Tools for Fundraisers and Nonprofits
Association of Fundraising Professionals: Association of Fundraising Professionals International’s main page.
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits: Links on a wide variety of topics of interest to NC fundraisers and other nonprofit organization staff. Also, see the home page [http://www.ncnonprofits.org/] for other helpful services.
The Foundation Center: Many valuable services for free and for fee. The Foundation Center has a satellite location at Asheville’s Pack Memorial Library which features free use of current grantmaker databases. See the User-Friendly Guide to Funding Research and Resources for access to information such as a free Proposal Writing Short Course.
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): “ Providing education professionals in alumni relations, communications, and development with essential tools to advance their institution.”
Guidestar: Information about foundations and nonprofit organizations.
Blue Avocado: Practical, provocative, and fun food-for-thought for nonprofits.
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP): “ The only association dedicated exclusively to advancing and promoting the health care development profession. Resource development professionals turn to AHP for the very latest in fund-raising education and information.”
Charity Channel: Public forums on a variety of topics that are of interest to fundraisers and nonprofit organizations.
Chronicle of Philanthropy: “ The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World.” Many helpful fundraising features, job listings, Internet resources and more.
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Media Directory: Detailed contact information for selected media throughout Western NC, plus tips on “How to Use the Media.”
TechSoup: Big software and hardware discounts (as much as $500 off!), plus information on all things technical.
Free Translation: Rough, instant language translations at no charge.
Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN): “ The Community Network of Western North Carolina.” Nonprofits can place a link to an existing website at no charge. Internet access to community information and services.
Best Places: Compare your city or town to others across the country and get quick local statistics.
Piper Info: A tremendous state agency links page with links to NC sites.
Nonprofit Gateway: A network of links to Federal government information and services.
The Federal Register at TGCI: The Grantsmanship Center summarizes updates on government funding for nonprofits.
US Census: The US Census site, a terrific source of demographic statistics and information.
FIRE’s Nonprofits Online page: The Fund for Investigative Reporting and Editing posted this links page as part of a workshop for WNC fundraisers and other nonprofit staff.