Here are resources we use and frequently recommend to clients.

Locating useful information

The Foundation Center 990 Finder

Guidestar

National Center for Charitable Statistics

Tax Exempt and NonProfit Information Center

 

Fundraising reference

Contributions Magazine

The Foundation Center

Campaign Gift Chart Creator

Grants.gov – a rich resource from the federal government – including the portal to apply for federal support.

 

Nonprofit and Philanthropy News and Information

Boardsource – To inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

Charity Channel

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

 

Online Tools –useful and some for fun

Canva -simple to use to create designs, posters, etc.

Free Conference – free and easy conference calls

Hipster Ipsum – when you need some ‘cool’ placeholder copy for your docs and website

Idealware – provides impartial, thoroughly-researched, and easy-to-understand resources to help nonprofits use technology to create greater social impact

PicMonkey – free photo editing tool

ScheduleOnce – Free, integrated, online appointment scheduling tool

Surveymonkey – small, online surveys for free

TechSoup – great resource to find tech recommendations

Tiny URL – for shortening URLs