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This web page contains extensive, organized links that benefit you in all aspects of fund raising. Using this site saves you time in performing Internet searches. It is provided free of charge, and does not require a password to access.
This web site began as a private resource page for my own fund raising purposes. I update this page on a regular basis, adding topics that I know will benefit you and your organization.
Thank you and the best of luck and skill in your fund raising activities!
~Janice Brown~
Fundraising Topics
Local Professional New Hampshire Specific Professional Organizations New Jersey Specific Journals and Publication Boards & Volunteers Prospect Research Non-Profit Board Development Foundations & Grants Volunteerism Corporations Individuals Raising Money General Resources Annual Fund Appeals new Local & International Capital Campaigns Fund Raising Articles Personal Grant Writing Resources new Jobs Internet Fund Raising Search Engines
Education [Development]Legal and Estate Planning Special Events Planned Giving new Marketing & PR General Resources PR & Advertising U.S. Government News and Information Sources Non-Web Resources Free Information Sites For Donors Other Links of Interest Donor Information
NH Department of Justice, Division of Charitable Trusts - includes links to the laws applicable to fund raising in NH, Guidebook for Directors of New Hampshire Charitable Trusts and Non-Profit Organizations (a resource of great value for any non-profit board of directors), How to Start a Charity, and more.
http://doj.nh.gov/charitable/Directory of Charitable Funds in New Hampshire - Updated information on charitable trusts in New Hampshire -- http://doj.nh.gov/publications/directory-main.html
GUIDEBOOK for Directors of New Hampshire Charitable Trusts and Non-Profit Organizations - by the State of NH Department of Justice. http://doj.nh.gov/publications/publications.html#ct
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - NHCF is New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation. http://www.nhcf.org/
Yankee Magazine's Community Partners Program - Fund-Raising with Yankee Magazine Helps New England Communities Help Themselves through the Support of Individuals and Businesses.
http://www.newengland.com/YMCP/Business Name Look up [New Hampshire] - Searchable database from www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/soskb/csearch.asp
New Hampshire State Library - Online links and resources at the NH State Library. http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/
Search for New Jersey Charities - NJ Office of the Attorney General
Professional Organizations
American Society of Association Executives - the world's leading membership organization for the association management profession. http://www.asaenet.org/main/
The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) is a nationally prominent charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions. http://www.charitywatch.org/Association for Healthcare Philanthropy - the only association dedicated exclusively to advancing and promoting the health care development profession. http://www.ahp.org/
The
Association of Philanthropic Counsel - endeavors to support both the independent
philanthropic consulting firm owners and consulting practitioners in developing
and enhancing their consulting practices. http://www.apcinc.org/
Association
of Fund Raising Professionals [formerly NSFRE]- the professional association
of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety
of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP (formerly the National
Society of Fund Raising Executives) advances philanthropy through its more than
26,000 members in 174 chapters throughout the world. http://www.afpnet.org/
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement - The mission of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement is to foster professional development and promote standards that enhance the expertise and status of development research and information service professionals worldwide. http://www.aprahome.org/
Association for Volunteer Administration - international membership organization whose purpose is to promote professionalism and strengthen leadership in volunteerism. http://www.avaintl.org
BoardSource (formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards) - features a comprehensive array of governance resources, including topic papers, summaries of essential knowledge for nonprofit boards, an extensive question and answer list, and a list of useful links. http://www.ncnb.org/
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) - information on alumni relations, communications, public relations, and legislative information. http://www.case.org/default.cfm
Council on Foundations - works to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy. See what role foundations play in your community, how to start your own foundation and what the Council does to support foundations. http://www.cof.org/home.htm
Independent Sector - the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. Our nonpartisan coalition of approximately 500 organizations leads, strengthens, and mobilizes the charitable community in order to fulfill our vision of a just and inclusive society of active citizens, vibrant communities, effective institutions, and a healthy democracy.
