The mission of the Center for Effective Philanthropy is to provide executives and trustees the management and governance tools needed to define, assess, and improve overall foundation performance, with a belief that improved performance of funders, and in particular foundations, can have a profoundly positive impact on nonprofit organizations and those they serve.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides news and information for fundraisers, grantmakers, nonprofit managers, and others in the charitable sector in both a print and online format
The Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy is the only national forum of business CEO's and Chairpersons with an agenda exclusively focused on corporate philanthropy, serving dual advocacy and facilitative roles to represent corporate leaders in their pursuit to better serve communities. The committee’s quarterly newsletter communicates strategies and best practices of corporate philanthropy.
The Council of Foundations is an extensive resource for foundation staff, trustees and board members, including technical assistance, research, publications, conferences and workshops, legal services, and a wide array of other services.
The Foundation Center is a comprehensive resource for both grantmakers and grantseekers, with searchable directories of grantmakers, grants, educational materials about the grantseeking process, and research on trends in the field of philanthropy.
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is dedicated to promoting learning and encouraging dialogue among funders committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. GEO achieves this mission by commissioning and contributing to research, developing programs and products, and building a community of practice that expands the resources available on nonprofit effectiveness.
The Independent Sector is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs whose website features links to their research on the nonprofit sector and trends in giving and volunteering, and policy papers on issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic communities.
Through research, educational materials and programs, the National Center for Family Philanthropy helps families and individuals better understand their roles and needs based upon their personal motivations and family values, relationships and enterprises; make their philanthropy as effective and meaningful as possible for them and their communities; and realize their desire to make a positive difference in the world around them.
The National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise helps managers and leaders of nonprofit organizations make wise economic decisions in order to ensure that their organizations best serve their members, clients, donors and the general public by pursuing their social missions efficiently and effectively.
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) is dedicated to helping the philanthropic community advance the traditional values of social and economic justice for all Americans. Committed to helping funders more effectively serve the most disadvantaged Americans, NCRP is a national watchdog, research and advocacy organization that promotes public accountability and accessibility among foundations, corporate grantmakers, individual donors and workplace giving programs.
Since 1976, the Tides Foundation has worked with donors committed to positive social change. The foundation puts resources and people together—strengthening community-based nonprofit organizations and the progressive movement through innovative grantmaking.
