Foundation Funding Research: Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Prospects

COURSE DESCRIPTION

For grantseekers who want to develop their skills and maximize efficiency in fundraising research.

Using a strategic approach to funding research, in this special day-and-a-half course, you'll find funders with a proven commitment to programs or projects like yours. This course shows the many ways to find comprehensive, accurate, and timely information on prospective funders with the nation's premier grantseeking tool, Foundation Directory Online Professional.

BENEFITS

• Translate your organization’s needs into funding research strategies
• Become proficient in searching the four Professional databases
• Find prospects who have supported organizations or programs similar to yours
• Save, print, and e-mail your search results

TOPICS

• Understanding what motivates each funder type and how to approach them
• Resources that will help you learn about grantmakers and their recent activities
• The functions of each search field and effective search strategies
• Getting the most from the Companies database; subsidiaries, 10-K forms
• Keyword-search strategies, including searching across the entire 990 database
• Evaluating prospects to find the bets fit for your funding needs
• Tagging grantmaker and company profiles to group prospects through your own definition
• Using the ‘Update Generator’ to see recent, significant changes to the grantmaker database

BONUSES

• Applicable for nine CFRE^TM International points for initial or re-certification
• Complimentary one-month subscription to Foundation Directory Online Professional (a $179.95 value)
• Workbook outlining all major course topics

INSTRUCTOR SHERRY SEWARD

President of Palladium Resources, Inc., Sherry specializes in product development, marketing, business planning, and training for nonprofits. For more than 25 years, Sherry has been affiliated with the Foundation Center in both consultant and staff roles.