source of grant support for nonprofit organizations serving the greater Los Angeles area and a vehicle for donors to channel estate and other assets to charitable purposes.
  Link   The California Endowment
The California Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality healthcare for underserved individuals and communities.
  Link   The California Wellness Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation makes grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention.
  Link   The Durfee Foundation
The Durfee Foundation awards grants in the areas of arts and culture, education, and history and community development, primarily in the Los Angeles area.
  Link   The Ford Foundation Report
To advance human welfare by making grants to develop new ideas or strengthen key organizations that address poverty and injustice, and also promote democratic values, international cooperation and human achievement. Within these broad aims, Ford focuses grants on fields within Asset Building & Community Development, Peace & Social Justice, Knowledge, and Creativity & Freedom.
  Link   The Getty Foundation
The Getty Grant program funds a range of projects throughout the world that promote research in the history of art, advancement of the understanding of art, and conservation of cultural heritage.
  Link   The James Irvine Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation dedicated to enhancing the social, economic, and physical quality of life throughout California, as well as enriching the state's intellectual and cultural environment. Some services of the site include searching for grants, an up-to-date news section, and the Irvine Quarterly publication.
  Link   Jewish Community Foundation
The Jewish Community Foundation provides funding for new and innovative programs and projects in both the Jewish and general community.
  Link   The Joseph Drown Foundation
The Joseph Drown Foundation focuses its resources on education, medical and scientific research, community, health, and social services and, to a lesser degree, the arts and humanities.
  Link   Liberty Hill Foundation
Liberty Hill promotes progressive social change in Los Angeles County by funding grassroots community organizations that are empowering disenfranchised people and challenging the institutions and attitudes which create economic, social and racial inequalities.
  Link   Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation commits itself to democratic values, social justice, fairness, diversity and community. Their core grantmaking is focused on arts and culture, the environment, health, inter-program initiatives for social and economic justice, and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs.
  Link   Network for Good
Network for Good is an e-philanthropy site which allows nonprofit organizations to collect donations, post volunteer opportunities, and learn about internet-related tools. Founded by the Time Warner Foundation, AOL, The Cisco Foundation, and Yahoo!, Network for Good strives to connect people to charities via the Internet using the virtual world to deliver real resources to nonprofits and communities.
  Link   United Way of the Greater Los Angeles Area
The United Way of the Greater Los Angeles Area is the largest private fund provider of health and human services in LA County. The site offers useful information about funding opportunities and hosts an array of research reports and findings.
  Link   Ventura County Community Foundation
VCCF is a source of grant support for nonprofit organizations serving Ventura County and a vehicle for donors to channel estate and other assets to charitable purposes.
  Link   The Weingart Foundation
The Weingart Foundation provides grants to organizations serving children and youth, people who are elderly, disabled, homeless, or otherwise disadvantaged, as well as projects benefiting the general community.