Lexington Public Library - Grants Collection News http://www.lexpublib.org/ Items of interest for grantwriters compiled by LPL's reference staff. en Copyright 2006 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:58:00 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lunch and learn about mission statements The University of Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Initiative will be hosting a lunchtime meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2008 about tips for developing and strengthening a succinct and effective mission statement. For fees and registration information, go to www.kynonprofits.org. Deadline for registration is noon on July 15, 2008.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=213 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=213 Grants Collection Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Nonprofit Boards 101 The University of Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Initiative will be hosting two sessions on Friday, July 25, 2008 about creating and nurturing effective boards and board members. For fees and registration information, go to www.kynonprofits.org. Deadline for registration is noon on July 22, 2008.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=214 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=214 Grants Collection Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Foundation Center Launches Trend Tracker New Tool Provides Free, Easy Analysis of Foundation Data

New York, NY ? December 20, 2007. Trend Tracker , a free search tool now available at the Foundation Center’s web site, offers immediate, interactive access to the Center’s historical financial data on U.S. grantmakers.

For the first time, grantmakers, grantseekers, policymakers, the media, and anyone with an interest in philanthropy can tap the Center’s database to quickly and easily create statistical reports of foundations’ fiscal data. A simple but powerful analytic tool, Trend Tracker allows users to create charts and graphs detailing information on the nation’s top 20,000 foundations. Users can review an individual grantmaker’s fiscal data or compare up to five foundations and create easy-to-read charts, line graphs, or tables displaying historical assets, gifts received, expenditures, or giving information.

"Trend Tracker presents the Center’s historical data in ways that can assist our various audiences, such as helping grantmakers benchmark their growth and giving with respect to other foundations. Grantseekers can use it to increase understanding of foundations’ giving over time, for example, as part of their research on prospective donors," said Jeffrey Falkenstein, the Center’s senior director of database publishing.

Trend Tracker is part of Fact Finder, a suite of free tools including Foundation Finder and 990 Finder, which provide quick access to key information on foundations and other nonprofit organizations. Trend Tracker currently covers the years 2000-2005, and subsequent years will be added as that data becomes available. The Center will also be adding other interactive tools for analyzing data about foundations and their giving.

For more information about Foundation Center services at Lexington Public Library, please contact Heather Wingfield at 231-5520 or hwingfield@lexpublib.org

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=180 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=180 Grants Collection Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0500 New Books in the Grants Collection - December Making critical decisions : a practical guide for nonprofit organizations / Roberta M. Snow and Paul H. Phillips. R 658.4 Sn61m 2008 GRANT

The nonprofit board’s guide to bylaws : creating a framework for effective governance / by D. Benson Tesdahl. R 346.064 T283n 2003 GRANT

Nonprofit law made easy / Bruce R. Hopkins R 346.064 H774n 2005 GRANT

Philanthropy in the 21st century : the Foundation Center’s 50th Anniversary interviews / editor, Mitch Naufft. R 361.7632 P532 2007 GRANT

All Grants Collection Items are non-circulating

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