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Introduction to Finding Grants

Grantseeking for Nonprofits

2023-03-29 10:30:00 2023-03-29 12:00:00 America/New_York Introduction to Finding Grants This free introductory course will explain what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants and explore how to find potential funders. Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020. Main Library - Meeting Room 2AB

Wednesday, March 29
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-03-29 10:30:00 2023-03-29 12:00:00 America/New_York Introduction to Finding Grants This free introductory course will explain what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants and explore how to find potential funders. Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020. Main Library - Meeting Room 2AB

Main Library

Meeting Room 2AB

This free introductory course will explain what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants and explore how to find potential funders. Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9020.

You will learn the 10 most important things you need to know about finding grants, including:

  • Where nonprofit funds come from and what are their motivations are.
  • What funders really want to know about the organizations they are interested in funding.
  • How to identify potential funders and make the first approach.

Note: This orientation is not intended for individuals seeking grants for their own use. Please refer to Candid's Knowledge Base articles for Individual Grantseekers.

This class will meet in the Auditorium on the High St. Level of the Main Library. Be sure to check out our Nonprofit Resources Center while you are here. 

Contact the Business Government & Science Division for questions at 330.643.9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org.

This program is in cooperation with :

Candid

and the Akron Community Foundation




You might also be interested in:

Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Need to Do to Get Grants by Larissa Golden Brown and Martin John Brown

The Nonprofit Handbook: Everything you Need to Know to Start and Run Your Nonprofit Organization by Gary M. Grobman

Main Library

Phone: 330.643.9000
Branch manager
Michael Bianchi

Hours
Mon, Dec 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
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Sun, Dec 22 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

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Thu, Dec 26, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

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