West Oahu grant seekers can use online resources for free

Nonprofit organizations and other grant seekers in West Oahu looking for funding sources now have access to a valuable new collection of resources at the Hawaii Maoli Prince Kuhio Kipuka Computer Resource Center, which has become a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center of New York. The Hawaii Maoli center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 91-1270 Kinoiki St., Kapolei.

Cooperating Collections provide under-resourced and underserved populations in need of vital information and training with free tools they can use to become successful grant seekers, including the Foundation Center’s detailed information on grant makers and how to apply for grants.

These include The Foundation Directory Online, profiling more than 100,000 U.S. grant makers, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, Philanthropy In/Sight, print directories and proposal writing guides. Cooperating Collections also hold training sessions on how to effectively use these resources and identify potential funders.

The Foundation Center is an authority on organized philanthropy, serving grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media and the general public through its web site, foundationcenter.org, its five regional learning centers and its national network of Cooperating Collections. For more information about Hawaii Maoli visit www.hawaiimaoli.org or contact Rae DeCoito, (808) 394-0050.