Ginny's Top Resources

GuideStar:  www.guidestar.org
•    Beginning with a level of free access, and then through various subscription levels, not only can you find financial and general management info on specific organizations, but links, training and resources for a huge number of nonprofit management issues.  
•    A wonderful source for nonprofit articles of all sorts, accessed from a monthly e-newsletter.
•    I use this database more than any other to find information on nonprofits of all kinds.

The Foundation Center:  www.fdncenter.org
•    One of  the most popular search engines for foundations and a great source for grantwriting information and training.
•    You can subscribe to the Foundation Directory Online at various levels.
•    Monthly e-newsletters are available for specific categories of grants:  Education Funding Watch, Health Funding Watch, Arts Funding Watch, etc.
•    There is a short proposal writing course online and information geared to children and youth, international visitors, people with disabilities…many other topics.
•    There is an extensive list of links to nonprofit resources of all kinds.

Grant Gopher: www.grantgopher.com
•    Another database format that can be useful for researching grants sorted by topics and geographical areas.

Noza:  www.nozasearch.com
•    Billed as the world’s largest searchable database of charitable gifts.
•    Includes corporations as well as foundations.
•    Both free and subscription access.

Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
•    This is the place to find and apply for federal government grants.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: www.cfda.gov
•    This site catalogs federal programs available to state and local governments.  You can search by program keyword to see if a program has been funded for a specific area.  (CDBG, LLEBG)

Americans for the Arts - Cultural Commons:  www.artsusa.org
•    Policy and Advocacy; Research; Information; and the Arts Alert newsletter; very useful.

Grantmakers in the Arts: www.giarts.wordpress.com
•    Links to an array of information on the arts at national and state levels; arts in education; funding trends.
•    Some very informative blog links including one I have read a lot recently: Economic Turmoil and Change.

Network for Good: www.networkforgood.org
•    From the website:  “Imagine what the world would be like if every time you were inspired to help someone or something, you could -- with just a few clicks of a mouse, anywhere online. That’s the mission of Network for Good.  We make it as easy to donate and volunteer online as it is to shop online, and we make it simple and affordable for all nonprofits, of any size, to recruit donors and volunteers via the Internet.”
•    This is a great site to learn about implementing effective online fundraising.

Tech Soup: www.techsoup.org
•    “The technology place for nonprofits”
•    A membership site with an extensive stock of donated and discounted technology products for nonprofits and public libraries.
•    Extensive Learning Center with information and training; Community Forums and Articles.