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Nonprofit Management
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
FirstGov.gov is the only official U.S. Government portal to 30 million pages of government information, services, and online transactions. This site offers a powerful search engine that searches every word of every U.S. government document in a quarter of a second or less. FirstGov.gov also features a topical index, online transactions, links to state and local government, options to contact your government, and other tools so you don't have to know the name of the government agency to get the information you want anytime you want it.
This FREE database contains over 700,000 nonprofit organizations. You can search by type, city and state, revenue range, or key words. Thousands of potential donors search their national database each week looking for nonprofit organization information.
This site of the Internal Revenue Service provides information regarding the requirements, classifications, training documents, statistics, publications, Federal forms, frequently asked questions (FAQ), and more for tax-exempt organizations.
Nonprofit Gateway is a central starting point to help nonprofit organizations access online Federal information and services. Linked to all Cabinet Departments and many agencies, it contains information about grants, regulations, taxes, and other services as well as information on a wide range of other topics and programs. potential users are any of the 1.2 million nonprofit organizations as defined by the IRS Tax Code, or any members or clients of these groups.
The Support Center for Nonprofit Management strengthens the capacity of nonprofit and public interest organizations to fulfill their missions and vitalize their communities. The Support Center provides management training and consulting, disseminates information and practical resources to the sector, and works to build strategic alliances.
Foundations
The Benton Foundation works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest use of communications. Bridging the worlds of philanthropy, public policy, and community action, Benton seeks to shape the emerging communications environment and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems.
Grants are made to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations for culture and the arts, education, general societal issues, health and human services, housing and economic development, international, and public policy and economic education.
COF is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations; its mission is to promote responsible and effective philanthropy. Member Foundations & Corporate Giving Programs with Web Sites can be found on the Member Index Page.
The Foundation Center is a leading source of information on foundations, foundation grants, and the nonprofit sector. The Foundation Center provides access to information through its website and at its libraries and cooperating collections nationwide.
Use their Foundation Finder to search by name for basic information about foundations within the universe of more than 61,000 private and community foundations in the U.S.
The National Grid Foundation is a charitable organization that makes financial grants to nonprofit organizations through a $20 million endowment established by National Grid. The majority of grants are concentrated in National Grid's service territories. Provides online guidelines to the grant process and application procedures.
The Long Island Community Foundation is one of several hundred community foundations throughout the United States that together comprise the nation's fastest growing form of philanthropy. Founded in 1978, the Long Island Community Foundation serves as the Long Island arm of (The New York Community Trust) for the 3 million citizens of Nassau and Suffolk Counties
Verizon Foundation concentrates its venture philanthropy grantmaking in distinct priority funding areas such as Literacy (link basic and computer literacy), Digital Divide (underserved communities), Workforce Development (develop a prepared workforce), Community Technology Development (expand capacity), and Employee Volunteerism (community support).
Carnegie Corporation of New York
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
George Lucas Education Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Nonprofit Grants
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the No. 1 news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
Discretionary Grant Application packages, Federal Register documents, Guide to ED programs, Grants and Contracts Information which provides additional information including currently available contract solicitations, a forecast of upcoming contract opportunities, grants policy bulletins, and databases of contract and grant awards.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Federal Commons is an Internet grants management portal serving the grantee organization community. This site tracks the federal government's efforts to offer electronic processing of grant proposals. cIM
The Grantmanship Center (TGCI) was founded in 1972 to offer grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. At first a local project in Los Angeles, TGCI expanded rapidly as word of its alumni's success spread across the United States. Excellent collection of articles.
Alphabetical list of grants or funding sources for nonprofit organizations by category compiled by Michigan State University Libraries.
The Long Island Fund for Women & Girls is dedicated to improving the status of women and girls on Long Island by highlighting the issues adversely affecting women and girls, encouraging a philanthropic response to address these issues, and making grants and developing a permanant source of support for these purposes.
New York State Agency Websites with Grant Announcements
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities, Office of
Agriculture and Markets, Department of
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services, Office of
Children and Family Services, Office of
Children and Families, Council on
Criminal Justice Services, Division of
Development Disabilities Planning Council
Environmental Conservation, Department of
Environmental Facilities Corporation
Governor's Office for Small Cities
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
Housing and Community Renewal, Division of
Labor, Department of (Welfare to Work)
Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Office of
Probation & Correctional Alternatives, Division of
Science, Technology & Academic Research, Office of
State, Department of (Local Government Services)
State, Department of (Community Services)
Federal Government Grant Information
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal Business Opportunities
Health and Human Services, Department of (Bureau of Health Professionals)
Health and Human Services, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of
National Archives and Records Administration
Nonprofit Lobbying
NPAction's primary goal is to increase the level and improve the quality of nonprofit public policy participation by: providing access to information through an online resource center about rules governing policy participation, examples of successful and unsuccessful efforts, identification of key resources and people, and other resource materials; increasing the awareness of groups already engaging in public policy participation; enhancing opportunities for building communities of interest among new and emerging and existing public policy participators.
The Nonprofit Advocacy Initiative undertakes a series of studies on issues in various policy arenas—for example, child advocacy, welfare reform, the environment, arts and culture, tax reform, and civil and human rights.
