Resources:

Many practitioners and researchers have written about the provision of program and operating grants to nonprofits.

Below are links to selected articles and reports on the topic.

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Brest, Paul. "The Rationales for Modes of Foundation Support for Nonprofit Organizations." Memorandum to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Program Directors, Program Officers, and Fellows: 2005.
Brest, Paul. "Smart Money: General Operating Grants Can Be Strategic - For Nonprofits and Foundations." Stanford Social Innovation Review: 2003.
The Council on Foundations. "At Issue: Project vs. Operating Support - Which is the Better Strategy?" 2002.
Enright, Kathleen P. "Doing More With Less: How Funders Can Help Nonprofits Through Tough Economic Times." Nonprofit Times: 2003.
Enright, Kathleen P. "Our Own Worst Enemy: Support for Administrative Costs" Nonprofit Times: 2003.
The F. B. Heron Foundation. "Core Support." 2005.
Foundation Center. "Highlights of Foundation Giving Trends." Foundations Today Series: 2006.
Hager, Mark A. "Who Raises Contributions for America's Nonprofit Organizations?" Urban Institute, Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: 2004.
Independent Sector. "Guidelines for the Funding of Nonprofit Organizations." 2004.
Keating, Elizabeth. "Is there Enough Overhead in this Grant?" The Nonprofit Quarterly, Volume 10, Issue 1: 2003.
Krehely, Jeff and House, Meaghan. "Not All Grants Are Created Equal: Why Nonprofits Need General Operating Support from Foundations." National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: 2005.
Miller, Clara. "The Looking-Glass World of Nonprofit Money: Managing in For-Profits' Shadow Universe." The Nonprofit Quarterly, Volume 12, Issue 1: 2005.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. "The Core of the Matter." 2003.
Pollak, Thomas H. "What We Know About Overhead Costs in the Nonprofit Sector." Urban Institute, Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: 2004.
Scott, Katherine. "Pan-Canadian Funding Practice in Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for the Government of Canada." Canadian Council on Social Development: 2006.
Scott, Katherine and Pike, Deborah. "Funding Matters...For Our Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for Funding Innovation in Canada's Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector." Canadian Council on Social Development: 2003.
Scott, Katherine. "Funding Matters: The Impact of Canada's New Funding Regime on Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations: Summary Report." Canadian Council on Social Development: 2003.
Wing, Kennard and Hager, Mark A. "Low Overhead Limits Nonprofit Effectiveness." Urban Institute, Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: 2004.
Yates, Gary L. "Good to the Core." Foundation News and Commentary, Volume 42, Number 4: 2001.