Rippling: how social entrepreneurs spread innovation throughout the world
by Beverly Schwartz

Hot off the presses!

Copies of the latest edition of the Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing are available to check out from the Onondaga County Public Library's Nonprofit Resource Center.

In her 6th edition of this essential guide, Jane Geever incorporates the results of 40 interviews with grantmakers across the nation. She reveals their priorities in reviewing submissions and provides insight into what makes a winning proposal.

Grab your OCPL library card and place your hold on this new title today.

Creating a Successful Succession Plan

The Central New York Community Foundation and the SUNY Oswego Metro Center are sponsoring a 3-part series for organizations that forsee having a turnover in a leadership postion within the next five years. Executives, board members and other key employees should plan to attend all three sessions.

June 21 9am-Noon, at SUNY Oswego Metro Center
June 28 9am-11am and July 26 9am-Noon at the CNY Philanthropy Center

June is Funding for Education Month

Funding For Education Month
All month long the Foundation Center will be hosting webinars and podcasts of interest both to educators and students.

How to Find and Win Scholarships and Fellowships
Wednesday, June 6 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Getting a Grip on Your Student Loans
Wednesday, June 13 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Webinar

Navigating Pinterest, Google+, and Other New Social Networks

Thursday, June 21, 2012 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time

Early Bird (Ends June 7) $75.00 Regular (Starts June 8) $96.00

Learn how nonprofits can keep up with the latest trends in the ever-changing social media landscape. You'll hear case studies on Pinterest, Google+ and others. Plus you learn how to determine when to invest time in a new social network—and when to wait.
Trainers: Jenna Sauber,Interactive Communications Manager, Case Foundation and Maegan Clark, Digital Communications Specialist, Heifer International

Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: governance, leadership and management edited by J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke

National foundations support local efforts. Here are three examples. Find many more by searching the Foundation Directory Online – a free database available when you visit the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Onondaga County Central Library.

Model Youth Programs Funded
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
The Foundation supports organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of information about new and innovative programs designed to benefit youth, or through the dissemination of information already possessed by well-established organizations. Grant requests should have the potential of helping American children in a broad geographic area (more than one state). Application forms must be postmarked no later than July 15, 2012.

Grants Promote No-Kill Animal Shelters
Maddie's Fund
Maddie’s Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving, in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum to train veterinarians to save the lives of sick and injured dogs and cats in animal shelters, and in the implementation of a national effort to promote accountability and transparency in animal shelter operations.

Environmental Conservation Initiatives Supported
Wallace Genetic Foundation
Specific areas of interest include the following: sustainable agriculture, protection of farmland near cities, conservation of natural resources, biodiversity protection, reduction of environmental toxins, and global climate issues. Grants generally range from $25,000 to $40,000. Requests may be submitted throughout the year.

Strength-Based Grant Writing

Strength-Based Grant Writing
*NEW* Online Education Session from Grantstation

When: Thursday May 24 2:30pm – 4:00pm EST
Cost: Registration fee is $89 per person

"Strength-based grant writing" is a phrase commonly used in the nonprofit world today. It is a collaborative approach that seeks shared understanding and commitment to action by the organization and the larger community in identifying opportunities for change and new direction.

During this 90-minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke will walk through the common sections of a grant application, infusing the process with methods to promote your organization's strengths and create positive change.

See the complete list of Grantstation online education sessions .

Also discover the many free Foundation Center webinars at Grantspace.org

Bolster the power of your grant keyword search in the Foundation Directory Online!

Three new fields have been added to the Grant Record: fund name; fund type; and program name. These fields, part of the grantmaker information section in the grant record, provide further information on how the grantmaker has classified the grant.

Just search for the terms that you use anyway — describing types of awards like 'donor-advised' or 'discretionary,' for example, or describing areas of interest like 'arts & culture' or 'research' — and you can potentially get more grants in your results list. This enhancement currently applies to the over 102,000 grant records that are in the database now and as new grants are added.

For more information on how the Foundation Directory Online database can assist you in researching potential funders, visit the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Central Library. Group orientations as well as one-on-one training is available.

New Books !

The Non Nonprofit: for-profit thinking for nonprofit success
by Steve Rothschild

Many new titles have been added to the Nonprofit Resource Center collection. Check here for a partial list and visit the Library to see what's new.