Leader to Leader Institute [formerly Drucker Foundation] - named for and inspired by the acknowledged father of modern management. By providing educational opportunities and resources, the Drucker Foundation furthers its mission to lead social sector organizations toward excellence in performance. http://www.pfdf.org/about/index.html
National
Alliance for Nonprofit Management - the professional association of individuals
and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity
of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. http://www.allianceonline.org/
National Committee on Planned Giving - the professional association for people whose work includes developing, marketing, and administering charitable planned gifts. Those people include fundraisers for nonprofit institutions and consultants and donor advisors working in a variety of for-profit settings. http://www.ncpg.org/
National
Committee for Responsive Philanthropy - advocates for the philanthropic
community to provide nonprofit organizations with essential resources and opportunities
to work toward social and economic justice for disadvantaged and disenfranchised
populations and communities. http://www.ncrp.org/
National Council of Nonprofit Assocations - the network of state and regional nonprofit associations serving over 22,000 members in 46 states and the District of Columbia http://www.ncna.org/
National Network of Grantmakers - an organization of individuals involved in funding social and economic justice. The Network values individuals, projects, and organizations working for systemic change in the U.S. and abroad, in order to create an equitable distribution of wealth and power, and mutual respect for all peoples. NNG works primarily within organized philanthropy to increase financial and other resources to groups committed to social and economic justice. http://www.nng.org/
The
NonprofitCenters Network - a community of Multi-tenant Nonprofit Centers
and their philanthropic, government, academic and real estate partners. Through
conferences, peer networking, mentoring and the internet, The Network provides
education and resources for the creation and operation of quality nonprofit office
and program space. They increase the capacity and effectiveness of the nonprofit
sector by supporting the development and ongoing operations of Multi-tenant Nonprofit
Centers and other quality nonprofit workspace. http://www.nonprofitcenters.org/
The Society for Nonprofit Organizations - Their mission is to serve as a resource for Board members, paid staff, and volunteers who lead or help nonprofit organizations all around the world. They do so by publishing a bi-monthly magazine on relevant nonprofit issues and a monthly report on funding opportunities for nonprofits. They offer discounts on books, audiotapes, and videotapes geared specifically to nonprofits. Most recently, they created The Learning Institute For Nonprofit Organizations, a provider of satellite-based education for the nonprofit sector. http://www.snpo.org
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Foundations & Grants
Foundation
and Grantmakers Directory - by the Northern California Community Foundation
Inc. http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html
Foundations
and Grants - the Internet Prospector provides these dynamite research
links. http://www.internet-prospector.org/found.html
Foundations - a limited list of foundations by Tony's Topical Guide to the Internet. http://www.iglou.com/infobroker/grants.htm
Foundations & Grantmakers Index - Foundations.org offers this alphabetical grantmaker directory. http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES Grants, Contracts, and Auctions - from the University of Michigan Document Area - http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedgt.html
Foundation Internet Research - Selected Sites for Philanthropic Research brought to you by N.E. Taylor http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/FDN.htm
Foundation and Government Grant Opportunities - University of Richmond http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/grants/grants.html
Government & Non-government funding sources - Wellesley College resource. http://www.wellesley.edu/SponsRes/funding.html
Grantmaking
Public Charities on the Internet - Search by name for basic information
about the more than 73,000 private and community foundations in the U.S.; also
Use 990 Finder to look up the IRS returns (Forms 990 and 990-PF) of private foundations,
public charities, and other nonprofits. Provided by the Foundation Center
http://www.fdncenter.org/funders/
Guidestar
- A
National Database of Nonprofit Organizations. http://www.guidestar.org/
Links to Funding Agencies and Other Sources of Grant Information - University of Richmond http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/grants/links.html
MSU/Grants
and Related Resources - Michigan State University Foundation links
to grant sources. http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/
Private Foundations on the Internet - provided by the Foundation Center. http://www.fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_priv/priv1.html
Private
Foundation Tax Return Search - offered by the Foundation Center.
Enter a name or EIN to search for a foundation's tax return (form 990 PF).
http://fdncenter.org/searchzone/
Annual Reports Gallery - Annual Reports Gallery is the internet's most comprehensive listing of annual reports.You can print complete annual reports from this site using free Adobe Acrobat software. http://www.reportgallery.com/
Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet - provided by the Foundation Center. http://www.fdncenter.org/funders/grantmaker/gws_corp/corp1.html
Corporate Internet Research - Selected Sites for U.S. Corporate Research - Brought to you by N.E. Taylor http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/CorpFdn.htm
Corporate
Intelligence (USA) - Selected Sites for U.S. Corporate Research Brought
to you by NETSource@USC
Corporate Philanthropy - Fundsnet offers this extensive list, grouped by what concerns the corporations fund. http://www.fundsnetservices.com/corp02.htm
Corporate Research Project - an article about researching Corporations including a few suggested online links, from GFJ. http://www.corp-research.org/howto.htm
