DIGGING FOR NON-PROFIT MONEY

IN NEVADA

NEVADA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONRENO, NV

20 OCTOBER 2005

PRESENTED BY ...

SHELLY WEINERFOUNDATIONS & GRANTS COLLECTION

SUPERVISOR

CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY1401 E FLAMINGO RDLAS VEGAS, NV 89119702.507.3421

PLEASE ...

TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES

THANK YOU!

THE WORLD OF PHILANTHROPY

WHAT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION?

CREATED BY ESTABLISHING AN ENTITY UNDER THE LAWS OF A STATE

THEN APPLY FOR FEDERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS

THESE 2 STEPS CAN TAKE UP TO A YEAR

NONPROFITS, UNLIKE FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES, DO NOT EXIST TO MAKE MONEY FOR OWNERS OR INVESTORS

DEDICATED TO A SPECIFIC MISSION AND VISION

TYPES OF NON-PROFITS ...

PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

ARTS, CULTURAL OR HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS

MUSEUMS, OPERA COMPANIES, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, NONPROFIT THEATERS AND LIBRARIES

SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

ADVOCACY AND POLITICAL GROUPSCOMMON CAUSE, NAACP, SIERRA CLUB

HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSHOSPITALS, CLINICS, NURSING HOMES

BUT WAIT …

THERE’S MORE !!!

BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL OR TRADE/LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOC., AFL-CIO

SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

RAND CORPORATION, URBAN INSTITUTE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

LOCAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

CUB SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, GIRLS SCOUTS

UTILITY COMPANIESCOOPERATIVE ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND IRRIGATION ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARILY OPERATING IN RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS

FOUNDATIONS

WHEW … THAT’S A LOT

WHAT IS A FOUNDATION ?

AN ENTITY THAT IS ESTABLISHED AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION OR A CHARITABLE TRUST UNDER STATE LAW

MAKES GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES

TO UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS OR INSTITUTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS

HOW TO HELP YOUR PATRONS …

Send them to

79 Fifth Avenue in New York City79 Fifth Avenue 79 Fifth Avenue

WHAT IS THE FOUNDATION CENTER?

AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT CLEARINGHOUSE ESTABLISHED IN 1956

MOST AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY IN THE UNITED STATES

ASSISTS GRANT-SEEKERS, GRANT-MAKERS, RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS, MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

CENTER OPERATED LIBRARIES LOCATED IN NYC, ATLANTA, CLEVELAND AND SAN FRANCISCO

http://www.fdncenter.org/

BUT WHAT IF THEY …

DON’T WANT TO GO TO NEW YORK ?

HATE TO FLY OR DRIVE ?

ARE AGORAPHOBIC ?

COOPERATING COLLECTIONS

FREE FUNDING INFORMATION CENTERS IN LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER NONPROFIT RESOURCE CENTERS

PROVIDE A CORE COLLECTION OF FOUNDATION CENTER PUBLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS AND SERVICES IN AREAS USEFUL TO GRANTSEEKERS

225 COLLECTIONS NATIONWIDE

FREE ACCESS TO FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE OR FC SEARCH : THE FOUNDATION CENTER’S DATABASE ON CD-ROM CORE COLLECTION OF FOUNDATION CENTER PRINT PUBLICATIONS

COOPERATING COLLECTIONS

CORE COLLECTION

BOARD MEMBER'S BOOK

FOUNDATION 1000

                  

FOUNDATION DIRECTORY (1ST PART)

                                     

FOUNDATION DIRECTORY (2ND PART)

                  

FOUNDATION FUNDAMENTALS

                  

FOUNDATION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS

                  

FOUNDATIONS TODAY SERIES

                      

GUIDE TO FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN

PROGRAMS

                  

ANY QUESTIONS ?

