Organizations
AFP: The Association of Fundraising Professionals represents 25,000 members in 163 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
www.afpnet.org
CASE: Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the professional organization for advancement professionals at all levels who work in alumni relations, communications, and development.
www.case.org
The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit organization established by foundations in 1956. Its mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
www.foundationcenter.org
Guidestar provides comprehensive information about the non-profit sector, e.g., current and recent 990’s, Board lists, compensation research, etc.
www.guidestar.org
Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. Formerly called the American Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC), it was founded in 1935 to promote professional and ethical standards of practice, and to influence the creation of laws governing philanthropy. In 2005, the name was changed to the Giving Institute.
www.givinginstitute.org
Women in Development New York (WID New York) is an organization of fund-raising professionals dedicated to promoting the highest standards in the field and providing education and leadership for the next generation.
www.widny.org
Publications
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the number one news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
www.philanthropy.com
Currents Publication by CASE.
www.case.org/currents
Harvard Business School Publishing is committed to seeking out, nurturing, and publishing those significant ideas that will have an impact on business for a decade or more. HBR articles offer creative-thinking on management issues facing both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
www.hbsp.harvard.edu
Downloads
The Annual Report on Philanthropy for 2008 from Giving USA. This PDF contains highlights from the most comprehensive Annual Report on U.S. Charitable Giving including estimates on sources of giving and amount received by organization type.
Download Giving USA Annual Report 2008.pdf
The Giving USA Foundation Spotlight Newsletter 2009 from Giving USA. This very timely article from Giving USA discusses how charitable giving will recover after a depression or recession. The article was researched and written at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Download Giving USA Spotlight, Issue 2, 2009.pdf