Corporations - the Internet Prospector provides valuable research tools in the internet. http://www.internet-prospector.org/company.html
Edgar Database - the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency. http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Researching Corporations - from the Data Center http://www.datacenter.org/research/corp_res.htm
RUL Business Resources - Rutgers University Library business resources. http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/business.shtml
Thomas Register - database of American manufacturers. http://www.thomasnet.com/
International
Business Resources On The WWW - This comprehensive directory has a particularly
strong emphasis on regional trade and statistics resources, GlobalEdge
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
Community Foundations on the Internet - provided by the Foundation Center, by state. http://lnp.fdncenter.org/finder.html
Corporate
Intelligence (International) -
Selected Sites for International Corporate Research Brought to you by NETSource@USC
Grantmakers by Region - provided by Fundsnet. http://www.fundsnetservices.com/regions.htm
International Reference - the Internet Prospector reveals links for international funding research. http://www.internet-prospector.org/inter.html
NPO-NET - Chicago area nonprofits' communication crossroads. http://www.ca-probate.com/wills.htm
RUL International Resources - Rutgers University Library international business resources. http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/business.shtml
Biographical Dictionary - search page/dictionary by Biographer@s9.com includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. http://www.s9.com/biography/search.html
David Lamb's Prospect Research Page - excellent! http://www.lambresearch.com/
FAQ's of Prospect Research - The California State University's development web site -- an article on how to organize and proceed with prospect research. Links to Individual and Corporate Research tools. http://www.csun.edu/~devservs/faq.html
International Telephone Directories - Buttle & Tuttle Ltd. provide this resource page. http://www.infobel.com/teldir/
Individual Internet Research - Selected Sites for Individual Research - Brought to you by N.E.Taylor
Information
Brokers - Page of links as Investigators Hotlist. http://www.nyinvestigators.com/HTLINDEX.HTM
People
- the Internet Prospector provides amazing links to locate and qualify
prospects and donors. http://www.internet-prospector.org/bio.html
Prospect Research Tips - from Waltman Associates. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~bergq003/wa/rsrchtips.html
Researching Individuals - from the Data Center http://www.datacenter.org/research/ind_res.htm
User Aid for Researching Individual Donors - from the Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/indivdonors.html
BBB Wise Giving Alliance - The Alliance reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards. http://www.give.org/
Directory
of Directories
- Selected Directories for Prospect Research Brought to you by NETSource@USC
Internet Prospector - Monthly newsletter is part of this site, accumulated by fund development research volunteers and hosted by the University of Arizona. Includes extensive information and links to philanthropic and prospect research sources. http://www.internet-prospector.org/
Links for Research Professionals - by the APRA MO-KAN Chapter http://www.apramokan.org/links.html
NETSource@USC - Selected Sites for Prospect Research on the Web. http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/
Non-Profit
Home Page - includes a great research handbook, along with links to private
funding groups. From the University of Louiseville. http://research.louisville.edu/non-prof.htm
Research
& Development - from the Office of Development at the University of
Minnesota; all kinds of great things here. http://www2.cla.umn.edu/admin/research/default.html
Research
It - Funding Sources at the Illinois School of Technology. http://www.grad.iit.edu/research/
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Chronicle of Philanthropy - the newspaper of the non-profit world. http://philanthropy.com/
Internet Prospector - mining the internet since 1994. An awesome web site for non-profit prospectors. Subscribe to a free newsletter. http://www.internet-prospector.org/
Fund$Raiser Cyberzine - a monthly internet newsletter on fundraising. http://www.fundsraiser.com/
The Grantsmanship Center Magazine - archived stories and articles. http://www.tgci.com/magazine/archives.asp
Grassroots Fundraising Journal - Practical tips and tools to help you raise money for your organization. http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/about/sitemap.html
New England Non-Profit Quarterly - Magazine and Online Resource Center for New England Non-Profits. http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/
OnPhilanthropy
- a global resource for non-profit and philanthropy professionals. It is free
of charge and features several industry-leading e-mail newsletters. Topics include
Fundraising, Marketing, Current Issues, Government Relations, Corporate Giving,
Foundations and Technology/Media.
http://www.onphilanthropy.com
Online
Publications for the Non-Profit Community - a list from CharityVillage.
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/ires/ires2.asp
Nonprofit
Nuts & Bolts - Practical tips for building better non-profits.
http://www.nutsbolts.com/np-resources.htm
Nonprofit Online News - a program of the Gilbert Center. http://news.gilbert.org/
The NonProfit Times Online - Lead stories, editorials and more directly from the paper edition of the NonProfit Times. http://www.nptimes.com/
Philanthropy Journal Online - this site has alot of advertising, but also offers links to private foundations, corporate giving and volunteerism. http://pnnonline.org/
Philanthropy News Digest et al - allows you to register for several of the Foundation Center's electronic newsletters. http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/
Philanthropy Magazine & the Philanthropy Rountable - presenting some of the most thought-provoking and informative coverage of issues facing donors, as well as sensible advice on foundation management. http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/
Career Search Online - posted by the Career Channel. http://charitychannel.com/careersearch/
Community
Career Center - searchable database of non-profit jobs.
