new to collection

From Idea to Funded Project: grant proposals for the digital age. 5th edition
by Julia M. Jacobsen and Jan Fay Kress

Nonprofit Sustainabiliity: making strategic decisions for financial viability
by Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka and Steve Zimmerman

Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances
by Thomas A McLaughlin

Free Foundation Center webinars

Here is a list of the free Foundation Center webinars available in January 2011


Introduction to Finding Funders
Thursday Jan 6 1:00-2:00 pm EST

Proposal Writing Basics
Tuesday Jan 11 2:00-3:00 pm EST

Proposal Budgeting Basics
Wednesday Jan 12 1:00-2:00 pm EST

How to Approach a Foundation
Thursday Jan 13 1:00-2:00 pm EST

Introduction to Fundraising Planning
Wednesday Jan 19 3:00-4:00 pm EST

Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits
Tuesday Jan 25 1:00-2:00 pm EST

How to Apply to the Creative Work Fund
Monday Jan 31 9:00-10:00 pm EST

Future Fund will award health and wellness grant

The Future Fund of Central New York is requesting grant application letters of intent from nonprofits working to improve health and wellness. One grant of up to $5000 will be awarded.

The deadline for letter of intent is January 19, 2011.

Questions can be directed to Ivy Biswas at 315-883-5544 or ibiswas@cnycf.org

New books!

Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing
By Michael J. Rosen, CFRE


The American Way to Change: how national service & volunteers are transforming America
By Shirley Sagawa

Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding

Building Social Business: the new kind of capitalism that serves humanity’s most pressing needs
by Muhammad Yunus

Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding: seven principles to power extraordinary results
by Jocelyne S. Daw and Carol Cone

The Nonprofit Challenge: integrating ethics into the purpose and promise of our nation’s charities
by Doug White

Tis the season for charitable giving

Here is a list of Resources to help you decide where to donate, and to learn more about charitable giving & volunteering.

The Power of Legacy and Planned Gifts: how nonprofits and donors work together to change the world
by Kevin Johnson
Written with a focus on the unique perspective and needs of small or mid-size nonprofits. Real-world examples and worksheets will help these nonprofits build a stream of future income from bequests.

Fundraising Intelligence webinars from WealthEngine

December 1 2010 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Strategies for Building the Prospect Pipeline
Presented in conjunction with APRA. Caroline Oblack of WealthEngine will cover proactive research strategies designed to help organizations build their prospect pool, including:
• A three-pronged approach including screening, peer screening, and modeling/analytics
• Building your donor base through proactive prospecting
• Prospecting for donors
• Social networking/ethics
• Harnessing the power of your DMS (Using the Resources You Have)

December 7, 2010 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Actionable Strategies for Growing Your Fundraising Program
This session will discuss the different areas of fundraising and how an organization may prioritize and segment their donor and prospect base to grow their fundraising program. Topics may include:

•Major Gifts
•Annual Fund
•Planned Giving
•Corporate/Foundation giving
•Strategies to Upgrade Annual Fund Donors to a Major Gift Prospects
•Strategies to involve your Board Members and Volunteers in the fundraising process
•Segmenting and Prioritizing Your Donors and Prospects

Expert Exchange - Ethics of Fundraising

Live online discussion
Expert Exchange - Ethics of Fundraising
December 9, 2010 2:00 PM
Log onto http://philanthropy.com/ to participate

GrantSpace

The Foundation Center’s GrantSpace offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers. Visit GrantSpace to explore in-depth content, engage with a community of peers and experts and energize your fundraising efforts.

Join GrantSpace today and get a free 24-hour gift card for Foundation Directory Online Professional—the Foundation Center’s searchable database of nearly 100,000 grantmakers and more than 2 million grants.

• View video recordings of live discussions with grantmakers and listen to podcasts featuring experts in the field

• Find answers to your questions in our Knowledge Base

• Get information about opportunities in your subject

• Increase your expertise in fundraising and management

• Attend training and events, in-person and online

Individual Donor Fundraising Trends

Although the Foundation Directory Online is the go-to resource for foundation funding, a successful fundraising strategy for any organization is composed of a diverse set of revenue sources. Here is information on several recent surveys about fundraising from individual donors.

Some of the findings from a recent Blackbaud survey are expected: direct mail, one-on-one solicitation of donors, and special events are seen as the top drivers of donations to organizations.

