Meet Our Business and Nonprofit Librarian
Alexandria Robison received her MLIS with a focus in Library Administration and Transforming Communities. She is passionate about building relationships with Connecticut small business owners and using her communications background to identify and provide the support that businesses and nonprofits need to grow and thrive. She is available to answer many of your business and nonprofit related questions and put you in touch with other resources within the Greater New Haven entrepreneurial ecosystem! Office hours are available on Tuesdays from 3-5 pm by appointment.
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Databases For Businesses and Nonprofits
The nonprofit-focused databases we have for free with your library card, some on-site and some with remote-use options, can help you in numerous ways. For example, they include the powerful Foundation (FDO) from Canvid, Grantwatch, iProWave, and more!
Check out our three featured nonprofit resources for this month, all a part of the Digital Toolbox offered by NHFPL through Ives Squared -- they are Foundation Directory Online, Grantwatch, and Mergent Intellect. To see the rest of our Digital Toolbox database offerings just click below!
Foundation Directory Online
Foundation Center‘s database of private philanthropies and corporate giving programs.
Testimonials
“The library tremendously improved our ability to fundraise and grow our business' customer base. It also enables us to utilize machines that would otherwise be expensive to purchase, to create art and products to be sold.”
Jeanette Munoz-Allam
Director of Grants and Special Projects at The Kennedy Center Inc.
Business Consult
"Librarians have helped me with a whole host of tasks, like printing posters, hosting focus groups, conducting outreach to patrons, and introducing me to dozens of thought leaders in New Haven. I feel so supported, loved, and protected by the staff at Ives Squared."
Marina Marmolejo
Founder of Dreamkitapp.com
Former EIR for Ives Squared
"All the services provided by NHFPL are needed and valued by the community. The efforts to keep and sustain what is provided through NHFPL are most appreciated and cannot go unnoticed. Thank you for what you do!!”
Kimkelly Myers
Createbykimkelly.com
Business Librarian Consult, January 2021
“My experience at Ives Squared has been one of connections. As a connector myself, this is something I truly appreciate."
Barb Nangle
Higherpowercc.com Known Coworking
Ives Squared Patron & Speaker, March 2021
The Ives Squared Exchange works with many community partners to expand our reach and offerings to entrepreneurs of all types and in all stages, including with SCORE, CTNext, the WBDC, Collab, and the New Haven Innovation Collaborative, among others. With so many local organizations teaming up with us to ensure the goals of Ives Squared are met, business and nonprofit workers can be confident that working with us is one of the best ways to access information, database resources, knowledge, mentorship, and funding opportunities.