NOTE: The Prevention Resources section of this library also includes resources that parents should be aware of.

100+ STATISTICS ON CRIME IN US SCHOOLS
https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/us-schools-crime-statistics/
This article has a comprehensive collection of statistics about all types of crime and student behavior in US schools. Each topic is supported by creative visualizations. It concludes with tips to prevent school crime and violence. 

BIRTH2WORK INITIATIVE - DO YOU HAVE A LEADERSHIP PLAN FOR YOUR FAMILY?
https://raisingfamilies.org/
From the web site: "At Birth2Work, our mission is to enable anyone involved in the life of a child to become a more confident leader in preparing children and families for a successful future."

CEREBRAL PALSY AND BULLYING - RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/living/bullying/
This web site provides extensive information about cerebral palsy, and also includes information about bullying, and the annual National Bullying Prevention Month. 

CONSUMER FINANCE - RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/money-as-you-grow/
From the web site: "Children learn from watching you earn, shop, save, and borrow – you’re the top influence on their financial lives. And you don’t need to be a money expert to help them start out strong.

DRUG AND ALCOLHOL ADDITION TREATMENT AND PREVENTION RESOURCES - FROM CRESTVIEW RECOVERY (PORTLAND, OR)
https://www.crestviewrecovery.com/rehab-blog/
This website provides an extensive collection of resources and services for people in the Portland, Oregon area and for those seeking information on-line.  The link I've provided is to the blog on the website.

Chicago Public Schools PARENT UNIVERSITY
https://chicagocityoflearning.org/parentuniversity
The Parent University was launched in Chicago in 2015 with the goal of providing parents and guardians of CPS students with facilities and resources to learn in the same schools attended by their children. 

FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER ON DISABILITIES - RESOURCE LINKS
https://frcd.org/resources/
The Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD) provides "Parents families in the Chicago region with of Children with Disabilities with Information, Training, and Assistance."  This link points to the resources page.

FAMILY-WORKS AND PARENTING WISELY
https://www.familyworksinc.com/
From the web site: "As an introduction, Family Works, Inc’s Parenting Wisely is evidence, research, and skills-based.  It holds the distinction of being the only online parent education course for families that is currently listed on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Our work with family service agencies, probation officers, court appointed special advocates, counselors, therapists among others has shown that PW improves parental communications. This allows parents to utilize the communication skills learned in the program to remain focused on creating successful outcomes which are in the best interest of their child(ren). We offer the curriculum in a variety of formats, as well as different versions for your target population."

MESOTHELIOMA.NET - ON-LINE RESOURCE
https://mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma-children-young-adults/
This site offers extensive resources about Mesothelioma. The link points to a blog article titled "Mesothelioma in  Children and Young Adults."

NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK - RESOURCE CENTER
https://www.nctsn.org/resources
From the web site: "Established by Congress in 2000, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) brings a singular and comprehensive focus to childhood trauma. NCTSN’s collaboration of frontline providers, researchers, and families is committed to raising the standard of care while increasing access to services. Combining knowledge of child development, expertise in the full range of child traumatic experiences, and dedication to evidence-based practices, the NCTSN changes the course of children’s lives by changing the course of their care."

PARENT TOOL KIT FROM NBC
https://www.today.com/parenting-guides
From the web site: "Parent Toolkit is a one-stop resource developed with parents in mind. It’s produced by NBC News Education Nation and supported by Pearson and includes information about almost every aspect of your child’s development, because they're all connected. Healthy, successful children can excel in many areas – in the classroom, on the court, and in their relationships with peers and adults. Our advice also covers important topics for navigating life after high school."

PARTNERSHIP FOR DRUG FREE.ORG - RESOURCES
https://drugfree.org/prevention-and-taking-action-early/
From the web site:  "By bringing together renowned scientists, parent experts and communications professionals, we translate the science of teen drug use and addiction for families. At drugfree.org, parents can find a wealth of information, tools and opportunities to connect with other parents and caregivers who may have a child struggling with addiction."

RESEARCH-BASED RESOURCES ON PARENTING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS
https://sel.lab.uic.edu/parent-resources/
From the web site: "The mission of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the Social and Emotional Learning Research Group is to help make evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of education from preschool through high school. Because parents are critical partners in achieving that mission, we are providing resources to help them learn more. We have partnered with parenting and SEL expert Jennifer Miller to develop a thoughtfully curated list of resources that might assist parents in learning more about social and emotional learning in schools or in their own parenting practices with their children. There is also a section specific to supporting school-family partnerships with resources to help parents engage in their children’s school. These particular sites were chosen because they regularly utilize the research literature to ensure that their work is well-informed by science."

RESOURCE FOR PARENTS WITH KIDS WHO HAVE ASD, CFS OR FIBROMYALGIA
https://caring4ourkids.com/
The Caring 4 Kids web site is an extensive resource library for "parents who have children on the Autism Spectrum or who suffer from inflammatory diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia."  Browse the resource page and the Library for relevant links.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY NETWORK - RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
https://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/RFP.aspx
From the web site: "The School Community Network (SCN) provides resources, training, and tools to build strong school communities focused on student learning." This page points to a resource page. You need to use the search feature and drop down menu to find categories and links to articles.

SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND BIRTH INJURIES
https://www.childbirthinjuries.com/resources/special-education/
This website has an extensive list of resources for parents of children who need special education programs due to disabilities and/or birth injuries.

STOP BULLYING NOW RESOURCE SITE
https://www.stopbullying.gov/
StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying.

SUBSTANCE ADDITION PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON STATE 
https://freebythesea.com/addiction-treatments/
While this site focuses on Washington State the resources about substance addition treatment are valuable and might be a template that other states could duplicate.

TAKING THE BULLY BY THE HORNS - ARTICLES, LESSONS
https://kathynoll.com/
The Taking the Bully By the Horns web site contains articles instructing adults on how to prevent children from becoming victims of violence and abuse on school grounds, along with links to other similar web sites.

TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT CANCER
https://www.mesotheliomahope.com/resources/children/
This article is an extensive resource parents, care givers and mentors can use when talking to their children about cancer.

ANALYZING THE SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS
https://www.wilder.org/sites/default/files/imports/SROIMentoringExecSum_4-07.pdf
From the web site: "According to the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota’s Social Return on Investment Study (SROI), Minnesota can expect a $2.72 return for every dollar spent on effective mentoring programs in the state. The economic returns measure both the achieved reduction in costs of youth treatment programs on an annual basis and the projected increases in lifetime earnings to be attained by helping put at-risk youth on a path toward becoming productive adult citizens."

ASK THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE STARTING A NONPROFIT
https://nonprofit-utopia.lpages.co/questions-you-need-to-ask-before-starting-a-nonprofit/
The NonProfit Utopia website has a FREE workbook that you can download to find questions you and your team should be asking before you start a non profit organization.  View this video from NonProfit Utopia outlining "10 Common Mistakes Nonprofit Founders Make"

ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTANTS TO NON PROFITS (CHICAGO)
https://www.acnconsult.org/
From the web site: "For more than 25 years, ACN has strengthened mission-driven organizations by serving as Chicagoland’s premier society of professional nonprofit consultants. As thought leaders in this focused and ever-changing sector, our members provide organizations with a rich resource of expertise, education and experience." Follow the blog for ideas on leading a non profit organization. 

BOARDNET HELPS NPOS RECRUIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BOARD DEVELOPMENT
http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp
From the web site: "boardnetUSA is a unique website dedicated to the express purpose of connecting nonprofit boards and new leaders. This site is designed to be a common technological platform for a national collaborative network of communities working locally to enhance nonprofit board governance. This growing network of community partners work together on common themes of populating board rooms as well as individually developing services tailored to their local market.

CENTER FOR NON PROFIT LEARNING
http://nonprofit-learn.org/web/site/#/pages/home
From the web site: "The Center for Nonprofit Learning is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide the training, knowledge and resources to help nonprofit organizations succeed. We believe that the most important asset in an organization is its people, and our programs and services are designed with your most important asset in mind."

CHICAGO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORY
https://ipce.shinyapps.io/cldd/
From the website: “The 97 programs included in the CLDD are active leadership development programs designed for people 18 and over who live or work in Chicago. Each program is based in Chicago, nonprofit, lasts longer than one day, has an open application (if applicable) and is not for credit or licensure. “ Published by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) at the University of Illinois Chicago.

COMPREHENSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM GRAPHIC - FROM AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/Comprehensive-Afterschool_National-12-17-21.pdf
If you're starting a new afterschool tutor/mentor program, or looking for ways to improve, this 2022 graphic from the Afterschool Alliance shows elements you should try to build into the program.

EVALUATING SOCIAL INNOVATION - DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION
https://www.fsg.org/publications/evaluating-social-innovation
A new process is needed to evaluate social innovation projects where the path to achieving goals is unclear, little is known about what will work, where, and under what conditions, etc.   Download and read this report to understand the challenges facing social innovators and funders when trying to understand and evaluate impact of innovative projects.

FINGERPRINTING SERVICE FOR VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECKS - CHICAGO
https://www.traceidentitysi.com/
Most youth serving volunteer-based organizations do some sort of background checks and many include fingerprinting.  This organization serves many youth organizations in Chicago. 

GOVERNANCE IS GOVERNANCE. GOOD ADVICE FOR NPOS (PDF)
https://independentsector.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Governance-Is-Governance.pdf
This article, first published in 1987, provides an excellent foundation for CEOs, Board Chairs and Board Members to understand their respective roles in the care and nurturing of a successful and healthy organization. As relevant today as when it was written.

GUIDE FOR ATTRACTING, REWARDING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEERS - 2023 ARTICLE
https://imprint.com/blog/2023/06/07/4141/
This article contains many useful tips for recruiting and retaining volunteers.  

HOW TO FIND A JOB IN A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION - 112 NPO JOBS NEAR ME
https://zety.com/blog/nonprofit-jobs#best
This is a  blog on a job-search web site called Zety.  It's a list of non profit organizations. You can use this to do research on potential employers. 

HOW TO START A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/how-start-nonprofit
This article from The National Council of Nonprofits provides information that anyone can use to launch a new nonprofit organization.  It starts with "doing your research".  

iCOHERE: UNIFIED LEARNING SYSTEM FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
https://www.icohere.com/
I first connected with this organization in 2002.  They have grown since then. From the web site: "Unified Learning brings the many modes of professional development and collaboration into a single delivery platform. That’s the unique thing about iCohere: it is not simply a Learning Management System, it’s a Unified Learning System. Why maintain multiple systems for your online Courses, Conferences, and Communities, when you can have a single unified system?'

LEAP OF REASON AMBASSADORS COMMUNITY
https://www.leapambassadors.org/
From the web site: "The Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community is a private community of nonprofit thought leaders, leader practitioners, progressive funders, policy makers, and instigators who believe “performance matters.”  Our audacious vision is to trigger a mindshift within a vital core of the social sector to accept that mission and performance are inextricably linked."

MANAGING RISK AND LIABILITY IN MENTORING - - PDF
http://www.emt.org/userfiles/RiskManagement.pdf
This pdf is from a 2002 Regional Training Symposium which presented a six-hour comprehensive approach to Risk Management that utilizes curricula based on the book  More Than A Matter of Trust: Managing the Risks of Mentoring , written by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center in Washington, D.C.  Use the Google search tool to find more information on this topic. 