GUIDE TO GRANTSEEKING ON THE WEB

                  

GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING

                  

GUIDE TO US FOUNDATIONS, THEIR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND

DONORS

                  

GUIDE TO WINNING PROPOSALS

                                     

NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CORPORATE GIVING

                  

NATIONAL GUIDE TO FUNDING...

(SERIES)

                  

SECURING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S FUTURE

                  

ARE THERE ANY COLLECTIONS IN NEVADA?

GLAD YOU ASKED !

NEVADA’S COLLECTIONS

GREAT BASIN COLLEGE LIBRARY

ELKO

CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY LAS VEGAS

WASHOE COUNTY LIBRARY RENO

REQUIREMENTS

BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT LEAST 25 HOURS PER WEEK

BE LOCATED IN AN AREA SERVING AT LEAST 100 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

(MAY BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE)

PROVIDE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER(S) CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET FOR PUBLIC USE

WANT TO JOIN THE CLUB ?

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED …

HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC WITH THE RESOURCES

OFFER TRAINING ON GRANTSEEKING

SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO ANNUAL TRAINING MEETINGS

PREFER SUPERVISOR TO BE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN WITH AN MLS DEGREE

IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE DESIGNATED SUPERVISOR SHOULD BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT NONPROFITS AND EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC

WHAT’S THE CATCH ?

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE OF

$995

SUCH A DEAL !!

PRINT $3,785ELECTRONIC $ 995

TOTAL $4,750

OK, SO WHAT DO I DO NOW ?

EVER HAD THESE QUESTIONS?

HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT GRANTMAKERS IN MY CITY, STATE, REGION OR COUNTRY?

WHAT GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS?

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT WRITING A GRANT PROPOSAL?

ASK THE PATRON ...

DO YOU HAVE YOUR

501(C)3 STATUS?

IF THEY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION ... GREAT !

REFER THEM TO THE

FOUNDATION CENTER'S WEBSITE

< HTTP://FDNCENTER.ORG >

HTTP://FDNCENTER.ORG

WHAT'S ON THE WEBSITE ?

PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST FINDING FUNDERS LEARNING LAB RESEARCHING PHILANTHROPY MARKETPLACE

PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGESThttp://www.fdncenter.org/pnd/

RFP BULLETINhttp://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/

ARE PATRONS INTERESTED ?

PND AND THE RFP BULLETIN ARE AVAILABLE AS FREE WEEKLY LISTSERVS.

TO SUBSCRIBE, GO TO PND AND ENTER THE E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE "SUBSCRIBE TO..." BOX IN THE LEFT MARGIN.

FINDING FUNDERShttp://www.fdncenter.org/funders/

GRANTMAKER WEB SITES http://fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/index.

html

990 FINDER http://tfcny.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/esearch

.php

LEARNING LAB

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS http://fdncenter.org/learn/faqs/index.

html

ANY QUESTIONS ?

VIRTUAL CLASSROOMhttp://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index

.jhtml

http://fdncenter.org/learn/demystify/index.html

http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/establish/index.html

http://fdncenter.org/learn/orient/intro1.html

http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html

ONLINE LIBRARIANhttp://fdncenter.org/learn/librarian/index.html

USER AIDS http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/index

.html

RESEARCHING PHILANTHROPY http://fdncenter.org/research/

RESOURCE LINKS http://fdncenter.org/research/npr_links/i

ndex.html

TIME TO SHOP ! where's Richard Gere when you need him ?

OUR FAVORITE QUESTIONS

I NEED A GRANT TO PAY MY … [ WHATEVER ]

I NEED A GRANT TO BUY A …[ WHATEVER ]

I NEED A GRANT FOR …[ WHATEVER ]

HOW DO I ANSWER THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS?

GLAD YOU ASKED ...

START WITH YOUR LOCAL

ORGANIZATIONS FIRST, THEN

ON UP THE

“LADDER”

OH, AND DON’T FORGET TO ...

READ THE SEPARATE HANDOUT

“FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS”

ANY QUESTIONS ?

THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH !