Post on 30-Dec-2015
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Research into International Trusts and Foundations
(in 20 minutes)
Finbar CullenResearchPlus
Finbar@ ResearchPlus.co.uk
International?
• England• Wales• Scotland• Northern Ireland• Republic of Ireland• Isle of Man• Jersey• Guernsey
Rummaging in Registers
Regional Charity Registers and Company House Registers - PowerPoint
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/trust_fundraising/
Republic of Ireland
• Irish Funding Handbook, 5th edition 2003-2004 - €20, Café Publications– Trusts & Foundations– International Opportunities
Republic of Ireland
• Citizens Information Board– “database of funding sources for the voluntary
sector in Ireland”
• www.citizensinformation.ie
(www.cidb.ie/comhairlevcs.nsf)
– Replacing www.cidb.ie
Republic of Ireland
• The Wheel
– “support and representative body connecting Community and Voluntary organisations across Ireland”
• Funder-Finder, supported by Vodafone Ireland Foundation
– Source of information on funding» www.wheel.ie
Activelink
• “works with non-profit organisations to develop online communications”
• Resources section has no information at the moment, but has a link to a publications page– See events, campaigns, news link
» www.activelink.ie
Republic of Ireland
• Philanthropy Ireland – The association of grant-making trusts,
foundations and corporations in Ireland – Directory of 17 full members and 4 associate
members. – Contact details, Unsolicited applications
accepted: Yes/No – Section “For Grantseekers”
– www.philanthropyireland.ie
Republic of Ireland
• Fundraising UK
– Section on Ireland– Funders, deadlines, etc
• www.fundraising.co.uk
Europe
• NB Some English language sources, some websites only provide very limited information in English
European Foundation Centre
• “gathering point for independent funders active in and with Europe”
– www.efc.be
European Foundation Centre
Search current membership– Alphabetically– by Country (NB not all European)
• Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo/UNMIK, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
European Foundation Centre
• Links– (21) National Associations of Donors
• Names with hyperlinks for most of them
National associations of donors in Europe
• Austria - Verband Österreichische Privatstiftungen• Belgium - Belgian Network of Foundations• Bulgaria - Bulgarian Donors Forum• Donors Forum in Bulgaria• Czech Republic - Czech Donors Forum• Finland - Council of Finnish Foundations• France - Centre Français des Fondations• Germany - Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen• Ireland - Philanthropy Ireland• Italy - Associazione fra le Casse di Risparmio Italiane
National associations of donors in Europe
• The Netherlands - Vereniging van Fondsen in Nederland• Poland - Polish Donors Forum• Portugal - Portuguese Foundation Centre• Romania - Romanian Donors Forum• Russia - The Russia Donors Forum • Slovak Republic - Slovak Donors Forum• Spain - Asociación Española de Fundaciones
Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions• Switzerland - SwissFoundations• United Kingdom - Association of Charitable Foundations• Scottish Grant Making Trust Group• Global - WINGS
Europe
• Funders Online – an initiative of the European Foundation Centre
• www.fundersonline.org– Search Europe’s online philanthropic community– Search for independent funder websites by
• Name• Country e.g. France = 84, Japan (!) = 6
– hyperlinks
• “Funder website feature” (e.g. financial information)
Europe
• Funders Online– Information for Grant-Seekers
• Introduction to Funding Research • Prospect Funder Checklist • Project Proposal Basics
– Directory of Social Change– Foundation Center– Publications
» Newsletter, directories, statistics, etc
Some EFC Books, etc
• A Directory of (158) Foundation and Corporate Members of the EFC, 2006 edition €65
• Mediterranean Funding, 1999 - directory of 126 profiles of foundations and corporate funders €10
• Youth Funding in Europe 2000 - detailed profiles of 145 independent funders €25
• Europe in the World “News Digest” - free monthly email service
Books - Europe
• Directory of European Grantmakers 2006/2007, Chapel & York– nearly 1,000 European Grantmakers £15.50
• www.chapelyork.com
• Fundraising from Europe (Individuals, Companies, Foundations) – facts and figures and resources £15.50
• www.chapelyork.com
Books - Europe
• The Europa International Foundation Directory– 2,500 foundations, trusts, charitable and grant-making
NGOs world-wide £230.00 • www.routledge.com
• Philanthropy in Europe – Individuals, Companies, Foundations by annual
subscription - Monthly magazine £160/€240• www.philanthropyineurope.com
Foundation Center
• 71,000 grantmaking foundations • Foundation Finder
– Search • grantmaker name • geography • EIN number (Employer Identification Number -
nine digit number that the United States Internal Revenue Service assigns)
– An EIN number helps when you don't know the precise name of a foundation and distinguishes it from other foundations with similar names.
