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Free Shipping in October on Foundation Grants to Individuals Directory

October is Funding for Arts Month at the Foundation Center, and to help celebrate, we're offering free shipping on the current edition of our Foundation Grants to Individuals directory.

The 18^th edition of our popular directory includes profiles of over 8,300 foundations that support artists, authors, researchers, performers, students or other individuals through grants, scholarships, fellowships, residencies, awards, and other forms of funding.

Profiles include the funder name, address, contact information, program description, grant amount, application guidelines, and more. The directory is also fully indexed by geographic focus, school or company name, type of support, and subject.

Visit the Marketplace section of our web site for more information on this publication or to view a sample profile. Foundation Grants to Individuals is available for just $75 with free shipping online this month.
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Watch! October is Funding for Arts Month

Free Events:

Wednesday, October 7:
Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts at our Cooperating Collection at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 10:00am-12:00pm.
For you if you are an individual involved in the arts and looking for funding to complete a project, mount an exhibition, put on a performance, conduct research, or anything else arts-related.

Resource Market for the Creative Community, 4:00-6:00pm.
Attend our “trade fair” and meet “vendors” that offer resources and services for artists, writers, and others in the creative community. Don't miss it!

"I Got Funded" Artist Panel, 6:15-7:30pm.
Meet and learn from several artists who have applied for and received grants, fellowships, awards, and prizes.

Friday, October 9:
Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker, 9:30-10:45am.
Meet Lillian Kuri, Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design and Sustainable Development, The Cleveland Foundation.

Wednesday, October 21:
Fundraising for Arts and Culture Organizations in a Challenging Economy, 1:00-2:15pm.
Gain a basic overview of what you can do to survive, thrive, and succeed in sustaining your nonprofit during the current economic recession.

Fund Development Pulse Check: How Are Arts and Culture Organizations Doing? 2:30-3:30pm.
Learn about seeking financial support in today's economic environment from the experiences of leading development professionals from arts and culture organizations in Northeast Ohio.

Friday, October, 23:
Community Arts Organizations of the Future, 10:00am-12:00pm.
Explore today's pressing issues affecting community-based arts and culture organizations: funding, leadership capacity, community, and sustainability.

October 30:
Webinar! Funding Trends in Arts and Culture, 3:00-4:15pm.
Join us from the comfort of your own office and learn about funding trends and the outlook for arts and culture from national experts in the field.  

Fall 2009 Seminars at the Foundation Center-Cleveland

This fall we are offering seven essential courses to help you get through today's tough fundraising environment

September:

Securing Corporate Partnerships: September 16, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm.
Learn the unique characteristics of corporate funders and where to make inroads to gain their support.

Grantseeker Training Institute: September 21- 25, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm daily.
Update your grantseeking strategy to meet current economic challenges in a single week.

Foundation Fundraising: An Introductory Course: September 29, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm.
Gain a thorough introduction to the world of foundations and instruction in identifying prospective funders.

October:

Proposal Writing SeminarOctober 14, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm.
Gain proposal writing experience needed to secure grants from foundations and corporate sources.

Cultivating Grantmaker Relationships: October 15, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm.
Strengthen the partnership between your organization and its funders.

Foundation Funding Research: Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Prospects: October 26 - 27, 2009, 1 - 4 pm, Day One, and 9 am - 4pm, Day Two.
Learn to chart your organization's needs and find funders using Foundation Directory Online Professional,the Foundation Center's top-tier online database of grantmakers.

November:

Proposal Budgeting Workshop: November 6, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm. 
Learn to compose and present budgets for your organization and its programs.

Watch This! Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: The Cleveland Foundation

Introduced by Kathleen Hallissey, program director of community responsive grantmaking, program officers Kevin McDaniel, Jill Paulsen, Paul Putman, and Nelson Beckford discuss The Cleveland Foundation's interests, practices, giving priorities, and plans for the future. Watch>>

What do you think about funders and nonprofits?

Ohio Grantmakers Forum (OGF) is developing a series of workshops for Northeast Ohio funders and grantseekers to help improve their working relationship. When these partnerships are at their best, both sides learn from each other and their work achieves greater impact. Unfortunately, there is significant variation in the quality and strength of this key relationship.

OGF has developed a brief online questionnaire that gauges attitudes toward nonprofits and funders and the influence of these beliefs on their work together. If you represent a nonprofit in Northeast Ohio, please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire. No preparation or data gathering is needed. Your input will help ensure that the new grantmaker-grantseeker workshops are meaningful and rewarding.

Take the questionnaire>>

(This post is from Todd Lloyd, Vice President, Education, Ohio Grantmakers Forum)

Proposal Writing Book Sets: Free Shipping!

Order online and get free shipping on our bestselling proposal writing book sets. With helpful insight and sample proposals, our popular proposal writing sets give valuable advantages to grantseekers.

