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Forums or Training The Chronicle of Philanthropy will have a live discussion on “Raising Money for Endowments — and Spending It” on Tuesday, May 4, at noon U.S. Eastern time. MORE INFO
Kresge announces changes in its grant program Facility Investments and Building Reserves “Institutional Capitalization” now includes the Arts and Culture Program’s investments in cultural facilities and building reserves funds. Under this new strategy, the Program will prioritize renovation and repair projects. DEADLINE: May 17 for pre-application email
NOZA offers free foundation grant searching to all users. (Individual and company donation records require a search subscription).
Ask Here PA has reached the 250,000 sessions mark! During March, the service reached almost 10,000 sessions. This growing resource has generated glowing comments from patrons. Here’s a sample of the love: “I think this site is wonderful. The librarians who answer my questions are always really helpful, and I do not know if I would survive [...]
Michelle McIntyre, director at Roaring Spring Community Library, shared the discovery of this fundraising site for their sample fundraising letters. Check out the free e-book download with 70 sample letters on the left of the site. Michelle said that they adapted one of the letters for their business fundraiser and, in a little over a week, had more donations [...]
Verizon grants funds literacy and education (as well as domestic violence presention, healthcare and accessibility and internet safety) AMOUNT: average size is $5,000 to $10,000 DEADLINE: reviews proposals from Jan 1 through October 31 MORE INFO
The Coca-Cola Company and the Coca-Cola Foundation have an online application for requests
Why should your library be on YouTube? Read Geoff Livingston’s Mashable post “5 Ways Non-Profits Can Increase Engagement with YouTube.” Here’s YouTubes’ Nonprofit program
National Endowment for the Arts : Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants Primarily to small and mid-sized organizations to provide support for projects that extend reach of the arts to underserved populations. AMOUNT: $10,000 DEADLINE: May 27, 2010 MORE INFO and other NEA grant info here
FORUMS/TRAININGONLINE DISCUSSION (live): “Online Fund Raising in Today’s Financial Climate” and the results of The Chronicle’s annual survey of online fund raising. sponsored by The Chronicle of Philanthropy DATE: Tuesday April 20, 12:00pm MORE INFO