Foundation Center
• The Foundation Directory Online– Up to 88,000 U.S. foundations and corporate
donors, 900,000 recent grants, and more than 400,000 key decision-makers. $19.95 a month +
Foundation Center
• Books (and CDs
• The Foundation Directory 2007 – key facts on the top 20,000 U.S. foundations, 50,000
sample grants $215.00
• Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs 2006– 1,500+ entries, 8,700+ sample grants $125.00
• Philanthropy News Digest - free newsletter
US Foundations - books
• Directory of American Grantmakers 2005/2006 – “400 largest US private & company
foundations that fund outside the USA” £45/£9.50 - Sold Out, 2007/2008 Coming Soon
• Chapel & York – www.chapelyork.com
US Foundations - books
• US Trust and Foundation Directory 2005/06– experiencedevelopment.org
• pdf document listing 57/58 US trusts and foundations that fund international development work and organisations outside of the US, updated annually.
– www.experiencedevelopment.org
Guidestar
• searchable database of more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations – www.guidestar.org
– Grant Explorer Single User $49.00 monthly ($499 pa)
• information on 3.05 million grants made by more than 52,200 of the largest foundations in the USA
– Demo available
USA
• NOZA– “the world's largest searchable database of
charitable gifts”, with over 21,000,000 records• Search by “Foreign Affairs”
– www.nozasearch.com
USA
• Waltman Associates – The Donor Series online – 4,800,000 gifts
(individual, corporate, and foundation)• Pay per search or subscribe for unlimited
searching
• www.waltmanassociates.com• www.donorseries.com
CharityChannel
• nonprofit sector professionals from around the world volunteering time, advice, information, tips and articles …
– Grants and Foundations Review– Email newsletter– CharityChannel USA, Canada, UK, international
• http://charitychannel.com/
Global Philanthropy Forum
• The Global Philanthropy Forum matches grantmakers to vehicles for overseas giving– International philanthropy resources
• Search by continent and issue
• Gives (US) Foundation name and contact details
• www.philanthropyforum.org
Europe in the World
• a programme of the European Foundation Centre – Support the development of Foundations
worldwide. Partners include Foundations• www.europeintheworld.info
Council on Foundations
• www.cof.org
• “more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programmes worldwide”– Looking for Grants?
• The Council does not provide services to grantseekers, but check out the links
– GrantsDirect.com etc
FoundationSearch
• Metasoft Systems Inc
• Search over 4 million documents about over 122,000 funders in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia – free, 'no obligation' site-seeing tour available
• www.foundationsearch.com
Asia and the Pacific
• Philanthropy & the Third Sector in Asia and the Pacific– Information on countries– Information on grantmaking foundations –
international and local
• www.asianphilanthropy.org
The Japan Foundation Center
• Information on 86 grant-making foundations and their grant programmes– hyperlinks
• www.jfc.or.jp/eibun
Australia
• Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane – The majority of Australian Foundations do not
fund outside Australia. In many cases they legally cannot do so.
– Links– Publications
• top 25 private Australian Foundations, etc• www.bus.qut.edu.au
New Zealand
• The Charities Commission register of charitable organisations in New Zealand – Charities Register
• Search by charitable sector - “international activities” and area of operation “overseas”
– Some results are “grantmakers”» Makes grants or loans to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Latin American Funders Network
• … foundations, corporate donors and other organisations concerned with the development of philanthropy– international@efc.be
Grantmakers East Group
• supports the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States – gegam@efc.be
Sub-Saharan African Funders Network
• foundations and corporate funders working in Sub-Saharan Africa – international@efc.be