Our Favorite Nonprofit Online Resources

Telephone fundraising by professionals fully educated and trained on your case for support, letter series, and script for six hours prior to making the first telephone call.

The nation's coordinating higher education association.

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary action.

The professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of not-for-profit, charitable organizations.

Information & Financial Resources for a Better World.

Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector.

Newspaper of the Nonprofit World.

An Independent Subsidiary of RAND.

Working to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy.

Whether you're a member of the staff or the board of directors of a nonprofit organization, Emerson & Church, Publishers is a resource you need to bookmark. They offer some of the best and most well-respected fundraising and board development books in print today. Each of their Gold Standard books is a must for any nonprofit library. They also publish Contributions Magazine, one of the leading nonprofit publications available, and the subscription is free.

Your gateway to philanthropy on the world wide web.

GrantStation offers online access to a comprehensive set of powerful grantseeking tools and resources, which makes it quick and easy for nonprofit organizations, local and state government agencies, and educational institutions to identify the appropriate grantmaker for any given program or project.

The national database of U.S. charitable organizations, Guidestar gathers and distributes data on more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofits.

A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiative, philanthropy and citizen action.

• CAPITAL VENTURE | Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?


• CAPITAL VENTURE | Development Audit Form


• Free Management Library | Checklist to Assess Fundraising Activities in Nonprofit Organizations


• Society for Nonprofit Organizations | Fundraising Guide: Are You Ready for Fundraising?


• Tony Poderis' Fund-Raising Forum Library | Campaign Assessment and Review: What Was Accomplished and What Was Learned

MANO has grown to be substantial state-wide association of nonprofit organizations, and one of the largest and most successful nonprofit association nationally.

The National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) provides a list of the agencies that oversee charitable solicitations in each of the 50 states on its Web page (NASCOnet). Links and general information are provided.

National Charities Information Bureau - to promote informed giving and to enable more contributors to make sound giving decisions.

Comprehensive listing of the consultants, coaches, grant-writers, web designers, executive recruiters, trainers, attorneys, accountants and others who serve nonprofit organizations.

The leading business publication for nonprofit management.

A statewide organization serving and strengthening the charitable nonprofit sector through leadership, advocacy, education, services in order to improve the quality of life of Pennsylvania's people.

Looking forš a job in fundraising or to advance your career? This is a comprehensive list of places to find development positions in your area.