Grantwriting

Grantstation is a subscription-based database of grant opportunities. You can purchase a l year Grantstation Membership for $99.00 per year if you are a member of TechSoup, on September 23 and 24.

The free Grantstation 1-hour orientation webinar is well worth the time. I learned, for example that their federal grants database is a front-end using data from Grants.gov.    

Tech Soup is also sponsoring a free webinar by the CEO of Grantstation Cynthia Adams on September 18th.

Funding Rural America :
When has it ever been easy to secure funding for nonprofits and libraries in rural communities? Is there a way to level the playing field so organizations in small towns, counties, or boroughs without large metropolitan areas can compete for both government and private sector grants? What are the other options for financially supporting a rural project? Are collaborative efforts worth the effort? And, of course the biggest question: who is funding rural America?

These, and other relevant questions, along with current trends affecting rural funding will be addressed in this free, two-hour webinar presented by Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation.

Finally, it is rare that we find a Grantmsanship Seminar in our neck of the woods (northern New England). But  there will be a five-day Grantmanship training seminar located in Barre VT. December 8-12, 2014

Hardware and Software

Interconnection.org is  another possible source for refurbished computers, (or a place to donate your old gear). They are one of the refurbishers for the Techsoup Refurbished Computer Initiative.

Techsoup has wonderful deals for software. A one-year subscription to FileMaker server is $209, and a subscription for FileMaker Pro (the desktop version that runs on a Mac or PC desktop) is $65.00. Visio Professional is available for $29.00.

Miscellaneous

Here is an interesting academic discussion of luck, and how to have more of it. Thanks to Jeff Duntemann for the link.