Use the button above to access Foundation Directory Online Essential.
To access Foundation Directory Online Professional, please call the Busch Annapolis Library to schedule a computer appointment.
Foundation Directory Online Professional
(Busch Annapolis Library Only)
Foundation Directory Online (FDO) is a fundraising database that gives grantseekers unprecedented access to the largest amount of clean and coded philanthropic data that currently exists. By combining exhaustive data with intuitive search functionality and informative data visualizations, FDO makes fundraising quick and efficient.
Grants to Individuals
(Busch Annapolis Library Only)
Get detailed information on more than 10,000 foundations that give grants or scholarships to individuals. NEW: The database also provides direct access to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for individuals not associated with a nonprofit right on its homepage.
Candid Learning
Available anywhere, this free resource connects grant researchers to resources including online trainings, knowledge base articles, and sample documents.
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Please note: AACPL library card numbers cannot be used for Candid Overdrive checkouts. Candid ebooks are not available on the library's online catalog.
Candid is the most authoritative source of information on private philanthropy in the United States. They help grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public better understand the field of philanthropy. As a Funding Network Information Network partner, the Michael E. Busch Library acts as a resource center for our local grantseeking community.
Database with detailed records for about millions of U.S. businesses and consumers. Used to conduct job searches, look for sales leads, find new business opportunities and suppliers, locate out-of-town companies, track down addresses and phone numbers, and conduct market research. Search for companies by state, county, area and zip codes, industry, product code, revenues and more.
Includes Ward's Business Directory, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, Encyclopedia of Associations, and National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations.
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics as diverse as 21st-century skills, learning disorders, standardized testing, homeschooling, and more. Updated daily, Leadership and Management is useful for researchers or any educator interested in professional development.