Webinar Training From GrantStation

Tour the Grantstation Insider website
Wed July 15, 2009 2:00pm FREE
Learn how to use the many tools and resources on GrantStation to help you identify the right grantmaker for any program or project, write compelling letters of inquiry and powerful grant proposals.

Managing Your Nonprofit In Tough Economic Times
Wed July 1, 2009 2:00pm $89/person $150/site
Strategies to help your organization deal with the current economic stress affecting nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Building A Fundraising Board
Tue July 14, 2009 2:00pm $89/person $150/site
Linda Lysakowski will discuss the role the board plays on the nonprofit organization's development team, how to engage the board members in the fundraising process, and how to ensure that they will enthusiastically get involved with the fundraising efforts of your organization.

Involving Volunteers in Your Fundraising Program
Wed July 29, 2009 2:00pm $89/person $150.00/site
Learn about the various roles volunteers can play to increase the results of your organization's fundraising efforts. In this webinar, Linda Lysakowski will discuss how to find fundraising volunteers, how to recruit them, and how to keep them involved and energized by offering them orientation, support education, and recognition.

Guidestar Webinar

July 15, 2009 1pm-2pm FREE
You’ve seen the ads for GuideStar Premium and GuideStar Charity Check—now find out how they can work for you. The free one-hour Webinar will show you what these tools offer, present live demos of each one, and show you how your peers are using these valuable services to accomplish their goals.
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Collection Update

Recently added to the collection - Place your hold today!

Jump-Starting the Stalled Fundraising Campaign
by J. Walker
Nonprofit Bookeeping & Accounting for Dummies
by S. Farris
ROI for Nonprofits: The New Key to Sustainability
by T. Ralser

Philanthropic Giving By and For Women is on the Rise

Foundation giving specifically targeted to benefit women and girls has surpassed the rate of overall foundation giving in recent years. Women's funds are a rapidly growing and influential force within philanthropy. Read the key findings of a new report jointly released by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network

Giving USA 2009 Press Release

Giving USA released its 2009 report
Although charitable giving in the United States exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row in 2008, donations to charitable causes in the United States show a 2% percent drop in current dollars over 2007. The 2008 number, estimated at $307.65 billion, is the first decline in giving in current dollars since 1987 and the biggest percentage decline since 1974.

“The fact that charitable giving was still more than 2 percent of GDP in 2008 is a bright spot in an otherwise negative climate for donations,” said Nancy L. Raybin, chair of Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits, which created Giving USA Foundation in 1985. “The Institute has been active in examining ways to move contributions upward, and it looks like the American public agrees with us that charitable giving is an integral part of the country’s economic fabric.”

Read the Giving USA 2009 press release for more details.

Foundation Center Webinars

The Foundation Center offers free webinars on a variety of topics. July and August sessions are available.
Grantseeking Basics
Proposal Writing Basics
Proposal Budgeting Basics

Funding for Education

Throughout the month of June, the Foundation Center is focusing on Funding for Education by offering information, special events and webinars. Don't miss these free webinars:

Monday, June 8, 2009, 3:00-4:30 pm
Find and Apply for Government Grants Using Grants.gov

Monday, June 29, 2009, 3:00-4:00 pm Foundation Funding Trends in Higher Education

Article - Prevent fundraising burnout

Interesting article by Manish Vaidya from the May/June 2009 issue of Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Find this and other online articles from online magazines listed in the Grantseeking Pathfinder. Print copies of these magazines are housed in the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Central Library.

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Additional copies of The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals have been added to the collection - check it out!

Free Webinar from GuideStar

Grantmaker Due Diligence in the Pension Protection Act Era: How to Identify Supporting Organizations and Align Your Grants Administration Process with the 21st-Century Tax Code
Date: June 30, 2009
Time: 1 p.m. ET

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Presenter, Pam Jowdy, is the senior product manager and leads the product management and development functions at GuideStar.