Foundation Center Cooperating Collection 
Location: Reference Area - Main Floor

Access to the Cooperating Collection is available all hours the library is open.  

Check back here for upcoming Foundation Center classes. We will have one of the Foundation Center classes at least every two months.  Next scheduled time -- January 2009 - topic to be announced.

Please don't hesitate to ask a staff member for help 
or contact Lisa Sheffield, Cooperating Collection Librarian via email or by phone, 828-884-3151, ext. 226. 

The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection at the Transylvania County Library is a body of resources that individual researchers and nonprofit organizations can use to research funding opportunities from grantmaking foundations and corporations. The collection includes grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and resources to assist in the grant seeking process.  The collection is available for use at no charge and no appointment is necessary to use the collection.  Normal printing charges apply ($.10 per page for printouts).

As a member of the Foundation Center's nationwide network of libraries, community foundations and related agencies, the Library also offers access to the Foundation Center's electronic database, the Foundation Directory Online.  

To access the Foundation Directory Online, click this link. 
To access the Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, click this link.

NOTE: Access is only available onsite from the Library's computers.

ALSO:  Visit the Foundation Center's website foundationcenter.org for access to a wide array of free resources for grantseekers.

What kind of information is in the collection?

• Resources for starting a nonprofit organization

• The basics of grant seeking and grant making

• Information about grant proposals and proposal writing

• Detailed profiles for foundations and corporate givers

• Additional information on topics such as philanthropy, volunteerism and fundraising

• And much, much more

Since 1956, the Foundation Center has been the nation's leading authority on philanthropy. They connect nonprofits and individuals with grant and grantmakers via the most comprehensive database on U.S. foundation and corporate grants available. Use the Foundation Center website to find free basic information about funders based on name, state, and zip code. Website also includes free online tutorials on Foundations and Fundraising, Proposal Writing, and Nonprofit Management. Visit the Foundation Center website for at foundationcenter.org for basic free access.  Access to the Foundation Directory Online is limited to the library's public computers.