*"Funding Our Communities"* *Brown Bag Training and Networking Session*
/Until our tax dollars are distributed as we determine, the Southern California Library offers a resource for funding our communities.../ *Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Southern California Library* *Seating is limited. Reservations required. *To RSVP, call (323) 759-6063, ext. 15. Bring your own lunch; beverages provided. Donation suggested. *Go to www.socallib.org for more info or call (323) 759-6063* Session will take place at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044. * . **Learn about* the Foundation Center's online databases, /The Foundation Directory Online/ and /Grants to Individuals Online/, where you can find detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by top funders in the nation--/*now available at the Library for free*/ *. Get training* on the basics of how to use the databases to search for grant funding and find out about other resources. *. Build your skills* in writing grants by dialoging with an experienced foundation representative, Vera de Vera, Director of Grants with the California Community Foundation, about what funders are looking for *. Network* with staff from other nonprofits so we can learn from each other about best strategies in using foundation dollars to fund our communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
