Greensboro Public Library provides support to the nonprofit community by providing access to information on topics such as fundraising, searching for grants, grant writing, and start-up and management of nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit resources are located at Central Library, 219 N. Church St. For assistance or more information contact a reference librarian or call 336-335-5430.

Candid Community Sites 

The Greensboro Public Library is a Candid Community Partner (formerly known as the Funding Information Network, Foundation Center, and a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center). As a member of this nationwide network, we are able to provide free public access to Foundation Directory Online Professional and GuideStar Professional as well as a core collection of Candid's publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services for grant seekers.

Foundation Directory Online and GuideStar Pro are for in-library use only.

Foundation Directory Online Professional provides access to facts on grant makers and their funding activities worldwide. To pinpoint prospective funders, explore four comprehensive databases: Grant Makers, Companies, Grants, and 990s. With geographic search tools, you can zoom in on regional and local grant makers or grants by state, county, city, metro area, congressional district, and zip code. Choose from more than 1,100 indexed search terms or keyword searches.

 NEW! Candid has made it easier to locate funding on one platform. The same individual grants information once found in Foundation Grants to Individuals will now be in Foundation Directory. To learn how to access accurate, up-to-date information on foundations that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individuals, see this article.

Candid Learning offers information and resources specifically designed to meet the needs of nonprofits worldwide in securing funding and operating effective organizations. Candid Learning is the place to explore in-depth content, engage with a community of peers and experts, and energize your fund-raising efforts. You can view video recordings of live discussions with funders, listen to podcasts featuring experts in the field, find answers to your questions in the Knowledge Base, get information about opportunities in your field of interest, and increase your expertise in fund-raising and management.

GuideStar Pro lists information on all 501(c)(3) nonprofits registered with the IRS. Their mission is "to revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving." Make sure to claim your nonprofit's profile! Free registration is required to view profiles. When outside the library, this link will bring you to a basic version of GuideStar.