Perhaps more intriguing is this Dunham and Company survey,
which investigates the relationship between direct mail and online giving. Just a few of the interesting findings:
•14% of respondents stated that they gave online as a result of direct mail, compared to only 6% of those who gave after receiving an e-mail
•As expected, most younger donors are giving online as a response to direct mail, but 1 in 4 baby boomers are as well
•15% of respondents said their online gift was prompted by being asked to give by someone through a social media site. This number jumped to 24% for donors under the age of 40.

The Blackbaud survey also found that overall revenue from online giving during the last three month period ending in August is up by 20.4% from the same period last year. However, its respondents also reported that e-mail was the top driver of online donations last year, followed by direct mail. Though this initially seems to contradict the findings of the other survey, it is important to keep in mind that one surveyed nonprofit organizations, while the other surveyed individual donors, and neither were completely comprehensive in their scope.

An Indiana University Center on Philanthropy study found that women are generally more charitable than men — with a few exceptions, women at almost all income levels were more likely to give and to give more than men. These findings have already spurred conversation on why this may (or may not) be important. Additional results detailing what types of organizations women gave to are due out in December or January.

These findings, although not entirely surprising, but they further illustrate the need to constantly re-evaluate your fundraising strategy, critically looking at what is and isn't working.

For more resources on fundraising planning, be sure to visit the Foundation Center’s GrantSpace, where you can find podcasts, webinars, answers to frequently asked questions, and much more!

Everyone Helps, Everyone Wins: how absolutely anyone can pitch in, help out, give back, and make the world a better place
By David T. Levinson

It’s Not Just Who You Know: transform your life (and your organization) by turning colleagues and contacts into lasting, genuine relationships
By Tommy Spaulding

At The Crossroads: not-for-profit leadership strategies for executives and boards
By Philp Coltoff

What is the value of your public library services?

Thank you for your donation!

Thank you to the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Central New York for your gracious donation of:
Beyond Fundraising: new Strategies for nonprofit innovation and investment
by Kay Sprinkel Grace
Now available for check out.

Designing for the Greater Good

Designing for the Greater Good: the best in cause-related marketing and nonprofit design
by Peleg Top and Jonathan Cleveland

Collection of the best and most current work in the field of nonprofit and cause-related marketing. Includes 24 inspiring case studies and hundreds of illustrated examples grouped in categories: family and community, animals, health and wellness, human rights, environmental awareness, spirituality, arts and culture.

The Nonprofit Board Therapist

The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a guide to unlocking your organization's true potential
by Dennis C. Miller
A quick 86-page read with case study examples and practical, easy to implement suggestions.

Foundation Center Newsletters

Subscribe to free Foundation Center newsletters:

Philanthropy News Digest
RFP Bulletin
Arts Funding Watch
Education Funding Watch
Health Funding Watch

New to the collection ...

Mission-Based Marketing: positioning your not-for-profit in an increasingly competitive world
by Peter C Brinckerhoff

Mission-Based Management: leading your not-for-profit in the 21st century
by Peter C Brinckerhoff

Women, Wealth & Giving: the virtuous legacy of the boom generation
by Margert May Damen and Niki Nicastro McCuistion

Zilch: the power of zero in business
by Nancy Lublin

Soul of a Citizen: living with conviction in challenging times
by Paul Rogat Loeb

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: real world strategies that work 3rd edition
by Ilona Bray, J.D.

Getting Your Share of the Pie

Getting Your Share of the Pie: the complete guide to finding grants
By Valerie J. Mann

A guide for experienced grant writers seeking new options and techniques in obtaining operational funding. Also covers basic elements of grant proposals and grant adminstration and provides tips on how to design a project to make it 'more fundable'. Includes information on common Federal grant forms and the grants.gov step-by-step registration process.

Women & Philanthropy

Just added to the collection!
Women & Philanthropy: boldly shaping a better world
by Sondra Shaw-Hardy and Martha A. Taylor

Tools and Resources for Assessing Social Impact

The Foundation Center has launched a new database: Tools and Resources for Assessing Social Impact (TRASI). Developed in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, and with additional input from experts in the field, TRASI contains over 150 approaches to measuring and analyzing social impact for programs and investments, collected in a single searchable database.

These tools have been authored by social investors, foundations, NGOs, microfinance institutions, and others in the field who seek social change. Besides the assessment tools, the web portal provides additional resources including videos, podcasts, articles, an experts section.

