Here are some recent additions - new information and new
resources for your nonprofit:

-- On the Foundation Center - Washington, DC home page
(http://fdncenter.org/washington/), you'll find an interview
with Jane Geever, author of the new _Foundation Center's
Guide to Proposal Writing, 3rd Edition_. Ms. Geever shares
her insights concerning what funders want to see in grant
proposals.

-- Just Launched--
Our New "Foundation Directory Online Platinum" Service

Since we first introduced the Foundation Directory Online in
late 1999, folks have been asking when we would have our
entire database on the Web. That day has finally arrived.
Now you can search for funding prospects online with the
Foundation Directory Online Platinum -- the Center's entire
database of over 57,000 grantmakers. Unique to the Platinum
service are in-depth program descriptions for 1,000 leading
foundations and expanded application guidelines for more
than 6,000 foundations.
Platinum service also includes a searchable grants file of
up to three years of recent grants-over 160,000 in all--
awarded by the top 1,200 funders.

As with all of our Foundation Directory Online subscription
services, foundation and grants information is now updated
monthly, ensuring greater currency than ever before.
To learn more or to subscribe, visit:
http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org.

The Foundation Center - Washington, DC offers FREE access to
FD Online Platinum in the library (see address below).

-- New resource in the Online Bookshelf
(http://fdncenter.org/learn/bookshelf/index.html), _Securing
Your Organization's Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising
Strategies_.
Through the Online Bookshelf you can read the abridged texts
of the Foundation Center's most popular works on nonprofit
management and fundraising, including the newly revised
edition of Michael Seltzer's classic, _Securing Your
Organization's Future_. New and experienced fundraisers
alike will appreciate the seasoned advice and expertise
Seltzer offers, covering everything from building your
development plan to raising money on the Internet. And
remember, you can always come down to the Foundation Center-
Washington, DC to peruse the entire book.

-- New Message Board in the Learning Lab
(http://fdncenter.org/learn/)!

For the last few years, several foundations have
experimented with accepting proposals and letters of intent
online, in an effort to see if this could streamline the
process of grantmaking. The Verizon Foundation
(http://foundation.verizon.com/), for example, now only
accepts electronic proposals through its Apply Online
process. We'd like to hear from those grantmakers and
grantseekers who have been through the "virtual grantmaking"
process. Is it easier? Does it make the process more
efficient? Is it connecting grantmakers and grantseekers in
a new and unique way?
What do you have to say?

This is the latest topic of discussion on the new Learning
Lab Forum message board. To join the discussion, visit:

http://members4.boardhost.com/learninglab/.

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