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August 09, 2006

Idealist (Action Without Borders)

SITE: Idealist (Action Without Borders)
URL: http://www.idealist.org
DESCRIPTION: Great site that pulls together news and resources (especially career searching) for non-profits.

Valuable sections to the site include:

Tools for Non Profits (Information on starting a non-profit, news sites, FAQ, support organizations, etc.)

Articles and Features (on a wide variety of subjects related to nonprofits).

Career Center

Extensive database of nonprofits

This entry was posted in the following categories: Free Internet Resources

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Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits (From the IRS)

SITE: Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits (From the IRS)
URL: http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html
DESCRIPTION: Great source of information on charities and other non-profits. Includes specific information on charitable organizations, churches and religious organizations, contributors, other nonprofits, political organizations and private foundations.

The site also has this valuable page called the Life Cycle of a Public Charity. This provides all the steps (with links) to the steps that one should take including: organizing, filing with the IRS, ongoing compliance, annual events and significant events.

This entry was posted in the following categories: Free Internet Resources , Government Resources

Posted by cseeman at 09:02 AM | Comments (0)

August 07, 2006

Nonprofit Online News (Gilbert.org)

Nonprofit Online News (Gilbert.org)

URL: http://news.gilbert.org/

This resource has a great deal of news and information on reports that have an impact on the nonprofit community. It is provided by the Gilbert Center:

(From their site): The Gilbert Center is an incubator, research institute, consulting firm, and publishing house working to support and empower the people and organizations who are changing the world for the better. The expertise of the founder, Michael Gilbert, and company lie primarily in the area of communication, whether for internal organizational health and renewal, for successful outreach to members, funders or the public, or for the dramatic opportunities presented by online communication.

This entry was posted in the following categories: Free Internet Resources

Posted by cseeman at 07:31 AM | Comments (0)

August 04, 2006

Web resources from University Libraries

Web resources from University Libraries
http://www.lib.umich.edu/grad/guide/guide.php?id=84

Among the many valuable resources on this page is the website for The Foundation Center:

A comprehensive source for news and information on U.S.-based foundations. Resources include: searchable archives of Philanthropy News Digest, Foundation Finder, Philanthropy Search Engine for the web (Sector Search), 990-PF forms, a virtual classroom with online tutorials for proposal writing, bugeting and more.

This entry was posted in the following categories: Library Internet Resources (via Univ. Libraries or Kresge Library)

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August 03, 2006

NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work)

SITE: NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work)
URL: http://www.new.org/
DESCRPITION: NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work) is a nonprofit organization located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that provides a variety of support services and resources to nonprofits in Washtenaw County and southeast Michigan. NEW gratefully acknowledges its community partners.

This entry was posted in the following categories: Free Internet Resources

Posted by cseeman at 08:52 PM | Comments (0)