The San Mateo Library is home to the Foundation Center's Cooperating Collection, a rich resource of information for nonprofits.

Cooperating Collections provide local nonprofits, from churches to social service agencies to PTAs, with tools they can use to become successful grantseekers.

The San Mateo Main library also has books and materials on volunteer management, proposal writing, and nonprofit management.

Online
Available for use only at the library

• Foundation Directory Online
• Foundation Grants to Individuals

 Print

• The Foundation 1000Foundation Fundamentals
• Foundation Grants to Individuals
• Foundation Today Series
• Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors
• The Foundation Center 's Guide to Proposal Writing
• The Foundation Center 's Guide to Winning Proposals
• National Directory of Corporate Giving
• National Guide to Funding...(series)
• The Foundation Center 's Guide to Grant Seeking on the Web
• Securing Your Organization's Future