1. Welcome Learn to Search with Foundation Directory

4. Group Poll

5. Essentials for grants success

6. Essentials for Grant Success Incorporated 501(c)(3) Clear needs and plans Track record Strong leadership Solid infrastructure

7. Essentials for Grants Success Source: Giving USA, 2008 82% of private giving is individual

8. Grant-seeking step by step

9. 1. Set grant priorities 2. Determine who will write 3. Develop funding proposal 4. Identify a match 5. Follow foundation process Grant-Seeking Steps

10. Look for Connections Giving close to home Affinity for your cause Financial capacity to give Personal connections Research Principles

11. Fundraising research Ongoing (1/5 of effort) Pro-active Record-keeping Research Principles

12. Levels of Research 1. Long list of possibilities 2. Short list to research fully Research Principles

13. Source: Foundation Center Guide to Proposal Writing, fifth ed. (2007) “No two are alike. Do your research” - family foundation

14. Getting to the database database

15. Public Access Any computer station in the Main Library Database Training Station as scheduled by appointment Getting to the Database

16. 1. Log-in using your library card and PIN 2. From Start Menu, select “Programs” 3. Select “Internet and Library Websites” 4. Select “Reference Desk” 5. Select “One Search” 6. Scroll down and select “Foundation Directory Online Professional” 7. Maximize window for best viewing

17. SearchGrantmakers

18. Indexed Search Fields Fields of Interest Types of Support Grantmaker Location Geographic Focus Searching with Foundation Directory

19. Field of Interest = Healthcare

20. Boolean Searching Searching with Foundation Directory AND

21. Boolean Searching Searching with Foundation Directory OR

22. Healthcare OR Children, Services

23. 15,000 Results!

24. Healthcare OR Children, Services AND Geo-Focus Ohio OR National

26. 863 Results - Sorted

27. Grantmaker Record

28. Healthcare OR Children, Services AND Grantmaker Location Dayton

29. 41 Results, Sorted on Giving

30. Type of Grantmaker Independent Supporting Community Company-sponsored Operating Searching with Foundation Directory

31. Independent Foundation

32. Supporting Organization

33. Community Foundation

34. Company-Sponsored

35. Group Search Exercise

36. Name Search Fields Grantmaker Name Trustees, Officers and Donors Searching with Foundation Directory

37. Grantmaker Name = Cox

38. 66 Results

39. Trustee Name = Cox

40. 293 Results

41. Trustee = Cox AND State = Ohio or Georgia

42. 22 Results, Sorted on City

43. Search criteria in RED

44. More search criteria in RED

45. Any giving in Ohio?

46. Click on map to “drill down”

47. Grants by county 2003-2006

48. Access 990 Tax Filings

49. Navigating Adobe PDF’s

50. Grants listed in 990

51. SearchGrants

52. Recipient Name = Daybreak Metro Area = Dayton, OH

53. 22 Results

54. Search990s

55. Keyword = Daybreak

56. 382 Results

57. Other Research Sources

58. www.foundationcenter.org

59. Other Research Sources Foundation Center website Find Funders Sign up for RFP’s Check Statistics ALL FREE

60. Other Research Sources Even more … www.grants.gov for federal grants Elected officials for local and state grants Chamber of Commerce for businesses Reference USA at library for businesses Google searches Local news articles Nonprofit annual reports and trustee lists

61. Other Research Sources www.Nozasearch.com and www.Guidestar.org American Prospect Research Association: www.aprahome.org Portals leading to sources across the web: http://indorgs.virginia.edu/portico/ http://www.uvm.edu/%7Eprospect/index.html

62. www.daytonmetrolibrary.org

63. Grants Information Center 400+ book and magazine titles Articles from Foundation Center Catalog of Nonprofit Literature Resource lists Foundation Directory Online Professional ALL FREE

64. Genevieve Richardson, GPC Grants Specialist (937) 496-8624 grichardson@daytonmetrolibrary.org

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