SECTION II: RESOURCE AGENCIES
"We must continue to recognize that money alone will not help. We need to provide technical assistance where needed and appropriate, and share information and lessons. We must think beyond charity to development. - First Nations Development Institute
RESOURCE AGENCIES| ORGANIZATION | AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Administration on Aging | All AoA offices listed can provide general technical assistance in grantsmanship and referrals to Office for information and data sources on specific issues. |
Americana Indian, Alaskan Native and
Native Hawaiian Programs, Washington, DC |
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Region I (RI, VT, CT, ME, MA, NI-I) |
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Region II (NY, NI, PR, VI) |
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Region IV (AL, FL, MS, SC, TN, NC, KY,
GA) |
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Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) |
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Region VI (AR, LA, OK, NM, TX) 1301 Young Street, Suite 736, Dallas, Texas 75202 214-767-2971; 214-767-2951 FAX |
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Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE) |
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Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) |
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Region IX (CA, NV, AZ, HI, GU, TTPI,
CNMI, AS) |
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Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA) |
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Regional Minority Health Consultants |
All Regional Minority Health Consultants can provide general technical assistance. |
Janet Scott-Harris, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Sunchita (Toni) Tyson, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Dorothy Kelley, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Yvonne Johns, Minority Health Consultant |
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Mildred Hunter, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Mary L. Bowers, Minority Health
Consultant |
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William Mayfield, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Nancy Thomann, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Jose Fuentes, Minority Health Consultant |
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J. O'Neal Adams, Minority Health
Consultant |
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Community Resource Center 1245 E. Colfax Ave., Suite. 205 |
CRC provides training, consultation, and technical assistance to individuals, organizations, and other groups in a variety of areas, including: fundraising, strategic planning, board and staff development, constituency building, the value of diversity, and organizational and personal leadership. CRC consultants and trainers have worked in communities throughout Colorado and across the country, and are familiar with both rural and urban issues. |
Council on Foundations. 1828 L Street, N.W., Ste. 300 |
Promotes responsible and effective philanthropy. Provides programs, workshops, publications, and technical assistance. |
The Grantseeker’s Resource Center Contact: Rick Nott |
Research, grantwriting and technical assistance for businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, education, and economic development. Areas of specialization include health care and human services. |
The Grantsmanship Center 1125 W. Sixth Street, 5th Floor |
Offers grant-related training through 5-day workships. Participants receive continuing support after training. Trainers review proposals and provide technical assistance |
The Foundation Center 79 Fifth Avenue Field Offices in: Washington, D.C., |
An information clearinghouse that operates libraries at 5 locations to provide access to a unique collection of materials on philanthropy. Open to the public free of charge, the Center’s collections are in public libraries, community foundation offices, and other nonprofit agencies in all 50 states. The Center publishes grant directories and offers custom searches of its 40,000 +database through DIALOG Information Services, |
Funders Who Fund Native Americans National Network of Grantmakers |
This is an affinity group within NNG's membership of grantmaking organizations. |
Gibson Foundation 400 Hualani Street, Suite 194, Hilo, HA 96720 |
While no longer making grants, the Foundation functions as a technical assistance and educational foundation to benefit disadvantaged Native Hawaiians. |
Grantmakers in Aging Robert Eckardt |
This is an affinity group, or national consortium of funders with an interest in issues of aging. |
Grantmakers in Aging Michael Marcus |
See above. |
| ORGANIZATION | AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
Grantmakers in Health Catherine McDermott, President & CEO |
Grantmakers in Health is a nonprofit organization that acts as an affinity group of funders with an interest in health issues. |
The Grantseeker's Resource Center Contact: Rick Nott |
Research, grantwriting and technical assistance for businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, education, and economic development. Areas of specialization include Health Care and Human Services. |
The Grantsmanship Center 1125 W. Sixth Street, 5th Floor |
Offers grant-related training through 5 May workshops. Participants receive continuing support after training. Trainers review proposals and provide technical assistance. |
National Association of Title VI Grantees 1808 Newton Drive, Room 112A |
Assistance to Title VI programs in linking with other tribal senior programs which have been successful in applying for funding. Facilitate the sharing of information and resources between Title VI programs. |
National Indian Council on Aging Contact: Dave Baldridge, Exec. Dir. |
Informal assistance in basic grantsmanship, especially writing skills. |
National Network of Grantmakers 1717 Kettner Blvd., Ste. 110 |
NNG is an organization of individuals involved in funding for social and economic justice. NNG publishes the GRANTMAKERS’ DIRECTORY, which profiles more than 150 progressive funders. Cost of the Directory is $30 for non-members. |
Solidarity Foundation 310 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 |
Information, research, technological assistance, and planning services free of charge to Native peoples across the hemisphere. Grantmaking is geared to local New York City community projects. |
Three Feathers Associates P.O. Box 5508, Norman, Oklahoma 73070 |
Training and technical assistance to tribal organizations, agencies and governments in the area of proposal writing and general assistance in developing grantsmanship skiIls. |
State Agencies and Area Agencies on Aging :Use the ElderCare Locator to obtain the phone number of your State Agency or Area Agency on Aging: 1-800-677-1116 |
Your State Agency on Aging and local Area Agency on Aging can provide important information and socio-economic data to document unmet needs in the Title VI service area. In many instances, these agencies provide excellent training in proposal writing and general assistance in developing grantsmanship skills. |
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