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you. If you come across some others that you feel would be good to
add to our list, please let us know. To access the Web site for a
resource listed below, please click on the name of the of the resource
(in red).
Bay Area
Resources
National Resources
Print Resources
Bay Area Community Foundations
Email Newsletters
Nonprofit Statistics
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BAY AREA RESOURCES
CompassPoint
www.compasspoint.org
With offices in San Francisco and San Jose, CompassPoint, formerly
the Support Center, is a consulting and training organization with
a regional focus and a national reach. Through consulting, workshops,
publications, and special management programs, they seek to help nonprofits
utilize the best management tools and concepts to best serve their
constituencies.
Association
of Fundraising Professionals - Silicon Valley Chapter
http://www.afpsv.org/
The Silicon Valley chapter holds monthly lunch meetings with outstanding
speakers. To assist local development staff and volunteers, they offer
both a mentor program and additional education programs. For information,
contact Dawn Carroll (408) 744-0412 or email info@afpsv.org.
Association
of Fundraising Professionals - Golden Gate Chapter
www.afp-ggc.org/
In addition to the many benefits offered by the national organization,
membership in the Golden Gate Chapter has its privileges and benefits.
The AFP Golden Gate Chapter meets monthly in San Francisco and strives
to ensure that you receive access to all of the information and resources
that you need to develop and succeed as a fundraiser.
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NATIONAL RESOURCES
The
Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding
of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and
disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related
subjects. Our audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers,
policymakers, the media, and the general public.
Association
of Fundraising Professionals
www.afpnet.org
The Association of Fundraising Professional (AFP) is an individual
member association that advances philanthropy through education, training
and advocacy based on research and a Code of Ethical Principles and
Standards of Professional Practice
The
Grantsmanship Center
http://www.tgci.com
TGCI was founded to offer grantsmanship training and low-cost publications
to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. They are a resource
for information related to grant seeking and proposal writing.
Board
Source (formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
www.boardsource.org
Board Source, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is
an excellent resource for practical information, tools and best practices,
training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit
organizations. Through our highly acclaimed programs and services,
Board Source enables organizations to fulfill their missions by helping
build strong and effective nonprofit boards.
Guidestar
http://www.guidestar.org
Guidestar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit
practice with information. Guidestar envisions the evolution of an
increasingly efficient nonprofit marketplace where information about
the operations and finances of nonprofit organizations is readily
accessible; donors seek out and compare charities; nonprofit organizations
pursue more effective operating practices; and society benefits from
a more efficient, generous, and well-targeted allocation of resources
to the nonprofit sector. Guidestar provides a list of over 600,000
nonprofits nationwide and provides free access to I-990s.
National
Charities Information Bureau
http://www.NCIB.org
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.
Foundations
On-Line
www.foundations.org
Foundations On-line contains a directory of links to various foundations
and grantmakers, fundraising software vendors and consultants, not-for-profit
attorneys, and related sites. You can browse the foundation directory,
pick a listed foundation, search any foundation's information page
or search any foundation's home page. Foundation home pages may contain
downloadable information such as grant applications, periodical and
financial reports, and e-mail capabilities.
The
Free Management Library
http://mapnp.nonprofitoffice.com/
The Free Management Library is a complete library of resources for
nonprofit and for-profit organizations. The library is designed to
be as user friendly as possible, with a focus on providing free, online
management resources to organizations. Visitors to this well-organized
Web site can conduct a category search of free, self-directed management
courses in topics such as board roles and responsibilities, communications
skills, finance and taxes, program development, program evaluation,
and consultants.
Fund-Raising
and Foundation Research
www.usc.edu/dept/source/found.htm
The Fund-Raising and Foundation Research Web site is sponsored by
the University of Southern California Development Research Department,
as part of their selected sites for prospect research on the web.
The site features a list of links to Web sites that pertain to fundraising,
foundation research and philanthropy news.