Citizen participation is the essence of democracy, and charitable organizations are one of the most effective vehicles for encouraging people to engage in the democratic process. Lobbying by charity volunteer leaders and staff provides vital expertise to government decision-makers that result in more informed law and policy. CLPI was founded in 1998 out of a concern that the essential public policy role of charities is significantly undermined by several persistent barriers.
From the Benton Foundation: as part of our exploration into "best practices" of nonprofit use of the Internet, we compile here a list of nonprofit advocacy organizations that make particularly good use of the Internet in their activities. These sites: educate the reader about the issue; invite the reader to act; make appropriate and innovative use of technology to help them do so
Useful Data
From the United States Department of Commerce this site provides a wealth of statistics and interactive tools.
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
From the University of the State of New York State Education Department this site provides a School District Index for Statistical Profiles with information on Student Enrollment, Dropouts and Youth at Risk, High School Graduates, Classroom Teachers, Fiscal Data, and more.
The National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) is an initiative that promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the development of efficient, integrated, and interoperable surveillance systems at federal, state and local levels. Surveillance Systems collect and monitor data for disease trends and/or outbreaks so that public health personnel can protect the nation's health.
Also from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, this site helps to widely disseminate the latest data and statistics about youth health topics and risk behaviors, the CDC's Adolescent and School Health Program has developed numerous resources.
This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
The challenge of helping rebuild distressed communities is at the center of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's grant-making plans for the next decade. Working with neighborhoods and state and local governments, the Foundation will provide significant grants and other forms of assistance to a limited number of sites in a long-term effort to strengthen the support services, social networks, physical infrastructure, employment, self-determination, and economic vitality of distressed communities.
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of some 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991.) In addition, annual follow-up questionnaires are mailed to a sample of each graduating class for a number of years after their initial participation.
The Research Room provides information about records in the State Archives and more than 1500 historical organizations around New York. Archives can also direct you to information about historical records in local governments, historical societies, libraries, museums, archives, and other organizations around New York. Historical record repositories collect and make available records of businesses; religious, social and fraternal organizations; ethnic and other groups, as well as the papers of individuals and families who lived and worked in New York.
The New York State County Health Indicator Profiles are a summary of selected statistics for each New York State county as well as New York State, New York City, and New York State exclusive of New York City.
The OASAS data warehouse - DataMart provides government planners, providers, and researchers with community-level alcohol and substance abuse (ASA) information. OASAS has created the DataMart to support state and local alcohol and substance abuse planning and program development. DataMart users can access OASAS data as well as a variety of community alcohol and substance abuse indicators from one centralized location; data from other state agencies as well as links to other agencies' websites are provided.
The Canadian Council on Social Development is a non-profit social policy and research organization focusing on issues such as poverty, social inclusion, disability, cultural diversity, child well-being, employment and housing.
Nonprofit News
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. Published every other week, it is the news source for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world.
Idealist offers information for and about nonprofit organizations in the United States; includes nonprofit FAQ, bulletins, and library.
Leading business publication for nonprofit management; online articles and past issues; resource directory.
Philanthropy Journal helps people understand, support and work in the nonprofit world. Through a daily Web site and weekly email bulletin, they deliver online news and information about philanthropy and nonprofits.
Philanthropy News Network provides news about nonprofit issues, philanthropy, and volunteerism.
Information for Volunteers
The New York Association for Volunteer Administration (NYAVA) is a membership organization dedicated to promoting professionalism and strengthening leadership in volunteerism in the New York City area.
e-Volunteerism, The electronic journal of the volunteer community
When faced with challenges such as illiteracy, poverty, crime, and environmental problems, our nation has always relied on the dedication and action of citizens. Today, the Corporation for National Service carries on that tradition by working with governor-appointed state commissions, nonprofits, faith-based groups, schools, and other civic organizations to provide opportunities for Americans of all ages to serve their communities.
The Corporation's three major service initiatives are AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America and the National Senior Service Corps.
Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. Founded in 1977, Energize has assisted organizations of all types with their volunteer efforts. On their Web site contains an online library, a bookstore, discussion of hot topics in volunteer management, and other professional development resources.
Founded in May 1990, the Points of Light Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to promoting volunteerism. The Foundation is based in Washington, DC, and works in communities throughout the United States through a network of over 500 Volunteer Centers.
Service Leader
Service Leader offers a comprehensive index of volunteer management resources online (volunteer screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, legal issues/risk management, volunteer/staff relations, online activism by volunteers, and volunteer management software); an index of courses in volunteer management at institutions of higher education, and tips for volunteers.
SERVEnet.org is a premier website on service and volunteering. SERVEnet assists nonprofit organizations looking to provide information and recruit volunteers. Additionally, users can enter their zip code, city, state, skills, interests, and availability and be matched with organizations needing help.
VolunteerMatch's powerful online database allows volunteers to search thousands of one-time and ongoing opportunities by zip code, category, and date. Then signup automatically by email for those that fit their interest and schedule. Contributing organizations post their own opportunities, giving volunteers easy access to an accurate and diverse source of activities including, walk-a-thons, beach day cleanups, tutoring, home building, meal deliveries and more.