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Grant and Non-Profit Collection

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library is proud to provide the people of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County with a large array of free resources for grantseekers. At the core of those resources is the Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center, which boasts both print and on-line resources such as grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory Online Professional (FDO). The FDO includes detailed profiles of all active U.S. foundations, as well as an extensive file of recent grants awarded by the nation's top funders.

Listed below are the resources available at Branigan Library.


Ask us your funding research quesions - Foundation Center
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Events at the Library

Fall/Winter Grant Workshops

» October 7, 2009          Grantseeking Basics
» November 4, 2009       Foundation Directory Online
» December 2, 2009       How to Approach a Foundation

 Check the library’s Events Calendar to register.


Resources from the Foundation Center

Database Resources
Available in the Reference Department on a dedicated computer.

»   Foundation Directory Online Professional
»   Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

Circulating books for grant seekers
Reference books for grant seekers
Web sites for grant seekers


Branigan Library Services

»   Wireless Internet access for laptop users
»   Computers equipped with Microsoft Office and Internet and access to laser printers (black-and-white 10¢ a page)
»   Photocopier (10¢ a copy), printer from Online Research computers (10 ¢ a page).
»   Free orientation sessions for using the collection and Foundation Directory Online.
Contact the library for dates and times.




City of Las Cruces, NM