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Finding Funding Basics: How to Search for Funding Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations

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

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  1. Finding Funding Basics:How to Search for Funding Opportunities for Nonprofit Organizations Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library

  2. Office of Information & Communications GrantSource Library 307 Bynum Hall (on Cameron Avenue) Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  3. Contact Us • Public Service Desk919-962-3463gs@unc.edu • Barbara Lapointe, GrantSource Librarian919-962-6022barbara_lapointe@unc.edu

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Things to Consider Before Searching • Keywords that apply to your project/program • Categories that apply to organization • Type of award sought

  8. 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

  9. research.unc.edu/grantsource/

  10. Funding Opportunities research.unc.edu/grantsource/fundopps.html

  11. Community of ScienceFunding Opportunities Database research.unc.edu/grantsource/facultyresearch1.html#cos

  12. Community of ScienceMain Search

  13. Community of ScienceAlert Service research.unc.edu/grantsource/graduate2.html#cos

  14. Specialized Alert Services

  15. Search Other Databases and Resources http://research.unc.edu/grantsource/graduate3.html

  16. Funding News and Awards research.unc.edu/grantsource/news.html

  17. Funding Agencies research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.htm

  18. Foundation Finder

  19. GuideStar

  20. Proposal Writing Help research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.html

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