Foundation Center - Advanced FC Search: Strategies and Techniques

Stop Words

There are certain words---called stop words--that FC Search will not recognize when searching the Text Search field. They are:

after

also

and

because

before

between

but

before

for

from

however
if
in
into
of
or
other
out
since
such
than
that
the
there

these

this

those

under

upon

when

where

whether

which

with

within

without

One common search that requires the use of a stop word is searching for grants that have been awarded for after-school programs. Though the word "after" is a stop word that FC Search won't recognize in Text Search, there are a couple of solutions:

You can select the term Neighborhood centers from the Subjects index, then type school program in the entry box adjacent to Text Search. Click on the Search button or press the Enter key to identify 30 grant records for after-school programs.

Another option is to type "afterschool" (as one word) in the entry box adjacent to Text Search, then click on the Search button or press the Enter key. This will generate a list of 19 grant records.