Links: Fundraising
American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel - http://www.aafrc.org
The 30+ member firms of the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC) provide fund-raising counsel and direction to not-for-profit organizations. The AAFRC also publishes Giving USA, an annual analysis of charitable giving trends.
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy - http://www.ahp.org
Resource for Health and Hospital fundraising.
Association of Fundraising Professionals - http://www.nsfre.org
The AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) 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 20,000 members in 154 chapters throughout North America.
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement - http://www.aprahome.org
As the premier organization for advancement research and relationship management, APRA's mission is to promote the value and impact of its members by: establishing, maintaining and promoting professional and ethical standards; providing superior educational resources and opportunities; expanding membership and member services; strengthening communications and marketing to members and external constituents; creating effective partnerships with chapters and other organizations; and improving governance and management operations and strengthening our financial base.
BoardSource - http://www.boardsource.org
BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide. Through our highly acclaimed programs and services, BoardSource enables organizations to fulfill their missions by helping build strong and effective nonprofit boards. BoardSource provides * Resources to nonprofit leaders through workshops, training, and an extensive Web-based database. * Governance consultants who work directly with nonprofit leaders to design specialized solutions to meet an organization's needs. * The most comprehensive selection of material on nonprofit governance, including a large selection of booklets, books, videotapes, and audiotapes. * An biennial conference that brings together approximately 700 board members and chief executives of nonprofit organizations from around the world. BoardSource is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University - http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu
This is the home page of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University that provides courses on fundraising through The Fund Raising School.
Free Management Library - http://www.managementhelp.org/
Carter McNamara is best known to us as the founder and developer of the Free Management Library one of the world's largest collections of well-organized, free, on-line resources for organizations. He has written a large number of publications, including Authenticity Circles(SM), Founder's Syndrome, Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation, Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation, Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision and Managing Ethics in the Workplace (A Practical Guide).
Giving Institute/Giving USA - http://www.givingusa.org/
About Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Nonprofits The Giving Institute, formerly the American Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC) sought to enhance the professionalism of a field that was disorganized and sometimes misunderstood and mistrusted. Their first act was to develop a fair practice code. The code, known today as the Standards of Practice and Professional Code of Ethics, is widely accepted as a model for professional ethics in the field. Since 1935, the Giving Institute and its member firms have embraced and embodied the core values of ethics, excellence, and leadership in advancing philanthropy. Serving clients of every size and purpose, from local institutions to international organizations, Giving Institute member firms embrace the highest ethical standards and maintain a strict code of fair practices. MISSION: To educate and engage members in the ethical delivery of counsel and related services to non-profits through research, advocacy, and best practices. VISION: To develop extraordinary leaders in the world of philanthropy.; PURPOSE: Giving Institute provides shared experiences for executives of member firms who can become leaders in philanthropy. POSITIONING STATEMENT:Giving Institute provides shared experiences for executives of member firms who can become leaders in philanthropy. Beyond this original mission to promote the evolution of the professional fundraising field, the Association's other commitment—promoting philanthropy—has also expanded through the years. Giving USA was first published as a public service in 1955. In 1985, three Association leaders, Arthur D. Raybin, John Grenzebach, and Charles E. Lawson, incorporated the Giving USA Foundation formerly the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy to carry out and expand a number of the public service goals of the Association. Today the Foundation publishes Giving USA, the annual yearbook on American philanthropy, and supports research and education. Giving Institute continues to provide financial support, expertise, and leadership to the Foundation and works in partnership with it to advance philanthropy and promote ethics in the fundraising profession.
Guidestar Philanthropic Research, Inc. - http://www.guidestar.org
Museum Marketing Tips - http://www.museummarketingtips.com
Welcome to the Web's marketing tips and tools resource for museums, historic sites, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and heritage attractions. Articles A huge marketing budget would be a wonderful thing to have, wouldn't it? But if you're like most nonprofits, chances are you don't have one. It doesn't matter. You already have other resources that are even more valuable. Our articles will show you how to use those resources more effectively to build a mission-based marketing program that gets results. Links Library More than 500 carefully selected links to online resources. Your gateway to hundreds of articles, tutorials and case studies on marketing, fundraising, nonprofit management, public relations, research, trends, audience development, special events, volunteer recruitment, heritage cultural tourism, Internet marketing and much more. Recommended Books Books on marketing, communications and fundraising to make your job easier, offered through our association with Amazon.com. Motivational Quotes Check out our quotes pages for more than 200 quotations about marketing, giving, communication, leadership, vision, change and success
National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG) - http://www.ncpg.org
The Resource Alliance - http://www.resource-alliance.org
The Resource Alliance is an International Fundraising Organization. Mission To enable voluntary sector organisations worldwide to build their capacity to mobilise support for their causes. The Resource Alliance aims to be at the forefront of the development of resource mobilisation and fundraising capacity throughout the world by: Developing a worldwide network for sharing and developing skills, knowledge and experience Building fundraising capacity by providing, and increasing access to, training, education, advice and other learning opportunities Advocating for an enabling environment to encourage the growth of philanthropy and other forms of support to enable voluntary organisations to achieve their aims
Tony Poderis - http://www.raise-funds.com/
A great resource with everything you need to learn about all aspects of fundraising. He is a Consultant, Trainer and Writer. Check out his free resources and new book.