MEASUREMENT TOOL AND BENCHMARKING NETWORK FOR CHARITABLE SECTOR
https://www.trueimpact.com/
From the web site: "True Impact is a web-based measurement tool and benchmarking network for the charitable sector." This link points to the site's resource section.  Donors and nonprofits use True Impact to measure the social impact of their grants, volunteerism, and other philanthropic investments, to demonstrate success and identify opportunities for improvement." 

MENTORING EVALUATION RESOURCES
http://www.mentoringevaluation.com/
From the web site: " ARC bridges the gap between research and practice to help mentoring programs make stronger matches and demonstrate the outcomes they produce. Please email or call to find out what ARC can do for you."

MIKE THE MENTOR - EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP COACHING
https://www.mikethementor.co.uk/
If you need help with  Executive Coaching, to be a better leader;  Leadership Coaching, to build a high-performing team; Team Coaching, to develop your coaching presence, etc. browse this site for training articles and to see how Mike might help you.

MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS - RESOURCE LIBRARY
https://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/resources-tools
From the web site: "he Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) was founded in 1987 to meet the increasing information needs of nonprofits and to convene nonprofits to address issues facing the sector. It is the largest state association of nonprofits in the U.S."

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NON PROFITS
https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/
From the web site: "The National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) is a trusted resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits. Through our powerful network of State Associations and 25,000-plus members – the nation’s largest network of nonprofits – we serve as a central coordinator and mobilizer to help nonprofits achieve greater collective impact in local communities across the country. We identify emerging trends, share proven practices, and promote solutions that benefit charitable nonprofits and the communities they serve." 

NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER
https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/
This site provides an extensive set of resources, training materials and webinars that youth mentoring programs can use the Center to strengthen their services.

NONPROFIT UTOPIA - COMMUNITY FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS - LAUNCHED 2018
https://nonprofitutopia.mn.co/
From the web site: "Nonprofit Utopia seeks to provide a high-value networking experience at a reasonable cost. You will have access to what will eventually become a global network of emerging leaders of nonprofits and NGO's that are grappling with similar issues. The answers to your most pressing questions will be just a click away with multiple perspectives and alternatives to consider. You will also be able to get ongoing professional development through the combination of peer-led conversations, training and workshops."

PUTTING DATA TO WORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUITABLE SYSTEMS
https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/framework-for-measurement-continuous-improvement-and-equitable-systems.aspx
This is a guidebook and tools that non-school programs can use to evaluate and constantly improve the services they offer to youth.  It's part of an extensive library of resources hosted by the Wallace Foundation.

THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP - RESOURCES FOR NON PROFITS
https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library?searchtext=&searchmode=anyword
The Bridgespan Group has extensive resources on its web site that can be used by non profit managers and board members, as well as donors and volunteers. It says it is "Helping nonprofits and philanthropy achieve breakthrough strategy, leadership and result."

THE GRANTSMANSHIP CENTER (TGCI) - EXTENSIVE RESOURCE
https://www.tgci.com/
From the web site: "Our mission is to help private and public nonprofits make better communities. And we do that by offering training and publications to help organizations plan solid programs, write logical, compelling grant proposals and create earned income opportunities. We succeed when you succeed to help those you care about most."

13 STEPS THAT HELP DEFINE A QUALITY MENTORING PROGRAM
https://albertamentors.ca/8500/13-steps-that-help-define-a-quality-mentoring-program-do-you-complete-all-13-steps/
From the Alberta Mentoring Partnership web site: "Quality mentoring is mentoring that produces significant, lasting, positive outcomes for mentees. It is responsible, ethical, effective mentoring. Mentoring programs come in all shapes and sizes but there are some key components that help to ensure quality and that the needs of the mentee, volunteer mentor, organization and community are fulfilled." Take time to review and include these in your program planning and development.

AFTERSCHOOL TRAINING TOOL KIT
https://sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/homework/pr_study_skills.html
This site offers ideas volunteers in tutor/mentor programs can use to be more effective in working with student learners.

ARTICLE ABOUT RESEARCH ON BUILDING MENTORING SUPPORT SYSTEMS
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01488376.2018.1472174?
This research paper is titled The Mentoring FAN: A Promising Approach to Enhancing Attunement within the Mentoring System and talks about building a support infrastructure that aids mentors, parents, youth and staff in organized volunteer-based youth mentoring programs. 

BECOMING A BETTER MENTOR - NEW RESOURCE FROM MENTOR
https://www.mentoring.org/resource/becoming-a-better-mentor/
This new 2022 resource from the National Mentoring  Partnership aimed at helping mentors build stronger relationships with mentees.  

CARS MENTORING - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CALIFORNIA MENTORING PROGRAMS
http://www.carsmentoring.org/main.php
From the web site: "In order to assist mentoring programs in the state of California, we provide customized technical assistance and training. The Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) administers the Mentoring Technical Assistance contract that is funded through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP)."

CENTER FOR TEACHING & LEARNING - TEACHING RESOURCES
https://teaching.washington.edu/
This University of Washington site "promotes student learning by supporting and strengthening the UW teaching community."  The site has a wealth of resources for teachers that tutors and mentors from around the country could also use.

CHRONICLE OF EVIDENCE BASED MENTORING
https://www.evidencebasedmentoring.org/
From the web site: "The Chronicle is an online source for sharing new findings and ideas about youth mentoring.  The goal of the Chronicle is to encourage active dialogue around evidence-based practice in youth mentoring in ways that improve the practice of youth mentoring." Browse the site to see the wide range of resources that are available.

EDUCATION NORTHWEST RESOURCES FOR MENTORING AND TUTORING
http://educationnorthwest.org/areas-of-work/youth-community
From the web site: "For nonprofits and community-based organizations serving youth, we provide professional development and a wide range of capacity-building support through the Institute for Youth Success at Education Northwest. Services include training and technical assistance, research, and consultation for mentoring, tutoring, and out-of-school time programs."


GROWTH MINDSET TOOLKIT FOR MENTORS
https://www.mindsetkit.org/growth-mindset-mentors
From the web site: "Developed in collaboration with MENTOR. This toolkit can help mentors understand growth mindset and how to apply growth mindset strategies to many of the challenges that youth and adults face in life."


HELPFUL YOUTH MENTORING LINKS FROM MENTORING MATTERS
https://yess.co.nz/links/
This is an extensive library of resources and ideas related to youth mentoring, hosted by Robin Cox, a long-term leader of mentoring strategies in Australia and New Zealand. The materials on this site are intended to promote and encourage the spirit of mentoring.   The aim is to create a 'one-stop' website for those interested in youth mentoring, which will provide them with links to some of the leading youth mentoring websites in the world. 


INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF EDUCATION - FREE TRAINING BOOKLETS
https://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/node/103?hub=41
From the web site: The mandate of IBE  is "Strengthen the capacity of member states to design, develop and implement curricula that ensure the equity, quality, relevance and effectiveness of education and learning systems. IBE-UNESCO is therefore the most appropriate organization to support the efforts of Member States in the implementation of the objective of sustainable development 4: "Ensuring universal access to quality education , On an equal footing, and to promote opportunities for lifelong learning."  The site includes many easy-to-use, easy-to-understand booklets that you can Download, FREE. 

INTERNATIONAL MENTORING ASSOCIATION - MENTORING QUESTIONS
https://mentoringassociation.org/faqs.htm
From the web site:  "The International Mentoring Association (IMA) vision is to be the ultimate resource for the development of human potentional through mentoring.  The IMA mission is to provide networking opportunities and share practices and research for the accreditation of mentoring programs and the development of mentoring relationships." 

MANDATED REPORTING IN ILLINOIS/ERIN'S LAW
https://www.erinslaw.org/
From the web site: "Erin’s Law is named after childhood sexual assault survivor, author, speaker and activist Erin Merryn, who is the founder and President of Erin’s Law, which is registered with the State of Illinois and the IRS as a 501 (c)(4) non-profit social welfare organization.  After Erin introduced the legislation in her home state of Illinois, the bill was named “Erin’s Law” after her by legislators and it has caught on nationwide.  “Erin’s Law” requires that all public schools in each state implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program."  Visit the web site to learn more.

MENTORING ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/current-students/student-support/academic-support/youth-mentoring-resources.html
This list of mentoring activities was developed by volunteers who were participants of  the Mentoring and Tutoring Education Scheme (MATES) Junior programme, which serves youth in New Zealand.

MENTORING CENTRAL - RESEARCH BASED ON-LINE MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
http://mentoringcentral.net/
From the web site: "We’re committed to changing the lives of youth. We develop and deliver products and services that make mentors better mentors—and we take mentoring programs to their highest level.   Our multidisciplinary team of scientists, educators, and mentoring practitioners combine science, real world perspectives, and field-tested studies. The result? First-of-their-kind products and services that are both effective and practical.  Consider us your mentoring partner—your single source for training, evaluation tools, and customized services. We support and enhance youth mentoring programs across town and around the world. Some of our clients include Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the National Urban League, Mentoring USA, and the New York City Mentoring for Achievement initiative."


MENTORING TOOLKIT - FROM ALBERTA MENTORS
https://albertamentorship.ca/mentorship-program/
From the web site: "This Mentoring Toolkit provides the tools, resources and support to create, implement, deliver and evaluate a quality mentoring program   The Toolkit is intended to be used in a range of communities, and can be adapted to the unique values, needs, strengths and challenges that each community encompasses."


MENTORING PROGRAM RESOURCES - MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF SW PA
https://www.mentoringpittsburgh.org/pages/program-resources
From the web site: "The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA (TMP) helps children by delivering resources to mentoring programs throughout our region. We promote the importance of quality mentoring; present best practices and research; and deliver training, technical assistance and professional development for the staff and volunteers of local programs.  TMP's technical assistance program, Striving for Mentoring Excellence Coaching, gives partner organizations the opportunity to reflect, self-review and set goals for their programs."  The site has an extensive set of resources. 

MENTORING RESOURCE LINKS - ONLINE CLEARINGHOUSE
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/mentoring.htm
This is part of the resource library hosted by the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools. There are dozens of links in this section so spend a little time on an on-going basis learning from what is available.

MINNESOTA MENTORING PARTNERSHIP - RESOURCES
https://www.mentormn.org/training-library
From the web site: "The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth. For over 20 years, MPM has been a consistent presence to mentoring organizations throughout the state and leads the mentoring movement to ensure youth and mentors have access to high-quality mentoring experiences."  The web site has an extensive resource library.

NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER
https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/
From the web site: "Our goal is to improve the quality and effectiveness of youth mentoring across the country through increased use of evidence-based practices and sharing practitioner innovations." The site has an extensive set of resources, blogs, webinar, etc.

QUAGLIA INSTITUTE ASPIRATIONS FRAMEWORK - APPLY TO MENTORING PROGRAM DESIGN
https://quagliainstitute.org/services/professional-development
From the web site: "The Quaglia Institute's Aspirations Framework outlines a research-based way to recognize and develop aspirations, while trusting in the professional judgment of educators and insights of students to decide what concrete actions are best for their school. This combination of the Institute's expertise articulated in the Framework, and a school's expertise in their unique culture, cultivates a learning environment in which all students and adults are inspired to achieve their very best - personally, socially, and academically.

