National Philanthropy/Nonprofit Links
America's Promise
americaspromise.org
Information and updates from America's Promise – Alliance for Youth, the organization
launched at the Presidents' Summit on America's Future.
American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel
aafrc.org
Find highlights of AAFRC's annual "Giving USA"
report, which provides an overall snapshot of U.S. giving from all sources.
Association of Fundraising Professionals
nsfre.org
A variety of fundraising resources and links.
Association of Small Foundations
smallfoundations.org
ASF is a membership organization of nearly 3,000 foundations with few or no staff. ASF enhances the power of small foundation giving by providing the donors, trustees and staff of member foundations with peer learning opportunities, targeted tools and resources and a collective voice in and beyond the philanthropic community. Foundations with few or no staff represent half of all foundation giving in the United States.
BoardSource
boardsource.org
Provides nonprofits with resources to help build strong boards and healthy organizations.
Bradley Center for Philanthropy
and Civic Renewal
pcr.hudson.org
Information on the research efforts of the Bradley Center for
Philanthropy and Civic Renewal (formerly the National
Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal) at the Hudson Institute.
Charity Channel
charitychannel.com
Reviews of periodicals, books and software on fundraising,
written by volunteers from the fundraising field, as well as
e-newsletters and e-mail
discussion forums on nonprofits and philanthropy.
Council on Foundations
cof.org
National association of foundations and corporations that serves the public good by promoting
and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
givingforum.org
The Forum's website offers information on efforts to strengthen philanthropy both nationally and
regionally, with many helpful resources for donors of all types.
The Foundation Center
fdncenter.org
Serving the information needs of grantseekers and grantmakers.
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
geofunders.org
GEO is a coalition of grantmakers committed to building strong and effective nonprofit
organizations by commissioning and contributing to research, developing programs and products,
and building a community of practice that expands the resources available on nonprofit effectiveness.
GuideStar
guidestar.org
The largest online posting of nonprofits' informational tax returns
in a searchable database. Produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., GuideStar's mission is to help improve the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector through
the collection and presentation of comprehensive information about nonprofits.
Idealist
idealist.org
An online directory of over 10,000 nonprofit and community organizations working in
120 countries, with detailed information on their services, volunteer opportunities,
materials, job listings and more.
Independent Sector
independentsector.org
A leadership forum for charities,
foundations and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common
good in America and around the world.
Internet Prospector
internet-prospector.org
A nonprofit service to the prospect research fundraising community.
Network For Good
networkforgood.org
This site bills itself as an
easy-to-use, one-stop resource for giving and volunteering. Search
the GuideStar nonprofit database, search for volunteer opportunities by zip code, access a
nonprofit technology tool kit, and much more.
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
nonprofitresearch.org
Access the full text of the The Aspen Institute's reports on nonprofits and philanthropy.
Online Mentoring Resources
mentoring.org
This website by One to One|The National Mentoring Partnership offers helpful
information and research on mentoring.
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc.
tpi.org
A Boston-based not-for-profit organization
offering philanthropic design and management services to corporations, foundations,
individuals and families.
|
|
|
|
Federal Government
Links
Advocacy
Center
capwiz.com/asae/home/
This site by the American Society of Association Executives offers a
comprehensive reference guide to legislative members and committees at both the state and
federal level, complete with e-mail links and a zip code matching system to help people
identify their representatives.Federal Legislative Information
thomas.loc.gov
Find up-to-date information and track the status of House and Senate bills, link to congressional directories and much more. The site lets you search
for bills by bill number or keyword, and look up their co-sponsors, floor actions to date
and other information.
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov/charities/index.html
Grantmakers will find this site particularly useful for looking up a grant
applicant's tax status from a list of tax-exempt organizations in the United States.
Nonprofit Gateway Network
www.nonprofit.gov
This site of the White House Office of Public Liaison gives nonprofits a central
Internet location for getting information and services from federal agencies
– more than
300,000 federal web pages in all.
The Grantsmanship Center
tgci.com
Lists new grant announcements daily from the federal government's online
Federal Register.
Successful Government Grant Proposals
www.TGCIgrantproposals.com
A free online database of more than 650
proposals that were selected by major government funders from among their
highest-rated grant applications. Search by subject,
keyword, grantmaking agency or CFDA number.
|
