Scope and Limitations
Foundation Center library collections
contain books, pamphlets, periodical articles, audiovisual
materials, and CD-ROMs. Our collections contain information
on philanthropy, the foundation world, the nonprofit sector
— particularly works on such topics as fundraising
and proposal development — and works related to charitable
giving, including project reports, studies, and statistical
analyses. They cover theory, philosophy, and workings
of domestic and international philanthropy. Literature
on all aspects of company-sponsored foundations and corporate
giving is included in the library collection, as are materials
related to the nonprofit sector, its composition, administration,
and management. Included are publications that discuss
the impact of government policies and funding upon the
sector and the legal and tax implications of local, state,
and federal regulation and legislation. Voluntarism and
revenue generating activities of nonprofits are also covered.
On a selective basis, materials issued by foundations
or resulting from studies or projects funded by foundations
may also be included.
Researchers seeking older historical foundation materials
should contact Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis, which houses the Ruth
Lilly Special Collections and Archives and the
Joseph
and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library.
Special Collections:
Grantmaker Files
Collection of separately issued foundation and corporate
annual reports, grantmaker-issued press releases and
application guidelines, newsletters, and press clippings.
Current Awareness Files
Articles and other materials organized by subject headings
of interest to grantseekers and grantmakers.
Online Public Access Catalog
The Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (CNL) is the Center's searchable bibliography of works in the field of philanthropy. It contains citations to materials collected by the Center's five libraries as well as selected literature from other sources. CNL is easily searched, providing access by author, title, journal name, subject, keyword, and four other criteria. Approximately 70 percent of the citations include informative abstracts, and more than 1,000 link to full texts. This authoritative database is updated daily. To further enhance the usefulness of CNL, the Center's latest acquisitions to its libraries are featured in broad subject categories in
New Acquisitions.
Foundation Center Classification
Scheme
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Call #s |
Description |
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000-099 |
GENERAL REFERENCE
Dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, almanacs,
statistical compilations, directories (not grantmaker
directories), bibliographies, etc. |
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100-199 |
U.S. GRANTMAKER DIRECTORIES—GENERAL
Geographic, type of support and population groups. |
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200-299 |
U.S. GRANTMAKER DIRECTORIES—PROGRAM
AREAS
Grantmaker directories and general works. |
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300-399 |
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
U.S. funders, foreign funders, nonprofits and non-governmental
agencies, international development/international
affairs. |
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400-499 |
PHILANTHROPY (U.S)—General
Research, analysis and statistics, history, economics,
philosophy and psychology of giving. |
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500-599 |
PHILANTHROPY—Management
Private foundations, community foundations, corporate
philanthropy, grantmaking public charities, and
individual donors. |
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600-699 |
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS—Management
Boards, finance, careers/employment, ethics, advocacy,
planning, evaluation, public relations, marketing
and communications. |
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700-799 |
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS—Fundraising
Annual giving, capital campaigns, corporate solicitation,
cause-related marketing, direct mail, telemarketing,
entrepreneurship, prospect research, planned giving,
special events, proposal development. |
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800-899 |
U.S. GOVERNMENT
Funding directories, non-funding directories, specific
U.S. federal programs, state, regional and local
programs. |
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900-999 |
GOVERNMENT REGULATION,
LAWS AND LEGISLATION
History, incorporation, charitable solicitation,
merger, dissolution, lobbying/advocacy, taxation,
federal tax guides and statutes, state and local
tax guides and statutes. |
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A000-A999 |
OTHER MATERIALS
Conference proceedings and reports, sound recordings,
video recordings. |
Periodicals List
Foundation Center libraries subscribe to a core collection
of the periodicals that are included in the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature. The Atlanta
library has
periodicals that supplement specific collections
and are of regional interest. Please call the library
at 404-880-0095 to ensure that we have a specific
periodical title or issue before paying us a visit.
Resources for Individuals
Because relatively few foundations fund individual grantseekers
directly, most of the materials in the library relate
to the information needs of representatives of nonprofit
organizations. The Foundation Center-Atlanta does provide free access
in our library to our subscription database
Foundation
Grants to Individuals Online. This online database allows
you to search through detailed descriptions of more than 6,500
foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and
other individual grantseekers. The library also has multiple copies
of the Foundation Center's directory Foundation
Grants to Individuals, the print equivalent of the database.
We also
have a collection of directories for those seeking financial
aid for higher education. Those needing scholarships
or fellowships are encouraged to first contact the financial
aid office of the college or university they are planning
to attend. We also recommend that you visit public and
academic libraries, which may have more extensive collections
of scholarship directories than we do.
To learn more about resources for individuals, the
following FAQs may be helpful:
We recommend that you take our online tutorial
Guide to Funding Research, which
has a path for individual grantseekers.
Resources for Jobseekers in
the Nonprofit Sector
The Foundation Center's "
Job Corner" in Philanthropy
News Digest features current full-time job openings
at U.S. foundations, grantmaking public charities, and
nonprofit organizations. Subscribe to our free, weekly
Job Bulletin to keep informed about recent job openings in the nonprofit sector.
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits maintains a Web-based database
OpportunityKnocks.org
that lists nonprofit jobs across Georgia and the U.S.
Other books and resources pertaining to careers in
the nonprofit sector are available in the library. The library also subscribes to the following
periodicals that have job announcements:
Chronicle
of Philanthropy
Nonprofit Times
Click here for employment opportunities
at the Foundation Center.
To learn more about resources for jobseekers refer
to the following FAQ:
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