Fund-Raising
Forum
www.raise-funds.com
The Fund-Raising Forum contains information related to annual campaign
fundraising and nonprofit organizations. The Web site features the
"Fund-raising Forum Library," where fundraising information
can be found under several categories: planning for fundraising, funding
sources and prospects, organizing a campaign, managing a campaign,
post campaign activity, and developing the development team
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PRINT RESOURCES
The
Chronicle of Philanthropy
www.philanthropy.com
The Chronicle is an important news source, in print and online, for
nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and other people involved
in the philanthropic enterprise. In print, The Chronicle is published
biweekly except the last two weeks in June and the last two weeks
in December (a total of 24 issues a year). A subscription includes
full access to this Web site and news updates by e-mail.
NonProfit
Times
www.nptimes.com
The NonProfit Times, publishes 24 times a year, is read by over 34,000
full time nonprofit executive management around the country. Each
issue is packed with hard hitting and useful business information
on managing organizations more effectively.
Non-Profit Nuts
& Bolts: Practical Tips for Building Better Non-Profits
www.nutsbolts.com
A companion site to the monthly newsletter Non-Profit Nuts and Bolts.
Includes back issues and articles, links to nonprofit resources, and
a directory of free publications on nonprofit management issues.
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
www.siliconvalleycf.org/
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a leading voice and catalyst for innovative solutions to the region's most challenging problems. Serving all of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a partner and resource to organizations improving the quality of life in our region, and to those who want to give back locally, nationally and internationally.
East
Bay Community Foundation
www.eastbaycf.org
The East Bay Community Foundation is dedicated to helping individuals
and families accomplish their charitable goals. Through the Foundation's
donor services staff, East Bay donors have access to information on
community needs and site visits to community-based organizations,
which can be helpful when making decisions about your charitable giving.
We also host seminars and workshops periodically on a variety of topics.
Marin
Community Foundation
www.marincf.org
The mission of the Marin Community Foundation is to encourage and
apply philanthropic contributions to help improve the human condition,
embrace diversity, promote a humane and democratic society and enhance
the community's quality of life, now and for future generations.
San
Francisco Foundation
www.sff.org
The San Francisco Foundation mobilizes resources and guides their
use to promote vibrant, sustainable communities throughout the Bay
Area. In service to the people of San Francisco, they partner with
diverse organizations and donors to create new opportunities and to
be a catalyst for change.
Community
Foundation of Napa Valley
www.cfnv.org/
The Community Foundation provides and fosters relationships with community
leaders, nonprofit agencies, professional advisors, donors –
and the ultimate recipients of charitable giving.
Santa
Cruz Community Foundation
www.cfscc.org
Together with donors, they build endowed funds that support a myriad
of local needs through grants. Their grants provide support to nonprofit
organizations involved in health and human services, education, arts
and humanities, historic preservation, community development, and
the environment. They offer management assistance to help nonprofit
organizations manage their own operations more effectively.
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EMAIL NEWSLETTERS
By
The Cup
www.techsoup.org
"Technology served the way nonprofits need it"
By The Cup is a monthly publication of TechSoup.org, CompuMentor's
nonprofit technology portal. Subscribe online at http://www.techsoup.org
Food
for Thought
www.compasspoint.org
News, information, opinion, and online resources for the San Francisco
Bay Area and Silicon Valley nonprofit communities. Subscribe by sending
an e-mail message to fft-subscribe@compasspoint.org
and in the body of the message type SUBSCRIBE FOOD-FOR-THOUGHT.
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NONPROFIT STATISTICS
Independent
Sector
www.independentsector.org
To promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit and philanthropic
community to foster private initiative for the public good. Their
Research Program promotes the understanding of charitable organizations
by developing research that accurately defines and charts the nonprofit
sector and ways it can be of greatest service to society. It conducts
empirical research and convenes forums with its partners to produce
useful information for those who work in and support the nonprofit
sector in the United States and abroad.
National
Center for Charitable Statistics
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org
The NCCA is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector
in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high
quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use
in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government,
the commercial sector, and the broader civil society.
Giving
USA
www.aafrc.org
The AAFRC Trust contracted with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana
University to research and write Giving USA. The Center on Philanthropy
at Indiana University is the largest and most comprehensive academic
center dedicated to the study of philanthropy and nonprofit management.
More than 45 Philanthropic Studies faculty members in 21 disciplines
conduct research and teach about philanthropy and nonprofit management.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FundraisingWeb.org
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