http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/
Job
Openings - from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. http://philanthropy.com/jobs.dir/jobsmain.htm
Jobs
- from OnPhilanthropy.com
National Opportunity NOCS - launched by The Management Center, San Francisco. It is a weekly publication of job openings and information in the nonprofit sector. Searchable by state. http://www.opportunitynocs.org/
Non-Profit Jobs - from the Philanthropy News Network.. http://pnnonline.org/jobs/
Jobs - from ICG (Institute for Global Communications) http://www.igc.org/html/jobs.html
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Canada's Source for Information on Volunteering http://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.php
ChangeNet
(sponsored by Hearts & Minds)- Inspiration for Change; Effective Volunteering
and Self-Help. http://www.heartsandminds.org/
CitizensCorp
- Citizen Corps, a vital component of USA Freedom Corps, was created to help coordinate
volunteer activities that will make our communities safer, stronger, and better
prepared to respond to any emergency situation. It provides opportunities for
people to participate in a range of measures to make their families, their homes,
and their communities safer from the threats of crime, terrorism, and disasters
of all kinds. http://www.citizencorps.gov/
Global
Volunteers - Global Volunteers' goal is to help establish a foundation
for peace through mutual international, cross-cultural understanding. http://www.globalvolunteers.org/
Global Volunteer
Network - offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout
the world. We currently provide volunteer programs through our partner organizations
in Alaska, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Russia,
Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. The network continues to expand with new programs
currently being researched and assessed. http://www.volunteer.org.nz/
On
Volunteering - articles about volunteerism by the United Nations Volunteers.
http://www.unv.org/publications/on_volunteerism/
ServiceLeader.org,
a project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon
B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin, provides
information on all aspects of volunteerism. http://www.serviceleader.org/new/index.php
Volunteer Match [formerly Impact Online] - VolunteerMatch is dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. http://www.volunteermatch.org/
Volunteerism
in the United States - articles by the U.S. Department of Justice. http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/volunteerism.html
Volunteer
Today-The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism http://www.volunteertoday.com/
World
Volunteer Web - supports the volunteer community by providing a global
one-stop-shop for information, resources, and organizations linked to volunteerism.
It aims to represent the diversity of volunteerism in all of its cultural forms,
bringing global ideals to local voluntary actions. http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/
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American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Actec provides an extensive list of links on legal and web resources of interest. http://www.actec.org/public/ShowPublicLinks.asp
Crash Course in Wills & Trusts - Michael T. Palermo, Esq. presents this online course. http://www.mtpalermo.com/
Dr. Tavel's Estate Planning Page - Dr. Tavel's Self-Help Legal Clinic lists links to a variety of sources on estate planning and taxes. http://www.freedomlaw.com/selfhelp.htm
Estate and Gift Tax Materials - Cornell University Legal Information Institute provides source material on these topics. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_gift_tax.html
Estates and Trusts Law Materials - Cornell University Legal Information Institute web page on these topics. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estates_trusts.html
Estate Planning Law Materials - Cornell University Legal Information Institute offers a variety of links and resources on Estate Planning. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_planning.html
Faculty Advisor - online newsletter for university staff and others regarding estate planning. http://www.faculty-advisor.com/
FindLaw - Internet Legal Resources on Wills, Trusts, Estate and Probate. http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/31probate/
Advance
Directives - AARP provides information about living wills and durable
medical powers of attorney. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8462.html
Advance
Directives - by the American Bar Association [this is a PDF
file located on their web site, for more info visit their web site and search
for "Advance Directives."] http://www.abanet.org/aging/chapter/9.pdf
The National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys - dedicated to the enhancement of the Estate Planning practice for both attorneys and clients. Online database of National Network attorneys; good basic information including the pitfalls of various estate planning documents and contracts, superb links to other sources of information. http://the.nnepa.com/public/
Robert Clofine's Estate Planning Page - This site was recently profiled in the Internet Lawyer, was listed as one of the Best Online Tax Sites in the Journal of Accountancy, was named as one of the best sites for probate attorneys in Trusts & Estates magazine, and was listed as one of the Top 20 Web Sites for Probate Attorneys in Law Office Computing. http://www.estateattorney.com/
