- GuideStar
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Searchable database of U.S. nonprofits and charities' activities and finances. Provides charity reports to advance transparency, enable givers to make better decisions, and encourage charitable giving.
www.guidestar.org
- Network for Good
Guide to local and national charities with information on how to donate, volunteer, and speak out on a variety of issues.
www.networkforgood.org
- Give.org - BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Collects and distributes information and reports on nonprofit organizations thus promoting informed giving to charities and charitable integrity. Routinely asks such organizations for information about their programs, governance, fund raising practices, and finances when the charities have been the subject of inquiries.
www.give.org
- Charity Navigator
Analyzes and reports the financial health and efficiency of charities and nonprofits in the United States. Ratings focus on how responsibly a charity functions and how it's expected to sustain its programs over time.
www.charitynavigator.org
- American Institute of Philanthropy
Charity watchdog service providing a charity rating guide and watchdog report to help donors make informed giving decisions.
www.charitywatch.org
- Long Bets Foundation
Online arena for predictions and bets about the future of the world. Make, read, or discuss a prediction, with winning bets earning donations to the charity of your choice. From the Long Bets Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
www.longbets.org
- One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
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Official site for One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), an initiative led by Nicholas Negroponte and sponsored by the MIT Media Lab, dedicated to developing a $100 laptop computer, in the hopes of revolutionizing the way children are educated throughout the world.
www.laptop.org
- Charities Aid Foundation
Information on charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), mostly U.K. but also worldwide.
www.cafonline.org
- Indiana University Bloomington - Center on Philanthropy
Seeks to increase the understanding of philanthropy and improve its practice through research, teaching, and public service.
www.philanthropy.iupui.edu
- GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving connects individual and institutional donors directly to social and economic development projects and environmental causes around the world.
www.globalgiving.com
- National Center for Charitable Statistics
National repository of data and statistics on the nonprofit sector in the United States.
nccs.urban.org
- Changemakers.net
For and about social entrepreneurs exploring and developing solutions to problems in a broad range of areas.
www.changemakers.net
- Philanthropic Initiative, Inc.
Nonprofit philanthropic consulting firm designed to help donors increase the impact of their philanthropy.
www.tpi.org
- CellPhonesforSoldiers.com
Raising funds and phones to help U.S. troops abroad call home.
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
- Institute for Philanthropy
The Institute for Philanthropy is a nonprofit organization which was established to develop a greater understanding of philanthropy and its place in modern society, and ultimately to allow philanthropy to thrive.
www.instituteforphilanthropy.org.uk
- Throwplace
Allows users to list excess possessions and merchandise to donate to charities, business, and/or the general public for reuse, refurbishing, and recycling.
www.throwplace.com
- How Philanthropy Works
Defines philanthropy and describes how it works, how to make contributions, tax implications, and more.
www.howstuffworks.com/philanthropy.htm
- Independent Charities of America
Association of national and international charities working in every area of philanthropy, serving as a resource for locating charities and giving online.
www.independentcharities.org
- Favorville
Connecting people who want to give services or advice with people who need some help -- people doing favors for each other.
www.favorville.com
- Charitable Choices
A guide to national and community charities that meet the Combined Federal Campaign's and United Way's accountability standards.
www.charitablechoices.org
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