“Introduction to Corporate Giving”

The Grants Resource Center at the Waco-McLennan County Library, 1717 Austin Avenue, in collaboration with Waco Foundation, will host a free program for nonprofits on Tuesday September 7, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Grants to non-profits from corporate entities are another source of funding that non-profits need to be aware of as they seek to fund their programs. Join us as we explore the why, what, and how of corporate giving. Included specifically in the discussion will be how to approach a potential corporate supporter.

Melissa Hardage, Coordinator of Outreach and Communication of the Waco Foundation will lead the discussion. For more information or to register, please call 750-5945 or email mhardage@wacofoundation.org

The Grants Resource Center (GRC) located at the Central Library offers a specialized collection of grant-related resources and services and is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center.

The Foundation Center offers a selection of free tutorials on proposal writing, the grantseeking process, developing a project budget and an overview of Form 990-PF. http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/

Print and online resources are available in the GRC covering a wide range of grant related topics including information on foundations and other grant makers. While most materials are for use only at the library, some items may be checked-out with your library card.
 

Services Offered at the Grants Resource Center

The Grants Resource Center offers variety of services to local non-profit organizations and individuals including assistance in locating funding sources, assistance in finding grant writing materials and using GRC resources. Orientation sessions on GRC resources are offered periodically throughout the year.

Selected Resources Available at the Grants Resource Center

• The Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance provides information on federal government grants and other assistance programs.
• Foundation Directory Professional database - includes more than 80,000 grant makers. Available for in Library use only.
• Foundation Grants to Individuals - detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers. Available for in Library use only.
• Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies.
  
• The Non-Profit Times is a bi-weekly publication providing current news relating to non-profit issues.
• Philanthropy News Digest is a weekly online news service of the Foundation Center, summarizing philanthropy-related articles and feature stories in the U.S. media.
   

Contact Information

For additional information about the Grants Resource Center, please contact Bill Buckner (254) 750-5945 bbuckner@ci.waco.tx.us or Melissa Hardage of the Waco Foundation (254) 754-3404 mhardage@wacofoundation.org.