Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers Book

List of Figures vii Foreword xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1 What Is a Foundation? 1 Chapter 2 Where Foundations Fit in the Total Funding Picture 15 Chapter 3 Who Gets Foundation Grants? 25 Chapter 4 Planning Your Funding Research Strategy 35 Chapter 5 Online Resources for Funding Research 51 Chapter 6 The Savvy Searcher 75 Chapter 7 Resources for Corporate Funding Research 103 Chapter 8 Searching CD-ROM and Print Directories 129 Chapter 9 Resources for Individual Grantseekers 145 Chapter 10 Presenting Your Idea to a Funder 161 Appendix A Additional Readings and Resources 179 Appendix B State Charities Registration Offices 197 Appendix C The Foundation Center's Grants Classification System and the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities 205 Appendix D Types of Support Definitions 209 Appendix E Resources of the Foundation Center 217 Appendix F The Foundation Center's Cooperating Collections 227 About the Editor 239