Additional information can also be found at McKinsey & Company's Learning for Social Impact page.

The Savvy Musician: building a career, earning a living and making a difference

The Business of Being and Artist


Shaking The Money Tree:the art of getting grants and donations for film and video projects

Funding for the Arts

October is Funding for the Arts Month!
* Find grants for individual artists?
* Find grants for film or videomakers?
* Find grants for musicians?
* Find grants for performing artists?
* Find grants as a visual artist?
* Find grants for writers?
* Funding and Managing Arts Organizations

The Essence of Strategic Giving

The Essence of Strategic Giving: a practical guide for donors and fundraisers
by Peter Frumkin

National Directory of Corporate Giving

The National Directory of Corporate Giving 16th edtion has just been received and added to the Nonprofit Resource Center Reference collection.

The 15th edition of the National Directory of Corporate Giving is now available to check out.

AccessMyLibrary app

The AccessMyLibrary Public Edition app from Gale is now available! Download it to get free, unlimited access to library resources within a 10-mile radius of your location. Learn more and get it today at http://www.gale.com/apps. Click on AML Public Edition.

These Gale online databases are already avaliable for free access through the OCPL website, but with the new app, you can now also access them easily from your mobile device:
Gale Business & Company Resource Center
Gale Custom Newspapers
Gale Academic Onefile
Gale General Onefile
Gale Health Reference Center
Gale Biography In Context
Gale Literature Resource Center

Call the Central Library at 315-435-1900 for more information.

Guerrilla Marketing For Nonprofits

Guerrilla Marketing for Nonprofits: 250 tactics to promote, recruit, motivate and raise more money
by Jay Conrad Levinson, Frank Adkins and Chris Forbes
Practical tools, strategies and insights for every nonprofit even if you have a small budget and no dedicated marketing staff.

The PRI Directory

The PRI Directory: Program-Related Investments and Loans by Foundations, is arranged alphabetically by grantmaker and includes the following indexes:
Donors, officers and trustees
Geographic
PRI recipient location
PRIs by subject
Grantmakers by fields of PRI interest
PRI type of support
Grantmaker name and Recipient name

The 3rd edition has just been added to the Nonprofit Resource Center's reference collection. The PRI Directory 2nd ed is now available to be checked out.

Big Book of Benefit Auctions

The Big Book of Benefit Auctions
by Jay R. Fiske and Corinne A. Fiske
If you "throw a party" and hope it makes money, you will underachieve. You need a businesslike approach in order to increase your audience,motivate your volunteers and exceed your financial goals. This step-by-step handbook covers it all from setting the goal for the event through auction night cashiering services.

NEW Grantstation webinars

Register for these Grantstation webinars
Building working partnerships with local businesses
Wed September 22, 2010 2:00 PM, 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Need a Grant? Advice and resources for the individual grantseeker
Thu September 30, 2010 2:00 PM, 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Evaluation basics: logical frameworks
Thu October 7, 2010 2:00 PM, 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Grantwriting Overview: becoming more effective at grantwriting
Mon November 1, 2010 2:00 PM 90 minutes
Fee: $699.00 per person, $0.00 per site

In kind donations: gifts that make a difference
Tue November 16, 2010 2:00 PM, 90 minutes
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site

Updates to FDO

245 new Grantmakers were added in August to the Foundation Directory Online database!

To use this great resource,
visit the Central Library
Mon,Thu,Fri,Sat 11 AM - 4:50 PM
Tue,Wed 11 AM - 7:20 PM

Appointments are not necessary. Bring your laptop for wireless access to the database anywhere in the building, or use one of our reference computers on Level 3. Just ask for assistance at the Information Desk.

Topical Resource Lists

The Foundation Center provides a selective list of relevant resources for researchers and practitioners and grantmakers.

The lists include books, pamphlets, periodical articles, videotapes and web links. Most of the materials can be found in Foundation Center libraries.

Contact the Nonprofit Resource Center supervisor for more information or to request copies of any of the articles.

315.435.1900 reference@onlib.org

Catalog of Nonprofit Literature

Did you know you can request articles from the Foundation Center's Catalog of Nonprofit Literature?

The Catalog on Nonprofit Literature is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy that incorporates the unique contents of the Center's five libraries and contains more than 24,500 bibliographic citations.

Contact Peg Elliott, Supervisor of the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Onondaga County Public Library. Call 315-435-1900 or email your request to her attention at reference@onlib.org.

Articles can be sent to your location via e-mail, mail, or fax.

Funding Resources for K-12 Education on the Web

The Foundation Center's Foundations for Education Excellence, a web portal created with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, reports on the funding interests of the most important private foundations and the federal government's programs and features grant maps, research studies, and news in the field.

Other websites of interest ..
DonorsChoose - public school teachers post online proposals to fund classroom activities; donors review each proposal and donations are tracked as the project is funded.
Adopt-A-Classroom - a fundraising portal that connects public school classrooms across the country with potential individual donors.

Also use the Foundation Directory Online database to discover other K-12 resources. Use field of interest terms such as "Elementary/secondary education" or "Elementary/secondary school reform" to find prospective funders. Find those same terms in the Search Grants database's recipient type and grant subject indexes.

The Networked Nonprofit

The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change
by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
Help for nonprofit leaders in navigating the transition from top-down organizations to a networked approach enabled by technology. Specific strategies and how-to exercises for implementation, secrets to success from nonprofits who have used new social media tools effectively themselves, and interviews with nonprofit managers who have learned how to jump into the social media fray and thrived because of it.

Small Change

Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the World
by Michael Edwards

Discusses the concept of 'philanthrocapitalism' and explores the conflicts between business thinking & market mechanisms and civil society thinking & social transformation.

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New to the Collection!

A Philanthropic Covenant with Black America,
edited by Rodney M. Jackson

The Simplified Guide to Not-For-Profit Accounting, Formation and Reporting
by Laurence Scot

Grant Writing for Non-Profits

Tuesday 9/28/2010 (Pt 1) 6 to 8 pm
Thursday 9/30/2010 (Pt 2) 6 to 8 pm

Location: Southside Innovation Center, 2610 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY
Register: please call Alicia Millington at 315-443-8634.
Fee: A $25 fee covers both sessions.

Meet the Foundations

Joint presentation by the CNY Community Foundation, Gifford Foundation, Allyn Foundation and Gorman Foundation.

Programs conducted in Madison County on August 19
Onondaga County on August 24, 2010. Space is limited, so register soon!

Attendees will learn about each of the featured funders, acquire a better understanding of each funder’s strategic approach to grantmaking and network with others in the nonprofit community.

Women Grants & Scholarships

Women Grants and Scholarships
Continually updated list of links to grants and scholarahips available to women and organizations supporting women, children and family causes.

Foundation Directory Online update

30,976 new grants were added to the Foundation Directory Online database in June, bringing the total to 2,166,669.

In the grants database you can search by recipient type or recipient name to see grants that have been awarded to organizations like yours or to branches of your organization located in other cities. You can link from this information to the grantmaker profile to develop your prospect list of potential funders.

Stop into the Central Library to access the Foundation Directory Online database and learn how you can benefit from using this resource.

The Next Generation of Online Donors

Last Call! Register Now for Capturing the Attention of the Next Generation of Online DonorsWednesday, June 30, 1:00-4:00 pm

It's not too late for nonprofits interested in online fundraising to register for next week's in-depth workshop presented by Convio. This Foundation Center program will feature an analysis of survey results on the giving habits, communication preferences, and engagement plans of different generation of online donors.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Mission: To improve the quality of perople's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical resarch and the prevention of child abuse. Letters of inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Here are the May updates for the Foundation Directory Online database.

New Grantmakers 320
High Growth Grantmakers 30
Contact Information Changes 1,254
Fields of Interest/Types of Support Changes 646
Leadership Changes 463

Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Robert Kinchen Central Library to access this valuable resource!

Raising More Money From Your Local Business Community

Raising More Money From Your Local Business Community

Tuesday June 29, 2010 2:00 PM
Fee: $89.00 per person, $150.00 per site
A Grantstation webinar - includes suggestions on how to approach corporate leaders, how to motivate them to become involved in your organization, and how to develop a corporate appeal.

Philanthropy Annual 2009 Review

Philanthropy Annual focuses on news, people, and trends that are shaping the field. The latest edition includes an article on new grantmaker practices, essays on diversity in philanthropy and the impact of the economic downturn, key contacts at philanthropy support organizations, and the 10 best books and blogs on the sector.


Highlights include:
Topical issues covered in the mainstream and philanthropic press during 2009, including the impact of the economic downturn on the philanthropic sector
In-depth interviews and commentary from widely respected leaders and thinkers.

Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center reference collection to read this issue.

New Books

Building Strong Nonprofits: new Strategies for Growth and Sustainability
edited by J. C. Olberding and L. Williams

The Executive Director's Guide to Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader
by Mim Carlson & M. Donohoe

How To Raise $1 Million (or more) in 10 Bite-Sized Steps

How To Raise $1 Million (or more) in 10 Bite-Sized Steps: A Fail-Proof Guide for Board Members, Volunteers and Staff
by Andrea Kihlstedt

Only Grant Writing Book You'll Ever Need

The Only Grant Writing Book You'll Ever Need 3rd edition
by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox
A comprehensive, step-by-step guide. The revised edition includes vital new information about seeking grants in today's economic climate.

May Is Funding for Education Month

May Is Funding for Education Month at the Foundation Center
Free Resources and Special Events for Nonprofits, Scholarship Seekers

This May, the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit with locations around the country, is holding Funding for Education Month. It will offer special programs specifically for those in the education arena: free events, classes, and online resources designed to help nonprofits and individuals alike become more effective grantseekers and find new funding prospects.

The "Focus on Funding for Education" area of the Center's web site will feature frequently updated information on programs, news, and research related to education funding — a "one-stop shop" of free, easily accessible information including events, classes, webinars, and podcasts. In addition, interactive maps display the geographic distribution of both private foundation and ARRA funding for education.

After The Grant

After The Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewardship
edited by Judith Margolin
A Foundation Center publication based on the premise that the receipt of the grant funds is just the beginning. This book guides you through the essential steps for effectively managing your relationship with the funder.

How To Get Your Share of the $30-Plus Billion Being Offered by U.S. Foundations: a complete guide for locating, preparing, and presenting your proposals
by Richard Helweg
This book stresses the importance of having and knowing your organization's mission and vision as well as carefully researching the funding community.

Foundation Directory Online April numbers

Latest counts for the Foundation Directory Online . Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center to use this useful database.

98,062: The current universe of foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. By far the largest percentage of these (74%) are independent foundations.

501,683: The names selectable in the Trustees, Officers, and Donors index on the Search Grantmakers screen. These are all the trustees, officers, and donors associated with the grantmakers in the database. Using the People tab in the grantmaker profile, you can also see any other companies and organizations with which they're affiliated.

2,102,440: All the grants of $1,000 or more awarded by the grantmakers in the database dating back to 2003.

3,994: Companies that sponsor a foundation and/or one or more corporate giving programs. Each company profiles contains information on the company itself as well as links to grantmaker or grantmakers that it sponsors in the grantmakers database.

683,108: All the 990s and 990-PFs in our database. You can search these by keyword, year authorized, or one or more grantmaker-specific fields.

Empower everyone on your team and secure long-term success.
Ten essential courses taught by experts on strategic fundraising in challenging times.

GET SMARTER about proposal writing, budgeting, and grantmaker relationships. Learn what foundations look for in a proposal.

GET MORE CREATIVE in your approach to fundraising. Learn to map out the results you want to achieve, enlist the help of your best fundraising partners, then explore new territory in your search for grants.

GET THE FUNDS YOU NEED with the nation's leading grantseeking database. Broaden your search for new funders and focus on your best prospects. Learn to convince foundations and corporate donors to support your organization, then report back to secure their long-term commitment.

Glasspockets.org: Encouraging Foundation Transparency

Launched recently by the Foundation Center, Glasspockets.org showcases the online transparency and accountability practices of the largest foundations. Foundations that have taken the lead in communicating about their work, particularly using online resources and social networks, are featured along with direct links to their current initiatives.
Glasspockets was developed in partnership with the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Communications Network, Global Philanthropy Forum, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and One World Trust.

Fundraising Books

Fundraising with the Raiser’s Edge: A Non-technical Guide
By Bill Connors

Fundraising Mistakes That Bedevil All Boards (and staff too): A 1-hour guide to identifying and overcoming obstacles to your success
By Kay Sprinkel Grace

Save America's Treasures

2010 Funding for Cultural and Historical Artifact Preservation
Save America's Treasures is an annual grant program designed to provide critical investments in the preservation of the nation's most significant and endangered cultural treasures. The grant is administered by the National Park Service in collaboration with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Seven Turning Points

Seven Turning Points: Leading through pivotial transitions in organizational life
by Susan Gross

Susam Gross is a noted organizational development consultant and has spent more than 40 years strengthening nonprofit organizations so that their people and programs succeed. This book goes beyond describing symptoms and challenges and offers nonprofit leaders usable advice on what to expect and what to do, based on the author's real-life experience with hundreds of nonprofits.

