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Private foundations whose assets are derived primarily from the contributions of a for-profit business. While a company-sponsored foundation may maintain close ties with its parent company, it is an independent organization with its own endowment and as such is subject to the same rules and regulations as other private foundations.
Write Winning Proposals includes the concept of "cooperative ventures" in its proposal-writing strategies. The definition of "cooperative ventures" as well as other definitions related to proposal-writing are among the many Write Winning Proposals resources, which also include these two free courses on grant writing:
Fundamentals of Grant Writing
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