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

• Isle of Man

• Jersey

• Guernsey

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

USA

Foundation Center

• Excellent, comprehensive resource

• http://foundationcenter.org

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

Further afield

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

Canada

• CharityVillage – Resources and Library

• Funding Sources

– www.charityvillage.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

• Funding Information Service – Fundview

• over 600 funding schemes

• www.fis.org.nz

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

Links via efc

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

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