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The Foundation Center.
The
Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit
information clearinghouse established in 1956. The
Center's mission is to foster public understanding of
the foundation field by collecting, organizing,
analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations,
corporate giving, and related subjects.
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Charity Navigator.
Charity
Navigator, America’s premiere independent charity
evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and
responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the
financial health of America’s largest charities.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Target audience is the
non-profit community, but often there are articles here
which are suitable for a broader audience.
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The
Nonprofit FAQ.
The Nonprofit FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions) is based on questions and
answers about nonprofit organizations exchanged on the
Internet since 1994.
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Council on Foundations.
The Council on
Foundations
works to support foundations by promoting knowledge,
growth and action in philanthropy. Of note is
their
Community Foundation Locator,
providing a searchable,
regional list of community foundations throughout the
United States, Canada, and selected other countries.
The
California Community Foundation
is one such community
foundation operating in the Los Angeles area.
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Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Effective January 1,
2001, the National Society of Fundraising Executives
became the Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP). The AFP's stated goal is "to advance
philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and
certification programs."
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Search for Charities. Publication 78, Cumulative
List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is a list of organizations eligible
to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. |
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Northern
California Grantmakers' Resources. |
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Life Cycle of a Public Charity. During its existence, a
public charity has numerous interactions with the IRS – from filing an
application for recognition of tax-exempt status, to filing the required
annual information returns, to making changes in its mission and
purpose. The IRS provides information, explanations, guides, forms and
publications on all of these subjects – they are available through this
IRS Web site. |
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Life Cycle of a Private Foundation. During its existence,
a private foundation has numerous interactions with the IRS - from
filing an application for recognition of tax-exempt status, to filing
required annual information returns, to making changes in its mission
and purpose. The IRS provides information, explanations, guides, forms,
and publications on all of these subjects - they are available through
this IRS Web site. |
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Nonprofit Lookup.
Look up nonprofit organizations by
ZIP CODE or NAME.
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Community Partners.
Community
Partners operates an incubator that supports capable leaders in
translating their ideas for community change into action. |
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Masters in Nonprofit Management. Want to become a
Nonprofit leader? You might want to seek a Masters Degree in
Nonprofit Management, and this site can help you get to where you
want to be. |
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The Center for Nonprofit
Management. The Center for Nonprofit Management helps
nonprofit organizations more effectively fulfill their missions by:
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Guiding
Nonprofits to Critical Information |
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Developing
Nonprofit Leadership and Management Skills |
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Counseling
Organizations Through Change |
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Building Human
Capital: Finding and Keeping the Right People |
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Promoting
Collaboration and Communication |
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California Management Assistance Partnership
"Nonprofit Genie." Information and resources for the nonprofit
community. |
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CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.
The mission of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is to increase the
effectiveness and impact of people working and volunteering in the nonprofit
sector. |
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The BBB Wise Giving Alliance was
formed in 2001 with the merger of the National Charities Information
Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus Foundation and its
Philanthropic Advisory Service. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance is a
501(c)(3) charitable organization, affiliated with the
Council of Better Business
Bureaus.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance collects
and distributes information on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that
solicit nationally or have national or international program services.
It routinely asks such organizations for information about their
programs, governance, fund raising practices, and finances when the
charities have been the subject of inquiries.
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The Planned Giving Design
Center. The Planned Giving Design
Center helps charitable organizations create strategic alliances with legal,
tax, and financial services professionals in their communities who have the
capacity to influence philanthropy.
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The National Committee on Planned Giving.
The National Committee on Planned Giving was
formed in 1988 as a federation of planned giving councils to facilitate,
coordinate and encourage the education and training of the planned giving
community, and to facilitate effective communication among the many different
professionals in the community.
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National Center for Family Philanthropy.
The mission of the National Center for Family
Philanthropy is to promote philanthropic values, vision, and
excellence across generations of donors and donor families. Our
understanding and experience with the very personal act of giving
ensure that these donors and their advisors have access to the
highest quality information and the encouragement needed to:
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| Understand and meet their governance and management needs;
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| Have a significant, positive impact on the lives and work of
those they support. |
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Guidestar.
GuideStar is a
database of more than 640,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States. It's
the world's most comprehensive source of information about American nonprofit
organizations.
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Philanthropy
Journal.
This is a publication of
the
A. J. Fletcher
Foundation in Raleigh, N.C.; it is an online newspaper that
reports on philanthropy and the nonprofit world.
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21/64. 21/64
is a non-profit consulting practice specializing in next generation
and multi-generational strategic philanthropy. As families engage
the next generation in their foundations, donor advised funds, and
other forms of family enterprise, there is an increasing need for
clarity, communication and multigenerational collaboration.
21/64 offers coaching and peer networks for next generation funders,
consulting services for multigenerational families and foundations,
as well as speaking engagements and training for institutions
striving to engage the next generation of their clients. All
consultations include 21/64’s uniquely-developed resource tools to
assist individuals, families and advisors during these times of
generational transition.
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Giving Capital Online.
This online resource provides nonprofit
organizations with the ability to run online fundraising campaigns and
membership drives. There is also an online donor advised fund here.
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Non-Profit Issues.
A "grab bag" of recent authority affecting
non-profit organizations and philanthropy.
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The NonProfit Times:
"The Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit
Management." Also, see its sister
publication "Exempt"
("Financial Information for Nonprofits").
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