State Probate Statutes on the Internet - Cornell University Legal Information Institute provides these and other State statutes by topic. http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes3.html#probate
Trusts & Estates - Internet Law Library http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/sg_prop.htm
Trusts & Estates/Wills & Probate - Martindale-Hubbell's Lawyers.com. http://www.lawyers.com/lawyers/P~P~Trusts+and+Estates~LDC.html
USLawGuide - Timothy David Takata, Attorney at Law, offers information on Estate Planning, Incorporation and Immigration. Also available in Japanese. http://www.takatalaw.com/us/index.html
Wills & Estate Planning - Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia. http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/ep_ency.html?a=goto00000040400
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Are you ready for a Capital Campaign? - by Zimmerman-Lehman http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/capital.htm
Organizing a Capital Campaign - Michael Marek, a fund raiser for the University of South Dakota offers this brief overview of capital campaign organization. http://www.usd.edu/~mmarek/capital.htmlInformation about Capital Campaigns - Online outlines of the process from campaign consultants and contract managers provided by Internet Nonprofit Center. http://www.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq/09/09.html
Key elements help ensure successful campaign - Bizjournals.com article. http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/1996/12/23/focus4.html
The Power of Positive Suggestion - article about preparing for a capital campaign by Greg Bowden
http://www.cdsfunds.com/the_power_of_positive_suggestion.htmlRequirements for Successful Fundraising - six fundamental requirements that must be met in order to have a successful capital campaign by Fraternity Management Group. http://www.fmgtucson.com/reqs.htm
The Capital Campaign Planning Study - http://www.onphilanthropy.com/bestpract/bp2004-01-23.html [either this link is dead or you need to search for capital campaign at their main web site at http://www.onphilanthropy.comExamples of non-profit and university capital campaign web pages:
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How Can We Use the Internet for Fund Raising? - provided by the Internet Nonprofit Center. http://www.nonprofit-info.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?category-id=110&item=54§ion=18&sid=44914650-14-FhQdP
Fund Raising on the Internet - provided by the Benton Foundation. http://www.benton.org/publibrary/toolkits/stats.html
Internet Fundraising - Strategies for Online Fundraising - provided by About.com
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/webfundraising/Online Auctions as a Fundraiser - results of a study by OnPhilanthropy.com
http://www.onphilanthropy.com/tren_comm/tc2004-07-02.htmlResearching Funding Sources on the Web - this article was recently updated and adapted from two of Zimmerman Lehman's books GRANTSEEKING: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH and MAJOR DONORS: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING. http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/internet.htm
Web Marketing Today - Dr. Wilson's Articles on Web Marketing - http://www.wilsonweb.com/articles/
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Free Fund Raising
Information, Formats and Resources
Benton's Best Practices Toolkit - **An excellent site.** Tools to help nonprofits make effective use of communications and information technologies provided by the Benton Foundation. Topics include: Project Planning, Project Implementation, Evaluation, Organizing & advocacy tools, Building Online Community, Publicizing your efforts, Strategic Communications, Technology funding for nonprofits, Fundraising on the Internet, Technical assistance, Web Stuff, Nonprofit-related electronic newsletters, Nonprofit-related electronic discussion lists, Related publications. http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/
Free Management Library - Complete, highly integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits http://www.managementhelp.org/
Information for Nonprofits - provided by the Evergreen State Society, the Nonprofit FAQ represents contributions from hundreds of professionals in the non-profit sector. http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/
Nonprofit Genie - information and resources for the nonprofit community. http://www.genie.org/
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is a project of the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative (PNKM) at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. http://www.npgoodpractice.org/NonProfit Fundraising Resource - Tony Podaris is obviously trying to sell his book. Despite this fact, his web site has some free advice, and some good downloable free forms, checklists and handouts to use. Worth looking at.
http://www.raise-funds.com/
Online Library - the Foundation Center provides a "User Friendly Guide to Funding Research and Resources", a proposal writing short course and more. http://www.fdncenter.org/learn/librarian/index.html
Planned Giving Design Center - a comprehensive online resource center that provides detailed and authoritative research and educational tools. http://www.pgdc.com/usa/
Proposal Preparation Primer - An easy-to-follow outline from the Online Tutorial series of the Resource Management Systems (RMS) consulting firm. http://www.rms.net/tut_prop_map.htm
The Nonprofit FAQ - provided by The Internet Nonprofit Center, includes Organization, Management, Regulation, Resources, and Development.
