Links to Helpful Information
  • Greater Louisville Project
    http://www.greaterlouisvilleproject.org
    The Greater Louisville Project is an initiative organized by The Community Foundation of Louisville with the goal of ensuring that the recent government merger makes a positive difference for our community.

  • Brookings Institution Report on Louisville Merger
    http://www.greaterlouisvilleproject.org/brookingsreport.htm
    This study "takes stock" of how the new Regional City of Louisville stacks up on key indicators and policy areas as the 16th largest city in America.

  • Vogt Invention and Innovation Award
    www.vogtawards.com
    The Vogt Award is a program of The Community Foundation of Louisville and The Enterprise Corporation. It is intended to memorialize the Vogt tradition of innovation in Louisville and inspire inventors to see their ideas reach full potential.

  • LEAVE A LEGACY TM of Greater Louisville & Southern Indiana
    http://www.leavealegacykentuckiana.org
    A community collaboration to encourage people from all walks of life to leave an after-lifetime gift of any amount to the nonprofit organizations of their choice. The Web site offers resources and assistance with charitable gift planning.

  • Guidestar, the Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
    http://www.guidestar.org
    A free service with information on the programs and finances of more than 600,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations, as well as news stories and a donor forum.

  • Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
    http://www.give.org
    The BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers guidance to donors on making informed giving decisions

  • Center for Nonprofit Excellence
    http://www.cnpe.org/about.htm
    Created by the Donors Forum of Louisville, Metro United Way, the City of Louisville, The Community Foundation of Louisville and other civic leadership groups to serve nonprofits in their quest for management and service excellence.

  • Council on Foundations
    http://www.cof.org
    An association of foundations promoting effective and responsible philanthropy.

  • Chronicle of Philanthropy
    http://www.philanthropy.com
    Features summaries of articles from the newspaper of the nonprofit world.

  • Kentucky Secretary of State
    http://www.sos.state.ky.us
    For information on charities registered with the Commonwealth, select "On-Line Business Database," then type in the name of the charity.

Additional Links on Charitable Giving

About.com
Bettertogether.org
Changemakers
Charitable Giving in Prosperous Times

Indiana University Center on Philanthropy
Internal Revenue Service
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Center for Family Philanthropy 
National Committee on Planned Giving
The Newtithing Group
Nonprofit Times
Philanthropy Journal
Philanthropy News Digest
The Philanthropy Roundtable
Southeastern Council on Foundations
Women's Philanthropy Institute

 

Additional Resources for Nonprofits

The Alliance for Nonprofit Management
American Philanthropy Review
The Center for What Works
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Charity Channel
Energize, Inc.
e-Philantropy v.2.001
IKNOW
Internet Nonprofit Center
The Innovation Network
National Center for Nonprofit Boards
The Nonprofit Resource Center
Online Compendium of Federal & State Regulations for Nonprofit Organizations
TechSoup
Tech Supports For Nonprofits: A Resource Directory
Web Resource for Quality Form 990 Reporting


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