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Resources & Links
Philanthropic Resources
- Guidestar
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- The Foundation Center
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, USC
- Independent Sector
- BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Resources & Links
Guidestar
Started in 1994, the Guidestar organization facilitates access to information about the operations and finances of nonprofit organizations. They connect nonprofit organizations, donors, foundations, and businesses. More than 400,000 users per month come to www.guidestar.org seeking information about the nonprofit sector that is unavailable anywhere else. During the past decade, Guidestar has become the primary on-line public research library for the entire nonprofit sector. 
Association of Fundraising Professionals
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP (formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) advances philanthropy through its more than 26,000 members in 172 chapters throughout the world.
The Foundation Center
Founded in 1956, the Foundation Center is dedicated to serving grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Center collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy; conducts and facilitates research on trends in the field; provides education and training; and ensures public access to information and services through its Web site, print and electronic publications, five library/learning centers, and a national network of over 200 Cooperating Collections.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is a great news source, in print and online, for charity 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).
The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, USC
The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy promotes more effective philanthropy and strengthens the nonprofit sector through research that informs philanthropic decision-making and public policy to advance public problem solving. The Center conducts research and analysis that is rigorous, informative, and useful.
And we communicate our findings and convene decision makers in the philanthropic, nonprofit, and public sectors to stimulate conversations about the implications for nonprofit action.
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is committed to strengthening, empowering, and partnering with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in their work on behalf of the public good. Its membership of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs collectively represents tens of thousands of charitable groups serving every cause in every region of the country, as well as millions of donors and volunteers.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Give.org is the site of the new BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the alliance formed by the merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service. The site contains reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations and recommendations on making informed giving decisions.
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