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July 20, 2010
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Join a Conversation with Deborah Vesy of the Deaconess Community Foundation
Friday, July 23, 9:30-10:30 am

Our popular Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker programs provide an opportunity to network with colleagues and meet local grantmakers. Join the conversation on July 23 when Deborah Vesy, president and CEO of the Deaconess Community Foundation, will discuss the foundation's funding practices and current priorities. This special event is being held in the Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Teaching Lab at the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare.
Learn more and register»

On the Road in Michigan this August

Next month, experts from the Foundation Center will be in a Michigan town near you to deliver a selection of our most popular training programs. Click on the class titles below to learn more and register:
Now Playing: The Foundation Center-Cleveland Makes its YouTube Debut

Visit our new YouTube channel to view original videos spotlighting the work of the Foundation Center and other area nonprofits and hear how individual Foundation Center users are making a difference in our region.

Don't forget to check out our blog, Philanthropy Front and Center-Cleveland, for more videos, exclusive interviews, and the latest nonprofit news: Subscribe to Philanthropy Front and Center-Cleveland, and keep the conversation going by following FCCleveland on Twitter.

New Directory of Global Funders

The 10th edition of the Foundation Center's Guide to Funding for International & Foreign Programs has just been published. If your organization is involved in international relief, disaster assistance, human rights, civil liberties, community development, or other international causes, this directory of 1,900 grantmaker profiles provides the data you need to identfy and pursue appropriate funding sources. It also contains 11,000 descriptions of recently awarded grants totaling over $4 billion. Order this book in July ($125) and get free shipping! Learn more»

Advertise in Cleveland Library News

Cleveland Library News is mailed twice a month to more than 15,500 subscribers with an interest in fundraising and philanthropy. For information about our advertising rates, contact Regina Mahone at (212) 807-2499 or rnm@foundationcenter.org.

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Announcing Two New Grantseeker Training Courses

Register now for our two new courses: After the Grant, on July 30, focuses on how to build and maintain relationships with your funders to ensure you continue getting grants; Building a Sustainable Nonprofit Organization, on August 19, shows you the characteristics of a sustainable nonprofit and helps you understand how to develop them in your organization. Both courses will debut in New York City and are applicable for CFRE International points. Register today!

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Cultivating Grantmaker Relationships
Monday, September 20
$195 per person

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Coming soon to Washington, DC

Grantseeker Training Institute
September 20-24
$795 per person

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Free Classes in Our Learning Center

Click on each class title below for more information and to register.

Using Foundation Center Resources for Finding Funders: Foundation Directory Online and Beyond
at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Wednesday, July 21
10:00-11:15 am

Coffee and Conversation with a Grantmaker: Deborah Vesy of the Deaconess Community Foundation
Friday, July 23
9:30-10:30 am

Grantseeking Basics
Tuesday, July 27
10:00-11:30 am

Wednesday, August 4
6:00-7:30 pm

How to Approach a Foundation
Tuesday, July 27
11:30 am-12:30 pm

Proposal Writing Basics
Thursday, July 29
10:00-11:30 am

Proposal Budgeting Basics
Thursday, July 29
11:30 am-12:30 pm

Electronic Resources for Finding Funders: Introduction to Foundation Directory Online, Guide to Resources on the Foundation Center's Web Site, and Prospect Research Basics
Tuesday, August 3
10:00 am-12:00 pm

Visit our Education
and Events Calendar

for the complete class
listing through September.



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