Nonprofits
We support nonprofits and grantwriters with free resources, services, and customized assistance. Our librarians are available by email or appointment to help you locate grant opportunities, conduct planning and proposal research, build nonprofit skills, and connect with local experts.
Nonprofit Grant Research
Federal Directory Online (FDO) Database
We offer free access to the grants database Foundation Directory Online (FDO) to help you identify potential funders and grant opportunities. Search this extensive database of nonprofit grant records to locate prospective funders. Gain a deep understanding of a grantmaker’s funding interests, motivations and grant sizes in order to identify the best matched funders to approach.
FDO is accessible at all Library locations during open hours. You may use a Library computer or your own device. If you are using your own device, you must be connected to our wi-fi network (“spl_public”). Access outside of our locations is not available.
Access Foundation Directory Online (FDO)
To learn more about FDO:
Nonprofit Information Appointments
If you would like grant research assistance or help with the FDO database, make a virtual appointment with our librarians.
If you do not see any options that work for you, please contact us.
Planning and Proposal Research
For nonprofit or social enterprise business planning, our Business & Nonprofit program gives you free access to valuable research and databases that provide information about competitors, market trends and more.
Explore Business Research Tools
Need to locate data and research to help you make your case? Through library databases and other free resources, our expert librarians will help gather information that will help you write a compelling grant proposal. Here is a list of some of the resources that can be helpful for nonprofit research.
Workshops and Support
We partner with experts to offer free workshops on topics relating to business and nonprofits. View our calendar for upcoming programs.
Explore Business & Nonprofit Events
When you need additional mentoring and support, we can connect you to organizations that help nonprofits in various ways, locally and online. The following list includes some of our favorites.
Nonprofit Guides
To help you grow your nonprofit skills and expertise, our librarians have created lists of resources on popular nonprofit topics: