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Volume
4, Issue 3 - July 2002 |
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A WHOLE ISSUE DEVOTED TO
INTERNET RESOURCES! |
For the past several weeks I have been researching the Internet for nonprofit
resources and I am simply amazed at what valuable information is there for us!
Because the previous special edition of this newsletter was all about web
sites, this issue follows with a composite of what I have found that I think
you’ll find useful.
What? You’ve never given yourself the luxury of time to research the
Internet?? Well, friends, it isn’t just a luxury anymore—it is a necessity to
stay current about ways to improve your success in the nonprofit sector...and
the wonderful part about this method of research is that it is FREE.
So, get comfortable, pour yourself a BIG cup of coffee or a glass of your
favorite beverage and get ready to surf!
I found lots of links to useful places when I just started with
www.Google.com and used combinations of
key words such as nonprofit, fundraising, board of directors, organizations, and
associations. Of all the search engines, Google is ranked highest in depth of
searches.
And
The Winner Is…..
My all time favorite site is
www.CharityChannel.com. Here you
will find free on-line forums for grant writing, sponsorships, technical
information, Boards of Directors, lists of consultants and much more. They
review books, send pertinent articles and email newsletters and are an
incredible resource!
Salary Comparisons
Budgeting always makes us wonder what everyone else is getting paid.
Visit
www.abbott-langer.com/alasno.html or DelawareNonprofit.org has a job resources page of links at
www.delawarenonprofit.org/jobs.html.
Some Other Good Ones
The Internet Nonprofit Center at
www.nonprofits.org has a wealth of
links to resources for management, regulation and resources in general.
Try the National Council on Nonprofit Associations at
www.ncna.org for more links and a listing
of statewide associations for nonprofits.
Corporate Giving
The Council of Foundations has a directory at
www.cof.org. CSC Nonprofit Resource Center
has 645 links to corporate websites and more. Get to them via a search by their
name on Google.com.
The Foundation Center’s site is
www.fdncenter.org where you will find hundreds of links to large, medium
and small corporate donors with foundations. A huge set of links to corporate
funders is available at
www.fundsnetservices.com. Also try
www.sponsorship.com for all types
of corporate sponsorships. I also like Emory University’s site at
www.emory.edu for links to corporate
philanthropy.
For information and articles on corporate giving, try
www.charityvillage.com and
www.philanthropy.com for the
Chronicle of Philanthropy site, the Nonprofit Times site at
www.nptimes.com and the Custom Design
Solutions site at www.cdsfunds.com.
Another source is Hill & Knowlton’s site at
www.hillandknowlton.com. Look
for articles there on corporate philanthropy.
Or, try searching on www.google.com
using key words like “corporate philanthropy foundations.”
All the links mentioned in this newsletter are hot
linked
so you can just point and click to access them.
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Internet Resources for
Grants and Grant Writing
The resources I am giving you barely scratch the surface of what is on the
Internet and I promise you that with a little time, you’ll find all you need to
know, right there at your fingertips.
Charity Channel’s site is a good place to start by signing on to the
grants-makers online forum at
www.charitychannel.com. You’ll gain valuable insights from your peers
and from consultants who offer FREE advice!
I love Abe’s Grants Reports. He does the homework and searches the federal
Register and other sources and sends a daily email with details. It’s a bargain
at $80 a year. Sign up at
abes-free-grant-reports-subscribe@grants.biglist.com.
Another great resource is consultant Marilyn Gross’s site. She sends a
regular email newsletter, “The Internet Insider,” packed with useful information
and links and it’s free. Marilyn also
offers an online course on grant writing, beginning August 7, October 2 and
December 4 this year.
The Grantsmanship Center site at
www.tgci.com is a great resources. Find a free, searchable database of
funded proposals selected by major governmental agencies from among their
highest-rated applications and much, much more useful stuff.
Of course, the Foundation Center’s site at
www.fdncenter.org has a wealth of
valuable in formation, links, and other resources.
And try all these:
www.fundsnetservices.com,
www.nonprofit.gov,
www.usda.gov,
www.firstgov.com,
www.schoolgrants.org,
www.grantshotline.com,
www.grantstation.com,
www.philanthropy.com, and
www.tcgigrantproposals.com.
Or, just visit www.google.com and
enter key words such as grants, foundations, grantwriting, and the like, hold on
to your seat and put lots of paper in your printer for all the leads you’ll get.
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Internet Resources for
Boards of Directors
There is an online newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit Boards of
Directors which is published monthly by
boardcafe@compasspoint.org.
And you should check into
www.CharityChannel.com to sign on as an online member of the Boards
forum to exchange questions and answers with your peers and with nonprofit
consultants—free advice!
There are lots of good articles written about Boards on a number of the sites
already referenced in this newsletter, and you’ll find more by searching on
www.google.com using key words such as
nonprofit, board of directors.
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Newsletters and
Other Resources
Fundraising Free Press is a free online newsletter published by Custom
Development Solutions. Sign up at
info@cdsfunds.com or visit their website at
www.cdsfunds.com.
The Internet Insider for Grantseekers and Fundraisers is published by Marilyn
Gross.
Help 4 Nonprofits Newsletter is available at
info@help4nonprofits.
And, you’ll find many more internet newsletters published by nonprofit
associations by searching www.google.com
and using key words such as “nonprofit newsletters.”
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Job Searching on the
Non-profit Internet
So
you love your job but you’d like to see what else is available out there? A free
nonprofit/fundraising careers and resume database is at
www.cdsfunds.com/fundraising_career_database.htm.
Here you can post your resume and see what happens, or, if you are looking to
hire a nonprofit professional, post your job listing and browse the resumes.
Salary comparisons are available from
www.afpnet.org and are free if you are a member of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals, or for a small fee if you are not a member.
Several other sites offer job postings and databases, and guess what? You’ll
find more by going to …. Yeah, www.google.com.
Happy hunting!
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