Learn about foundations, their giving, and their role in the nonprofit sector.

Find out the answers to the most frequently asked questions about a little-understood vehicle for philanthropy: foundations. This session will help answer questions such as:

• What is a private foundation?
• What role do foundations play in the nonprofit sector?
• What do foundations do and how do they do it?
• Who gets foundation grants? Are there other types of grantmakers?
• And more...

This session is ideal for students, classes in fundraising and nonprofit management, new foundation personnel, and visitors from outside the U.S. It is also excellent background information for grantseekers and perfect for anyone who is curious to learn what foundations are all about.

Prior attendance at Grantseeking Basics is strongly recommended.

Space is limited. Register online below or in person. Registrants requiring ASL signers or other disability-related services are asked to contact the Foundation Center at least two weeks in advance. If you need further information, please call (212) 620-4230.

Please arrive on time or your seat may be given away to others who are waiting to attend. Wheelchair users can enter the New York Library/Learning Center at 8 East 16th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Union Square West).

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