RESOURCES TO HELP MENTORS DEAL WITH TRAUMA - SELF CARE RESOURCES
http://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html
From the web site."Welcome to the UB School of Social Work's Self Care site. The resources in these pages can be thought of as a "Self-Care Starter Kit" appropriate for both students in training and for professionals already working in the field. There are also additional resources that we trust will be helpful no matter where you are on your self-care journey."  This web site was specifically designed for and by social work students ­ and some of this material can be adapted easily to volunteers.

STARTING A MENTORING PROGRAM PDF
http://www.emt.org/userfiles/StartMentWeb.pdf
This is a very good resource for programs just getting started. It's published by the EMT Group, of Folsom, California.

STARTING AND SUSTAINING A NON-SCHOOL, VOLUNTEER-BASED TUTOR/MENTOR PROGRAM
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/how-to-start-a-program
This link points to a set of presentations available on the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC web site that leaders can use to start mentor-rich programs, and keep them going for many years.

SUMMER WORKS MENTORING GUIDE - PDF
https://poverty.umich.edu/files/2020/11/PovertySolutions-SummerWorks-How-To-Guide-final-smaller-file.pdf
From the PDF:  "SummerWorks is a 10-week summer employment and mentorship program located in Washtenaw County, Michigan. We connect young adults aged 16 to 24 in our community to resources for building professional networks, exploring career opportunities, and developing essential job and leadership skills.  This document outlines suggestions for mentor training and support, best practices for mentorship, and tips for structuring mentoring relationships in the form of potential meeting agendas, activities, and discussion questions. As a part of SummerWorks, youth participants also attend weekly professional development workshops. The potential mentorship meeting topics outlined in this guide were designed to build on and mirror the SummerWorks Professional Development curriculum." Many of the ideas in this PDF can be applied in other volunteer-based tutoring and/or mentoring structures for younger youth. 

THAT READING THING - TRAINING RESOURCE FOR VOLUNTEERS
http://thatreadingthing.com/help-ideas-literacy/spelling-help/
This is a UK based company that offers on-line training and shares many useful ideas about reading, spelling, etc. on their web site.  The training is fee based, but the on-line ideas are free.

THE MENTOR CONSULTING GROUP
http://www.mentorconsultinggroup.com/
The Mentor Consulting Group  (MCG), located in Norwalk, CT, "offers a wide range of services to community and faith organizations, schools and districts, corporations, professional associations, states, provinces, and federal government entities seeking comprehensive guidance in planning and implementing safe and effective mentoring programs for youth and adults."


TRAINING THE E-LEARNING WORLD - TRAININGSHARE.COM
http://www.trainingshare.com/
From the web site: "This site contains resources for trainers and instructors working in the higher education, government, military, and the corporate training world. K-12 instructors will also find some materials that they can use. In our Resources section, you will find useful information on teaching online courses or workshops, as well as general e-learning links. This site also features presentations and keynotes talks by Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology and adjunct in the School of Informatics at Indiana University. Dr. Bonk is President of CourseShare LLC as well as the Founder and is former President of SurveyShare, Inc."

TRAINING OF MENTORS - VIDEO WITH DWAYNE BENNETT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmrR7BUAA0
This video features Dwayne Bennett who is a consultant to help mentor programs grow, and a trainer of mentors.  Many good tips provided.  

VINTAGE IMPROVISATION DETROIT - USEFUL RESOURCE
https://www.vintageimprovisationdetroit.com/
Vintage Improvisation Detroit is led by Paula Derks. On her website she says "Improvisation "helps your most important people play virtual games and activities on purpose and learn how to 'think on their feet' and grow more confident and connected in the process."  Visit the site to see ways this might be a useful tool for your organization.

Training Links Section of Tutor/Mentor Library

Helping volunteer-based tutor and/or mentor programs grow in all high poverty neighborhoods requires making
available information programs can use to train volunteers, staff, board members and donors.  We've collected links
to training resources since the 1990s.  The site where this information has been
hosted is now only available as an archive. The links are being moved to this site.

The links below are sub-categories in the training section of the library.


It might be better to call these "learning" links because they are 
freely available to everyone who wants to constantly improve what they
do to help kids in poverty areas move through school and into adult lives.

If you find broken links send information to tutormentor 2 at earthlink.net

Share these links with your volunteers, staff, parents and leaders.

Tutor/Mentor learning resources - click here

Resources for NPO leaders - click here

Resources for Parents - click here

Resources for Educators - click here

Conferences of interest - click here

As you visit websites in this sub-section also take time to skim through the links in the other subsections of the fund raising section of this library.

"IMPOSSIBLE TO JUSTIFY." A POLITICAL SCIENTIST TAKES ON AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY
https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2019/1/7/impossible-to-justify-a-political-scientist-takes-on-american-philanthropy
This article is a review of a Dec. 2018 book by Rob Reich, faculty co-director of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Here's one quote from the article:  apart from other critics, though, is that he’s a political philosopher who brings theoretical rigor to a subject that still receives only sparse attention from academics. That deeper approach is on display in a new book Reich published in November, "Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better."

3 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDERS BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF MAC KENZIE SCOTT'S PHILANTHROPY - 2023 ARTICLE
https://cep.org/3-key-recommendations-for-funders-based-on-an-analysis-of-mackenzie-scotts-philanthropy/
This CEP (Center for Effective Philanthropy) article provides an in-depth analysis of grant making by MacKenzie Scott and identifies gaps. One recommendation is "do your homework".  It's a lesson for all philanthropic organizations. 

360 GIVING - STUDIES UK PHILANTHROPY
https://www.threesixtygiving.org/
From the web site: "Our mission is to support UK grantmakers to publish information on who, where and what they fund in an open, standardised format to build a better picture of the funding landscape and boost its impact. We have created the 360Giving Standard so funders can share and compare this information." Established 2015.

ABOUT GLASSPOCKETS -TRANSPARENCY OF FOUNDATIONS
https://glasspockets.org/about-glasspockets
Glasspockets is "reviewing the web sites of the largest foundations to reveal their current online transparency and accountability practices." This seems like a valuable resource for grant seekers and grant makers.

ARTICLES ON PHILANTHROPY AND PLANNED GIVING
https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/research/prior-research/index.html
This page on the web site of the Center on Philanthropy at the University of Indiana offers a wealth of information for donors and non profit leaders.

CANDID - FORMED BY MERGER OF FOUNDATION CENTER & GUIDESTAR
https://candid.org/
Candid was created in 2019 by the merger of the resources of two long-time giants in the NonProfit and Philanthropic world. This site is one of the most comprehensive resource libraries in the world and over the past decade has absorbed many other sites into its umbrella of services.

CHARITABLE GIVING TRENDS - NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
https://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-resources/charitable-giving-statistics/
This site provide data on charitable giving in the US and many other resources for donors and non profit leaders.

CHARITY (CHECK) 101- FREE DIRECTORY OF IRS-RECOGNIZED CHARITIES AND NONPROFITS
https://charitycheck101.org/
On this web site you can search by zip code, FEIN, or charity name and find most resent financial information about the organization. 

CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY - ON-LINE RESOURCE
https://www.philanthropy.com/
The  Chronicle of Philanthropy site has a wealth of information for non profit and philanthropic leaders. You need to subscribe to access most of these.

CURRENT TRENDS IN PHILANTHROPY
https://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/author-larry-mcgill/
This link points to six articles about data use in philanthropy written by Larry McGill, vice president for research at the Foundation Center.

EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM - HOW CAN WE USE OUR RESOURCES TO HELP OTHERS THE MOST?
https://www.effectivealtruism.org/
From the web site: "Effective altruism is about answering one simple question: how can we use our resources to help others the most?  Rather than just doing what feels right, we use evidence and careful analysis to find the very best causes to work on.  But it's no use answering the question unless you act on it. Effective altruism is about following through. It's about being generous with your time and your money to do the most good you can."

FORD FOUNDATION TO FOCUS ON INEQUALITY - 2015 AND BEYOND
https://www.fordfoundation.org/just-matters/just-matters/posts/moving-the-ford-foundation-forward/
This article describes the Ford Foundation's new strategic focus on inequality, describing it as "at the root of nearly every injustice".

FOREFRONT - ENGAGING FOR IMPACT (WAS DONORS FORUM)
https://myforefront.org/
From the web site:  "Forefront (formerly the Donors Forum of Chicago) is building a vibrant social impact sector for all the people in Illinois through four key strategies: Attracting Investment to the Sector, Developing Top Talent, Improving Systems and Policies, and Building Organizational Capacity."

FOUNDATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN NETWORKED AGE
https://www.alliancemagazine.org/opinion/gorillas-in-the-midst-foundation-accountability-in-a-networked-age/
The writer of this article titled "Gorillas in the midst: foundation accountability in a networked age" reflects on the power of foundations and the lack of accountability. The article offers "four behaviors that are proving necessary for any business, government agency or non-profit to maintain a social licence in this dynamic environment" 

FOUNDATION MAPS IS POWERED BY CANDID'S WORLD-CLASS PHILANTHROPY DATA
https://maps.foundationcenter.org/home.php
From the web site: "By tapping into our vast database of information on grantmakers and grants, and providing access to a diverse array of demographic, socio-economic, and other data, Philanthropy In/Sight  enables grantmakers to identify areas of greatest need and visualize philanthropy's impact on different metropolitan areas."  Browse the site. 

FUNDING CENTRE - AUSTRALIA
https://explore.fundingcentre.com.au/tools-resources/home#fundraising-fundamentals
While this focuses on Australia, it offers tips that non profits anywhere can use. Take a look.

FUNDING TRENDS DASHBOARD - UK
https://jpvsilva88.github.io/funding-trends/
This is an interesting effort to understand funding trends in the UK. The dashboard is hosted on Github. Here's it's description: "Funding Trends helps people understand grant-making data from 360Giving in a new and exciting way. Users can zoom out on the data to see the overall funding trends and then zoom in to take a closer look at dedicated dashboards for each funder for the time period 2013-17."

GIVING IN ILLINOIS - FOREFRONT REPORTS
https://myforefront.org/search/?fwp_search=giving%20in%20illinois%20
Search on this page and find annual reports on giving by Illinois Foundations. These are produced by Forefront and The Foundation Center.

HOW AMERICA GIVES - A MAP OF PHILANTHROPY AND GIVING IN AMERICA
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy conducted to examine giving data by ZIP code and by income level in every city and town in the United States.  The study is based on exact dollar amounts released by the Internal Revenue Service showing the value of charitable deductions claimed by American taxpayers. It is not based on extrapolations from spot surveys or statistical models."  Create your own maps and use them in advocacy to improve the flow of dollars to volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in under-served areas

HOW TO DONATE YOUR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY TO A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/how-to-donate-life-insurance-policy/
This is a comprehensive article showing ways you can use your life insurance policy to support a charity of your choosing.  It's a creative way to support youth serving programs. 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR
https://independentsector.org/
From the web site: "Independent Sector is a nonprofit coalition of more than 700 national organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs, collectively representing tens of thousands of charitable groups in every state across the nation. Its mission is to promote, strengthen, advance the non profit and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the public good. 

