This special collection is provided with generous support from The Duke Endowment.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is a Foundation Center Funding Information Network partner. This special resource collection allows nonprofits, grantmakers, and individual researchers to identify potential funding partners and collaborators.
As a member of the Foundation Center's international network of libraries, community foundations, and related agencies, the Main Library offers free access to print and electronic resources that support philanthropy.
How Can the Non-Profit Collection Help Me?
• Learn the fundamentals of grant seeking and grant making
• Use resources for effective prospect research
• Check out materials on grant proposal writing
• Access print and full-text ebooks on starting a nonprofit, nonprofit board development and management, fundraising and more
• Attend regular workshops on topics relevant to nonprofits
Where will I find the collection?
The Cooperating Collection is housed on the second floor of the Main Library. Expanded access to Foundation Center online resources, including the Foundation Directory Online, Foundation Grants to Individuals, and Philanthropy In/Sight is available at Main Library and all six Regional Library locations. Staff can assist users with these resources during regular library hours. Appointments are not required.
Grant Information
Since 1956, the Foundation Center has been the nation's leading authority on philanthropy. They connect nonprofits and individuals with grant and grantmakers via the most comprehensive database on U.S. foundation and corporate grants available. Use the Foundation Center website to find free basic information about funders based on name, state, and zip code. Search results include organization address, telephone, contact names, assets, total giving, website, and IRS filings (form 990), when available. Website also includes free online tutorials on Foundations and Fundraising, Proposal Writing, and Nonprofit Management.
Available only at Main Library & Regional Libraries.
The following resources are available from public computers at select library locations:
Foundation Directory Online The Foundation Center Online is the premier resource for locating in-depth information about grantsmakers and their grants. Includes almost one million grant opportunities from about 90,000 grantmakers. Either keyword text search all fields in this database or limit results geographically, by fields of interest, types of support, donor name, and more. Results may be sorted by total giving or total assets. Records include Profile, Grants, News/Jobs/RFPs, Publications, People and 990s, where available. Updated weekly.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, is one of the most comprehensive databases of foundations that provide a wide range of funding support for individuals for purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards/grants by nomination only and general welfare. Either keyword text search or limit results by foundation name, geographically, by fields of interest, types of support, or school name. Updated weekly.
Philanthrophy Insight Philanthropy In/Sight® is the Foundation Center's data visualization platform for global philanthropy, developed for grantmakers, policymakers, researchers, academics, and others interested in the impact of philanthropy worldwide. It reveals patterns of giving, funding relationships, areas where philanthropy has made an impact, and areas where opportunities exist to fill critical needs. (Access limited to library Internet PCs, personal WiFi laptops and browser enabled devices. Please see staff for assistance.)
Getting Started with Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Are you a student, artist, or individual researcher? Learn effective strategies for finding funders that support individuals with the Foundation Center's online funding database. Location: Main Library
- JHC- Computer Lab A
Date: 5/24/2013 at 10:30am
Age Range: Adults Contact: Lydia Towery, 704-416-0128
Proposal Writing Basics
Kief Schladweiler, Cooperating Collections Coordinator for the Foundation Center, will teach Proposal Writing Basics. This introductory overview explains the key components of a proposal to a foundation or corporation. Registration required. Location: Main Library
- Francis Auditorium
Date: 6/12/2013 at 2pm
Age Range: Adults Contact: Lydia Towery, 704-416-0128
Introduction to Finding Funders
Learn to find funders for your 501c3 nonprofit with the Foundation Center's comprehensive funding research tool, the Foundation Directory Online. Familiarity with computer basics and Internet use required. Location: Independence Regional
- IB Meeting Room
Date: 6/24/2013 at 11am
Age Range: Adults Registration Begins: 6/17/2013 at 10am Contact: Reference Staff, 704-416-4800 opt. 4 Registration begins June 17. (9 Person Limit)
Call (704) 416-4800, Option 4 to register or go online at http://www.cmlibrary.org/programs.
Four additional spaces are available for personal laptop users.
Need more detailed information directly from the source? The Foundation Center's Online Librarian can answer your questions about foundations, philanthropy, and fundraising research.
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