Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits
This webinar employs a step-by-step checklist approach to assist community groups or new nonprofits increase their readiness to approach foundations for funding.
60 minutes • Free

Grantseeking Basics
A one-hour overview of the funding research process for nonprofit organizations seeking grants from foundations, corporations, and grantmaking public charities.
60 minutes • Free

Grantseeking Basics in Spanish: Principios de la búsqueda de fondos
Aprenda como prepararse para solicitar fondos y como identificar donantes de su interés. Aprenda como investigar los recursos del Centro para desarollar una búsqueda de fondos más efectiva.
60 minutos • Gratis

Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts
A one-hour overview of the funding research process for individuals working in the arts, including visual and performing artists, creative writers, filmmakers, etc.
60 minutes • Free

Guide to Online Grantseeker Resources
This session is a guided tour of all the free resources available on the Foundation Center’s web site. During the webinar you will explore many tools and resources to help you become a better grantseeker.
60 minutes • Free

How to Approach a Foundation
This session covers the following topics: how to initiate contact with potential funders; planning calls and meetings; and building partnerships with donors.
60 minutes • Free

Introduction to Corporate Giving
This session provides an introduction to the world of corporate support and to the effective utilization of the Foundation Center's resources on corporate giving.
60 minutes • Free

Introduction to Finding Funders
This session provides an introduction to one of the key online tools for finding funders, Foundation Directory Online Professional.
60 minutes • Free

Introduction to Fundraising Planning
This session will introduce participants to strategies for devising a fundraising plan that best reflects their organization’s needs and resources.
60 minutes • Free

Proposal Budgeting Basics
Teaches the essentials of budget preparation and presentation in a grant proposal, including compiling both expense and income elements.
60 minutes • Free

Proposal Writing Basics
Provides instruction on the key components of a proposal to a foundation or corporation and answers questions that first-timers often have about the process of applying for a grant.
60 minutes • Free

Proposal Writing Basics in Spanish: Principios de la escritura de propuestas
Aprenda cuales son los componentes clave de una propuesta. Aprenda el proceso de escritura y envío de propuestas a fundaciones y corporaciones.
60 minutos • Gratis

Your Board and Fundraising: An Introductory Class
Teaches nonprofit organizations how to actively engage their boards in the fundraising process.
60 minutes • Free

Foundation Giving Trends: Focus on Arts and Culture
In this special session, you will learn about foundation giving for arts and culture, featuring insights about the latest funding trends from the Foundation Center, and highlighting grantmaking interests and priorities from some of the nation’s top foundations
90 minutes • Free