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Community Foundations

Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Community Foundations of America
Solutions for community foundations in technology, marketing, financial services, and accountability.

Council on Foundations
Promoting knowledge, growth, and action in philanthropy.

Council on Foundations Community Foundation Locator

Philanthropy

Center for Effective Philanthropy

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Leading newspaper for nonprofit community.

For Professional Advisors: Adding Value to Your Client Relationship (PowerPoint)

The Foundation Center
Helping grantseekers succeed, helping grantmakers make a difference.

Grantmakers for Education

The Grantsmanship Center
Grantsmanship training and grant information.

Grants Web
Federal government and private funding links.

Philanthropy Northwest
Regional association of grantmakers in WA, OR, ID, AK, MT.

Washington Charitable Trust Directory
A directory of charitable trusts available from the Washington Secretary of State.

Books: Philanthropy

George Peabody: A Biography, by Franklin Parker, revised ed. (Vanderbilt University Press, 1995)
An intriguing and mysterious portrait of Peabody and early philanthropy. Peabody was born in 1795 and is known as the first modern education philanthropist.

Giving for Social Change: Foundations, Public Policy, and the American Political Agenda, by Althea K. Magai, Robert Lerner, and Stanley Rothman (Praeger, 1994)
Well-supported by data and trend analysis, the authors theorize that philanthropists are part of an elite strategic sector in American society that help shape the political agenda.

How Foundations Work: What Grantseekers Need to Know about the Many Faces of Foundations, by Dennis P. McIlnay (Jossey-Bass, 1998)
Explores the inner workings of foundations and advocates for demystifying grantmaking.

Inside American Philanthropy: The Dramas of Donorship, by Waldemar A. Nielsen (University of Oklahoma Press, 1996)
Examines the intensely personal issues that influence philanthropists’ decisions.

Private Power for the Public Good: A History of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann (Wesleyan, 1988)
Chronicles the early years of the Carnegie Foundation, its leaders’ aspirations and its impact on public policy.

Planned Giving

National Committee on Planned Giving

Planned Giving Services
Gift planning for charities and donors in the United States and Canada.

For Nonprofits

Board Source
Building effective nonprofit boards.

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Professional development, consulting, and publications for nonprofits. Link to past issues of the Board Café newsletter for nonprofit boards and to articles in the Blue Avocado, the magazine for people who work and volunteer in the nonprofit sector.

Grantsmart
Database of 990-PF tax returns containing publicly available data received from the IRS.

Guidestar
Information on more than 1.7 million nonprofits.

Independent Sector
Leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs.

IRS Form 990 Software

The Law Firm for Nonprofits

Npower
Nonprofit technology solutions.

Books: For Nonprofits

Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals, by Mary Hall and Susan Howlett, 4th ed. (Portland State University Continuing Education Press, 2003)
Clear examples for writing winning grant proposals.

Getting Major Gifts, by Kim Klein (Grassroots Fundraising Journal, 2000) www.grassrootsfundraising.org
The Grassroots Fundraising Journal’s ten best articles on how to develop a major gifts program.

How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters, by Mal Warwick, 2nd ed. (Jossey-Bass, 2008)
Increase your fundraising success through effective letters.

Raising More Money: The Point of Entry Handbook, by Terry Axelrod (Raising More Money, 2002)
Learn how to implement a self-sustaining fundraising system that generates lifelong donors.

Storytelling for Grantseekers: The Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising, by Cheryl A. Clarke (Jossey-Bass, 2001)
Learn to create a persuasive story and integrate it with good preparation and relationship development.

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