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Candid (access available at the Main Library only)
Formerly Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and Grants to Individuals (GTI), this comprehensive source of nonprofit information offers data on 1.9 million+ nonprofits and 304,000 grantmakers—connecting nonprofits to grants and donors to nonprofits that inspire them. This grant-seeking tool combines decades of trusted data from Foundation Directory and GuideStar.
Watch these videos to get started: Finding Funders and Building a Funder Prospect List, Identify and Connect with Best Matched Funders, and How to Search for a Nonprofit to Partner With.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid, which offers information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.
Gale In Context: Biography
Authoritative biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Global Newsstream
The most recent global news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s, featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites—including Barron’s, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Financial Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more—in active full-text format.
GreenFILE
Articles from scholarly and general interest titles focused on the environment, with the ability to limit to full-text or peer-reviewed.
The Globe & Mail [Toronto]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (7 most recent issues)
Search (full-text articles): current (1977-present)
The Guardian [U.K.]
Browse (digital scan of print issue): current (13 most recent issues)
Search (full-text articles): current (1996-present)
