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Helpful Resources for Grantmaking

Alliance for Justice
The Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy and foster the next generation of advocates. Through its Foundation Advocacy Initiative it hopes to increase foundation support to organizations that seek to influence policy and public opinion.
http://www.afj.org/

American Association of Fundraising Counsel
AAFRC publishes the annual "Giving USA" report, which provides an overall snapshot of U.S. giving from all sources.
http://www.aafrc.org/

Association of Fundraising Professionals
Professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofits. It advances philanthropy through its more than 20,000 members in 154 chapters throughout North America and its journal, Advancing Philanthropy.
http://www.afpnet.org

Better Business Bureau
Investigate before your donate.
http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp

Urban Institute
The Urban Institute measures effects, compares options, shows which stakeholders get the most and least, tests conventional wisdom, reveals trends, and makes costs, benefits, and risks explicit.
http://www.urban.org/

Changemakers
A guide to social entrepreneurship. Provides resources, ideas, and opportunities in philanthropy. Also includes a wide variety of topics, links, and resources through an online journal and library, and a multi-media studio.
http://www.changemakers.net/journal/300507/index.cfm

Charity Channel
Perhaps best known for its non-profit arena discussion forums on topics like grants and foundations, the law of tax exempt organizations, health care philanthropy, arts and social organization fund raising, international fund raising, mentoring and more.
http://www.charitychannel.com/

Grantcraft
A source of practical wisdom from grant makers on the tools and techniques of effective grant making. GrantCraft offers guides, videos, and case studies that present the practitioner's view of philanthropy.
http://www.grantcraft.org/

Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee
The Nonprofit Portal seeks to strengthen the knowledge and skills of nonprofit organizations in this community through the collaborative development and use of on-line technologies. The Nonprofit Portal connects you to online information resources, training and learning events, news, and local organizations with a focus on nonprofit management.
http://epic.cuir.uwm.edu/NONPROFIT/



 
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