Format: Self-paced Course
Developed by: Candid (formerly Foundation Center)
Length: 1 hour
This course is designed to for library professionals, library volunteers, and library development staff to learn the basics about finding grants for the library. This course is a part of Foundation Center’s Knight Foundation funded project, Visualizing Funding for Libraries. It is intended to help you make the most of the data visualization and mapping tool and help you find new funding opportunities for your library.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand how foundation funding fits into your library’s revenue stream
- Initiate the grantseeking research process
- Understand best approaches for identifying the “right” funder
- Recognize the importance of relationships in fundraising
Course Design: updated by WebJunction
Update September 2023
This course will be retired from the catalog on November 1, 2023. If you are currently enrolled in the course, please complete your work before that date. Unfortunately, some course content is no longer functional due to broken links. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
