February 25, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Foundation Center’s Guide to Grantseeking on the Web
This guide is intended to provide an introduction to cyberspace for grant seekers and to erase the notion that the World-Wide Web and philanthropy don’t mix.
After a brief introduction to the services offered by a Web “browser,” the book provides information on hundreds of grant makers with a presence on the Internet.
Individual entries provide details on the sites of private foundations, grant-making charities and community foundations, corporate-giving foundations and programs, and government grant makers. Most entries summarize the grant maker’s objectives, application guidelines, and types of programs supported. Where available, the entries list sample grants and specify if grant-application forms are offered on line.
For corporate and government listings, the book’s authors provide augmented Web addresses (for example, http://www.metlife.com/Companyinfo/Community/) to spare users from having to wade through extraneous data as they seek information on a given charitable program.
The guide also examines on-line data bases where users can search for prospective donors; sites operated by philanthropy-related organizations; and on-line publications that cover philanthropy.
Publisher: Foundation Center, Department NW17, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York 10003-3076; (212) 807-3690 or (800) 424-9836; fax (212) 807-3677; World-Wide Web http://fdncenter.org; 392 pages; $19.95 plus $4.50 postage and handling; I.S.B.N. 0-87954-800-2.
