Workshops for grant seekers set

The Fairfield Public Library will host two free workshops for those seeking funding for nonprofit organizations: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Sessions will be led by Kief Schladweiler, coordinator of cooperating collections from the Foundation Center in New York. He will highlight electronic and print resources freely available in the library.

The 1:30 p.m. workshop will introduce the Foundation Center?s comprehensive onlive database, ?Foundation Directory Online Professional,? which is freely available via public computers and personal laptops in the library. Participants will learn how to create customized searches and to develop targeted lists of foundations to match a nonprofit?s funding needs, and to use Power Search to conduct research in nine databases at once: Grantmakers, grants, companies, 990s news, jobs, requests for proposals, nonprofit literature and PubHub reports.

During the second workshop, participants will learn the key components of submitting a proposal to a foundation. The class will cover: how a proposal fits into an overall grant-seeking process; what to include in a standard proposal to a foundation; tips for making each section of a proposal stronger; what funders expect to see in a proposal and attachments; tips for communicating with funders during the grant process; and additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals.

Space is limited. To reserve a spot, stop by the library?s front desk or call 472-6551. An admission ticket is a current Fairfield Public Library card.