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Publisher: Foundation Center

Literature of the Nonprofit Sector view detail comment email this

This offers access to more than 20,000 bibliographic citations, most with abstracts, representing the holdings of the Foundation Center's libraries and other sources. Searchable by author, title, subject/descriptor, journal title, and other access points. Some citations link to a full-text document. From The Foundation Center.
http://lnps.fdncenter.org/
Topics: Business, Business, Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Nonfiction by Genre

Last updated Aug 3, 2005


The Foundation Center view detail comment email this

Provides grantmaker information, funding trends and analysis, training and seminars, the Philanthropy News Digest, Foundation Center publications, and a list of cooperating libraries. The Foundation Finder is a database with information on more than 65,000 foundations. Provides annotated searchable links to more than 200 private, community, and corporate foundations, plus federal grants and public charities. Also ranks foundations by assets and total giving. An online librarian is available to answer your e-mail questions.
http://foundationcenter.org/
Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources

Last updated Jan 15, 2007


Proposal Writing Short Course view detail comment email this

This "step-by-step process in the search for private dollars" covers the gathering of background information; the components of a proposal; how to write the executive summary, the statement of need, and the project description; and assembling a budget. From the Foundation Center, an "authority on philanthropy ... dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public."
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html
Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Communications, English Language, Money, Writing

Last updated Mar 17, 2006


Frequently Asked Questions: How Can I Find Corporate Sponsorship? view detail comment email this

Starting point for researching sources for corporate sponsorship of nonprofit organizations. Describes books, articles, and online sources, and gives example of useful search terms. From the Foundation Center.
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/sponsor.html
Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources

Last updated Feb 9, 2007


Focus on the Economic Crisis view detail comment email this

This collection focuses on the role of charitable foundations in the 2008/2009 U.S. economic downturn and the effect of the recession on foundations. It features interactive maps, news and commentary, audio and video clips, blog posts, research advisories, a bibliography on nonprofits and the economic downturn, and links to additional online resources on the economy and philanthropy. A project of the Foundation Center.
http://foundationcenter.org/focus/economy/
Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources

Last updated Jan 20, 2009





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