Trade & Education
Organizations of the Nonprofit Industry
(Listed alphabetically)
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| American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership are linked together. We help association professionals achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance. Specifically, ASAE & The Center produce more than 75 learning experiences each year, publish two magazines, provide thousands of web-based tools and resources, help members connect, conduct market research, and act as the voice for and advocate of the association profession. www.asaecenter.org [SPECIAL NOTE: There is a similar organization in Canada, www.csae.com] |
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Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP) is an international organization of over 27,000 members
working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research,
education, and certification programs.
www.afpnet.org |
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| The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to "advance the professional practice of association management." Founded in 1916, the Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures. Gregory J. Fine, CAE, Director of Communications & Marketing and Executive Editor of FORUM. 312-924-7030,
www.AssociationForum.org
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Center on Philanthropy includes The
Fundraising School which helps fundraising professionals
from around the world. They offer a variety of courses
on the art and science of fundraising and philanthropy.
www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/TheFundRaisingSchool |
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The Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive
database on U.S. grant makers and their grants — a robust,
accessible knowledge bank for the nonprofit sector. They also
operate research, education, and training programs designed
to advance philanthropy at every level. Here are two
links to areas in the Foundation Center website with resources
for grants, workshops, proposal writing, databases
for finding funding, and more:
foundationcenter.org/marketplace and
fconline.fdncenter.org |
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The Grantsmanship Center offers training to
nonprofits to gain knowledge needed to be successful in applying
for and
receiving grants. Other resources include
daily tips, a magazine and funding sources at
the local, federal and international levels.
www.tgci.com/about.shtml |
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GrassRoots.org is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization whose mission includes providing
FREE services to other nonprofit organizations to
help you save money and further your own mission.
www.grassroots.org/cs/root/about/
mission_philosophy_methodology |
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| Vendors to the Nonprofit Industry
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alphabetically) |
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Affinity4 has helped raise $75 million for their
nonprofits in the past 10 years. "When an organization
partners with Affinity4 it can increase its charitable
funding, without
cost, while Affinity4 does all the work."
Melissa
McBride at 1-800-311-2411
www.affinity4.com |
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Click & Pledge makes it easy for charities, nonprofit
organizations, political candidates, and companies to accept
and manage online donations and payments. They also offer a
flexible email newsletter with donation opportunities
to keep you in touch with members and donors. They now serve
over 4,000
NPOs. As far as I [Karen Zapp] know there are no
upfront costs to the nonprofit.
Jim Barney, 1-866-999-2542
ClickAndPledge.com |
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cMarket. Their specialty
is charitable auctions online and they've helped over 1,000
nonprofits increase their
fundraising
since 2002. For any event type there is no-risk e-consignment.
1-866-621-0330
cMarket.com |
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FineLine Solutions is a strategic contact
center with
proven programs to meet both your customer needs and your
changing
business demands. We have extensive experience in various
industries and have a team of seasoned business executives. We
believe that answering the phone, while very important, is
only one piece of the puzzle and we strive to add strategic
value to our engagements, ensuring that your business results
are achieved.
www.FinelineSolutions.com
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Fundraising Initiatives specializes in "door-to-door" fundraising.
And they do the knocking on doors to recruit new supporters
to build your donor base. They only
charge for the donors they deliver which means neither a major
budget commitment
nor up-front payments for your nonprofit organization. 703-321-1101
Fundraising-Initiatives.org |
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Jones and Bartlett Publishers have a variety
of books on
the nonprofit sector. They also offer special or bulk
orders - Linda McGarvey at 1-800-832-0034, extension 8229.
nonprofit.jbpub.com |
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L&E Meridian is a service bureau for data management,
data processing, and digital printing. Kim Woods, 703-913-1653
www.l-e.com |
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Mission Research is a software company.
They created and developed GiftWorks, comprehensive fundraising
management software
that anyone can use and everyone can afford. Nonprofits can
manage their financial development efforts and build capacity
more effectively with the ability to track prospects, donors,
donations, campaigns, volunteers, mailings, and interactions.
GiftWorks is designed for small- to medium-sized nonprofit
organizations in all sectors. 1-888-323-8766, extension 2.
MissionResearch.com |
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| Here's a vendor that specializes in helping professional associations. For more than 14 years, Results Direct has provided Web Solutions for the nation's top associations including Content Management, AMS Integration, Distance Learning, Design, and Hosting. Katie Atkinson, President: 703-548-2576, www.ResultsDirect.com |
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TowerCare Technologies is a software service
company. They provide nonprofits – through software called
DonorPro – with
a proven tool that tracks donations and pledges automatically,
accurately, and with increased efficiency. 1-866-935-8281 (especially
useful for smaller nonprofits)
TowerCare.com |
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Trinity Direct is a full service
list brokerage and list management company. As a leader in direct mail marketing, our
large client base includes a wide variety of fundraisers, as
well as magazines, book publishers, catalogers and membership
associations. And, Trinity Information Systems, our in-house
service bureau, is ready to meet all of your data processing
needs. 973-283-3600
www.TrinityDirect.net |
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T. S. Wrobel & Associates is a law firm. They
counsel and start 501(c)(3) nonprofits in all 50
states. Their website
has a number of helpful FREE resources and
they also promise to put your incorporation and nonprofit startup
process on
autopilot so you can focus on fundraising, networking and establishing
your 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 415-928-4161
http://www.tswrobel-law.com/nonprofit_resources/
nonprofit_services.htm |
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| Other Helpful Resources for the Nonprofit Industry |
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A blog to follow for grant writing.
Grant-Writing-Resources.blogspot.com |
