tour of fc search: royal wedding style
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The Community Foundation of Sarasota County provides a computer station for nonprofits offering the Foundation Center's searchable database of grantmakers. Check out this short tour of the system.TRANSCRIPT
The resource local nonprofits trustwww.CFSarasota.org
Finding the Perfect Grant Marriage Using FC Search
Royal Wedding Style
www.foundationcenter.org
There’s a lot to digest. Over 90,000 grantmaker profiles
• Public foundations
• Private foundations
• Corporate giving programs
Current RFPs
Quick Access to IRS Form 990s
But the Queen doesn’tgive away all of her secrets, including:
• Government grants
• Funding for individuals or for-profits
• The answers about what grants you should apply for
It’s easy. Shockingly
easy.• Comprehensive
• Searchable
• User friendly
• Can be printed/ e-mailed
• Can save your searches
• Types of Support
• Fields of Interest
• Total Assets
• Total Giving
• Geographic Focus
• Keywords
The long train of searchable data
Let’s do a sample search.First Step of Sarasota
Substance abuse treatment and recovery programs
Sample Scenario:Seeking funding for drug use prevention program for teens in Sarasota.
Let’s take a closer
look at a
grantmaker
profile.
We just searched grant makers.
Let’s get a little sneaky.
What grants have similar local agencies received?
Getting your results home
• E-mail them in PDF or Excel form
• Print them at no cost
REMEMBER: Be cautious and thorough.
• It’s only a research tool. The quality of your results depends on how you use the database.
• It’s the beginning. ALWAYS check with the grantmaker before applying. Verify app. procedures, deadlines & other important info.
Use GuideStar to Assist In Your Grant Research
• Sign up for free membership.
• Use the search function to find the grantmaker’s latest 990.
• Study the list of grants awarded: agencies, missions, locations, amounts, and purpose.
• Are you a good match?
Recommended Resources
The Foundation Center website Free proposal writing short course Online help chat www.FoundationCenter.org
The Nonprofit Resource Center Management Library