Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts Training for Grant-Seekers
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum is hosting a free ,full-day training for grant-seekers working with nonprofit organizations.Ines Sucre, research librarian for the Foundation Center-New York, will lead a session on Tuesday, Dec. 1, which will cover grant-seeking basics; an orientation to the resources of the Foundation Center Web site, including strategies for searching its online directory and its database of grant-making foundations, to identify potential funding sources. There will be time for questions from attendees.
A limited number of library laptops will be available for use with the training so attendees are encouraged to bring their own.
Registration is required at mkelly@cwmars.org or through the reference department at 413-499-9480, Ext. 202, during regular library hours.
The library is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center and offers access to its online databases and print publications. The Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organization based in New York City; the center collects, organizes and makes available information about foundation grant funding in print resources and searchable electronic databases.
