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Nonprofit Resource Center
About the Nonprofit Resource Center
The Fayetteville Public Library's Nonprofit Resource Center helps individuals and nonprofit organizations identify potential grant funding sources.
The center, located on the second floor of Blair Library, has access to the Foundation Directory Online, a treasure trove of information on 80,000 foundations and almost 500,000 recently awarded grants. While most private funding goes to nonprofit organizations, the center also offers online access to Grants for Individuals, a database of more than 6,200 grantmaker programs that award money directly to individuals.
The library is proud to make print and electronic resources available to Northwest Arkansas as part of a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection venture. In addition to this cooperating venture, FPL is enhancing its resources with a variety of professional journals and circulating guides to further aid area fundraisers.
Fayetteville Public Library cardholders have access to all materials and databases housed at the library. Residents of Washington County are eligible for free library cards, as are those who work, own property, or attend school within the county. In addition, the library offers free cards to staff and board members of nonprofit organizations in Benton, Carroll, and Madison counties.
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About the Foundation Center
"Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. The Center's web site receives more than 47,000 visits each day, and thousands of people gain access to free resources in its five regional library/learning centers and its national network of more than 340 Cooperating Collections."
-from www.foundationcenter.org/about
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New Bookshelf
- Beverly A. Browning, Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals
- Peri Pakroo, Starting and Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide
- Janet Ginn, Circle of Giving: Donors' Stories of Wisdom
- Mal Warwick, Fundraising When Money is Tight: Effective Strategies & Practical Steps for Surviving Tough Times and Thriving into the Future
- Jeremy Hall, Grant Management: Funding for Public and Non-profit Programs
- Jody Blazek, Revised Form 990 : a Line-by-Line Preparation Guid
- Caroline Oliver, Getting Started with Policy Governance: Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board
- Sally Patterson, Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Organization: Seven Steps to Creating a Successful Plan
- Stephen Gill, Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations
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Fundraising Databases
Foundation Directory Online Professional
Includes nearly 80,000 foundations, corporate giving programs (with sponsoring company information), and grantmaking public charities, as well as a searchable database of 500,000 recently awarded grants. This database is only accessible from within the library.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Contains a complete listing of foundations that give grants to individuals, more than 6,200 entries in all. These records include detailed descriptions of approximately 2,000 programs which fund individual grantseekers. This database is only accessible from within the library.
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Foundation Center Core Collection
- Jane C. Geever, The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
(En Español: Guí a para Escribir Propuestas)
- Brian O'Connell, The Board Member's Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations
- The Foundation Directory I, II, and Supplement
- Judith Margolin, The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals
- Kief Schladweiler, ed., Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers
- Foundations and Public Policy
- Foundation Grants to Individuals
- Foundations Today Series: Foundation Giving Trends, Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates, and Foundation Yearbook
- Guide to U.S. Foundations: Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors
- National Directory of Corporate Giving
- Journal: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Links
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Contact Information:
Reference Desk
(479) 856-7250
Call to register for workshops or if you would like an individual appointment.
Upcoming workshops 2010
Find It, Fund It!
Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Ann Henry Board Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Learn about the new Power Search feature on Foundation Directory Online, Professional edition. If you've taken the class before, you'll want to see the new interface.
Find It, Fund It!
Thursday, April 27, 2010
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Ann Henry Board Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Learn about the new Power Search feature on Foundation Directory Online, Professional edition. If you've taken the class before, you'll want to see the new interface.
Meet the Funders
Wednesday, June 9 , 2010
9am - 11am
Walker Community Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Learn about grant opportunities and grant-maker perspectives from the funders themselves.
Developing Outcome Measures
Tuesday, Jule 13 , 2010
1pm - 2:30pm
Walker Community Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Discover how to design and apply effective outcome measures to your funding projects.
Find It, Fund It!
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010
10am - noon
Walker Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Learn about the new Power Search feature on Foundation Directory Online, Professional edition. If you've taken the class before, you'll want to see the new interface.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010
11am - 12:30pm
Ann Henry Board Room
Registration is Required
(479) 856-7250
Develop techniques for finding grants for individuals using a database designed specifically for individual needs.
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