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing.
In the fifth edition of our essential Guide, author Jane Geever provides detailed instructions on preparing successful grant proposals. Incorporating the results of 40 interviews with grantmakers across the nation, the Guide reveals their priorities in reviewing submissions and provides insight into what makes a winning proposal. (Also available in Spanish - Guia Para Escribir Propuestas.)

The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals.
This latest addition to our best-selling Winning Proposals series includes 35 actual, funded proposals reprinted in their entirety. The Grantseeker's Guide features proposals to foundations of all types and sizes, including several from Ohio. Featured examples cover a wide variety of projects, from start-up costs to a major medical center. Each proposal includes remarks by the program officer who approved the grant.

Buy any of these popular sets online and get free shipping during the month of June (2009):

• Guide to Proposal Writing / The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
  Price: $69.90 - Buy now
  
• Guide to Proposal Writing / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas
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• The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas
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• Guide to Proposal Writing / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas / The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
  Price: $94.85 - Buy Now

Funding for Education Month Webinars

From the comfort of your home or office you can learn to create customized lists of prospective education donors using Foundation Directory Online and hear a timely discussion of foundation funding trends in higher education.  Register on our web site for Researching Education Funders with Foundation Directory Online, Friday, June 12, 1:00-2:00 pm or Foundation Funding Trends in Higher Education, Monday, June 29, 3:00-4:00 pm.

The Answer Desk Is Open. Ask Us!

Do you have questions about fundraising, nonprofit management, and related topics? We have answers and provide them fast. Our Ask Us service is available 24/7.

You can connect with a Foundation Center librarian and ask your question live, in real-time, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:30am to 8:00pm Eastern Time and Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30am to 4:30pm Eastern Time. Other times, you can ask by e-mail.

We've answered more than 90,000 questions since our start in 1998 and our fans regularly tell us what they think. So, if you have a question, join the growing number of satisfied customers who regularly Ask Us!

(This post is from Katie Artzner, the Foundation Center's online librarian.)

Free shipping on 2009 Foundation Directories and Directory Sets

This April, the Foundation Center is offering free shipping on our newly-published 2009 Foundation Directories and Directory Sets. With vital facts on leading U.S. funders, including fields of interest, financial data, decision-makers, and contact information, the 2009 Foundation Directories can help you identify key funding prospects for your organization.

Purchase any of these titles online and get free shipping during the month of April:

• The Foundation Directory
  The 2009 edition features key facts on the nation's top 10,000 foundations - the most influential foundations in the nation!
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• The Foundation Directory Part 2
  Features the next 10,000 largest U.S. foundations to broaden your fundraising base.
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• The Foundation Directory Supplement
  The Supplement provides revised entries for hundreds of foundations in The Foundation Directory and The Foundation Directory Part 2.
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• Companion Directory Set
  Save $40 on the Companion Directory Set! Includes The Foundation Directory, as well as expanded data on the next 10,000 largest funders in The Foundation Directory Part 2.
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• Classic Directory Set
  Save $40 on the Classic Directory Set! Includes The Foundation Directory, and an update to that information in September 2009 with The Foundation Directory Supplement.
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• Comprehensive Directory Set
  Save $60! Includes The Foundation Directory and The Foundation Directory Part 2. Then, receive updated information with The Foundation Directory Supplement.
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See all 2009 Directory Sets or browse our full catalog of publications in the Marketplace section of our web site.

Free Shipping: Proposal Writing Book Sets

Order online in March for free shipping on our bestselling proposal writing book sets. With helpful insight and sample proposals, our popular proposal writing sets give valuable advantages to grantseekers.

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th Edition
In the fifth edition of our essential Guide, author Jane Geever provides detailed instructions on preparing successful grant proposals. Incorporating the results of 40 interviews with grantmakers across the nation, the Guide reveals their priorities in reviewing submissions and provides insight into what makes a winning proposal.
Also available in Spanish - Guia Para Escribir Propuestas

The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
This latest addition to our best-selling Winning Proposals series includes 35 actual, funded proposals reprinted in their entirety. The Grantseeker's Guide features proposals to international funders including the Mott Foundation; large regional funders such as the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation; corporate funders including the Mitsubishi Foundation, as well as regional/local foundations. Featured examples cover a wide variety of projects, from start-up costs to a major medical center. Each proposal includes remarks by the program officer who approved the grant.

Buy any of these popular sets online and get free shipping during the month of March:

• Guide to Proposal Writing / The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
  Price: $59.90 - Buy now
  
• Guide to Proposal Writing / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas
  Price: $59.90 - Buy Now
  
• The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas
  Price: $59.90 - Buy Now
  
• Guide to Proposal Writing / Guía Para Escribir Propuestas / The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals
  Price: $79.85 - Buy Now