Industry Links
Use the following list of nonprofit support organizations and fund raising publications to learn more about nonprofit fund raising programs, service associations, and current developments in the field.
Nonprofit Service Associations
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
"Formerly known as the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE), AFP is the professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of not-for-profit, charitable organizations."
Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP)
"The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is an international association dedicated to serving health care through philanthropy by enhancing the competency, professionalism, and productivity among its members."
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
"The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is an international association of education advancement officers, who include alumni administrators, fund raisers, public relations managers, publications editors, and government relations officers."
Council for Aid to Education (CAE)
"The Council for Aid to Education (CAE) works to improve education at all levels through mobilization of the U.S. business community."
Council on Foundations (COF)
"...The Council on Foundations has helped foundation staff, trustees and board members in their day-to-day grantmaking activities, through one-to-one technical assistance, research, publications, conferences and workshops, legal services, and a wide array of other services..."
Guidestar
"'The donor's guide to the charitable universe.' GuideStar is a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States."
Independent Sector (IS)
"Independent Sector is a national leadership forum, working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action that help us better serve people and communities."
Nonprofit Fund Raising Publications
CASE Currents - Online
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Newspaper of The Nonprofit World
The NonProfit Times
Other Resources
The Donor Bill of Rights
"...To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:"
AFP's Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice
"...This Code declares the ethical values and standards of professional practice that AFP (formerly NSFRE) members embrace and that they strive to uphold in their responsibilities for generating philanthropic support."
Information for Tax-Exempt Organizations (IRS)
"This site provides information regarding the requirements for tax-exempt organizations, how to apply for recognition of tax-exempt status by the IRS, and the annual filing requirements for tax-exempt organizations."
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