MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release Monday, July 22, 2013
CONTACT: Angela Fisher Hall                                             
Associate Director                                              
Birmingham Public Library                                
Phone: (205) 226-3614                                         
E-mail: ahall@bham.lib.al.us                          
 
Introduction to Finding Funders
 
WHO:              Birmingham Public Library
 
WHAT:             Introduction to Finding Funders:  Connecting You with Funding Opportunities
                        To Make A Real Difference
 
WHEN:            Wednesday, July 24, 2013
                        11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
 
WHERE:          Central Library—Youth Department Story Castle, Second Floor
                        2100 Park Place
 
HOW:              Pre-Register, Space is Limited
 
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM:  This free session provides an introduction to the Foundation Center’s comprehensive online database Foundation Directory Online Professional.  Attendees will learn how to create customized searches to develop targeted lists of foundations that will match an organization’s funding needs.  They will also be introduced to Power Search which allows searches across nine Foundation Center databases—grant makers, grants, companies, 990s, news, jobs, RFPs, nonprofit literature, and IssueLab reports.
 
This program will be presented by Joanne Kepics, Regional Training Coordinator at the Foundation Center-Atlanta.  The session is free and open to the public; however, pre-registration is required.  Register by e-mail to jmurray@bham.lib.al.us.  For more information, visit www.bplonline.org.
 
The mission of Birmingham Public Library is to provide the highest quality library service to our citizens for life-long learning, cultural enrichment, and enjoyment.  This system—with nineteen locations and serving the community for 126 years—is one of the largest library systems in the southeast.  For additional information, visit our website at www.bplonline.org and be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.  
 
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MEDIA:  This program is free and open to the public; however, pre-registration is required to jmurray@bham.lib.al.us.