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Finding Funding Basics: How to Search for Funding Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations. Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library. Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library 307 Bynum Hall (on Cameron Avenue) Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Finding Funding Basics:How to Search for Funding Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library
Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library 307 Bynum Hall (on Cameron Avenue) Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact Us • Public Service Desk919-962-3463gs@unc.edu • Barbara Lapointe, GrantSource Librarian919-962-6022barbara_lapointe@unc.edu
Topics for Today • Tips for researching funding opportunities • Print resources available at the GrantSource Library • Online resources • Searching with Community of Science (COS) and other databases
Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities • Search for potential funders with a good fit • Identify funders’ goals or needs • Broaden your search • Approach your search from different perspectives
Where to Start Your Search • Visit our website and search on your ownwww.research.unc.edu/grantsource • The Foundation Center CooperatingCollections http://fdncenter.org/collections/ • Durham County Library
Things to Consider Before Searching • Keywords that apply to your project/program • Categories that apply to organization • Type of award sought
Print Materials • North Carolina Giving: The Directory of the State’s Foundations • Sources of Operating Grants • Corporate Giving Directory • Directory of Grants in the Humanities • Proposal writing guides
Funding Opportunities research.unc.edu/grantsource/fundopps.html
Community of ScienceFunding Opportunities Database research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch1.html#cos
Community of ScienceAlert Service research.unc.edu/grantsource/graduate2.html#cos
Search Other Databases and Resources http://research.unc.edu/grantsource/graduate3.html
Funding News and Awards research.unc.edu/grantsource/news.html
Funding Agencies research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.htm
Proposal Writing Help research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.html