Through the Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource Center (SBNRC) UTPA has operated a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection since 1990. As a Cooperating Collection, the SBRNC provides access to The Foundation Directory Online, Foundation Grants to Individual Online, along with a core collection of Foundation Center directories and publications. The Cooperating Collection also provides a wide selection of supplementary materials and services, which are useful to grantseekers, offers educational sessions for the public, and dialogues with local donors and networks to ensure that grantseekers in the region have access to high-quality resources and expertise, enabling them to attract and sustain support for their organizations.
The core collection consists of:
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
- The Foundation Directory Online Professional
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
PRINT RESOURCES
- After the Grant: the Guide for Responsible Grantees (2009 - working title)
- America's Nonprofit Sector, 3rd ed. (2009)
- Board Member's Book (2003)
- Directory of Celebrity Foundations (2009 - working title)
- The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th ed. (2007)
- The Foundation Directory (2009)
- The Foundation Directory, Part 2 (2009)
- The Foundation Directory Supplement (2009)
- Foundation Fundamentals (2008)
- Foundation Grants to Individuals (2009)
- Foundations and Public Policy (2009)
- Foundations Today Series
- Foundation Giving Trends (2009)
- Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (2009)
- Foundation Yearbook (2009)
- Guia para Escribir Propuestas (2009)
- The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals (2008)
- Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs (2008)
- International Grantmaking IV (2008)
- National Directory of Corporate Giving (2009)
- Philanthropy Annual (2009)
- Securing Your Organization's Future (2001)
- Social Justice Grantmaking II (2009)
- The 21st Century Nonprofit: Managing in the Age of Governance (2009)
The Foundation Center Cooperating collection hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding University holidays. For more information contact the SBNRC at (956) 665-7566/or via email at sbnrc@utpa.edu. The SBRNC office is located at 1201 W. University Dr., ITT 1.404R, in Edinburg, Texas.
