The Library is a designated Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. This means that the Library has numerous resources to help local nonprofit groups and individuals find funding and grants. The Resource Center is located on the 2nd floor of the main library. 

Paid for by the City of La Crosse and only available in the Main library

Foundation Directory Online Professional (FDO) This Foundation Center resource connects grantseekers with grantmakers and is the top online source for philanthropic research. Includes over 98,000 US foundations and corportate donors and 1.6 recent grants. The Directory includes detailed text and visual tutorials on how to get the most out of your searches.  FDO is available on all public access computers at the Main library.

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (FGI)  An ideal source for students, artists, entreprenuers and others looking for financial assistance from foundations that grant funds to individuals.  FGI is available on all public access computers at the Main library. 

Philanthrophy In/Sight Use this tool to create thematic maps plotting grants, grant recipients, and over 100 demographic and thematic data sets. Available on all public access computers at the Main library

Books for use in the library
The Resource Center has a core collection of useful books that will always be in the library to help you with the grantseeking process. Titles include:

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
The Foundation Center Directory
Foundations in Wisconsin
Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers
The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals

Books that can be checked out
In addition, we will be adding books on the subjects listed below. Much of this collection has been made possible, in part, by The Gordon Fund.  

• Scholarships and financial aid
• Fundraising ideas and how-to
• Entreprenuership and small business ownership
• Nonprofit set-up and management
• Help with proposal writing

Magazines/Periodicals (all but current issue can be checked out)
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Grassroots Fundraising Journal
Nonprofit Times

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This is a comprehensive listing of federal projects, services and programs from which assistance is available to Americans.

Charity Navigator This website is the "premier independent charity evaluator" of over 5,400 American charities. It's useful for helping to decide how to distribute your charitible contributions.

Chronicle of Philanthropy  CoP is "the newspaper of the nonprofit world" and the first go-to publication for those involved in philanthropic activity. 

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