This is an ongoing project created by the AHP Knowledge Manager and our members. To contribute your favorite Web site or suggest a category for future inclusion, please e-mail the AHP Resource Center at resource@ahp.com
Philanthropy Organizations
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Membership association that delivers management and governance support services to nonprofit organizations.
American College of Heathcare Executives An international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations.
ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership The Center provides a wide variety of knowledge resources, learning experiences, and other tools and resources to help members of the association community grow and maximize their performance.
Association for Fundraising Professionals Professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations
Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is a leading academic center dedicated to increasing the understanding of philanthropy and improving its practice through research, teaching, public service and public affairs
CFRE, Inc. Professional credential for philanthropic fundraising executives
Foundation Center Directory of private philanthropic and grant making foundations on the Internet.
Giving USA (sub-section on Philathropic Resources) Advancing the research, education and public understanding of philanthropy is the mission of the Giving USA Foundation, founded in 1985 by the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits (formerly American Association of Fundraising Counsel).
Urban Institute, Center on Non Profits and Philanthropy:
The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) conducts and disseminates research on the role and impact of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy.
Regulatory Information
IRS, Homepage on Charities and Nonprofits
Taxwise Giving: Tax information for Charities.
Statistics
National Center on Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute: The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. They are also the producers of the Non Profit Almanac. We have a hardcopy in the Resource Center Collection.
FC Stats (from the Foundation Center)
Periodicals
Advancing Philanthropy: Published bi-monthly by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Advancing Philanthropy is the idea and strategy magazine for fundraisers in all sectors.
AHA News: AHA News reports on the latest regulatory and legislative developments, as well as the quality-improvement and leadership trends that are shaping and influencing the hospital and health system field.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Includes news, statistics, and ranking all related to the field of philanthropy.
Journal of Healthcare Management:The Journal of Healthcare Management is the official journal of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Modern Healthcare: Award-winning Healthcare Business News, Commentary and Opinion
NonProfit Times: As The Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management, The NonProfit Times, published 24 times a year, will provide you with hard hitting, and useful information on the business of managing your nonprofit organization.
Reference Works
AFP Fundraising Dictionary: To eliminate confusion among fundraisers and demystify certain aspects of fundraising, providing donors with a greater trust and citizens with a better understanding of the process, a group of volunteers has created the AFP Fundraising Dictionary.
NonProfit Accounting Basics: An online resource providing information about basic non-profit accounting. Sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of CPA's Education Foundation ( GWSCPA-EF), the site is designed to strengthen the financial management capabilites of small and midsized non profit organizations.