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Business and Investment Resources

Business & Investment Programs
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SCAMO - Learn How To Spot Scams and Avoid Fraud
Thu, Dec 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Porter Room
SCAMO is a fun, bingo-style game that teaches you how to spot, avoid, and report current scams.
Estate Planning - Dave Herwerden of WestPoint Wealth Management, LLC
Mon, Dec 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Technology Training Lab
Have you created an estate plan for your family? An estate plan is a map of how you want your personal and financial affairs to be handled in the future.  
Tax Planning for Retirement - Dave Herwerden of WestPoint Wealth Management, LLC
Mon, Jan 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thomas A. Fox Board Room
How Tax Planning Changes Through the Four Stages of Retirement. Learn the critical tax question you must answer BEFORE retiring.
Registration opens Friday, December 19 2025 at 9:00am
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The Wall Street Journal is available from WPPL on the Download & Stream page

Now available with your Westlake Porter Public Library card—The Wall Street Journal Online. Enjoy award-winning business journalism and unrivaled coverage of global markets, politics, world news, tech, arts and life, accessible anywhere.

Resources for Nonprofits and Grantseekers

You can access Candid's databases for free using the computers in the library. One-on-one tutorial sessions are available; please contact Adult Services to schedule an appointment.

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Foundation Center Online by Candid

Foundation Directory Online Professional is the most comprehensive prospect research tool for fundraisers, with over 224,000+ grantmaker profiles, 900,000+ recipient profiles, and data on 17+ million grants.

Foundation Grants to Individuals offers information on almost 10,000 funders that provide scholarships, grants, and other types of funding to students, artists, and researchers.

GuideStar is the world's largest source of information about U.S. nonprofit organizations, collecting and distributing data to encourage organizational transparency and charitable giving.