Opened in 1994, with initial support from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the William T. Rooney Fund, the Rooney Resource Center is the North Coast's information clearinghouse and support center for nonprofit organizations. The Center hosts a nonprofit Management Assistance Program and a grant resource library in the Bayside office of the Humboldt Area Foundation, with satellite offices in Redway and Crescent City.
Over 1,000 visitors sign in at the resource centers annually. Visitors are welcome to utilize the resources and conduct research at the Bayside Resource Center during open hours Monday - Friday, 12:00 to 5 p.m. Appointments are recommended for individuals unfamiliar with the Center's resources. Instead of an appointment, visitors may attend a free Resource Center Orientation and Grant Funding Workshop held once a month at the Humboldt Area Foundation. Call (707) 442-2993 for Orientation schedule and details.
The Resource Center has partnered with Northern California Association of Nonprofits (NorCAN) to offer over 20 workshops annually to the public covering a wide range of nonprofit issues from grantwriting basics, introduction to board service and coaching skills for managers. For more information on workshops or to register, please call or email
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at (707) 442-2993.
The Resource Center also offers information and referral services to nonprofit organizations. Center staff handles, on average, 200 information and referral calls each month.
The Humboldt Area Foundation supports two satellite Resource Centers (Crescent City & Garberville) to better serve outlying areas. We also provide management and technical assistance and host workshops in these areas throughout the year. For more information, please see a description of these services under Rooney Resource Center.
- In Crescent City, the Del Norte Nonprofit Resource Center is in the Wild Rivers Community Foundation located at 879 J Street, Suite 1. Staff assistance is available Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended for individuals unfamiliar with Resource Center materials. To make an appointment for assistance, call (707) 465-3878.
- In Garberville, the Southern Humboldt Nonprofit Resource Center is located in the Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice at 464 Maple Lane. The Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Staff assistance is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment. Appointments are recommended for individuals unfamiliar with the Center's resources. For general information or to make an appointment for assistance call the Resource Center at (707) 923-2275.
Services include:
- As a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center, the Resource Center provides core materials for researching potential funders for nonprofit projects and programs. With the FC Foundation Directory Online database, nonprofits have access to records of over 71,000 foundation and corporate funders. http://foundationcenter.org/
- A nonprofit management and grant resource library in the Bayside office of the Humboldt Area Foundation, with satellite offices in Garberville and Crescent City, offering materials on a wide range of topics including grant and foundation directories, grantwriting and fundraising guides, scholarships, nonprofit management, boards of directors and economic and demographic information.
- Training workshops and special events on issues important to nonprofits. Workshops cover a wide range of nonprofit issues, from Grantwriting Basics and Fundraising for Grassroots Organizations, to Strategic Planning and Volunteer Management. * Information & referral, including categorized lists of local consultants specializing in different areas of interest. For assistance in the Rooney Resource Center or for help with a specific question, please call or email
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at (707) 442-2993.
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