Start Your Own Nonprofit or Social Enterprise

The Foundation Center provides resources, training, analysis, and more on non-profit start-up and management, grant writing, and fundraising.

Search foundations by name or location to find background information, interests, financial information and more. A great starting place to brainstorm grant and fundraising ideas.

A non-profit global venture fund that supports entrepreneurial approaches to solving the problems of health, housing, and water.

Funding from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation is awarded to nonprofit organizations through competitive grant cycles.

Provides seed funding and support to emerging social entrepreneur leaders and organizations.

Grants.gov is the source to find and apply for federal government grants, with over 1,000 grant programs offered by all federal grant making agencies.

The MCACA strengthens arts and culture in Michigan by increasing its visibility; supporting arts education; encouraging new, creative and innovative works of art; and broadening cultural understanding. MCACA is also a source of arts and culture grant funding.

Nonprofit grants and funding sources organized by subject from Michigan State University Libraries.

Permanent employees of nonprofits in Washtenaw County are eligible for tuition reimbursement for noncredit classes applicable to their position through the Washtenaw Community College Nonprofit Agency Scholarship.

Philanthropy News Digest (PND) a daily news service of the Foundation Center, is a compendium, in digest form, of philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets nationwide. It includes an extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) section based on areas of interest.

Permanent employees of nonprofits in Washtenaw County are eligible for tuition reimbursement for noncredit classes applicable to their position through the Washtenaw Community College Nonprofit Agency Scholarship.

The Small Business Association has a loan program for very specific types of businesses.