October 2009

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Library Hours
Library Closed Mondays*	10:00 am – 5:00 pm	10:00 am – 8:00 pm	10:00 am – 5:00 pm	10:00 am – 5:00 pm	10:00 am – 5:00 pm
			1 Securing Corporate Partnerships @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm	2	3 Proposal Writing Basics @ 1:00 pm Proposal Budgeting Basics @ 3:00
5 Proposal Writing Basics @ 5:30 pm Countee Cullen Branch Library	6	7 Foundation Funding Research: Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Prospects @ 1:00–4:00 pm	8 Foundation Funding Research: Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Prospects @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Proposal Writing Basics @ 1:00 pm Proposal Budgeting Basics @ 3:00 Special Event: Film, Fundraising, and Social Change @ 5:30 pm	9 Finding Foundation Support for Your Education @ 1:00 pm Getting Started with Foundation Grants to Individuals Online @ 3:00 pm	10
12	13 Grantseeking Basics @ 11:00 am Introduction to Foundation Directory Online @ 1:00 pm	14 Special Event: The Art of Serving on Arts Boards @ 5:30 pm	15 Proposal Writing Seminar @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Prospect Research Basics: Researching Individual Donors @ 1:00 pm Registration Closed Guide to Resources on the Foundation Center's Web Site @ 3:00 pm	16 Proposal Budgeting Workshop @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm	17
19	20 Special Event: Dialogue with Donors: A Corporate View of Arts Funding @ 9:30 am New Class! Fundraising in a Challenging Economy @ 1:00 pm Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts @ 3:00 pm Special Event: Getting Published: A Forum for Writers @ 5:30 pm	21 Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Introduction to Foundation Directory Online @ 4:30 pm Grantseeking Basics @ 6:00 pm	22 Your Board and Fundraising @ 11:00 am Introduction to Fundraising Planning @ 1:00 pm Grantseeking Basics @ 4:00 pm Bronx Library Center	23 Film Series - "The Successful Ask: Winning the Gift" Part 1 @ 11:30 am Foundations and Their Role in Philanthropy @ 1:00 pm Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits @ 3:00 pm Grantseeking Basics @ 3:00 pm St. George Library Center, Staten Island	24
26 Grantseeker Training Institute @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm	27 Grantseeker Training Institute @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Grantseeking Basics @ 3:00 pm Queens Borough Public Library	28 Grantseeker Training Institute @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm How to Approach a Foundation @ 11:00 am Introduction to Corporate Giving @ 1:00 pm Grantseeking Basics @ 2:30 pm	29 Grantseeker Training Institute @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Introduction to Fundraising Planning @ 2:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library	30 Grantseeker Training Institute @ 9:00 am–4:00 pm Webinar: Funding Trends in Arts and Culture @ 3:00 (EDT) pm	31

*The Learning Center will open when classes and events are scheduled.