The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection at Onslow County Public Library serves as a free funding information center to help nonprofit organizations and individual grant seekers research funding opportunities from foundations and corporations. As a cooperating collection member, the Main Library in Jacksonville provides free access to electronic resources and the core collection of Foundation Center print publications. We also provide a variety of supplementary materials and services such as staff assistance and scheduled workshops.

Scheduled Workshops
Learn how to get started using the Foundation Directory Online to find potential funders for your nonprofit. Please register for free ongoing workshops by emailing Karen Moore or calling 910.455.7350 x6113.

The Foundation Directory Mobile App
iPhone users can now download the free FD Mobile app and use the Cooperating Collection on their iPhone. Users will stay signed–in for 24 hours. Instruction and helpful tips available in this training guide.

Foundation Center Resources

Online: 
Foundation Directory Online Professional (Available in the Library Only)
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Available in the Library Only)
Philanthropy In/Sight (Available in the Library Only)

Print:
After the Grant
America's Nonprofit Sector, 2nd ed.
The Board Member's Book
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th ed.
The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals
The Foundation Directory, Part 1
The Foundation Directory, Part 2
The Foundation Directory Supplement
Foundation Fundamentals
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Foundations and Public Policy
Foundations Today Series
Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates
Foundation Yearbook
Guía para escribir propuestas
The Grantseeker’s Guide to Winning Proposals
Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs
International Grantmaking IV
National Directory of Corporate Giving
The NonProfit Times
Philanthropy Annual
Securing Your Organization's Future
Social Justice Grantmaking
Social Justice Grantmaking II
The 21st Century Nonprofit: Managing in the Age of Governance