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Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing
Advertising and Promotions - Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD; Applies to nonprofits and for-profits unless noted. http://www.managementhelp.org/
Effective Press Releases - American Land Rights Association information. http://www.landrights.org/prleases.htm
Gebbie Press - the All-in-One Media Directory; http://www.gebbieinc.com/ - click on media links
Public Relations Society of America - world's largest professional organization for public relations practitioners. http://www.prsa.org/
Public Relations Student Society of America - http://www.prssa.org/
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Board Cafe - Sign up today for a free subscription to Board Cafe, the electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Each issue will bring you a cornucopia of "Little Ideas," as well as one "Big Idea" you can use in your board work. Board Cafe is a publication of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and is sponsored in part by the Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation http://www.compasspoint.org/publications/board_cafe/
Board of Director FAQS - Frequently Asked Questions about Boards provided by The Internet Nonprofit Center. http://www.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq/keywords/1a.html
Complete Free Toolkits for Boards - by Designed by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD http://www.arts.endow.gov/resources/Lessons/index.html
BoardSource - Resources for board members and organizations, including a large bookstore. http://www.boardsource.org
Parliamentary Procedures - or visit the primary web site and click on "Free Parliamentary Cheat Sheet" or "Resources" for info about parliamentary procedure, or parliamentary law, is the code of rules and ethics by which organizations make decisions. This web site includes 25 online articles regarding proper meetings and procedure; Searchable database of 1,000 parliamentary article titles, Parliamentary calendar of events, Parliamentary bookstore and a weekly parliamentary brainteaser. http://www.jimslaughter.com/robertsrules.htm
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HandsNet - Linking the Human Services Community Online, HandsNet is a national, nonprofit organization that promotes information sharing, cross-sector collaboration and advocacy among individuals and organizations working on a broad range of public interest issues. http://www.handsnet.org/
Idealist - sponsored by Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that promotes the sharing of ideas, information and resources to help build a world where all people can live free, dignified and productive lives. Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity? A nonprofit service, job or internship? A book or a video on education, human rights or the environment? This web page has excellent information for non-profit organizations, people seeking to volunteer at same, or those seeking information about non-profit organizations with missions of interest to them. http://www.idealist.org/
Give.org - the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. - Donor education information. http://www.give.org/
Wise Giving to Charities - an article from Hearts and Minds web site. http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/wisegive.htm
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Fund Raising
Articles of Interest
Articles Relating to Fund Raising - the Grantsmanship Center http://www.tgci.com/magazine/fundraise.asp
Fund
Raising Articles - from Profit Quests Fundraising http://www.profitquests.com/Articles.html
Fund
Raising Forum LIBRARY - by Tony Poderis, some EXCELLENT articles.
http://www.raise-funds.com/library.html
Articles
for NonProfits - a series of articles by Zimmerman-Lehman http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/articles.htm
Library
Research Section of CharityVillage - MANY articles on topics on FundRaising,
Philanthropy, Organization Management, Technology, and Marketing Communications.
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/index.asp
Popular
Articles for Non-Profits - from Zimmerman Lehman (a consultants web site)
- http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/freeresources.htm
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BRINT - A Business Researcher's Interests; Biztech Research Library & Searchable Knowledge Map. http://www.brint.com/interest.html
The Boston Globe Online - the latest local news including a search option. http://www.boston.com/globe/
Business Wire - Today's news. http://www.businesswire.com/
CEO Express - http://www.ceoexpress.com/
Electronic Reference Shelf - http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/genref.htm
First Things First - Refdesk.com. - http://www.refdesk.com/first.html [POPUPS on this page, be forewarned]
Information Please - http://www.infoplease.com/ [POPUPS on this page, be forewarned]
PPNOnline - a non-profit news and information source. You will need to "sign in" for this free fund raising news service. http://pnnonline.org
The Internet Public Library - an educational initiative of the University of Michigan School of Information and is sponsored by Bell & Howell Information and Learning. http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/
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United States Government Resources
U.S Census Bureau - a source for Social, Demographic and Economic Information. http://www.census.gov/
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government. http://www.cfda.gov/
CIA
World Fact Book - an information source on all countries in the world.
Includes specific information on geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military and transnational issues. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Federal Courts - Directory of Electronic Public Access to Automated Information
in the United States Federal Courts. http://www.uscourts.gov/
Federal Election Commission - includes Citizens Guide to Contributions and the Law, Financial Information About Candidates, Parties and PACs, About Elections and Voting. http://www.fec.gov/
The Federal Register - the all-purpose daily journal which contains, among other things, announcements of federal grant competitions, funding priorities, and proposed changes in grant regulations. It is available in most public libraries and on the Internet. You can search the Federal Register by keywords (e.g., "disabilities AND grants") or by a range of dates. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Library of Congress - The Thomas Register, Copyright Office, American Memory ( America's Story in Words, Pictures and Sound), Exhibitions, and includes internal search ability. http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)- U.S. Department of Labor; About OSHA, News Room, Regulations & Compliance, Library/Reading Room (Directives, FOIA, Manuals, Statistics & Inspection Data), Outreach. http://www.osha.gov/
Securities & Exchange Commission - website to find corporate filings. (10-K reports, if available, are generally fairly complete and will often list corporate subsidiaries). Includes access to "Edgar." http://www.sec.gov/index.html
U.S. Government Grants - this is a commercial web site, however the links and information is valuable enough for fund raisers to be listed here. http://www.proposalwriter.com/govtgrants.html
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Special Events
Special Events & Facility Rental Marketing - Information for museums from Museum Marketing Tips
http://www.museummarketingtips.com/links/links_events.html
Guide to Special Events Fundraising - a Canadian publication. http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pc-cp/pubs/e/Specev1.htm
Special Event Fundraising - a nice overview from Learning To Give
http://www.learningtogive.org/papers/concepts/specialevent.html
The Evolution of a Special Event - article about how a school developed their special event - from Grassroots Fund Raising Journal
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/magazine/feature22_6.html
Special
Events Fundraising: A Time To Shine - article from "Best Practices"
section of On Philanthropy
http://www.onphilanthropy.com/op2002-02-22b.html
On-Line Discussion Groups, Portals, Mailing Lists and Newsletters for Nonprofits - Assembled by Carter McNamara, PhD | Applies to nonprofits. http://www.managementhelp.org/gen_rsrc/newsgrps/np_grps.htm
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All 4 One MetaSearch! - combining the power of all the worlds best search engines into one. http://www.searchallinone.com/
Copernic - your personal search agent. Download a free program. Your Free Personal Search Agent -- More than 30 information sources grouped in 3 channel sets: The Web, Newsgroups and E-mails. I personally use this and LOVE it! (Keystone webmaster note). http://www.copernic.com/
Dogpile - searches: http://www.dogpile.com/
The Web: Yahoo!, Lycos' A2Z, Excite Guide, GoTo.com, PlanetSearch, Thunderstone,
What U Seek, Magellan, Lycos, WebCrawler, InfoSeek, Excite & AltaVista.
