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Associated
Grantmakers is a statewide association of
corporate and foundation grantmakers. AGM's mission
is to support and advance effective and responsible
philanthropy throughout the Commonwealth. Merck
Family Fund accepts the common proposal format
form available on the internet from AGM.
Association
for Small Foundations is a membership organization
that provides programs, products, and services
to small foundations with few or no staff.
Council
on Foundations is a nonprofit association
of grantmakers and corporations, working to encourage
responsible philanthropy. This site includes links
to COF Members, Foundation News and Commentary
magazine, press releases, and a primer on foundation
giving.
Chronicle
of Philanthropy's electronic version is updated
every other week on Monday morning, and contains
a summary of the print version's contents, job
announcements, and other information pertinent
to the nonprofitsector.
Foundation
Center is a clearinghouse of information on
all forms of giving. Available at this site are
many publications and resources available at Foundation
Center libraries. It also includes a searchable
bibliographical database of the Center's holdings,
and links to private foundations, corporate grantmakers,
grantmaking public charities and community foundations.
Independent
Sector is a coalition of nonprofits, foundations,
and corporations that works to strengthen not-for-profit
initiative, philanthropy and citizen action.
National
Center for Family Philanthropy offers research,
workshops, and resources to family foundations.
Philanthropy
News Digest (formerly the Philanthropy Journal)
includes the Philanthropy Journal Online, Philanthropy
Journal Alert, Nonprofit jobs and Nonprofit books.
Nonprofit
Information Links
Idealist, a project
of Action Without Borders, is a guide to over 44,000
domestic and international charities, nonprofit
jobs, internships and more.
Guidestar
provides information about charities, featuring
a new nonprofit each week. The site includes a "Guide
for the Responsible Donor."
National
Charities Information Bureau has been evaluating
national charitable organizations against its Standards
for 79 years. This site contains ratings for over
400 charities.
Better
Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance distributes
information about nonprofit organizations with a
national or international scope, including information
on programs, governance, fundraising and finances.
Philanthropy
Journal covers state, national, and international
news about fundraising, giving, managing, volunteering
and technology in the philanthropic and nonprofit
community. They also have a free weekly e-mail bulletin
as well as job postings.
Green
Office Products and Practices
The Fund has a commitment to using recycled and
reused products, and encourages other organizations
to do the same. Here are a few sites to help your
organization access such resources.
Co-op
America's Green Pages offers the largest directory
of qualified green businesses available online.
Search for over 25,000 products and services from
over 2,000 companies in more than 170 categories.
Center
for a New American Dream helps Americans consume
responsibly to protect the environment, enhance
quality of life, and promote social justice.
Environmental
Grantmakers Association has recommended principles
& practices for operating an environmentally
responsible office.
Worldwatch
Institute has created a program called "Good
Stuff" that gives information about common
things we buy.
Seventh
Generation is one of the nation's leading
brands of non-toxic and environmentally safe household
products.
Sustainable
Economics
Yearning
for Balance is a Merck Family Fund-comissioned
report, conducted by the Harwood Group in 1995.
The report covers Americans' views on consumption,
materialism and the environment.
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