Exchange News & Updates
Business Librarian Office Hours Are Now Available!
Won Wung (they/them) earned their Masters in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. Prior to joining the Ives Squared team, Wun most recently worked as a Reference Librarian at West Haven Public Library and got their first taste of librarianship as a Technical Services intern at the Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript Library. Wun has a lifetime of firsthand small business experience from assisting their parents in their family restaurant, and is active within the non-profit space locally and nationally.
A native New Havener, Wun's very happy to be back in New Haven working with the communities that shaped them, especially with BIPOC entrepreneurs like their parents.
Wun is available to help answer many of your business and nonprofit related questions, help you get started and/or grow your business, and put you in touch with other appropriate resources within the Greater New Haven entrepreneurial ecosystem!
Office Hours
By Appointment
Tuesdays 2-3 pm
Thursdays 6-7 pm
Email [email protected] or book an appointment.
Resources 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, reSET, 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.