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Fundraising
Association of Fundraising Professionals. Association of development professionals working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
Development Executives Rountable. Association working to growing and enhancing the community of development professionals by providing low cost, accessible learning, and networking opportunities directed towards fundraisers at every stage in their career.
Philanthropy in General
Women & Philanthropy. A project of the Council on Foundations; increase amount of philanthropic dollars awarded to women and girls and the number of women working at all levels in the field of philanthropy.
Women's Funding Network. International organization with over 100 member funds that are committed to improving the status women and girls locally, nationally, and globablly.
Planned Giving
American Council on Gift Annuities. National organization actively promoting responsible philanthropy through actuarially sound gift annuity rate recommendations, quality training opportunities, adn the advocacy of appropriate consumer protection.
European Association of Planned Giving. Association has a directory of cross-border professional advisors for international philanthropy and planned giving.
Internal Revenue Service. Provides information and forms of the Department of Treasury.
International Gift Planning Alliance. Alliance of NCPG and other counterparts in Europe in Canada. The groups hold a joint conference each year, The International Symposium on Cross-Border Charitable Giving.
Library of Congress. Text of Congressional Bills and Agendas.
National Committee on Planned Giving. National organization working to increase the quality and quantity of charitable planned gifts by servinc as the voice and professional resource for the gift planning community.
PG Calc. Company offering products and services for charitable gift planning and planned gift administration.
Planned Giving Design Center. National network of hosting organizations that provide members with content on the subjects of charitable taxation and planned giving.
Research & News
Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Network of leading, nonprofit technical support professionals. The Alliance’s Cultural Competency Initiative helps nonprofits advance diversity through board and staff appointments, policies and programs.
Center for Effective Philanthropy. Seeks to improve philanthropic effectiveness through research, conferences and foundation assessment activities
The Council on Foundations. Membership organization of grant-making foundations and giving programs worldwide providing advocacy, education, and research work for members.
The Foundation Center. Maintains comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants; operate research, education, and training programs. Publishes Philanthropy News Digest.
Guidestar. Online database of more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations. Information is provided from the IRS filings of tax exempt organizations.
The Independent Sector. Coalition of charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs providing research and data to encourage philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit initiatives.
National Center for Charitable Statistics. NCCS is a national repository of data on the nonprofit sector of the US. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society. NCCS builds compatible national, state, and regional databases and develops uniform standards for reporting on the activities of charitable organizations.
National Center on Responsive Philanthropy. Promotes independent sector accountability to the public interest and social justice philanthropy.
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. Multiyear project intended to increase the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural racism in communities through capacity building, education, and convening of grantmakers and grantseekers.
Philanthropy Journal. The Philanthropy Journal is an online publication that provides nonprofit news and resources. Through a daily web site and free, weekly enewsletters, the journal delivers news that helps people better understand, support and work in the nonprofit sector. In addition to news, we feature job openings, events calendars and announcements about grants/gifts and people working in the sector.
Social Entrepreneurship
Ashoka. Global association of social entrepreneurs; has a fellowship program.
Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. Research and education center with resources for social entrepreneurs (Duke University's Fuqua School of Business).
Craigslist's Nonprofit Bootcamp. Conference designed to educate and empower the next generation of nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs.
How to Change the World. Site showcasing the book, How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, by David Bornstein.
Kaufman Foundation. Focuses grantmaking and operations on advancing entrepreneurship and improving education of youth and children.
Purpose Prize. Awards five $100,000 awards each year to social entrepreneurs over sixty.
Skoll Foundation. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. Provides resources and grants.
Social Edge. Online website inspired by eBay Founder, Jeff Skoll to connect social entrepreneurs, foster dialogue and promotes learning.
Social Enterprise Alliance. Association of individuals and organizations building sustainable nonprofits through earned-income strategies.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Journal containing articles of the latest trends and research in social entrepreneurship.
Technology
CompuMentor. Helps nonprofits to use technology more effectively to achieve their missions.
TechSoup.org. Offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support. Nonprofits can access donated and discounted technology products, generously provided by corporate and nonprofit technology partners.
Training/Consulting
Aspen Philanthropy Letter. Reports on new ideas and other developments that may affect the field of philanthropy in the years to come.
Compasspoint Nonprofit Services. Offers wide range of nonprofit consulting, training, and seminars.
