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Resource Library

Information is key. As a funder, the more information you have, the more opportunities you have to invest in the community, and to invest well. Resources are available through the San Diego Grantmakers library that can both teach you the latest in grantmaking practices, and supplement what you already know and do. We maintain a library with information on virtually every area of grantmaking to help you do your work well. Our staff can assist you in finding sample guidelines, applications, proposal review forms, and examples of other grantmaking procedures. Our collection includes books, reports, articles, case studies, videos, and cassette tapes.

Members are welcome to borrow materials by mail, or make an appointment to visit our office and browse through the library. All of our publications, videos, and tapes are complimentary, available for two-week use to our members (we even make it easy for you, we'll give you the envelope in which to ship it back to us).

Our library is always growing, so be sure to read our newsletter to stay informed of new additions.

Featured Resource:

The Guide To Successful Small Grants Programs
When a little goes a long way
2003. Caroline D. Avery, President of the Durfee Foundation authors a guide that gives you the tools you need to make effective small grants. Foundations of all sizes and types look for ways to make grant dollars do the most good. Many fnd that small grants programs give them the freedom to work in new ways, stretch their dollars further and respond to the needs of their community faster. You'll find how-to tips, stories from your colleagues, sample documents and resources to help you in your work.

The following is a small sample of what's in our library:

Collaboration:

The Collaboration Clinic ~ What is real collaboration? This packet contains the real dos and don'ts of collaborative leadership as presented during the clinic. Published by Community Development Consultants & Community Partners.

Family Matters Newsletter ~ This issue of Family Matters addresses the complexities of funder collaborations. It teaches about varying degrees of collaboration and aids in identifying the type of collaborative to best suit your foundation. Published by The Council on Foundations.

Diversity:

Building on a Better Foundation, A toolkit for creating an inclusive grantmaking organization ~The product of many years of dialogue, debate, and learning, this toolkit helps organizations practice inclusion by encouraging others to think about and pursue diversity in both their internal organization and their external work as grantmakers. Published by the Donors Forum of Chicago, the Minnesota Council on Foundations, Northern California Grantmakers, and the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers.

Capacity Building:

Reflections on Capacity Building ~Part of a series produced to share lessons learned and information gleaned from funding five initiatives which included components intended to build the capacity of the initiative grantees. Published by The California Wellness Foundation.

Board Governance:

Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards ~The first step to effective board service is to reduce the many ambiguities that inevitably accompany it. The purpose of this booklet is to clarify and distinguish the responsibility of the board as a collective entity and those of individual board members. Published by BoardSource (formerly called the National Center for Nonprofit Boards).

Salary:

Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Report 2001 ~The report is based on responses from 728 foundations and giving programs, intended to help foundation administrators and boards evaluate their policies and practices by comparing them to those of a larger group of grantmakers. Published by the Council on Foundations.

Foundation Management:

Small Foundation Management From Groundwork to Grantmaking ~ Whether your are looking for the basics or are a seasoned grantmaker looking to improve upon your work, in these pages you will discover operating tips to structure and run your small foundation-from the ground up. Published by the Council on Foundations.

Giving Vehicles:

Venture Philanthropy 2002, Advancing Nonprofit Performance Through High-Engagement Grantmaking ~This report identifies useful experience, helps nonprofit leaders understand how they can approach and succeed in high-engagement partnerships, and shares knowledge with the broader philanthropic community through the voices of those who are leading the way. Published by Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.

Creating a Giving Program, A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Companies ~This booklet will help you choose the options that are right for your business, whether it be direct cash gifts, loans of employee talent to nonprofit organizations, or a company-sponsored foundation, and help you through the basic steps of creating, organizing, and improving your giving program. Published by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers.

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