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY - READ BLOG ARTICLES
https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/
From the web site: "We created Inside Philanthropy with a simple goal: To pull back the curtain on one of the most powerful and dynamic forces shaping society. Every day, our team of editors and reporters is digging into how foundations and major donors are giving away their money, and why.  We believe the resources of philanthropy should be accessible to all, not just to those with the right connections, and we seek to explain the world of giving in ways that anyone can understand. If you're looking for funds to support your work, we can help."

LEARNING BY GIVING FOUNDATION - GRANT MAP
https://map.learningbygivingfoundation.org/
From the web site: "The Learning by Giving Foundation only funds undergraduate courses at colleges and universities across the country that offer high quality experiential for-credit courses in philanthropy i.e., those that combine the study of theory with the practice of philanthropy." The Grant Map shows where they fund. It's a tool that would be great to see on every donor web site.

MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS -COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY
https://mcf.org/networks
From the web site: "The Minnesota Council on Foundations expands and strengthens a vibrant community of diverse grantmakers who individually and collectively advance the common good. MCF members represent three-quarters of all grantmaking in the state, awarding more than $1 billion annually."  Many of the resources on the site, such as this page on collaborative philanthropy, can be useful in other states. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY KNOWLEDGE CENTER
https://www.ncfp.org/knowledge-center/
From the web site: "The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) is the only national nonprofit dedicated exclusively to families who give and those who work with them. We provide the resources, expertise and support families need to transform their values into effective giving that makes a lasting impact on the communities they serve. Together, we make great things happen." 

NEO PHILANTHROPY - FOCUS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE
https://neophilanthropy.org/about/
From the web site: "NEO Philanthropy is a 501(c)(3) public charity committed to building strong social justice movements. As an intermediary, we bridge the gap that often exists between funders and organizations doing the work, through collaborative funds, fiscal sponsorships, donor services and capacity building." Visit the web site to learn more. 

NEW RESEARCH PLAN TO STUDY WEALTH AND GENEROSITY - 2023 BLOG POST
https://renebekkers.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/new-research-plan-wealth-and-generosity/
This is one of many articles on a blog by Rene Bekkers, the Professor of Philanthropy and Director of the Center for Philanthropic Studies at Vrije University in Amsterdam.  

NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND THEORY OR CHANGE
https://nff.org/nff-theory-change
This page uses visualizations to show how its work leads to greater racial equity, community wealth and well-being.

NONPROFIT QUARTERLY - RESOURCE FOR NPO SECTOR
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/
This is an on-line publication and meeting place for members of the non profit and social sector. Subscription may be required to view some sections and articles.

NONPROFIT TIMES
https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/
This is a business publication for nonprofit management that delivers news, business information and original research on the daily operations of tax-exempt organizations.

NONPROFIT WORKS
http://ccss.jhu.edu/nonprofit-works/help/
From the web site: "America's nonprofit sector employs the third largest workforce of any of the 18 industries into which statistical authorities divide the American economy. What is more, it is adding employment at a rate that exceeds that of the country's business sector. Yet, due to the way national economic data are kept, these facts are unknown to most policymakers--as well as to most leaders in the nonprofit sector itself.  

The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies' Nonprofit Economic Data project (NED) has created NonProfit Works (2017) to  share previously untapped source of data generated through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) with the general public."  Browse the site to learn more.

ON-LINE DONATION SERVICES
https://www.affinityresources.com/pgs/awz55Online2.shtml
This web site is home of a consulting firm called Affinity Resources, which helps non profits with marketing, on-line fund raising and capital campaigns. This link points to a page where they show a comprehensive matrix that lists many of the major online donation web sites available (in 2012) and breaks down the associated costs.

PHILAMPLIFY SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT OF GRANT MAKERS
https://www.ncrp.org/publications/philamplify
From the web site: "Philamplify is an initiative of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) that aims to maximize the impact of our country’s grantmakers. By providing a modern, user-friendly space to gather straightforward feedback from everyone involved in philanthropy, the project brings together voices that have traditionally been unheard."   Browse the web site to learn more.

PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE, INC.
https://www.tpi.org/about
From the web site:  "The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI) is a nonprofit advisory team that designs, carries out and evaluates philanthropic programs for individual donors, families, foundations, and corporations. Since it was founded in 1989, TPI's goal has been to help clients to invest in their own values, communities and societies for maximum impact.  TPI also encourages a positive climate for philanthropy and actively promotes effective giving through our work with community foundations, Regional Associations of Grantmakers and others."

PHILANTHROPY AND COVID-19: MEASURING ONE YEAR OF GIVING-2021 REPORT
https://www.issuelab.org/resources/38039/38039.pdf
This report (PDF) by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) looked at the philanthropic dollars that were distributed for COVID-19 in all of 2020.  

PHILANTHROPY CENTER AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
https://heller.brandeis.edu/sillerman/
From the web site:  "The Sillerman Center engages in research about social justice philanthropy, the impact philanthropy can have on public policy and philanthropy education.  Center research  has direct application in the field.  Applied social science is used to shed light on emerging issues in the field of philanthropy.  An interdisciplinary perspective aligns perfectly with the study of philanthropy, an area inherently interdisciplinary in nature."

RELATIONSHIP BASED SYSTEMS IN PHILANTHROPY
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This is an article By John Esterle, The Whitman Institute; Malka Kopell, Civity; Palma Strand, Civity. It begins with these two statements: "Investing in relationships, according to Esterle, Kopell, and Strand, “is a systems-savvy strategy” because “building relationships — relationships of respect and empathy — has the capacity to neutralize the relationships of exploitation, marginalization, and oppression that lie at the core of our social challenges.” “Influencing systems, rather than attempting to control them, calls funders to a new and promising approach to maximizing impact on democracy and civic life. This approach calls for directly investing in relationships, engaging relationally with grantees, and partnering with grantees in the enterprise of joint learning and growth."  Read the full article.

ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION - FOCUS ON POVERTY IN NYC
https://www.robinhood.org/
From the web site:  "Robin Hood is New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, and since 1988 has focused on finding, funding and creating programs and schools that generate meaningful results for families in New York's poorest neighborhoods."

SOCIAL CHANGE PHILANTHROPY ARTICLE
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/working-for-social-justice-with-social-change-philanthropy/
The writer wrote this in 2012 and says "Things haven’t changed much and I think that’s sad.  Social change philanthropy is about organizing and activism. It’s about engaging all members of our society in dialogue and action."   It's now 2022 and still not much has changed. Read more and share this with your network.

STATE OF NONPROFIT SECTOR - NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND
https://nff.org/learn/survey
From the web site: "The NPFF State of the Sector survey is a widely cited barometer of US nonprofits' programmatic, management, and financial health. We gather, analyze, share, and drive dialogue about this critical data." This is one of many resources on this site that NPO leaders should get to know.

STUDY OF HIGH NET WORTH PHILANTHROPY - 2018
https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/1805/17666/high-net-worth2018-summary.pdf
From the web site: "The 2018 U.S. Trust® Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy1 (the “Study”) is the seventh in a biennial series of reports on the giving and volunteering practices of wealthy households in the United States. Based on a nationally representative random sample of wealthy households, the Study is an authoritative source of information on wealthy Americans’ philanthropic attitudes and practices." 

SYSTEMS CHANGE PHILANTHROPY - RESOURCE OF CHANDLER FOUNDATION
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This PDF is titled "Systems Change Philanthropy:  An Initial Landscape of Actors, Initiatives and Resources" and is a "list of the actors, initiatives, and informational resources at the intersection of systems change and philanthropy."   It's in PDF format but the links are live. 

TCC GROUP - THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR NPOS, PHILANTHROPY, BUSINESS
https://www.tccgrp.com/service/strategy/
From the web site:  "Our staff regularly publish and present insights from our work and develop new frameworks, tools, and resources for the social sector. TCC Group's knowledge is typically shared through a number of formats, including briefing papers, presentations, webinars, articles in leading publications, and our newsletters. Feedback is very important to us, and we invite your comments on these materials." 

THE BOSTON FOUNDATION - UNDERSTANDING BOSTON RESOURCE
https://www.tbf.org/
From the web site: "We work with donors to increase the impact of their giving and, using our own resources, programs and activities, support thriving people and vibrant places with a strategic focus on: Education, Health and Wellness, Jobs and Economic Development, Neighborhoods & Housing and Arts & Culture." 

THE CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY
https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University increases the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice through programs in research, teaching, public service and public affairs.

THE CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM, BASED IN UK
https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/
From the web site: "The Centre for Effective Altruism helps to grow and maintain the effective altruism movement. Our mission is to a) create a global community of people who have made helping others a core part of their lives, and who use evidence and scientific reasoning to figure out how to do so as effectively as possible; and b) make the advancement of the wellbeing of all a worldwide intellectual project, doing for the pursuit of good what the Scientific Revolution did for the pursuit of truth."

THE EVERYDAY PHILANTHROPIST - CHANGE HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT NON-PROFITS
https://www.danpallotta.com/the-everyday-philanthropist-discounts#everyday-philanthropist-1
The Everyday Philanthropist and The Flat Org Chart are two new books (2020) by Dan Pallotta, who, for many years, has been working to change how non-profit organizations are funded and how they are able to operate and solve real world problems. Visit the web site to read more of Pallotta's vision and the purpose of these two new resources.

Article Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC wrote about DanPallotta https://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2013/08/pallotta-ted-talk-discussion-solutions.html

THE FUNDERS' NETWORK
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From the web site: "The Funders’ Network is a membership organization that helps grantmakers across North America advance strategies to create fair, prosperous, and sustainable regions and communities that offer everyone the chance for a good life. We believe that the suite of tools available to funders?investing, grantmaking, collaborating, convening, facilitating, and more?uniquely position them to lead the movement for smarter growth policies and practices that benefit both places and people."

THE HAUSER INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
https://cpl.hks.harvard.edu/hauser-institute
From the web site: "The Hauser Institute for Civil Society at Harvard University is a university-wide center for the study of civil society and nonprofit organizations. The Hauser Institute seeks to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking about civil society, its leaders and institutions among scholars, practitioners, policy makers and the general public by encouraging scholarship, developing curriculum, fostering mutual learning between academics and practitioners, and shaping policies that enhance the sector and its role in society." 

THE NATIONAL CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY AND THE LAW
https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/lawphilosophy
From the web site: "The NYU School of Law Center for Law and Philosophy is the institutional home for the extensive research and teaching in law and philosophy that has long been a hallmark of the Law School. At NYU, law and philosophy is not just legal philosophy, narrowly construed. To the contrary, we prefer to think of legal, moral, and political philosophy as three aspects of the one single subject. Moreover, we reject artificial disciplinary boundaries. Some of the scholars most actively involved in the Center are economists or political scientists by training."

TWENTY-FIVE THESES ABOUT FOUNDATIONS
https://postcards.typepad.com/white_telephone/2010/11/the-twenty-five-theses-.html
This look at foundations was written by  Albert Ruesga, CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation. II found it on the Tactical Philanthropy blog.

UNITED PHILANTHROPY FORUM
https://www.unitedphilforum.org/learn
From the web site: "The Forum provides a wide range of data and knowledge to inform the work of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) and their member philanthropic organizations. This includes Forum-produced research on PSO operations as well as research and other information and knowledge produced by our PSO members and colleague organizations.."

W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION - RESOURCE DIRECTORY
https://www.wkkf.org/resource-directory
From the web site: "The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) places the optimal development of children at the center of all we do and calls for healing the profound racial gaps and inequities that exist in our communities. We believe in supporting and building upon the mindsets, methods and modes of change that hold promise to advance children’s best interests generally, and those of vulnerable children in particular." This  link points to the Foundation's Resource Directory.

WHAT IF PHILANTHROPY ISN'T THE BEST WAY TO HELP PEOPLE? - ARTICLE
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This 2017 Washington Post article challenges thinking of traditional philanthropy and is well worth reading.

Note: As you review resources in this section, also visit the other sub-sections in this part of the web library, where you will find links to other foundations and fund raising resources.

CHICAGO BEYOND - INVESTS IN JUSTICE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
https://chicagobeyond.org/
From the website: "We invest in organizations, community leaders, and equitable research opportunities that are positioned to change the lives of young people in Chicago."

HAMELS FOUNDATION (THE) - SUPPORTS EDUCATION IN US & AFRICA
https://www.thehamelsfoundation.org/projects/
Foundation established by major league baseball player Cole Hamels "works both domestically within the United States and internationally in Malawi, Africa to provide educational opportunities for communities in need. Some areas we have helped serve include Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Springfield, Missouri; Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas; San Diego, California; Chicago, Illinois; and many more!."

BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/
View the site and see areas the foundation focuses on to provide a path out of poverty for people throughout the world. 

CHILDREN'S FUNDING PROJECT - SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC  PUBLIC FINANCING 
https://childrensfundingproject.org/
The Children's Funding Project "helps communities maintain equitable, coordinated, and sustainable funding for comprehensive programs and services so that all children thrive." View video of April 2025 webinar to understand the support and resources they offer. https://childrensfundingproject.org/resource/public-financing-in-times-of-uncertainty/

Read the article on the Wallace Foundation website about the Children's Funding Project. https://wallacefoundation.org/resource/article/investing-youth-cradle-career


COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS WEB SITE
https://www.cof.org/?ItemNumber=4009
The Council on Foundations (COF) is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. COF provides leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities - among other services - to its members and to the general public. 

DEACONESS FOUNDATION - ST. LOUIS
https://deaconess.org/mission-vision-values/
From the website: "Deaconess Foundation is a grant making organization building power for child well-being through philanthropy, advocacy and organizing for racial equity and public policy change. A ministry of the United Church of Christ, Deaconess has invested more than $85 million to improve the health of the St. Louis community since 1998. The Foundation’s advocacy and grantmaking footprint includes St. Louis City, St. Louis, Jefferson, St. Charles and Franklin Counties in Missouri and Madison, St. Clair and Monroe Counties in Illinois."

FUNDING OF DEVELOPMENT WORK IN CHICAGO - NEW (2022) METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL DASHBOARD
https://www.equitableincentives.org/en/
From the website: "This interactive website provides information on where and how financial incentives have been used over the past 10 years and advocates for changes to root programs and processes inequity. Learn more about financial incentives, explore the interactive map to see where funding has gone, and give feedback."

FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ON-LINE AT CANDID LEARNING
https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/
From the web site: "With Foundation Directory Online, you can put Candid's extraordinary database and fundraising expertise to work for your organization, project, or client, while uncovering information on all 240,000 U.S. Foundations. It's the smartest, fastest way to win more funding."  There is a FEE for subscribing to use this resource.

FUNDRAISING AND GRANTS DIRECTORY
https://fundsnetservices.com/
From the web site: "Since 1996 Fundsnet Services has provided resources information about grants, fundraising, philanthropy, foundations and 501(c)(3) non–profits organizations to those in need of funding and research for their their philanthropic efforts and missions.

GMA FOUNDATIONS - RESOURCES
https://www.gmafoundations.com/topics/resource/
From the web site: "GMA Foundations helps individuals and grantmaking organizations define a clear path to transformative philanthropy, and then walks the path with them as an ally and a guide."  This link is to a list of publications available on the site

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AND GRANTS RESOURCE
https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/trends-policy-issues/government-grants-contracting
This section of the National Council of Non Profits web site provides extensive resources for organizations seeking government contracts and grants. This is just one of many resource sections on the site.

GRANTS INFORMATION CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
https://www.library.wisc.edu/memorial/collections/grants-information-collection/
Visit this site and take advantage of the many fund raising resources that it offers.

ILLINOIS R3 GRANTS: RESTORE. REINVEST. RENEW. JULY 2020
https://r3.illinois.gov/eligibility
From the website: "R3 grants fund programs in Illinois communities that have been harmed by violence, excessive incarceration, and economic disinvestment.  Visit the web site and look at the map that shows areas where funding is targeted.”

KNIGHT FOUNDATION - INVESTS IN JOURNALISM
https://knightfoundation.org/
The Knight Foundation invests in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.  View the map on this home page to see states where they provide funding. Illinois not included.


MCCORMICK FOUNDATION INITIATIVES
https://www.mccormickfoundation.org/
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation focuses on many related issues. Visit this page to learn about each issue. Make this a resource even if the Foundation is not a donor to your cause.

MEN WHO GIVE A DAMM - PHILANTHROPIC GROUP
https://www.giveadamnchicago.com/
From the web site: "We’re a bunch of guys who care enough about our Chicagoland to want to make a BIG impact. We meet quarterly, hear about the great work of three local charities, and then we choose the one who needs our help the most. The charity with the most votes walks out with a $100 check from every member."  Looks like there are chapters in many cities. 

CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION
https://www.mott.org/
From the web site: "The Mott Foundation supports efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. In each of our program areas — Civil Society, Education, Environment and Flint Area — we aim to inspire and empower individuals to work with their communities in ways that will help them achieve more than they could ever accomplish alone."

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS - FUNDING RESOURCE CENTER
https://www.ojp.gov/funding
From the web site: "The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems, by disseminating state-of-the art knowledge and practices across America, and providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies. Because most of the responsibility for crime control and prevention falls to law enforcement officers in states, cities, and neighborhoods, the federal government can be effective in these areas only to the extent that it can enter into partnerships with these officers."

POLK BROS. FOUNDATION
https://www.polkbrosfdn.org/
The Polk Bros. Foundation provides grants to youth serving organizations in the Chicago region.

PROJECT STREAMLINE - A GRANT MAKING INITIATIVE
https://www.peakgrantmaking.org/principles-for-peak-grantmaking/project-streamline/
Project Streamline is a collaborative effort of grantmaking and grantseeking organizations working to improve grant application and reporting practices. Visit the web site and provide your own feedback on the recommendations produced by this group.

THE RUDDLE MEMORIAL YOUTH FOUNDATION - HELPS UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH
https://www.rmyf.org/
The mission of The Ruddle Memorial Youth Foundation is "to help underprivileged youth reach their full potential by supporting innovative youth-serving organizations in the geographic areas conducive to RMYF board members forging meaningful partnerships with grant recipients." Visit the web site to determine if your organization is eligible for a grant.

WOMEN'S WAY - SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
https://womensway.org/about/
From the web site:  "For almost 35 years, WOMEN'S WAY has courageously taken positions on cutting-edge issues relating to women and girls.  Our work has been uniquely strategic and effective – engaging and convening people from all walks of life to create a truly collective and Powerful Voice for Women."

Note: as you review the resources in this sub-section of the library, visit other sub-sections and find links to additional funding resources.

12 BEST DONOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - COMPARISON
https://theleadpastor.com/tools/donor-management-software/
This is a December 2020 article with an extensive review of 12 top donor management software tools.  If you are in charge of non-profit fund raising and looking for a donor management tool this article would be a good place to start.

10 BEST CROWDFUNDING WEBSITES -2021
https://www.shopify.com/blog/crowdfunding-sites
Crowdfunding offers another way for individuals and organizations to find money. This article points to 10 platforms and describes each.

A GUIDE TO SEO FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.pageonepower.com/cost-effective-seo-strategies-for-nonprofits-page-one-power
This site offers an extensive review of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategies that aim to draw more attention and visits to an organization's website and/or blogs.  If you host a website you've probably been contacted by someone offering SEO services.  Using this guide will help you understand what they are offering and why you might benefit.  

BENEVITY PLATFORM SUPPORTS EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAMS
https://www.benevity.com/
From the web site:  "Benevity enables companies to embed user-directed, tax-receiptable donations and corporate matching programs into their existing transaction environments, using their own brands and systems.  Benevity makes it easy for companies to build authentic and impactful cause marketing, community investment, workplace giving and other corporate social responsibility initiatives that increase engagement, brand differentiation and return on investment."

BLACK UNITED FUND OF ILLINOIS, INC.
https://bufi.org/
From the web site: "The Black United Fund of Illinois is a non-profit, tax-exempt federated organization and a social movement designed to improve the quality of life for African Americans through reliance on self-help at the local community level. At the root of this philosophy is the statewide goal of developing systematic mechanisms to rally resources for the African American community.

BRIDGESPAN GROUP
https://www.bridgespan.org/bridgespan-services
From the web site: "The Bridgespan Group is a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission-driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need."

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF HOPE - CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS
https://www.casey.org/who-we-are/about/
The Casey Family Programs is " committed to 2020: Building Communities of Hope, an agenda for change that draws on the strength of communities and the vision of local leaders to keep children safe and make families strong."  Read the report and see some of the ideas and strategies. 

CHANGING THE PRESENT
https://changingthepresent.org/
Changing The Present, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit website hub that enables visitors to the site to raise money and generate support for charities around the world.  Browse the site to see how it works.

CHARITIES AT WORK - EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SUMMIT
https://www.charities.org/charities-at-work-summit
From the website: "The Annual Charities@Work Employee Engagement Summit is a convening for corporate professionals working at the front lines of business-nonprofit relations—whether through giving, employee engagement, or relationship building. The purpose of the Summit is to provide a forum for learning and effective practice exchange among corporate practitioners, thought leaders, and partners—all with the shared goal of enhancing how businesses and their employees can create even greater social impact."

CHILDREN'S FUNDING PROJECT - FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABLE FUNDING OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMS
https://www.childrensfundingproject.org/
From the website: "by working with communities, states, and national partners, Children’s Funding Project builds a constituency of advocates committed to supporting children and youth—from birth to young adulthood. Through this collective action, we will realize our vision for a nation where all children and youth thrive because all communities maintain equitable, coordinated, and sustainable funding for comprehensive programs and services."

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC) FUNDRAISING - LEARN ALL ABOUT IT
https://www.opm.gov/combined-federal-campaign/
From the web site: "CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with almost 200 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (September 1st to December 15th) support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. The Director of OPM has designated responsibility for day-to-day management of the program and to its CFC office." 

COMMITTEE ENCOURAGING CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
https://cecp.co/
From the web site: "CECP is a CEO led coalition that believes that a company’s social strategy — how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors, and customers —determines company success.   CECP helps companies transform their social strategy by providing customized connections and networking, counsel and support, benchmarking and trends, and awareness building and recognition."

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NETWORK SUPPORTS GIVING CIRCLES
https://www.thecommunityinvestment.org/
From the web site: "CIN is a national network of giving circles. A giving circle is a group who pool their personal time, talents, and treasure to address social issues in their communities using thoughtful giving strategies. The activities of a giving circle include grant making, advocacy and public education as complementary ways to demystify philanthropy by making it accessible and more democratic to everyday people."

