What is the Grants Information Collection?
How will the GIC help me and my organization?
The Grants Information Collection
(GIC) is a Funding Information
Network partner of the Foundation
Center, an independent national
service organization headquartered
in New York that is the "nation's
leading authority on philanthropy."
Our purpose at the GIC is to improve the lives of the citizens of Wisconsin
—within and beyond the university classroom—by promoting research,
advancing learning, and encouraging nonprofit efforts through instruction
and access to information relating to grants, philanthropy, and charitable
giving.
The GIC is a library collection where users do their own
research. We do not give out grants.
Who may use the Grants Information Collection?
The GIC is free and open to the public. We have a variety of print and
online resources for patrons to use that cater to several audiences,
including:
Non-profit organizations
• Resources for local foundations
• Extensive workshops
• Non-profit management
Students
• Joint programming with the Graduate School
• Online workshops
• UW–Madison funding resources
Faculty, researchers, and other academics
• Public and private funding resources
• Specialized workshops
• Subject-specific directories
• Attend a free, drop-in workshop
• Use online tutorials and materials
• Schedule an appointment with the Grants Librarian for personalized assistance
• Learn to create customized searches to compile a list of potential funders
• Request a customized workshop and hands-on training for your group or class
• Browse the reference collection of print materials
• Learn the basics of proposal writing
• Learn how to approach a foundation
• Access to a wide array of free funding resources
Resources
The GIC has a variety of print and online resources designed to help you
or your organization find funding, develop your organization, and craft a
proposal. The Grants Librarian provides guidance and training to assist in
using the resources.
Selected Databases
• Foundation Directory Online Professional
• Foundation Grants to Individuals
• Foundations in Wisconsin: A Directory
• COS Pivot
Print Collection
• Funding directories: general, audience- and subject-specific
• Proposal writing guides
• Grant management
Dedicated computers and work area
• Download, print, and scan lists of potential funders
go.wisc.edu/Grants
The mission of the Grants Information
Collection (GIC) is to promote the
understanding of grantsmanship, both
within the University of Wisconsin–Madison
community and throughout Wisconsin, by
providing access to information essential
to successful educational, research, and
nonprofit grant-seeking, and by collecting
literature in the areas of philanthropy,
fundraising, and nonprofit management.
Grants Information
Collection
Contact Information
Memorial Library, Room 262D/E
728 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-6431
Email: grantsinfo@library.wisc.edu
The GIC is open all hours that Memorial Library is open.*
Please visit Memorial Library’s website for hours of operation
www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/hours
Or call the UW–Madison Libraries information line: 608-262-3193
*Non-UW participants will need a Visitor’s pass to enter Memorial Library.
Please present a current photo ID with current address (such as a driver’s
license) at the entrance to the library.
go.wisc.edu/Grants