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	Hot Topics highlight recommended resource items, both online and in the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse library, on important service-learning related subjects. Funding covers both specific funding sources and more general information on funding that service-learning programs and administrators can utilize when looking for funding opportunities. September 2004 (Updated July 2008)
	General Information	Featured Books Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-by-Step Guide (2004)   The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web (2003)
	Join email discussion lists for the latest funding and awards opportunities.
	NSLC Site Resources
	Funding for Higher Education (NSLC Fact Sheet) Funding for K-12 (NSLC Fact Sheet) Funding Sources (NSLC Links) Service-Learning Funding Opportunities Feed,
	Relevant Links
	Federal Policies on Civic Education and Service-Learning (March 2006) (56K pdf) Foundation Center Directory Online (Paid Subscription Required) Learn and Serve America US Department of Education Funding Opportunities
	Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow)
	Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study (2007) Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Youth Programs (2007) Guide to Successful Public-Private Partnerships for Youth Programs (2007) Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Youth Programs (2007) Community Partner Toolkit: Helping Community Agencies More Effectively Access Community Service Work Study Programs (2006) Building a Community Work-Study Partnership with Financial Aid: Background and Strategies for Campus Professionals Outside of the Financial Aid Office (2005) Grants for Elementary and Secondary Education (2004) Grants for Higher Education (2004) Grant Writing books from the Library The Service and Service-Learning Center Guide to Endowed Funding (2003) Foundation Resource Guide: A Compilation of Major Foundations that Sponsor Activities Relevant to College-Community Partnerships (2002) Grant Writing for Dummies (2001) Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising (2001) Service Learning: a Guide to Foundation Support (1997)
	Training and Technical Assistance
	Walker and Company, LLP. Services for grantees and subgrantees of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
	Effective Practices
	Effective practices in funding from the EpiCenter database
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