COMMUNITY SHARES OF ILLINOIS
https://communitysharesillinois.org/index.html
By donating to Community Shares of Illinois where you work, you and your fellow employees are joining a committed group of individuals who share your passion for a just society, your desire to help people in need and your commitment to social change. 

DONORSCHOOSE.ORG - SUPPORTS TEACHERS
https://www.donorschoose.org/
An innovative web site that connects donors with public school projects that need funding. This is an example of how its possible for intermediaries to create web sites that draw donors to non-profit organizations, reversing the process of thousands of non-profits doing constant research and relationship-building in an on-going struggle to find donors.

FITFO NETWORK - "MAKING THE CASE" TO FUND NETWORKS
https://www.fito.network/boosting-funding
This site was created in 2023, based on many years of previous experience. The network is made up of thousands of people, with leaders from Africa, India, South America and Europe.  This link points to a page aimed at "boosting funding for networks". 

FLIPCAUSE - RESOURCES FOR MODERN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
https://themodernnonprofit.com/
This site shares a variety of tips that non profits might use to communicate more effectively with supporters, and raise money, even if you don't use the site's software solutions. Add it to your reading and learning list. 

FRONTSTREAM ALL-IN-ONE FUND RAISING PLATFORM
https://www.frontstream.com/
From the website: "Panorama is the online fundraising platform that provides you with all the solutions you need in one place. Integrated online fundraising, donor management, and volunteer tools are available to you when you need them. Take advantage of all Panorama has to offer to empower your organization to grow."

GENEROUS GIVING - SEEKS TO EXPAND GIVING
https://generousgiving.org/
From the web site: "Generous Giving's mission is to spread the biblical message of generosity in order to grow generous givers among those entrusted with much. It was launched with a vision to stir a renewed, spirit-led commitment to generosity among followers of Christ through conversation with peers." 

GO FUND ME - ENCOURAGES ON-LINE FUND RAISING CAMPAIGNS
https://www.gofundme.com/
From the web site: "GoFundMe is the leader in on-line fund raising. The platform helps individuals and organizations easily share their story far and wide over email, text, and social media to rally support for a cause."

GOODWORLD CROWD FUNDING PLATFORM FOR NON PROFITS
https://goodworld.me/discover
This is one of a growing number of  platforms attempting to draw donors to non profits.

GREAT NON PROFITS.ORG - COLLECTS COMMUNITY STORIES ABOUT NONPROFITS
https://greatnonprofits.org/
This site enables supporters or critics of non profits to write reviews. Take a look and make sure there are enough people supporting your non profit who post stories so the balance of reviews accurately reflects  your work and accomplishments.

GUIDESTAR BY CANDID - WORLD'S LARGEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT NONPROFITS
https://www.guidestar.org/
From the web site: "GuideStar, by Candid collects, organizes, and presents information about nonprofits throughout America in an easy-to-understand format while remaining neutral. Providing nonprofit information to a broad audience at no cost to those users is an important part of our public service, one that we pledge to continue."

IGIVE.COM
https://www.igive.com/welcome/lp16/cr64a.cfm
As you or your friends do on-line shopping, sites like iGive make it possible for your favorite charity to receive contributions based on a percent of purchase.

IMPACT 100 CHICAGO - WOMEN EMPOWERING CHANGE
https://impact100chicago.org/
This organization recruits women who each donate $1,000 which is pooled to create larger donations to non profits in Chicago. Other chapters in other cities do the same.

INDIEGOGO - COLLABORATIVE WAY TO RAISE FUNDS
https://www.indiegogo.com/
IndeGoGo enables anyone  with an idea - creative, cause-related, or entrepreneurial - the tools  to effectively build a campaign and ultimately raise money.

LA 2050 CHALLENGE - SUPPORTS 2050 VISION OF LOS ANGELES
https://challenge.la2050.org/learn/winners/
From the web site: "Over the last few years, a community of civic-minded Angelenos has shared a vision for the future of Los Angeles. The goals for LA in the year 2050 – on which the My LA2050 Grants Challenge is built – are drawn from citizen visions, the LA2050 report that codifies those goals and metrics to track progress, and input from advisors and partners. Tens of thousands of you helped us finalize those goals via #LA2050Listens. Now, we want you to tell us how we can turn these goals into action." Browse the site to see the planning process, view the goals, and see how the web site helps draw volunteers and donors to all organizations who submitted proposals, not just to the winners. This is a model other cities could learn from. 

NETWORK FOR GOOD - FREE FUND RAISING RESOURCES LIBRARY
https://www.networkforgood.com/resources/
From the web site: "Network for Good is a hybrid organization—a nonprofit-owned for-profit. Network for Good’s nonprofit donor-advised fund uses the Internet and mobile technology to securely and efficiently distribute thousands of donations from donors to their favorite charities each year. 

NEWS FOR NON PROFIT SECTOR - INSIDE CHARITY
https://insidecharity.org/
This group launched in late 2017 or early 2018 and aggregates news from the non profit sector. It claims no bias. Take a look and use what works for your organization.

NON PROFIT UTOPIA - CAPACITY BUILDING FOR CHICAGO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
https://nonprofitutopia.com/
From the website: "NonProfit Utopia provides a broad range of services and resources to help NPO leaders achieve their goals, including an online community, consulting, courses, coaching, livestreams and podcasts."  Browse the website to learn more.

OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NETWORK FUND - THE SCHOTT FOUNDATION
http://schottfoundation.org/our-work/otl-network
From the web site: "By creating a space to highlight and celebrate grassroots organizing, share success stories and provide resources, OTL strives to create real and substantial change in our public education system. OTL advocates for supports­-based education reform, one that provides all students with access to crucial resources and opportunities such as early education, wraparound supports, fair school discipline, well­-supported teachers, and equitable school funding."

PHILANTHROPY PLAYMAKERS COACHES ATHLETES TO DO GOOD
https://www.facebook.com/philanthropyplaymakers/
From the web site: "Founded in 2016, Philanthropy Playmakers is a multimedia platform aimed at providing resources for the sports philanthropy industry and those who see sports as a change agent." The site aggregates stories and interviews showing good deeds by athletes, which can inspire others to do the same. This link points to the Facebook page. 

RECOVERS.ORG - SUPPORTS DISASTER RELIEF RECOVERY EFFORTS
https://recovers.org/
From the web site: "Co-founders Caitria and Morgan created a functional infrastructure for recovery after an EF3 tornado in their hometown of Monson, MA.  Recovers.org is the idealization of the infrastructure they built: a clean, easy-to-use recovery software framework that can be deployed before a disaster to prepare communities." 

THE BIG GIVE, A UK CHARITY PORTAL
https://blog.thebiggive.org.uk/advice/
This site enables charities to post fund raising projects, which is similar to what many other hubs do. Take a look at their "BIG ADVICE section".

THE GIVING COMMON DRAWS DONORS TO NPOS IN BOSTON - ARCHIVE
https://web.archive.org/web/20190723015038/https://givingcommon.org/
The Boston Foundation created the Giving Common in 2011 as a detailed, online resource that connects donors to in-depth information about nonprofit organizations working to enhance communities across Massachusetts. The site was discontinued on Aug 31, 2019.   We've kept the archive on line because of how this models what a local institution can do to support giving in multiple categories.


THE NON PROFIT PARTNERSHIP - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
https://www.tnpsocal.org/about-lbnp/
From the web site: "The Nonprofit Partnership (Partnership) has a direct and profound impact on our community by ensuring thousands of nonprofit professionals, board members and volunteers receive the tools and resources they need to be successful and make their organizations thrive. We provide affordable access to high-quality services that are sorely needed by nonprofits today: programming and resources that focus on building the capacity of our local community organizations by promoting collaborative opportunities, enhanced resource development, networking opportunities, custom support services and year round educational seminars and workshops."

UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO/UNITED WAY NATIONAL
https://www.unitedway.org/our-impact/work/giving
https://liveunitedchicago.org/
United Way organizations in Chicago and other communities supports local communities in many ways. The most visible is through the money they raise in annual workplace campaigns and then re-grant to a variey of local organizations. Two links are provided. One to the national United Way website and the other to the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago website.

UNIVERSAL GIVING
https://universalgiving.org/
UniversalGiving, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting people to the best possible projects to donate or volunteer with, all over the world. Visit their blog, too.

UPSWELL - A SOCIAL SECTOR COMMUNITY SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT SECTOR
https://www.upswell.org/
From the web site: "Upswell is a series of convenings for changemakers of all kinds – community organizers, philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, corporate responsibility professionals and more.  Upswell is a young community, but it has a history stretching back almost 40 years as the Independent Sector Conference. Our gatherings have always been the preeminent meeting ground for grant-seeking and grant-making organizations, but if we’re going to solve our toughest problems, we have to do better than that. We need to convene a broader, more diverse swath of civil society, regardless of affiliation or tax status." 

VENTURE PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS
http://www.vppartners.org/
From the web site: "Philanthropy is ripe for innovation, and we’re leading the charge. We’ve taken the venture capital model of investing and put it to work for people in the Greater Washington State area. That means building strategic investment portfolios and networks of great organizations with tremendous potential. Isolated efforts will never be enough to solve the problems plaguing the kids in our communities. Our model allows us to tackle big, interconnected problems with big, interconnected solutions. We are always looking for what’s next.

WE DID IT FUNDRAISING - CROWD FUNDING SITE
https://teamallegiance.com/wedidit/
From the web site: "WeDidIt is helping nonprofits raise more money and reach new donors. With our donor intelligence and fundraising platforms, we’ve helped nonprofits like the Georgia Aquarium, the L.A. Mission, the Los Angeles Zoo, and hundreds of other organizations fund their missions."

A GRAPHIC RE-VISIONING OF NON PROFIT OVERHEAD
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/graphic-re-visioning-nonprofit-overhead/
This article focuses on the problems caused by only funding direct services and not providing core funding of organizations. It shares a set of graphics to illustrate the message.

BOLDER ADVOCACY - WHAT IS ADVOCACY?
https://bolderadvocacy.org/advocacy-defined/
From the web site: "Promotes active engagement in democratic processes and institutions by giving nonprofits and foundations the confidence to advocate effectively and by protecting their right to do so."   In the link I'm pointing to, advocacy is defined as "Advocacy can take many forms.  In simple terms, it means making the case for your cause or mission.  When we talk about advocacy for nonprofits, we usually mean making your case in a way that will change public policy to help your cause."  Take some time to browse the site. 

END NON-PROFITS AND SUPPORT SOCIAL PURPOSE ORGANIZATIONS
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/are_nonprofits_getting_in_the_way_of_social_change
This is article on SSIR website titled: Are Nonprofits Getting in the Way of Social Change? The sub head reads: "Solving major social problems is now possible, but not unless the organizations that have been most responsible for making a difference change significantly."  As you read this visit Dan  Pallotta's web site and read his ideas.

FOREFRONT (FORMERLY DONORS FORUM) COMMITMENT TO ADVOCATING FOR FULL-COST FUNDING
https://myforefront.org/articles/forefronts-commitment-to-full-cost-funding/
From the web site: "his statement on our commitment to full-cost funding represents over two years of dialogue and discussion at Donors Forum about the importance of funding overhead costs of nonprofit organizations. Working in Illinois, with foundation and nonprofit leaders, and with others in the field nationally, we are collectively trying to shift the focus away from arbitrary limits on overhead and other organizational expenses in order to focus on measures of nonprofit effectiveness such as outcomes and impact. It is necessary for funders to adopt funding policies and practices that will allow the nonprofit to achieve those desired outcomes, without unrealistic expectations as to what it actually costs to achieve them."

GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS, ADMIN EXPENSES, AND WHY WE NONPROFITS ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES
https://nonprofitaf.com/2014/05/general-operating-funds-admin-expenses-and-why-we-nonprofits-are-our-own-worst-enemies/
This article and others by Vu Le addresses the challenges non profits face, and challenges leaders to change how NPOs communicate message to funders.  Note: In 2017 the title of Vu Le's blog was changed from  Nonprofit with Balls to NonProfit AF

PAY WHAT IT TAKES PHILANTHROPY - ARTICLE ON SSIR
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/pay_what_it_takes_philanthropy
This article starts with "A new grantmaking approach is needed - one that provides enough money for nonprofits to pay for all their operations, not just programs and services. The first step toward achieving that is for grantmakers to realize that different types of nonprofits have different cost structures."  Finding ways to convince donors to fund on-going, full-costs, of  youth serving organizations can improve staff retention, organizational knowledge, and long-term impact.

THE OVERHEAD MYTH - END NON-PROFIT STARVATION CYCLE
https://good360.org/impact-stories/the-nonprofit-overhead-myth-an-outdated-double-standard/
This article on the Good360 site ends with a quote from Dan Pallotta that says, "Our generation does not want its epitaph to read: ‘We kept charity overhead low.’ We want it to read that we changed the world.”  Take time to learn more about this. 

THINGS WE (NPOS) NEED TO DO
https://fullcirc.com/2014/05/27/things-we-need-in-order-to-do-our-jobs-and-make-the-world-better-dammit-twnodojmwbd/
Nancy White's blog article gives advise to NPO leaders that should be embraced by donors as well.

WHY FUNDING OVERHEAD IS NOT THE REAL ISSUE: THE CASE TO COVER FULL COSTS
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-funding-overhead-is-not-the-real-issue-the-case-to-cover-full-costs/
From the web site of  NonProfit Quarterly  "This article is from the Nonprofit Quarterly’s winter 2015 edition, “When the Show Must Go On: Nonprofits & Adversity.” It was first published online on January 25, 2016."

A LOOK AT THE DECADE AHEAD - P/PV WHITE PAPER
https://www.issuelab.org/resource/priorities-for-a-new-decade-making-more-social-programs-work-better.html
This is a 2011 Public/Private Ventures publication, now archived on the IssueLab web site:  "In this white paper, P/PV proposes a comprehensive and bold re-thinking of how nonprofits are evaluated. Rejecting a rigid, one-size-fits-all model that focuses narrowly on determining a program's success or failure,  Priorities for a New Decade proposes an approach that fully engages nonprofit practitioners as partners in evaluation efforts, reflects a deep understanding of local circumstances and constraints, and suggests guidelines for evaluation and scaling that actually support on-the-ground program quality and performance."  Visit the site and download the report.

ARTICLE - "FUNDERS’ UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS"
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/straight_talk_in_mixed_company_a_plea_for_across-the-aisle_conversations_ab
"Straight Talk in Mixed Company: A Plea for Across-the-Aisle Conversations about Overhead" is a worth-reading article on the Stanford Social Innovation review web site.

BEYOND AID: WHY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS A MARKET-CREATING SHIFT - 2-2025 ARTICLE
https://www.christenseninstitute.org/blog/beyond-aid-why-global-development-needs-a-market-creating-shift/
The long-standing global development model has been overly reliant on foreign aid.  That has decreased from 2019 to 2023 and now is being drastically cut by the new administration in Washington.  This article makes a case for developing market-creating innovations to alleviate poverty.  

BUILDING MOVEMENT PROJECT (BMP) PRESENTS MOVE THE MONEY: PRACTICES AND VALUES FOR FUNDING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
https://buildingmovement.org/move-the-money/
From the website: "Move The Money: Practices and Values for Funding Social Movements, a set of resources geared towards grantmaking institutions eager to expand and deepen their support of organizations, networks, and leaders involved with social change movements. Move The Money consists of four videos and accompanying discussion guides with reflection questions that highlight the perspectives and experiences of movement leaders and funders, and builds on the wave of ongoing efforts that encourage the philanthropic sector to invest in movements."

BUILDING PUBLIC WILL - THREE GEARS OF PUBLIC WILL BUILDING (PDF)
https://www.metgroup.com/ideas/public-will-building/
Metropolitan Group is a full-service social change agency that crafts and integrates strategic communication, creative and resource development services that empower social purpose organizations to build a just and sustainable world. This article is one of many like this that you can find on the web site. 

CHARITIES AND THE COMPASSION GAP - ARTICLE
https://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2014/07/charities-and-the-compassion-gap.html
This article illustrates one of the challenges charities serving the poor have in attracting consistent financial support.

CHASING THE HOLY GRAIL OF OUTCOMES - ARTICLE BY YOUTH PROGRAM LEADER
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chasing-holy-grail-outcomes-peter-fortenbaugh/
If you're the leader of a volunteer-based tutor and/or mentor program or different format of youth support organization, the ideas expressed in this article will resonate with you if you've been in your position for five or more years. 

CONSEQUENCES OF IMPACT INVESTING ON PHILANTHROPY
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/impact-investing_b_3814062
This article was written in 2013, but is still relevant in 2022 and beyond.  As more philanthropists divert dollars from supporting organizations who don't have a way to generate consistent revenue, to revenue generating strategies, services to people in poor areas will be even fewer than are now available.

CRITIQUE OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT - VU LE IS RIGHT* ABOUT EQUITY AND COLLECTIVE IMPACT
https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/blogs/38876/vu-le-right-about-equity-and-collective-impact
This article comments on an article written by Vu Le, who he calls "an important voice in the nonprofit sector" because "He speaks truth to power and calls out the elephants in our collective room."   This article points to a November 30, 2015, by Vu Le, titled “Why Communities of Color Are Getting Frustrated with Collective Impact.”

DAN PALLOTTA CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE HOW NPOS FUNDED, AND MORE
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/search?q=pallotta
This link points to a set of blog articles by Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC which each point to work by Dan Pallotta and others who seek to revolutionize how non profits, social benefit activists, and similar organizations are supported. Look at the comments section on each blog where links to other articles are posted.

DARING TO LEAD - 2011 REPORT (PDF)
https://www.compasspoint.org/sites/default/files/documents/Leading%20through%20Recession_Brief%201.pdf
Key findings of this 2011 report were:  "The vast majority of nonprofits, 84%, were negatively impacted by the recession. Negative financial impact, however, is not the same thing as planned downsizing. A minority of nonprofits, 26%, reported a smaller budget this year than last; 40% maintained their budget size; and 34% budgeted for growth compared with the prior year." Read the full report and compare it to the 2006 report also  posted in this web library.

DISTRIBUTION OF CHARITY DOLLARS TO POOR - ARTICLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/14/giving/what-is-charity.html
This is a thought-provoking article from the New York Times, showing how the majority of charity dollars don't actually get to the poor.  This is an issue of great importance to non profit tutor/mentor programs who serve youth in high poverty urban areas.

DROWNING IN PAPERWORK. DISTRACTED FROM PURPOSE
https://www.issuelab.org/resource/drowning-in-paperwork-distracted-from-purpose-challenges-and-opportunities-in-grant-application-and-reporting.html
From the web site of Project Streamline:  "Drowning in Paperwork: Distracted From Purpose" examined grantmakers application and reporting practices and their impact on grantmakers and grantseekers.  This report formed the basis for Project Streamline and continues to be used by grantmakers to better understand the flaws in the current system, barriers to change, and principles that grantmakers can adopt to improve their practices."

EMOTIONAL LABOR DOESN'T PAY - HBR BLOG ARTICLE
https://hbr.org/2010/09/why-is-it-that-we.html
We pay financial analysis large salaries but don't pay people who do much harder work in the social sector anywhere near what they might earn on in the for profit sector. Read the article and add this to your understanding of challenges facing non profits.

FOUNDATION HABITS THAT AGGRAVATE GRANT SEEKERS
https://nonprofitaf.com/2017/01/foundations-how-aggravating-is-your-grantmaking-process-use-this-checklist-to-find-out/
This 2017 blog article provides a long checklist of foundation practices that aggravate and make life difficult for grant seekers.

FOUR PATHWAYS TO GREATER GIVING - ANNOTATED VERSION
click here
This Bridgespan report asks "What will it take to unlock greater philanthropy among the nation's wealthiest people?".  The link points to a version of the report which has been put on Hypothes.is for reading and annotation.  Join in.

FSG - MISSION DRIVEN CONSULTING
https://www.fsg.org/publications-and-tools
From the web site: "FSG is a mission-driven consulting firm for leaders in search of large-scale, lasting social change. Through our combination of customized consulting services, powerful ideas, and learning communities, we help foundations, businesses, nonprofits, and governments around the world accelerate progress."   Browse the various sections of the site, read the blogs, add your own feedback.

FUND RAISING - PHILANTHROPY CHALLENGES - BLOG
https://mcahalane.com/how-to-challenge-the-white-walkers-of-nonprofit-life/
This link points to article titled How to challenge the White Walkers of nonprofit life on the Hands on Fund Raising blog. It's one of many articles that point out challenges and that show non profits what they might do to overcome those challenges.  Take a look.

FUND THE PEOPLE: TALENT JUSTICE INITIATIVE
https://fundthepeople.org/
From the website: "We seek to maximize investment in the non profit workforce." This web site does a great job of defining the problem, symptoms and solutions to the inadequate ways nonprofit organizations are funded.  Take time to get to know what it offers.

GAPS BETWEEN NONPROFIT NEEDS AND DONOR PRACTICES
http://actrees.org/files/Research/geo_08dec.pdf
This 2008 report reveals major gaps between nonprofit needs and donor practices. Although both grantees and grantmakers claim to have the same top priorities -- more general operating support, more multi-year support and more supportive and respectful relationships with grantees -- many grantmakers have yet to adopt these practices. Amid gaps between good intentions and poor practices, the study, sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, also reports hopeful news; many grantmakers are moving toward nonprofit-friendly practices, which they attribute, in part, to more staff and board members with prior nonprofit experience. 

GETTING FOUNDATIONS TO LOOK AT YOUR WORK
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/scaling-the-wall-getting-your-grant-proposal-heard/
This article, titled "Scaling the Wall: 5 Ways to Get Unsolicited Proposals Heard", points to a growing challenge of smaller social benefit organizations who are not  part of the "in circle" of grant makers. The solutions proposed are overwhelming challenges in themselves. 

IDEAS ON EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY, FROM CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY
http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/emerging-views-of-emergent-strategy/
As foundations and consultants write about how philanthropy can help solve complex problems, the articles from this site, and the links the articles point to, should be recommended reading.

INDEPENDENT SECTOR - TRACKING THE POLICY LANDSCAPE FOR THE CHARITABLE SECTOR - 2025
https://independentsector.org/policy/tracking-the-policy-landscape/
With so much disruption coming from the new Federal administration, as a result of the 2024 election, funding for the charitable sector is in a state of chaos.  The Independent Sector and partners are providing three trackers to monitor policy actions. 1) Tax and Federal Legislation Tracker;  2)  Litigation Tracker; 3) Executive Action Tracker.  Make sure your board, volunteers and donors are aware of this resource. 