Usenet: Reference, Dejanews, AltaVista and Dejanews' old Database.
FTP: Filez and FAST FTP Search. (Only the first word will be passed on to FTP Search.)
Weather: Enter in any City, State or Zipcode in the world.
Stock Quotes: Enter Tickers or Company Name.
Business News: Search for Business News. Africa News , Agence France , M2
Airlines, Asiainfo, Business Wire , Canadian Corp , Content Factory, Fednet,
Infolatina, Inter Press, Interactive Sports, Itar-Tass, M2, Phillips, PR News, PIO,
Resource News, SABI, UPI, UPI, US Newswire, Washington Tech, WENN, Xinhua.
Other News Wires: Yahoo News Headlines, Excite News and Infoseek NewsWires.
Google.com - this is my first choice of a search engine when I need information about anything!
InfoSpace - the ultimate directory. Find people, places and things. http://www.infospace.com/
Look Smart - explore 20,000 subjects. http://www.looksmart.com/
Lycos.com - another source to try!
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A Short Course on Proposal Writing (online) - from the Foundation Center. http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
Common Grant Application Format - by Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania. http://www.cmu.edu/develop/infoserv/prop/cgaf.html
Elements of a Grant Proposal - This article was originally written by The Center for Nonprofit Management in Los Angeles, and distributed by the Los Angeles County Alcohol and Drug Program Administration. Adaptations and enhancements by The Paladin Group. http://www.silcom.com/~paladin/promaster.html
EPA Grantwriting Tutorial - This interactive software tool walks the user through the grant-writing process and helps them learn to write more competitive grants. http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants.html
Grantwriting Resources - An excellent list of proposal writing Internet resources for writing effective proposals. Maintained by Deborah Kluge, a grant writing consultant. http://www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html#Grantwriting
Non-profit Guide - includes A sample inquiry letter, a complete sample private grant application, a complete sample public planning grant application, a complete sample public implementation grant application, a sample grant budget, a sample cover sheet and cover letter, and links to grantsmakers. http://www.npguides.org
Non-profit Fund Raising & Grant Writing - a detailed source. http://www.managementhelp.org/fndrsng/np_raise/np_raise.htm
Proposal Writing & Government Contracts - a commercial site with valuable information about writing proposals for the U.S. Government. http://www.proposalwriter.com/links.html
Proposal Writing Short Course - an online tutorial by the Foundation Center's Learning Lab http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
Proposal Budgeting Basics - an online tutorial by the Foundation Center's Learning Lab http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/prop_budgt/index.html
Successful Proposal Writing - University of Richmond: includes topics about Planning, Preparation,
Abstract, Budget, References, Writing Tips, and What Panelists/Reviewers Look For. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/grants/writing.html
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Development Education
CFRE International offers the only internationally-recognized baseline professional credential for philanthropic fundraising executives. http://www.cfre.org/
Graduate Programs and Development Training - from the Internet NonProfit Center - http://www.nonprofit-info.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/CategoryViewer/default?category-id=81&sid=44919028-156-TLdMx
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION:Current Offerings in University Based Programs - http://tltc.shu.edu/npo/Workshops & Training Sessions - for non-profits in Western Massachusetts (free) from Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
http://www.communityfoundation.org/content/worksem/index.html
Charity Village Main Street - Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector --- 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers. http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/main.asp
How to Start a Non-profit Organization - some very BASIC info from from the Development Resource Center counsel and publications for nonprofit organizations. http://www.drcharity.com/npstart.html
National
Committee for Responsive Philanthropy - committed to making philanthropy
more responsive to socially, economically and politically disenfranchised people,
and to the dynamic needs of increasingly diverse communities nationwide.
