The Foundation Center's Cooperating Collection

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence is proud to be aCooperating Collection of the Foundation Center, the only national nonprofit that organizes and disseminates information on foundation and corporate philanthropy.

As a member of this nationwide network, the Center for Nonprofit Excellence is now able to provide visitors with free public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory Online (FDO). Updated weekly, FDO contains the most comprehensive and accurate information on U.S. grantmakers and their funding activities.

The addition of the Foundation Center’s print and electronic resources complements CNE's library of over 800 books and periodicals related to nonprofit management, governance and operations.

All resources are available for free at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Roger Read Resource Center.

Cooperating Collection Hours

Cooperating Collection Materials

Electronic Databases

• Foundation Directory Online Professional
  
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
  

Print Publications

• Board Member's Book (2003)
  
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing (2007)
  
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals (2003)
  
• The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals (2008)
  
• The Foundation Directory (2008)
  
• The Foundation Directory, Part 2 (2008)
  
• The Foundation Directory, Part 3 (2008)
  
• The Foundation Directory Supplement (2008)
  
• Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
  
• Foundation Grants to Individuals (2008)
  
• Foundations Today Series
  
• Foundation Giving Trends (2008)
  
• Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (2008)
  
• Foundation Yearbook (2008)
  
• Guia para Escribir Propuestas (2008)
  
• Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs (2008)
  
• International Grantmaking IV (2008)
  
• National Directory of Corporate Giving (2008)
  
• Philanthropy Annual (2008)
  
• Securing Your Organization's Future (2001)
  
• Social Justice Grantmaking II (2008)

Please note: Titles and publication dates are subject to change without prior notice.

More Information on Philanthropy in Ohio

Philanthropy Front & Center – Cleveland

A blog that spotlights grantmakers, their grants, and the work of the Foundation Center and other nonprofit organizations in Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Ohio: The State of Philanthropy, October 2007

Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio, February 2008

Spotlight on Human Services Grantmaking in Ohio, May 2007

Spotlight on Arts Grantmaking in Ohio, 2006

Resource Spotlight

Securing Your Organization’s Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies
By Michael Seltzer

“Seltzer presents an organized and thorough guide to how nonprofits can achieve long-term financial well-being.”

Click here for a summary of the book.