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Foundations, Nonprofits and Philanthropy



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Organizations

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Capital Research Center
Established in 1984 to study critical issues in philanthropy, with a special focus on non-profit "public interest" and advocacy groups, the funding sources which sustain them, their agendas, and their impact on public policy and society.
The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, at the Urban Institute
National Center for Charitable Statistics
A program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at The Urban Institute
NCCS Nonprofit Organization Databases
Here you can download microdata on nonprofit organizations, view or download database documentation and data dictionaries, and download blank IRS forms from which most of the data is collected.
Charity Village (Canada)
Browse thousands of pages of news, jobs, information and resources for staffers, donors, and volunteers in Canada's nonprofit sector.
Charity Village -- Sources of Funding
Links to online databases and directories of funding agencies and foundations of interest to Canadian individuals and organizations, plus online tools and resources of value to those involved in prospect research.
Council of Michigan Foundations
An nonprofit association comprised of more than 468 foundations and corporations making grants for charitable purposes.
Council on Foundations
An association of foundations and corporations that serves the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.
Community Foundation Locator
The European Foundation Centre
Funders Online
Search Europe's online philanthropic community.
The Ford Foundation
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
The Forum of RAGs is a national service association for philanthropy, whose members are 25 regional associations of grantmakers (RAGs) across the country. In their city, state or multistate regions, RAGs help local grantmakers practice more effective philanthropy. At the national level, the Forum of RAGs helps individual RAG staff, volunteer leaders and member grantmakers work together across regions more effectively, and to join forces with national colleague organizations interested in protecting and advancing the field of philanthropy.
The Foundation Center
Community Foundations on the Internet
Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet
Grantmaking Public Charities on the Internet
Private Foundations on the Internet
The Foundation Finder
Use the Foundation Finder to search by name for basic information about foundations within the universe of more than 50,000 private and community foundations in the U.S.
The Grantsmanship Center
A leading source of training and funding information for the nonprofit sector.
The Independent Sector
The Independent Sector is a national coalition of 800 voluntary organizations, foundations and corporate giving programs working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action.
The NonProfit Pathfinder : the Global Gateway to Civil Society Research and Innovation
A collaborative project of Independent Sector and the University of Maryland Civil Society/Community Building Initiative. The NonProfit Pathfinder is a gateway to the best available research on the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund - The Aspen Institute
Women's Philanthropy Institute
The Women's Philanthropy Institute (WPI) is a nonprofit organization that brings together philanthropists and philanthropy professionals to educate and advance women as major donors and volunteer leaders for the nonprofit causes and institutions of their choosing

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Directories of Links to Organizations and Funding Opportunities

Action Without Borders
Features an international directory of nonprofit organizations, searchable by keyword, geography, and field of interest.
Federal Information Exchange, Inc. (FEDIX)
A searchable listing of federal research and educational opportunities.
GuideStar : The Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
Information on the programs and finances of more than 620,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations -- Search over 1/2 million nonprofits by name, keyword, mission, location, or revenue.
The Internet Nonprofit Center
The Internet Nonprofit Center is a project of The Evergreen State Society of Seattle, Washington. It offers information for and about nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Links to Other Resources in the Nonprofit Field from the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, The Urban Institute.
Philanthropy Links
Links to foundations, nonprofits, and charities and provides a meta-index to other nonprofits' sites.
Resources for and about Nonprofit Organizations
Includes the Meta-Index for Non-Profit Organizations (Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina) and The Nonprofit Resources Catalogue (maintained by Phillip A. Walker)
TRAM (Research Funding Opportunities and Administration)
The TRAM webpage contains a search engine for locating funding opportunities from many different agencies. The funding information is updated daily. TRAM also contains a set of grant application forms collected from various sources, as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, non-disclosures, and licenses.
U.S. Government Grants and Awards
A list of links maintained by the Government Printing Office.


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Periodical Resources (some resources may not be full-text)

Alternatives in Philanthropy
Published by Capital Research Center -- perspectives on prevailing trends and current issues in the philanthropic arena
Chronicle of Philanthropy
This Web site offers a summary of the contents of the current issue of The Chronicle, a list of forthcoming conferences and workshops, job opportunities in the non-profit world, and other information.
Foundation News and Commentary from The Council on Foundations
Foundation Watch
Published by Capital Research Center -- monitors the activities of private foundations and analyzes their impact on American society. It focuses on cultural activities of major, private donors, including the Ford, Rockefeller, and MacArthur foundations. Among the issues the newsletter addresses is the response of the donor community to the decline of federal funding for the arts and humanities.
Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly
NVSQ is sponsored by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action and the Program on Nonprofit Organizations.
Philanthropy News Digest
Philanthropy News Network Online


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Other Resources

FINAID : The Financial Aid Information Page

A free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid -- sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).

Grant Information and Databases

Scholarship and Fellowship Databases
Literature of the Nonprofit Sector
LNPS Online is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy provided by The Foundation Center. It contains 17,960 full bibliographic citations, 11,141 of which have descriptive abstracts. It is updated on a regular basis.
Philanthropic Studies Index
A reference to literature on voluntarism, nonprofit organizations, fundraising and charitable giving from the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. Philanthropic Studies Index includes citations to periodical articles, books, dissertations, pamphlets, and other relevant materials dealing with the broad range of philanthropy.
Top 100 U.S. Foundations by Asset Size
The 100 largest U.S. grantmaking foundations ranked by the market value of their assets, based on the most current audited financial data in the Foundation Center's database.

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