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Grantwriting for Artists: Perfecting Your Proposal
Discover how to research funding, decode application questions, and focus artistic career goals during the grant writing process.
Crowdfunding Fundamentals: Creating a Compelling Campaign
Presenters discuss video production and social media video tips, choosing the right crowdfunding platform for the type of project, and lessons learned from previous local nonprofit crowdfunding campaigns.
Powered by Pro Bono: A Discussion with the Taproot Foundation
Aaron Hurst, founder and president of Taproot Foundation, discusses highlights from Taproot’s new book, Powered by Pro Bono (Jossey-Bass, 2012). This new resource for the nonprofit community presents a step-by-step guide to enable nonprofits to plan for and turn on their pro bono potential.
Grantseeking Basics
This introductory course provides an overview of the funding research process for those seeking grants from foundations, corporations, and grantmaking public charities.
Principios de la búsqueda de fondos (Grantseeking Basics)
Este curso introductorio presenta una orientación al campo de la recaudación de fondos filantrópicos y demuestra cómo identificar posibles fuentes de apoyo.
Applying to the National Endowment for the Arts
This special presentation will introduce you to the National Endowment for the Arts' mission, programs, and application processes
Take a Tour of Philanthropy In/Sight
Take a brief tour of Philanthropy In/Sight, the Foundation Center’s data visualization platform for global philanthropy.
Reality Fundraising: Lessons Learned from Successful Arts Organizations
Hear about what’s really working now for actual arts groups around the country.
Dialogue with Donors: Foundation Funding for the Arts [Highlights]
In this excerpt, Will Maitland Weiss facilitates a panel discussion of program officers who passionately support the arts addresses how to choose which foundations to approach; what they are really looking for (and not looking for!); how to make the best case possible; and how to follow up.
Dialogue with Donors: Foundation Funding for the Arts
Will Maitland Weiss facilitates a panel discussion of program officers who passionately support the arts addresses how to choose which foundations to approach; what they are really looking for (and not looking for!); how to make the best case possible; and how to follow up.
Outcome Thinking: Keys to Successful Implementation [Highlights]
In this excerpt, R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.
Outcome Thinking: Keys to Successful Implementation
R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.
Estrategias para la investigación de fundaciones donantes (Introduction to Finding Funders)
Orientación a una de las herramientas en línea más útiles para la investigación de fundaciones donantes, Foundation Directory Online Professional.
Introduction to Corporate Giving
Join us for an introduction to the world of corporate support for nonprofits and to the effective utilization of the Foundation Center's resources on corporate giving.
Health and Human Services Funding and the New Normal
A panel of grantmakers from institutions that support health and human services organizations share best practices in working with foundations during challenging economic times.
Foundation Center Training: Welcome Aboard
Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare to learn the skills that will help your nonprofit succeed. Welcome aboard!
Doing Well & Doing Good: Hybrid Models for Social Impact
The wall separating purpose from profit is a thing of the past, as entrepreneurs and investors build newer, more nuanced organizational models combining social impact with market mechanisms and returns.
Announcing GrantSpace Mobile! Take a 50 Second Tour
GrantSpace Mobile helps you get in the know while you're on the go.
Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts
This course is geared towards individuals involved in the arts and looking to fund any type of arts-related project.
Robert Eckardt Talks About The Cleveland Foundation
Robert Eckardt, Executive Vice President at The Cleveland Foundation, talks about the Foundation's grantmaking and priorities.
How to Approach a Foundation
This webinar will cover strategies for effective communications with grantmakers, taking you through initial contact to what happens after you receive funding. You will learn how to initiate contact with potential funders; plan calls and meetings; communicate during and after a grant decision; and, ultimately, how to build lasting partnerships with grantmakers.
Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits
Learn a step-by-step checklist approach to help increase your organization's readiness for foundation fundraising.
Funding for Education: A Conversation with William Hiller of The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Dr. William Hiller, Executive Director, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation talks about funding for education and gives tips on approaching funders.
Fiscal Sponsorship for Artists and Arts Organizations Webinar
Discussion of the fiscal sponsorship arrangement under which a charitable project without 501(c)(3) status might benefit from the tax-exempt status and administrative support of a sponsoring organization.
Guide to Online Grantseeker Resources
This session is a guided tour of all the free resources available on the Foundation Center's web site. During the webinar you will explore many tools and resources to help you become a better grantseeker.