Great Online Resources for Development Professionals
Development Resources
The Foundation Center (www.foundationcenter.org)
Information about every foundation in the country. Much of this information is free, but some restricted for subscribers only.
GuideStar (www.guidestar.org)
Lists IRS 990 form financial information for 850,000 non-profits. You can use GuideStar for research, and you can also register and update your organization’s listing.
Private Foundations’ 990s (www.grantsmart.org)
Search to see grants made by various private foundations.
Idealist.org (www.idealist.org)
The leading nonprofit job site in the country. In addition to jobs, you can also list events, volunteer opportunities and internships.
Non-Profit news updates (news.gilbert.org)
By Michael Gilbert, contains daily news updates bridging the online and nonprofit worlds. It can be read on line or subscribe for weekly email updates.
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (www.nonprofitbasics.org)
Includes a resource center with lots of great information for starting, running and funding an organization.
Non-Profit FAQs (www.nonprofits.org)
By Putnam Barber, provides forum for actual questions and answers posted by nonprofit managers over the years.
Volunteer Source (www.networkforgood.org)
Resource to find volunteer opportunities, and also make donations to hundreds of thousands of non-profits. Most importantly, you can use this site to add a free Donate button to your Web site.
Volunteer Management (www.serviceleader.org)
Covers every aspect of volunteer management, from screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, to legal issues, risk management and virtual volunteering.
Techsoup (www.techsoup.org)
Techsoup has built the leading resource center for all issues related to nonprofit technology. In addition, they offer steep discounts on software for non-profits, sometimes up to 90% off the list price.
Volunteer Match (www.volunteermatch.org)
Lists volunteer opportunities all over the country by ZIP code or area of interest.
Community College Development Professionals (www.crdnet.org)
The organization for community college resource development professionals around the country.
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (www.case.org)
Resource for all private fundraising, public relations/marketing and alumni professionals employed in higher education or even in K-12 education too.
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (www.aprahome.org)
David Lamb (www.lambresearch.com)
One of the leaders in prospect research.
Non-Profit Membership & Allied Organizations
EVDP (www.evdp.org)
INPM (www.inpm.pdx.edu)
TACS (www.tacs.org)
WVDO (www.wvdo-or.org)
NWPGRT, AFP (email: plannedgifts@attbi.com)
Information on Charities
Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.com)
The Better Business Bureau includes reports on charities.
GuideStar (www.guidestar.org)
GuideStar is a searchable database of more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations in US. Charities can be searched by name, subject, state, zip code, or other criteria.
For Donors to Non-Profits
The New Tithing Group (www.newtithing.org)
A philanthropic research organization that seeks to help donors determine how much they can comfortably give to charity.
The Council on Foundations (www.cof.org)
Supports Foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy.
National Committee on Planned Giving (www.ncpg.org)
The professional association for people whose work includes developing, marketing and administering charitable planned giving.
Association of Fundraising Professionals (email: nsfre@nsfre.org)
Association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a variety of not for profit charitable organizations.
The Philanthropic Initiative (www.tpi.org)
A non profit organization offering philanthropic design and management services to corporations, foundations, individuals and families. Conducts educational programs and research studies to help donors make giving more effective.