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FAQ 1: Who may use non-profit guides?
You may use the materials available at this web site, provided:

  1. You are a not-for-profit community-based organization, or other non-profit, charitable, educational, public and community minded organization (a private or public organization, association or other entity whose purpose is service to the community rather than financial gain); and
  2. You only use the materials for personal, non-commercial, or educational use only, do not charge or other receive other consideration in connection with the use of the materials, and use the materials solely to enhance your philanthropic interests; and
  3. You agree to the terms and conditions of our Fair Use Policy and Legal Notices.
Commercial/For-Profit Businesses are expressly prohibited from reproducing or distributing our guides.
FAQ 2: May I make a copy of non-profit guides?
Yes, you may make one single copy of the materials available at this web site without our written permission, provided:

  1. You are a not-for-profit organization; and
  2. You use your single copy of our materials solely for your personal, non-commercial, or educational use; and
  3. You exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; and
  4. You do not modify the materials in any way during reproduction, and you preserve any copyright or other notices contained in or associated with them.
Please read FAQ 1 and our Fair Use Policy and Legal Notices for additional terms of use.
FAQ 3: May I make multiple copies of non-profit guides?
Only if you obtain our written permission. If you are a not-for-profit organization and you wish to make multiple copies of the materials available at this web site for reproduction and/or distribution, please contact us and we will send you our standard non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable copyright license agreement for your review and approval. If you agree to our conditions, you must mail a signed copy to us for our records prior to making copies of our materials.

Please read FAQ 1, FAQ 2, and our Fair Use Policy and Legal Notices for additional terms of use.
FAQ 4: May I distribute my copy of non-profit guides to others?
Only if you obtain our written permission. If you are a not-for-profit organization and you wish distribute your copy or copies of our materials to others, whether or not in electronic form, whether or not in whole or in part, whether or not for a charge or other consideration, without prior written permission, please contact us and we will send you our standard non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable copyright license agreement for your review and approval. If you agree to our conditions, you must mail a signed copy to us for our records prior to making copies of our materials.

Please read FAQ 1, FAQ 2, and our Fair Use Policy and Legal Notices for additional terms of use.
FAQ 5: Who will your guides assist?
Non-profit guides are specifically designed to assist well-established, experienced US-based private and public non-profit organizations and entities. Non-profit guides will not assist individuals, commercial/for-profit businesses, international organizations, and are not designed for start-up organizations.
FAQ 6: Will you help me find grant-writing resources in my local area?
No. All of our grant-writing resources are available at this web site. We do not provide any other assistance or services, or offer any information other than the resources available at this web site.

Try our Related Links to find additional grant & fundraising resources. You might also visit your local library, contact a nearby college or university, and/or research federal, state and local government resources.
FAQ 7: Will you send me some or all of your guides?
No. We only distribute the guides through this web site. We do not mail, e-mail or sell the guides, provide any other assistance or services, or offer any information other than the resources available at this web site. The purpose of non-profit guides is to offer you the benefit of publisher's more than 18 years experience in the field of community organization and development, free of charge.

We make every effort to ensure this web site is accessible and easy to use. Because some of the guides are extensive, we deliver them as printer-friendly HTML files, and in Acrobat PDF format. (Note: To view the PDF files, you will need Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.)
FAQ 8: May I link my site to npguides.org?
Yes. You are welcome to link to npguides.org without permission. We encourage and appreciate links from your web site to this web site provided you accept the terms of our Fair Use Policy. As a courtesy, if you link to this web site, or include this web site in an index, please notify us. Thank you for the compliment of linking to Non Profit Guides, and taking a moment to let us know.
FAQ 9: Will you reply to my inquiry?
If possible. We receive many inquiries about non-profit guides. While we do our best to reply to as many as possible, we are not always able to. When you use our feedback form to contact us, you will receive an automatic reply by e-mail designed to answer most general inquiries. If your inquiry requires a more specific response, please be assured that we will try to reply as promptly as possible.

Please note that we do not usually respond to requests for additional advice, assistance, resources or information because all of our materials are available at this web site.
FAQ 10: What is your privacy policy?
We are committed to the protection of the privacy of our web site users and visitors. Our web site systems do not automatically capture any of your personal information unless you specifically provide this information to us.

However, in order to reply to your inquiry, you agree that: You must provide us with certain contact information such as name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. We may use this information to reply to your inquiries. We also may use this information to inform you about new and revised materials on this web site.
FAQ 11: Who publishes Non-Profit Guides?
The owner of SeaCoast Web Design is the publisher of non-profit guides, and the designer of this web site. SeaCoast Web Design is a web design and development firm located in Portsmouth, NH. The business has been designing web sites since 1996, and specializes in web site design for non-profit organizations.

The information provided in non-profit guides has been compiled from a variety of sources, as well as the publisher's extensive experience as a former public sector housing specialist and grant writer for community-based organizations and the government. The opinion and direction of the subject is entirely that of the publisher.

Please visit SeaCoast Web Design or contact us if you wish additional information about the publisher, or would like us to provide your organization with a quote for web design and related services.
FAQ 12: Do you provide grant-writing services?
No. The publisher of non-profit guides no longer provides grant-writing, community organization and development services, or other related consulting services. The benefit of publisher's more than 18 years experience in the field of community organization and development is offered, free of charge, through this web site.

Good luck in your grantseeking endeavors. We sincerely hope that you find non-profit guides helpful.
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