Other Useful Web Sites

Foundation Information

• The Foundation Center
• A major publisher and clearinghouse of information on private foundations and the nonprofit sector.
• 990 Finder (Provides 990 tax information.)
• Finding Funders (from the Foundation Center)
• Guide to Funding Research  (Provides a basic primer on the grantseeking process.)
• Webinars (Free webinars on all aspects of fundraising.)
  
 

• Foundations On-Line
• Links to Web sites for foundations throughout the country. Maintained by the Northern California Community Foundation. Inc.
  
 

• The Council on Foundations
• An association of foundations and corporations serving the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy.



• The Greater Milwaukee Foundation
• Provides background information, lists of recent grants, grant guidelines, contact information, and more.
  
 

• The Donors Forum of Wisconsin
• A regional association of grantmakers that supports and promotes effective philanthropy.
  
 

• Community Foundation Locator
• Lists community foundations across the county.

Nonprofit Organizations with Tax Exempt Status

• Exempt Organization Search - IRS
• The Internal Revenue Services' official "Cummulative List of Organizations: Publication 78" in electronic format. Lists all nonprofit organizations that are registered with the IRS.

• GuideStar, the Donor's Guide to Charities and Nonprofits
• Independently republishes the IRS's publication 78. Comprehensive listing of United States public charities. Includes 990 tax information.

Federal & State Grant Information

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• A directory of all grant opportunities from the federal government.

• The Federal Register
• The daily newspaper of the federal government. Lists new federal grant opportunities.

• Grants.gov
• An electronic storefront for federally administered grant programs.

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Program
• NEH grant information and forms available

• Wisconsin State & Local Government Funding
• An excellent list of state government funding and assistance programs created by the Grants Information Center of the Unversity of Wisconsin-Madison.

Nonprofit Resources

• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)

• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association for individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of not-for-profit, charitable organizations.  Click here for the Milwaukee chapter.

• Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance
  
• The Alliance's primary purpose is to educate donors. While it never recommends one charity over another, it offers valuable information about specific charities and publications to help donors make their own giving decisions.

• BoardSource
• The site for a nonprofit organization dedicated to building stronger nonprofit boards and stronger nonprofit organizations.
  
  
• Charity Navigator
• Analyzes the financial fitness of over 5000 nonprofit groups.
  


• Charity Village
• The Charity Village is a support service for Canadian charities. Provides 1,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for staffers, donors, and volunteers in Canada's nonprofit sector.
   
• Independent Sector
• National leadership forum to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, and nonprofit initiatives.
  
  
• Internet Nonprofit Center
• Contains information on more nonprofits than any other site in the world. Provides a forum for discussing issues in the nonprofit sector, volunteerism and fundraising.  Includes FAQs.
   
• Milwaukee Legal Initiative for Nonprofit Corporations (M-LINC) 
  • A legal information, education, & referral service for nonprofits. 
    
  
  
• National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
• The national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States.
   
• National Charity Reports Index
• Links to charity evaluations.
  


• The Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
• A hub for nonprofits, the center provides the tools and training nonprofits need to fulfill their mission
  

• The Nonprofit Management Fund
• Purpose is to improve management effectiveness and efficiency of nonprofit organizations and to increase the resources for nonprofit mangement in the greater Milwaukee area. 
  

• The Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee

• Purpose is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of nonprofit organizations in the Milwaukee community through the collaborative development and use of online technologies.
  

• The Nonprofit Times
• A monthly newspaper of the nonprofit sector.

• UW-Milwaukee Consultant Directory
• The UW-Milwaukee Consultant Directory is a searchable database of local consultants providing services to nonprofit organizations.

• VolunteerMatch
• VolunteerMatch is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer, and offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement
   
• Wisconsin Nonprofits Association
  • Statewide membership association of nonprofit organizations.

Proposal & Letter Writing

• The Foundation Center's Proposal Writing Short Course
• Mainly dealing with proposal writing, this short course also examines the research on, the outreach to, and the cultivation of potential foundation and corporate donors.


• The Foundation Center's "Where can I find examples of grant proposals"
• The Foundation Center's "What should be included in the letter of inquiry/intent?"
• The Foundation Center's "Where can I find examples of letters of inquiry/intent?"
  

• GrantProposal.com

• The Grantsmanship Center
• The Grantsmanship Center provides training opportunities in proposal writing and is also a leading information source on fundraising and nonprofit sector information.

Prospect Research

• The Internet Prospector
• The Internet Prospector is a monthly electric newsletter published by volunteers who mine the Net for prospect research nuggets.

• Prospect Research Page
• A very thorough list of sites to assist in researching individual donors.

Funding Information Center User Guides

• Marquette University Libraries -Research Guides