http://www.ncrp.org/
Scholarships & Financial
Aid for Students - by FinAid, the Financial Aid Information
Page. This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide
to student financial aid. http://www.finaid.org/
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Annual Campaigns - Once A Year - from Tony Poderis
http://www.raise-funds.com/1299forum.html
Starting From Scratch- How to Develop An Annual Fund Donor List - from About.com
http://nonprofit.about.com/library/weekly/aa060303.htm
Annual Appeal AND Capital Campaign in the Same Year - Susan Lowe explains how to perform this fund raising balancing act
http://midhudson.org/funding/fundraising/love/p6.html
Annual Fund Programs for Academic Libraries - the basics of annual fundraising, applicable to any non-profit from LookSmart
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_3_48/ai_63165616
Ask-Me-Mal - Answers questions such as: "How much can we expect to raise through direct mail?," How many appeals should we send each year?", " Does it matter what day of the month a direct mail appeal arrives?" and more. http://www.malwarwick.com/askmal.htmlAsking Once a Year - article by Gwen Chapman about her experiences in offering donors annual giving options - from Successful Fundraising Online
http://www.malwarwick.com/newsletter/success0205.html#onceayearBenefits of a Successful Pledge Program -This article answers the questions, "What is a pledge program?" Why use a pledge program?" "Who are the best pledge prospects?" "How to convert your pledgers into donors" - from onPhilanthropy.com
http://www.onphilanthropy.com/bestpract/bp2004-07-09a.htmlBuilding the Annual Fund - Center on Philanthropy http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/buildingannualfund.html
Direct Mail Basics - From IAHFL- http://www.freeloan.org/nl-philanthropy-4-2002.html
The First Fund Raising Campaign - discusses several fund raising methods including annual appeals, and how to identify possible donors - from Propopuli
Fundraising Programs - at the MAB Foundation, includes info on their annual appeal and giving categories
http://www.mab.ca/en/foundation/g_fundraising.htmlHow To Write the Best Annual Appeal Yet - a series of steps to consider before writing your annual appeal letter - from The Sheridan Group
http://www.sheridangp.com/Content/100040.aspReasons for an Annual Appeal - from Staley Robison.
http://staleyrobeson.com/Navigators/nav008.htmlResource Guide for Synagogues - a basic outline of fund raising programs, applicable to annual fund raising - from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
http://www.uscj.org/Synagogue_Fundraisin5264.htmlUpgrading Donors - the steps you take to upgrade your donors to a higher giving level - from Donor Strategies Inc. - http://www.donorstrategies.com/ds/servs/consulting2.htm
Examples of Annual Appeals on the Web:
Action, Inc., Gloucester MA - 2003 appeal
American Dietetic Association Foundation
Archbishop of Hartford CT - 2005 Appeal
Camp Agawam, Maine - 2004 Appeal and Donor Categories
Berkshire South Regional Community Center - this is a PDF file
Dundee High School, Scotland
Florida International University
Houston Zoo
International House
Marquette High School, Michigan City, Indiana
Mercy Center, Bronx NY - Appeal Letter sample
Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium
University of Notre Dame
North Carolina State
United Way of Broome County NY
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Advice to Newcomers (Fund Raisers) regarding Planned Giving - worth reading!
In Search of the Elusive Major Giver - article about major gift prospecting from Tony Poderis
http://www.raise-funds.com/052803forum.htmlNational Committee on Planned Giving - Are You Ready for Planned Giving? A Guide to Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Nonprofit Executives and Volunteer Trustees. http://www.ncpg.org/resources/guide_start.asp?section=5
Planned Giving Examples by Nonprofits (Online):
- American Red Cross - http://www.redcrosslegacy.org/
- Planned Giving Program - at the University of Minnesota http://www.giving.umn.edu/giving_opps/planned/Planned Giving Today - a comprehensive web site about planned giving
http://www.pgtoday.com/
Planned Giving Resources - despite the fact they are trying to sell their consulting services, resist the urge, and do use their free resources http://www.pgresources.com/
Planned Giving Explained - another commercial site but worth seeing (basic) http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/planned_giving.htmPlanned Giving Articles - from CharityVillage
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rpg.htmlThe Planned Giving Design Center - holds thousands of individual documents ranging in size from one-page news stories to 275-page tax treatises. - Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan
http://www.pgdc.com
Virtual Giving - this is a COMMERCIAL web site, be forewarned. They provide a web presence at varying levels for non-profit planned giving. I was impressed enough with their "Gift Tree" interactive and personalization, that it might be of benefit to this list.
http://www.virtualgiving.com
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I take no responsibility for the content of the information found here nor on
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The links and information listed on this page were compiled by Janice Brown as
a service to researchers, fund raisers, community relations officers and other
interested parties of non-profit organizations.
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