New Books!

Nonprofit Guide to Going Green
by Ted Hart, Adrienne Capps and Matthew Bauer

The Influenial Fundraiser: Using the Psychology of Persuasion to Achieve Outstanding Results
by Bernard Ross and Clare Segal

The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause, Creative Project, or Business Venture [updated and expanded]
by Laura Fredricks

Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times: Leadership Strategies When Economies Falter
by Susan Raymond

The Art of Giving

The Art of Giving: where the soul meets a business plan
by Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon
A comprehensive guide on how to be a canny, street-smart, effective philanthropist, regardless of your income level.... a perfect companion for nonprofit program and development executives who would like to introduce donors to their work and their organizations.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Blockbuster

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supports original research and broad-based education that is related to science, technology and economics. All nonprofits are eligible. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.

Blockbuster is committed to supporting outreach programs and partnerships that are designed to deliver measurable, positive results in communities that its members and employees call home. Whenever possible, Blockbuster incorporates cash contributions with volunteerism and in-kind donations to help achieve maximum impact. All nonprofits are eligible. Applications accepted on an on-going basis.

Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Management: everything you need to know about managing your organization
With companion CD-Rom, this book covers all the basics: how to create a plan, fund a mission, recruit and keep volunteers, create and follow a budget, perform SWOT analysis and lots more.

Nonprofit Video - 9 Keys to Success

Article from the Getting Attention blog - Nonprofit Video 9 Keys to Success

Getting Attention offers a free e-newsletter with articles to help nonprofits succeed through effective marketing.

Webinar: Tour of GrantStation website

Wednesday March 3, 2010 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.), 90 minutes
Fee: Free

Join Cynthia M. Adams for a short, virtual tour of the GrantStation website. Learn how to use the tools that GrantStation provides to help you identify the right grantmaker for any program or project.

If you've just joined GrantStation, this tour will help you determine the most effective way to use the valuable resources the website provides. If you haven't joined yet, this tour will help you determine if a GrantStation Membership fits your needs.

Please register early, as space is limited.

FDO Update!

Here's the latest Foundation Directory Online Professional statistical update:

97,854 grantmakers
499,938 trustees, officers, and donors
2,026,671 grants
3,823 companies
667,310 keyword-searchable 990s
Visit the Robert P. Kinchen Central Library for free access to this database.

Liz Claiborne Foundation

The Liz Claiborne Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that offer essential job-readiness training and access to tools that will help women who are victims of domestic violence or who are transitioning from poverty achieve economic independence. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Youth Environmental Grants

The mission of Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on envrionmental projects for children and youth. They work to encourage innovative programs that emplower children and youth to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities.

Proposals must promote understanding of environmental issues, focus on hands-on involvement and involve children and young adults. Grants awarded range from $250-$2,500.

Deadlines:3/31, 6/30, 9/30 and 12/31

Find information about other small foundations and the types of programs they fund by using the Foundation Directory Online database available at the Robert P. Kinchen Central Library.

FDO Foundation Directory Online

Here's the latest FDO Professional statistical update:

99,257 grantmakers
503,925 trustees, officers, and donors
1,909,139 grants
3,800 companies
656,262 keyword-searchable 990s

Call the Nonprofit Resource Center Supervisor at 435-1900 to find out how you can use this resource to benefit your organization.

Map of Cross-Border Giving

A Map of Cross-Border Giving is available in the Foundation Directory Online database. See who's giving and who's getting grants outside the U.S.
Visit the Robert P. Kinchen Central Library for free access to this valuable resource.

Meet The Foundations

Join the Central NY Community Foundation and the Gifford Foundation for a Meet The Foundations information presentation.
January 27, 2010 8:00am-10:00am
Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Guidestar Webinar

Guidestar Webinar
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:00 pm
Topic: focus on turning nonprofit data into new business opportunities. We'll cover popular topics including industry best practices for analysis, benchmarking, prospecting, and setting compensation levels, and will also tackle recent tax code changes that affect nonprofit practitioners.

Fundraising Seminars

Institute for Charitable Giving offers fundraising seminars.