Thank you all for the quick feedback. It will certainly help us make our
decision.
Ellin
Ellin Yassky, Ph.D.
Hakalir 5/9
Tel Aviv, Israel
Illegitimi non carborundum!
On Sunday, January 7, 2018, 8:09:07 PM GMT+2, Elana Silver
<elanasilver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Regarding earlier question about databases, I have not used David's but a
local one, having been vetted, makes much more sense
On Jan 7, 2018 18:20, "David Maeir-Epstein" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Full Disclosure - I produce the Monitor so my objectivity can be questioned.....
All three are different and have different costs.
The Foundation Center (Foundation Director online) is focussed on North America
and provides 24/7 access to their data base including the links to 990's to
show you to whom the foundations gave in the past and how much. It can be
bought by the month at a more expensive rate than for a year - the cost works
out to $200 per month or $1500 for the year
The Atlas is much less user friendly in terms of sorting and analyzing, though
it has information on foundations outside of North America as well. I'm not
sure of the cost of the Atlas but I think it is comparable to the cost of FDO
(perhaps a bit cheaper). I've heard mixed reviews so do speak with a current or
former subscriber to get first hand feedback.
The Monitor is the cheapest and least comprehensive of the three. It is
basically an RFP heads up - each month some 30 foundations WHICH ALREADY GIVE
TO NGO'S IN ISRAEL and have deadlines coming up in the next three months are
listed (when there aren't 30 RFP's info on Foundations which give in Israel and
are currently accepting applications but have no deadline are listed). You get
the area of interest, the contact information, websites/email etc. The drawback
is that out of the 30 there many only be a few that are relevant for any one
project with a specific target population or subject. But then again, you may
only have the time to submit a few each month.
I disagree with what Elana wrote about no substitute for your own research.
Clearly you do have to do your own research when it comes to calling the
foundation and verifying the data and trying to establish a personal
connection. However, we have someone putting in hours every day doing the
research - why not save your time for the writing and the submissions? The cost
is 1200 nis for a year or (1800 nis if your organization has a budget of over 1
million nis).
We offer another approach - for 4500 nis within two weeks we will produce you a
comprehensive list of all the funding sources in North American and Europe
which are appropriate for your particular project/organization with all the
info you need - areas of interest, what they give to and don't give to,
submission procedures, to whom they have given in the past in Israel and how
much, names of their trustees and professionals and more. Most of our searches
come up with between 25 and 75 foundations and they are listed in order of
priority in terms of upcoming deadlines and our assessment of your chances for
success.
Happy to speak with anyone who wants more info.
David Maeir-EpsteinCEO IsraelGrants0544872262dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/en
p.s. We just moved our offices to Kanyon Achim Yisrael Yad Harutzim 18 in
Jerusalem.
David Maeir-Epstein, CEOIsraelgrants.com0544872262025636629US phone number:
(646)558-6648
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 4:31 PM, Elana Silver <elanasilver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've been in the field for more than 15 years and have never benefited from any
one of those databases. Save your money. You need to do your own research (
look at similar org's annual reports), google everything you can think of, make
contacts via linkedin. Those foundations on those databases get zillions of
applications and without actual person to person contact, your chances are slim
to zero.
THAT said, I use foundation center and guidestar to look at the 990's.
Also, Foundation center now has a new platform for free which is super helpful.
Looking at fundraising from the donor's perspective.
This is a question that comes up all the time.
This is also one of the reasons Shatil stopped providing the service.
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Ellin Yassky <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Looking to take a subscription to a foundation research site. What is
preferred?:
Foundation AtlasFoundation CenterMonitor
Thanks much
Ellin Yassky 052 255 1811
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