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Starting
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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061 Ann |
Annual
Register of Grant Support |
Over
3500 programs covering the arts,
government, education, minorities,
international affairs, social sciences, sciences, & technology. |
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R 061
Com |
The Complete Guide to
Florida
Foundations |
Over
3,700 private Florida foundations. Also, proposal writing
guidelines. |
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061 Fou |
The
Foundation Grants Index |
From the
Foundation Center, over 97,000 grants listed. |
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061 Fou |
The
Foundation Directory |
Detailed
information on the 10,000 largest grantmaking
foundations. |
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R 061 Nat |
The
National Directory of Corporate Giving |
Profiles
over 3,700 companies that contribute to nonprofit organizations. |
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061.3 Cat |
Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance |
Thousands
of assistance programs from the Federal Government. |
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R 061.3 Flo |
Florida
State Grant Programs |
State
grants, loans & technical assistance programs. |
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061.3 Fou |
Foundation
Grants to Individuals |
Over
6,200
entries of foundations that provide assistance to
individuals. |
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R 338.922
Gov
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Government Assistance Almanac |
Over
1,600 grants, loans, fellowships, scholarships and
traineeships. |
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R 338.922 Gra |
The
Grants Register |
More than
3,800 awards covering 58 countries for postgraduate funding. |
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3rd floor |
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361.7
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Demystifying
Grant Seeking |
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361.7
Bro |
Grant
Writing for Dummies |
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F I N D I N G B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
061, 338.922, 361.7 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for
other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your
topic. The best way to find good sources of
information is to do a subject
search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand.
A
good subject heading for this topic is endowments.
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you
must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by
the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance |
Provides
access to a database of federal programs available to state
and local governments; federally rrecognized
tribal governments; territories (and possessions); domestic public,
quasi-public, and private profit and
nonprofit organizations
and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. |
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Deborah
Kluge |
The FAQ
section alone answers most everything a grant seeker could
ask. Covers many types of grants including
small, minority,
women and international. Links to government agencies and
dozens of other grant and pertinent
business sites. Guides
to proposal writing and checklists included. |
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The
Foundation Center |
An essential
site for all grant seekers. A “Getting Started” guide, "Find
Funders," “Look Up Organizations,” “Check Statistics,”, “990
Finder,” forms, worksheets, and much more. |
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Foundations.org |
Community
Foundations Directory, Corporate & Private Foundations,
Financial Advisors, & Philanthropic Venture
Foundations &
more. |
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Give.org |
Guidelines,
tips and information to philanthropists and grant givers. |
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Grants
and Related Sources |
From
Michigan State University Library. Among Part I of its
Funding Center Guides is "Grants for Nonprofits" and
"Grants
for Individuals" pages. Part II is a list of grant links.
Well organized. |
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GuideStar |
GuideStar
provides “comprehensive data on more than 1.5 million
nonprofit organizations, connecting them with donors,
foundations, businesses, and governing agencies in a
nationwide community of giving." |
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Libraryspot’s
Getting Grants |
A rich resource including A Guide to Proposal Planning & Writing, Writer Search Engine, government sources
& more. |
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Nonprofit Organizations |
Charities, Nonprofits, Government Grants,
Individuals, Newsletters & Journals, Nonprofits, Scholarships& Financial Aid. |
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For additional information, please see a reference
librarian.
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