Foundation Center Cooperating Collection

The Kennedy Branch offers one-stop shopping for area grantseekers. Whether you're looking for potential grant opportunities, tips for managing a foundation or nonprofit organization, or just trying to polish your grant proposal, we have what you're looking for!

The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection at Kennedy Library consists of 21 print resources and 2 electronic resources. The print materials are reference and can be found near the Career Center. This collection provides information about grants, fundraising, proposal writing, and other topics related to nonprofits and grantseeking. In addition, there is information about grants that may be of interest to students and artists.

This collection is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Piscataway Public Library.

 

Main Location

Piscataway Public Library
John F. Kennedy Branch
500 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-463-1633 ext. 6

Partnering Locations

Rutgers School of Social Work
Center for Nonprofit Management and Governance
536 George Street, Suite 511
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-7520

 

Electronic resources

  • Foundation Directory Online Professional | This comprehensive grantseeking tool includes a database of over 98,000 grantmakers & 1.7 million recent grants. A great resource for nonprofit organizations. Access: in Kennedy Branch only.
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals Online | This research tool focuses on foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers; scholarhips, student loans, fellowships, internships, arts & cultural projects, research, & more. Access: in Kennedy Branch only.

     

 

Print resources

  • After the Grant: the Guide for Responsible Grantees (2009 - working title)
  • America's Nonprofit Sector, 3rd ed. (2009)
  • Board Member's Book (2003)
  • The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th ed. (2007)
  • The Foundation Directory (2009)
  • The Foundation Directory, Part 2 (2009)
  • The Foundation Directory Supplement (2009)
  • Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals (2009)
  • Foundations and Public Policy (2009)
  • Foundations Today Series
  • Foundation Giving Trends (2009)
  • Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (2009)
  • Foundation Yearbook (2009)
  • Guía para escribir propuestas (2008)
  • The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals (2008)
  • Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs (2008)
  • International Grantmaking IV (2008)
  • National Directory of Corporate Giving (2009)
  • Philanthropy Annual (2009)
  • Securing Your Organization's Future (2001)
  • Social Justice Grantmaking II (2009)
  • The 21st Century Nonprofit: Managing in the Age of Governance (2009)

Training Videos

Grantseeking Basics Training Video

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