Spotted Today in the SLPL Grants & Foundation Center

Today we had some visitors from a local nonprofit who spent some time researching grant opportunities using actual books! According to Kelli (on the right), they found "some great stuff"! A wonderful way to wrap up National Library Week - seeing patrons using our resources and finding useful information.

Last week they were in exploring the information available via the Foundation Directory Online database available in our room from the Foundation Center.

Good luck ladies, thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you again soon!

Strengthening the social sector by advancing knowledge about philanthropy.

New Year Foundation Center FIN Details

• All three Foundation Center databases (Foundation Directory Online Professional, Foundation Grants to Individuals and Philanthropy In/Sight) are currently freely accessible to the public at Central Library on a total of 8 adult reference computers here on the 2nd floor of Central Library.  Four are located in the Social Sciences Rm (near the G&FC collection) and the other four are located in the Entertainment, Literature & Biography room just west of the Great Hall.  For anyone planning a winter visit to Central to search for foundation and corporate grantmakers, these basic eight will be available during all the hours the 2nd floor is open.

• Tues. Feb. 11, we're offering a 90-minute hands-on tutorial for nonprofit fundraisers on how-to-use Foundation Directory Online Professional and Philanthropy In/Sight to the first 18 nonprofit fundraisers who sign up. The 3 pm session will be held in the 2nd floor training room. New Year's Bonus! Seven lucky attendees will receive free 24-hour gift subscriptions to the Foundation Directory Online Professional. E-mail, call (314-539-0357 is a message phone) or come by to sign up for the class. 
  

We've Moved in at SCHLAFLY Branch Library!

• G&FC books and resource recommendations are here to browse through, refer to or check out,
• G&FC staff is here (9am -9 pm M-Th, 9 am-6 pm F & Sat.),
• Foundation Directory Online Professional and Grants to Individuals Online databases are installed and available for searching on a total of 8 computers,
• My email's still the same, and the 314.539-0357 direct phone line should be transferred soon. (In the meantime, phone Schlafly at 314.367.4120 and ask for the G&FC.)

So please come on by 225 N. Euclid, St. Louis, 63108, to say hello, help us settle in and get details about our July and August programs.