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The Final Week of the Challenge

Jane B. Ford

At first glance, the web site of the Nonprofits Assistance Fund (www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org) seems to simply explain the services they offer.  The site begins by talking about what they do in these words: We provide loans that help nonprofits realize their visions, financial management training and resources that promote healthy financial practices, and [...]

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Easy to Navigate Site with a Wealth of Information

Jane B. Ford

During a 15 minute research session this week, I learned the following information:

Ninety-three percent of nonprofits say they regularly monitor social media, up 18 percentage points from the study a year earlier.
NBC Universal Foundation awarded a total of $800,000 in grants to 26 nonprofits in six cities across U.S. to improve secondary [...]

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AFP Site Offers Blogs, Events, Ethics and More

Jane B. Ford

Even if you have only been in the development field for a few months, it is likely you know that AFP stands for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the international professional organization that serves people who work in all aspects of development.  Although it was more than a decade ago that I [...]

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Web Sites Useful to You and Your Donors

Jane B. Ford

This week I suggest you look at these two web sites: www.guidestar.org and www.charitynavigator. Both of these web sites focus on providing information to potential donors but in very different ways. GuideStar basically uses input from the nonprofits themselves. You can (and should) sign up for the free membership (if you haven’t [...]

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