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Show Me The Money!Show Me The Money!Utilizing the Utilizing the Foundation Center Foundation Center
Resources for Grant/Proposal PreparationResources for Grant/Proposal Preparation
byby
Dr. Charles A. Julian, PhDDr. Charles A. Julian, PhD
[email protected]@nttc.edu
©©20092009
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TODAY’S
OBJECTIVES
•Discuss Foundation Center Resources
•Provide Examples of Foundation Center Searches
•Distribute Foundation Center Material
•Respond to Questions and Offer Suggestions
Questions Are Encouraged Any Questions Are Encouraged Any Time During This Presentation!Time During This Presentation!
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
What is Foundation Center?What is Foundation Center?
• Foundation Center is the nation's leading Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy (50 years)authority on philanthropy (50 years)
• Noted publisher of grant seeking and funding Noted publisher of grant seeking and funding resourcesresources
• Maintains field offices in 5 major U.S. cities Maintains field offices in 5 major U.S. cities (Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, San Francisco, (Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DCand Washington, DC
• Coordinates a nationwide network of more than Coordinates a nationwide network of more than 400 Cooperating Collections (CC)400 Cooperating Collections (CC)
• Wheeling Jesuit University - one of CCsWheeling Jesuit University - one of CCs
W.Va. Cooperating CollectionsW.Va. Cooperating Collections
Wheeling Jesuit University Bishop Hodges Library
Shepherd University Scarborough LibraryWVU – Parkersburg Library
Kanawha County Public Library-Charleston
Craft Memorial Library - Bluefield
Cooperating Collection ObligationsCooperating Collection Obligations
Eligible host institutions must:
• Be open to the public without restriction, at least 25 hours per week
• Be located in an area serving at least 100 nonprofit organizations
• Provide access to computer(s) connected to Internet for public use
• Have staff available to become expert in foundation funding resources and to assist the public in their use
• Be prepared to offer training on the basics of grantseeking
• Send a representative to regional and/or national meetings of Cooperating Collection supervisors held at various locations
http://www.wju.edu/library/foundcenter.asp
http://www.wju.edu/library/books.asp
So What?So What?
• Access to information over 98,000 U.S. Access to information over 98,000 U.S. foundations and corporate donorsfoundations and corporate donors
• Information on 1.6 million recent grantsInformation on 1.6 million recent grants• Data on more than 492,000 key decision Data on more than 492,000 key decision
makersmakers• Corps of resources related to grantseekingCorps of resources related to grantseeking• Assistance in using grantseeking Assistance in using grantseeking
resourcesresources
• Write grant proposalsWrite grant proposals
• Review grant proposalsReview grant proposals
• Contact grantmakersContact grantmakers
• Award moneyAward money
Core Collection ResourcesCore Collection Resources
• Core Collection – Online ResourcesCore Collection – Online Resources Foundation Directory Online Professional Foundation Directory Online Professional
(FDOP)(FDOP) Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
(FGIO)(FGIO)
• Core Collection – Print ResourcesCore Collection – Print Resources Directories and ReportsDirectories and Reports NewslettersNewsletters
ONLINE RESOURCESONLINE RESOURCES
FREE RESOURCES
FROM YOUR DESKTOP
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/
WebinarsWebinars
ON-SITE RESOURCES
Core Collection ResourcesCore Collection Resources
• Core Collection – Online ResourcesCore Collection – Online Resources Foundation Directory Online Professional Foundation Directory Online Professional
(FDOP)(FDOP) Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
(FGIO)(FGIO)
• Core Collection – Print ResourcesCore Collection – Print Resources Directories and ReportsDirectories and Reports NewslettersNewsletters
Sample Searches
• Foundation / GrantmakersFoundation / Grantmakers
• CompaniesCompanies
• Grants (Awarded Grants)Grants (Awarded Grants)
• 990’s990’s
Foundation/Grantmakers SearchFoundation/Grantmakers Search
Companies SearchCompanies Search
Grants SearchGrants Search
990 Search990 Search