Throughout October,the Foundation Center is celebrating Funding for the Arts with special events, free classess and webinars. Be sure to take advantage of this free instruction and chance to network with others in your field.

From Grantspace.org, here is a list of Resources for Artists

Also visit the Nonprofit Resource Center at the Robert P. Kinchen Central Library for a special selection of books for indivudal artists or to access the Grants to Individuals Online database.

New Books - Check them out!

Charity Case: How The Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World
by Dan Pallotta

A Passion for Giving: Tools and Inspiration for Creating a Charitable Foundation
by Peter Klein and Angelica Berrie

Perfect Phrases for Virtual Teamwork: Hundreds of Ready to Use Phrases for Fostering Collaboration at a Distance
by Meryl Runion

Linking Mission to Money: Finance for Nonprofit Leaders
by Allen Proctor

Turn Donors into Fundraisers!

How to Turn Donors into Fundraisers a webinar featuring two nonprofit leaders who staged successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns by turning donors, volunteers, and other supporters into ambassadors for their causes.

Sponsored by the Chronicle of Philanthropy

Guest, Ryu Mizuno, will share insights from his experience transforming the U.S. Fund for Unicef's well-known trick-or-treat drive into a social-media phenomenon. By focusing on donor engagement, he was able to raise more than $250,000 through Facebook and Twitter in 2010.

Ryu's case is just one being looked at during the 60-minute webinar.

The early bird deadline is September 13, so register today!

Perfect Phrases for Fundraising
by Beverly Browning

Hundreds of ready-to-use phrases for appealing to donors and getting the funding you need. Check it out today!

The Complete Book on Grant Writing by Nancy Burke Smith

Information is presented from the point of view of both an experienced grant seeker and an experienced grantmaker with writing samples of grant proposals, preproposals, concept papers, letters of inquiry, interagency agreements, support letters and media releases. Learn the difference between reactive and proactive grantseeking and much more!

This updates Smith's 2006 edition by the same title. Another useful title by Smith is The Everything Grantwriting Book

The Nonprofit Business Plan: the leader's guide to creating a successful business model
by David La Piana and Healther Gowdy

New titles!

Proposal Writing for Government Contracts: how to organize and write winning competitive proposals
by H. Roger Corbet

Fundraising Guide for Nonprofit Board Members
by Julia Ingraham Walker

Charity Navigator suggests you consider being a ‘lifesaver’ by giving your favorite charity a surprise donation this summer.

Most of us give around the year-end holidays when we are inspired by the religious season and/or we're thinking about the year-end cut off for our charitable deductions.

But charities need your support year round. In fact, many charities struggle with cash flow in the summer as donations taper off.

Collective Action for Social Change: an introduction to community organizing
by Aaron Schultz and Marie G. Sandy

Check out these new titles!

Living Proof: telling your story to make a difference, essential skills for advocates and spokespersons
By John Capecci and Timothy Cage

Making a difference 2.0 : the ultimate guide to online charitable giving
By Howard Freeman

Successful Fundraising: a strategic and practical guide
By David L. Cuthbert

New titles are added to the nonprofit collection throughout the year. Visit the Nonprofit Resource Center to browse the entire collcetion or sign up for email notice to keep up with recent arrivals as new titles are added.