Links: Guides and Evaluative Resources
Association of Fundraising Professionals - http://www.nsfre.org
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of not-for-profit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP advances philanthropy through its more than 17,000 members in 149 chapters throughout North America.
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement - http://www.aprahome.org
The Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement provides information on a number of prospect researching activities.
Better Business Bureau On-line - http://www.bbbonline.org
BBB Wise Giving Alliance includes a division that reports on the records of national charities and offers information on local charities through its network of Better Business Bureaus.
CharityChannel - http://www.charitychannel.org
Charity Channel is a resource that connects you to your nonprofit colleagues across town, across the country, and around the world. The CharityChannel directs (or channels) this information through our vast network, approves, edits and/or packages it up, and direct it back out to you by way of: Forum discussion lists, enewsletters, updated news links, book reviews, interviews, job postings, consultants listings and produ/service listings.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services - http://www.supportcenter.org
Support Center/Nonprofit Development Center is a consulting and training organization with a regional focus and a national reach. Through consulting, workshops, publications, and special management programs, we seek to help nonprofits utilize the best management tools and concepts to help them best serve their communities.
Council On Foundations - http://www.cof.org
The Council On Foundations provides overall advice and resources for prospective donors, including a list of over 350 local "member" community foundations, who advise donors on local and regional issues.
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Nonprofit Leadership - http://www.gvsu.edu/jcp/
The Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership provides education and community research services for nonprofit, community & foundation.
ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org - http://www.ephilanthropyfoundation.org
The ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org is an organization devoted to fostering secure, privated, and ethical online philanthropy.
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers - http://http:/www.givingforum.org
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers is a network of 28 associations, helping more than 3,400 organizations and individual donors nationwide practice effective philanthropy. The Forum can provide information on your region's giving, help you or your advisor explore the range of giving options, and connect you to your area's regional association and other likeminded people interested in philanthropy.
Guidestar - http://www.guidestar.org
Guidestar, a service of Philanthropic Research, Inc., guides individuals by providing information on the programs and finances of the over 600,000 501(c)3 organizations registered with the IRS.
Institute For A Civil Society - http://www.impacs.org
Institute For A Civil Society is a non-profit organization seeking to "identify and facilitate innovative approaches to pressing issues around the globe." It facilitates family and individual giving, and provides numerous non-profits with unsolicited funding. Though it does not accept unsolicited proposals, it also offers non-profits expertise in media, policy and politics, business, and income-generation strategies.
Michigan Nonprofit Association - http://www.mnaonline.org
A resource for Michigan nonprofits.
More Than Money - http://www.morethanmoney.org
More Than Money informs wealthy individuals on how to best contribute their time and money to "creating a more sustainable and just world." Their services include a quarterly journal, counseling, and workshops.
National Center for Family Philanthropy - http://www.ncfp.org
National Center for Family Philanthropy, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was established in September 1997 by a group of family philanthropists to encourage families and individuals to create and sustain their philanthropic missions. It is the only national resource center focusing on matters of importance to families engaged in philanthropy and their effective giving.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy - http://www.ncrp.org
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy mission is to make philanthropy more responsive to people with the least wealth and opportunity, more relevant to critical public needs, and more open and accountable to all, in order to create a more just and democratic society.
NewTithing Group - http://www.newtithing.org
The NewTithing Group educates the public and their advisors to make comfortably affordable charitable donations through sound budgeting. Through its philanthropic research and planning tools, the Group strives to help individuals lead more meaningful lives with the knowledge that they are improving the public good at their own comfortable capacity: The Group believes that a comfortable donation makes a happier donor and a more effective charitable investor.
Nonprofit Alliance at Kellogg Community College - http://www.nonprofitalliance.org
A membership organization dedicated to serving, supporting and strengthening the NPO Community of Calhoun County MI.
Northwest Giving Project - http://www.givingforum.org
The Northwest Giving Project inspires and educates new philanthropists on various options for giving. NWGP does not recommend any one giving vehicle, plan, nonprofit organization, cause or advisor. The web site provides in-depth information about the tax consequences of charitable donations and includes a schedule of activities and seminars, providing an interactive option for learning about charity.
The Foundation Center - http://www.fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center is an "independent non-profit information clearing house" designed to foster understanding of the foundation field by organizing and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related themes. Information including IRS data on private foundations is stored at five Center libraries around the country.
Women's Philanthropy Institute - http://www.women-philanthropy.org
Women's Philanthropy Institute (WPI) is a nonprofit organization that brings together philanthropists and philanthropy professionals to educate and advance women as major donors and volunteer leaders for the nonprofit causes and institutions of their choosing. WPI believes that all women should have the knowledge and ability to make individual and collective philanthropic choices whenever and wherever they see the need.
