Resources

Resources for Individual & Business Givers

Learn more about nonprofit organizations: mission, finances, impact, evaluation

• Charity Navigator  - Online charity evaluator assessing financial health of America’s largest charities
• Guidestar – Database of nonprofit information from throughout the United States
• Network for Good  – National online giving portal

Find additional information about volunteering in the Triangle

• Executive Service Corps of the Triangle  – Connecting professionals with opportunities to volunteer as nonprofit consultants
• Kids Connect NC – Identifying opportunities for young people to do and care in their local community and beyond
• ME3 – Promoting volunteerism in Wake County, NC 
• Triangle Board Connect – Matching individuals interested in nonprofit board service with organizations that need new board members
• Triangle Impact - Making volunteering possible for everyone
• Volunteer Center for Durham – Connecting people with meaningful opportunities to help the community in Durham, NC

Discover how giving back is good for your business

• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship – Education, research, & analysis on corporate citizenship
• Bull City Forward – Durham social enterprise community
• Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy – Network of global CEOs committed to giving
• NCNG Corporate Funders Network – North Carolina’s statewide membership association for grantmakers from across the philanthropic sector
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center – Promoting better relationships between business and society to improve long-term social and economic conditions

Resources for Nonprofit Organizations

Learn how to increase your impact, improve your efficiency, raise more money, and retain great volunteers

• Duke Surplus Property Schedule - find out when Duke will be donating away surplus property
• Executive Service Corps of the Triangle  – Low cost, high quality consulting services for Triangle nonprofit organizations
• Idealist.org – Tools for nonprofit managers
• Green Plus - green and sustainable certification and education program for small businesses & nonprofit organizations
• Healthy Community Institute (BlueCross BlueShield of NC) - training to strengthen the organizational capacity of nonprofit organizations in North Carolina
• Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education, and Engagement – NC State University institute enhancing the capacity and leadership of nonprofit organizations
• Kenan-Flagler Nonprofit Board Fellows Program - The Nonprofit Board Fellows program will place MBA students on nonprofit Boards of Directors as non-voting members for six months.
• Micro-Consulting for North Carolina -  Connects student consultants with nonprofits to create sustainable solutions and build technical skills
• NC Center for Nonprofits  – North Carolina’s statewide nonprofit membership association
• Philanthropy Journal  - Nonprofit news and resources from throughout the United States

Apply for upcoming funding opportunities

• Biogen Idec Foundation Micro-Grants in Science Education - Triangle Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for the 2010-2011 cycle of the Biogen Idec Foundation Micro-Grants in Science Education Fund.
• DurhamCares Success Grant Applications 2011 - DurhamCares has just released the application for the 2011 Success Grant. We invite all registered 501(3)(c) organizations working to improve the human condition in Durham to apply.
• HIP Funders' Collaborative Org Assessment and Application - The HIP Funders’ Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities is a cross-sector initiative of funders that seeks to strengthen the knowledge of funders about Latino communities and to enhance the capacity of Latino nonprofits to become more effective organizations and advocates.