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Foundation fundamentals / Sarah Collins, editor.

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[New York, NY] : Foundation Center, c2008.

Endowments -- United States -- Information services.

Research grants -- United States -- Information services.

9781595421562 (pbk.)

1595421564 (pbk.)

Fundraising guides.

xv, 239 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

What is a foundation? -- Where foundations fit in the total funding picture -- Who gets foundation grants? -- Planning your funding research strategy -- Online resources for funding research -- The savvy searcher -- Resources for corporate funding research -- Searching cd-rom and print directories -- Resources for individual grantseekers -- Presenting your idea to a funder -- Appendix A. Additional readings -- Appendix B. State charities registration offices -- Appendix C. The Foundation Center's grants classification system and the national taxonomy of exempt entities -- Appendix D. Types of support definitions -- Appendix E. Resources of the Foundation Center -- Appendix F. Foundation Center cooperating collections.

Learn how to identify and cultivate the most receptive foundation funders with Foundation Fundamentals. With a focus on the latest online tools, the eighth edition provides beginners with a thorough overview of the funding research process. Foundation Fundamentals, often used as a course book in academic programs on the nonprofit sector, also includes concise historical background and current trends in the world foundations. And it clearly answers the question, "what is a foundation?"

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