GrantSpace.org
Foundation Directory Online
network.foundationcenter.org
foundationcenter.org
FIN Collections
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This section of GrantSpace is where you can send people interested in starting a nonprofit organization, developing a board or, wanting to learn how to research funders.
What is "Knowledge Base"
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In order to save trees, there are at least three different ways to save FDO records for future reference. These are two of them.
What is Export, Email, and Save to Thumb Drive
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This section of the Network Site, is where you can request course materials and training resources.
What is "Train and Learn"
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A service of the Foundation Center, this website provides free access to thousands of case studies, evaluations, white papers, and issue briefs addressing some of the world's most pressing social problems.
What is "Issue Lab"
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This online directory is part of the collection and allows students, artists, and researchers to look for grants and/or scholarships for their school or work.
What is "Grants to Individuals Online (GTIO)"
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This service, staffed by Foundation Center librarians, answers questions in real-time for over 13,000 people annually.
What is "Ask Us" or "Chat Now"-for real-time answers
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This link provides the correct taxonomy for a user to populate search fields in FDO.
What is "View Index"
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This section is where you find templates for FIN-related flyers, brochures, and branding for your web site.
What is "Promote Your Resources"
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This online journal provides up to date news about the social sector, including active RFP’s, Job Postings and Book Reviews authored by FC staff members.
What is "Philanthropy News Digest" or "PND"
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This new Foundation Center tool allows for the geographic visualization of philanthropic data, much of which is also found in the Foundation Directory Online.
What is "Foundation Maps"
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This is the most used section of grantspace.org, providing examples of winning proposals, budgets and letters of inquiry.
What is "Sample Documents"
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There are several different "Types of Grantmaker" in FDO. These are three of them.
Community Foundation, Company-Sponsored Foundation, Corporate Giving Program, Governmentally-linked Foundation, Independent Foundation, Non-Governmental Organization, Operating Foundation, Public Charity
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This link helps you find contact information of Funding Information Partners in your region.
What is "Partner Directory"
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Geared towards educating funders and program officers, this web site found in FoundationCenter.org provides free access to blog posts, case studies and discussions between grantmakers.
What is "Grantcraft"
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This publication in the collection shares the testimonials of foundation representatives who tell all about what they want to see in proposals.
What is "Guide to Proposal Writing"
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This feature on GrantSpace shows you what events are coming up across the network as well as advertise trainings happening at your FIN location.
What is the "Training Calendar"
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This type of search allows you to look up grants awarded to local nonprofit recipients.
What is "Search Grants"
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If you want to recommend a prospective FIN Partner, you go to this section of the Network Site.
What is "Help Us Grow"
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In this section of FoundationCenter.org, one can find special reports, portals, and knowledge on various world issues.
What is "Gain Knowledge"
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This publication is a compilation of examples of winning proposals foundation representatives shared with Foundation Center.
What is "Guide to Winning Proposals"
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How many records can you export at one time?
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