Where to find contacts regarding foundation grants?

Question

i'm hosting a social networking site that seeks to raise fund to teach less privileged kids for free. we have to raise funds. whom can i contact? how?

this is out website: http://itoyou.ning.com

Answer 1

You need to do some *offline* social networking (face-to-face) with for-profit businesses, local offices of corporations, local offices of international aid agencies, and other nonprofit organizations in your immediate area. You need to present them with the paperwork that shows your organization is a registered nonprofit organization with your government, data that shows this service you are providing is needed, what your program goals are for this year and how you will measure your success towards that goal, your latest budget, how you will account for donations given to your organization and what exactly your organization's expenses are, etc. You need to invite them to participate in your project so they can see first hand what it does. And through this networking, you will meet potential funders and receive references to foundations that are focused on education issues or your geographic area.