Show Me The Money! Utilizing the Foundation Center Resources for Grant/Proposal Preparation by Dr. Charles A. Julian, PhD [email protected] ©2009.

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