INFORMATION FOR MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS. RE: CHARITY BLOG
https://recharity.ca/
The Re: Charity site is a collection of articles organized in four categories: raising, marketing, technology, nonprofit strategy. If you're a foundation and/or nonprofit organization leader this should be a valuable resource.

INVESTING IN NON-PROFIT TALENT - FUND THE PEOPLE TOOL KIT
https://www.haasjr.org/perspective/investing-in-nonprofit-talent
From the web site: "The Fund the People Toolkit is a rich new resource is full of information that will help funders, nonprofits and others maximize their investments in talent and leadership. For example, anyone in philanthropy who is trying to convince their board or colleagues of the value of “funding the people” would be well-served to read the toolkit section on the top reasons to invest in nonprofit talent."

IS STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY YESTERDAY'S NEWS? - 2014 ARTICLE
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/strategic-philanthropy-so-yesterday/
As a CEO of a small non profit during the 1993-2011 period described in this article, the frustrations expressed by the fictional CEO are very real. One topic not included is the inconsistent flow of operating dollars that makes complex work even more difficult, and frustrating.  I recommend you add this article to your reading.

LISTENING POST PROJECT LEARNS CHALLENGES TO NPOS
http://ccss.jhu.edu/research-projects/listening-post/
From the web site:   "The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies is a leading source of ground-breaking research and knowledge about the nonprofit sector, social investing, and the tools of government. Working in collaboration with governments, international organizations, investment innovators, and colleagues around the world, the Center encourages the use of this knowledge to strengthen and mobilize the capabilities and resources of the public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors to address the complex problems that face the world today"

NANOE - TIME FOR A REFORMATION OF THE NONPROFIT INDUSTRY
https://nanoe.org/louis-fawcett-nanoe-reformation/
From the web site: "National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives (NANOE) is a nationwide network of donors, volunteers and charitable leaders whose relentless commitment to significant and sustainable impact transforms the communities we serve. NANOE members are innovators who solve problems (not just service them) by deploying heroic missions of scale that confront social and environmental dilemmas so completely that money chases after their every need." This link points to article posted in 2018 to show new vision and direction for NANOE.

NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION: A WORK IN PROGRESS
https://www.bridgespan.org/bridgespan/Images/articles/next-generation-community-revitalization/next-generation-community-revitalization_full-report.pdf
This report by The Bridgespan Group points to challenges that must be overcome for collective efforts to achieve long-term social impact: a) short term funding b) overstretched leaders; gaps in organization capacity c) uneven commitment to resident engagement (stakeholder involvement) d) unrealistic expectations about how much can be accomplished how soon e) limited access to knowledge f) silo-ed thinking as initiatives work separately from each other
These are challenges Tutor/Mentor Connection and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC focus on.

NON PROFIT IPO - SELLING SHARES?
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_new_nonprofit_ipo
This SSIR shows how one non profit launched an IPO to generate revenue. It builds on the thinking launched by Dan Pallotta in his TED talk showing challenges of the Non Profit Sector. Worth following.

NON PROFIT STARVATION CYCLE - THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP
https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/pay-what-it-takes/the-nonprofit-starvation-cycle?Resource=
Without supporting the infrastructure of non profit organizations on a consistent basis, few will achieve the long-term impact and results expected of them.  Make this one of the topics you keep referring to as you discuss ways to solve social problems.

NONPROFIT SECTOR LEADERSHIP REPORT 2016 - PDF
https://concordleadershipgroup.com/report/2016-edition/
This report by The Concord Leadership Group identifies major challenges facing non profit sector.  Leadership is number one. 

OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT FOR NON PROFITS: WHO DOES ANALYSIS?
https://deborahelizabethfinn.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/outcomes-measurement-for-nonprofits-who-does-the-analysis/
Deborah Elizabeth Finn raises some important questions about outcomes measurement and analysis in this 2012 blog article/survey.

PHILANTHROPY - NEEDS RADICAL NEW HABITS
https://brightthemag.com/in-philanthropy-who-is-actually-broken-5de4375eeec9?gi=76b3498fe04d#.eubluwf8q
Article titled "In Philanthropy, Who Is Actually Broken?"  States: “Philanthropists need more than ‘big ideas’ about how their profession could and should change. They need radically new habits — or these ideas just become bold in theory.”.  Add this to your understanding of challenges facing non profit organizations.

RACE TO LEAD: FOCUSES ON RACIAL LEADERSHIP GAP IN NONPROFIT SECTOR
https://racetolead.org/
From the website: "The nonprofit sector has a racial leadership gap. Studies have tracked the small percentage of people of color in Executive Director / CEO roles for years. Efforts to support and train and inspire and mold aspiring leaders of color are important...but they are not enough to move the dial to more diverse leadership."  This is a project of the Building Movement Project. https://buildingmovement.org/

REDUCING TURNOVER OF CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (CDO)
https://www.campbellcompany.com/news/bid/97632/New-Study-CDO-Confidential-What-CDOs-Want-You-To-Know-About-Retention
This 2013 study, titled "CDO Confidential: What CDOs Want You to Know about Retention" reveals that unrealistic expectations set by management have reduced the average Chief Development Officer (CDO) tenure to one to two years."  Read the full report and recommendations on the Campbell & Company web site. 

SHORTCOMINGS OF MODERN STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
https://www.ncrp.org/publication/responsive-philanthropy-summer-2015/shortcomings-of-modern-philanthropy
This is one of many articles on the web site of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy which focus on challenges facing social benefit organizations focusing on complex social problems.

STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY FOR COMPLEX WORLD
https://ssir.org/up_for_debate/article/strategic_philanthropy
This is one of an on-going set of articles on the Stanford Social Innovation Review intended to stimulate creative thinking about philanthropy, collective action, impact, etc. 

STRENGTHENING OUR SECTOR - 2014 REVIEW OF TWO INITIATIVES BY MAJOR FOUNDATION
https://hewlett.org/strengthening-our-sector/
In 2014 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation posted this blog article showing how their analysis of two major grant making initiatives led to them continuing one and discontinuing the other. The one that was discontinued was the "Giving Marketplace" effort which aimed at helping donors make smart philanthropic decisions and at ensuring that the strongest, most effective nonprofits get the resources they need".   

Comment: Educating donors so they are more consistent, proactive and strategic in funding tutor/mentor programs in all high poverty areas of Chicago has been the goal of Tutor/Mentor Connection since 1993. The findings shown in this blog article indicate how difficult this is to do.

SUSTAINING EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS: CORRELATES IN A LARGE-SCALE DISSEMINATION INITIATIVE.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23975240/
This 2015 research focuses on sustainability of youth tutor, mentor and learning programs, recognizing that without the ability to attract and retain talent and resources beyond start up funding, programs will have limited impact on youth.

THE FOUR PRINCIPLES OF PURPOSE-DRIVEN BOARD LEADERSHIP
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_four_principles_of_purpose_driven_board_leadership#
This SSIR article describes what purpose-driven boards might look like and what they might accomplish.  If you're leading a non profit or serving on a Board, or preparing for such a role, this is worth reading. 

THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY - 2016 ARTICLE
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-future-of-philanthropists/
Eight writers contribute to this 2016 article on the future of philanthropy.

THE NEW NORMAL: CAPACITY BUILDING DURING A TIME OF DISRUPTION- -2018 CHALLENGES TO SOCIAL SECTOR
https://www.openimpact.io/new-normal
From the web site: "How is the current economic and political environment impacting the capacity building needs of social-change leaders, nonprofits, networks, and movements? How are funders responding to these changing needs, and how can they better support this work going forward?  In our new report, “The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption,” we explore these questions and make recommendations for how philanthropy can better support social change during a time of upheaval.

THE PHILANTHROPIC COMPLEX - OPINION
https://jacobinmag.com/2012/04/the-philanthropic-complex
The writer of this article shares thinking about the relationships between non profits and philanthropy.

THE PRICE OF REAL CHANGE - PHILANTHROPY CHALLENGES
https://www.philanthropy.com/paid-content/the-bridgespan-group/the-price-of-real-change#tw3
This article begins by asking "In philanthropy, what does it really take to achieve the results that we and our communities seek? What can funders do to support and encourage organizations that will endure and adapt? "  Read more.

THE PROBLEM OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-problem-of-strategic-philanthropy/
The writer expresses a frustration that I share from my own experiences, and that I'm sure others leading volunteer-based youth serving programs understand.

THE QUIET CRISIS: IMPACT OF ECONOMY ON NPOS
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED513451.pdf
From the report: "This 2009 report was written to shine a spotlight on the under-reported plight of America's nonprofit organizations and to make recommendations for how the nation can respond. In the wake of the economic downturn, hospitals, nursing homes, nursery schools, senior centers, soup kitchens, and other nonprofit organizations have been hit by a triple whammy. The evaporation of wealth has decimated charitable donations; the state and local budget crunch is costing nonprofits their foremost paying clients; and the human need for nonprofit help is skyrocketing as nonprofit resources shrink." The problem still exists. Read the report and its recommendations and share this with others.

TIME TO REBOOT GRANTMAKING - 2017 SSIR ARTICLE
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/time_to_reboot_grantmaking#tw11
This Stanford Social Innovation Review article addresses challenges facing many non-profit organizations and offers a funding pyramid and strategies that might help reduce these challenges. Add it to your reading list. 

TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING - 2020 SSIR ARTICLE
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/transformational_capacity_building
This article addresses the challenges facing grassroots non profit organizations serving communities of color, offering seven recommendations for transformative capacity building. 

TRANSFORMING THE ANTI-SOCIAL SECTOR - SSIR ARTICLE
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/transforming_our_anti_social_sector
This article shows challenges facing the social sector as they seek to solve complex problems. Add this to your understanding of the challenges social sector organizations face and work to help overcome these challenges.

UNDERDEVELOPED: A NATIONAL STUDY OF CHALLENGES FACING NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING
https://www.compasspoint.org/underdeveloped
From the web site:  "The newly released study (2013) UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising reveals that many nonprofits are stuck in a vicious cycle that threatens their ability to raise the resources they need to succeed. A joint project of CompassPoint and the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the report found high levels of turnover and lengthy vacancies in development director positions throughout the sector. More significantly, the study reveals deeper issues that contribute to instability in the development director role, including a lack of basic fundraising systems and inadequate attention to fund development among key board and staff leaders."

WHAT SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERS NEED TO SUCCEED - MCKINSEY & CO.
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/what-social-sector-leaders-need-to-succeed
This 2014 McKinsey & Co report illustrates challenges facing social sector organizations.

WINNERS TAKE ALL: THE ELITE CHARADE OF CHANGING THE WORLD - BOOK REVIEW
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/29/642688220/generous-giving-or-phony-philanthropy-a-critique-of-well-meaning-winners
This article is a NPR interview with Anand Giridharadas, author of a new book that is a critique of well-meaning philanthropy.

Philanthropy Links Section of Tutor/Mentor Library

To help long-term, mentor-rich youth programs grow in more places we must influence the flow of operating
dollars directly to individual programs.  The Tutor/Mentor Connection began collecting information about 
philanthropy, and its challenges, in the early 1990s. The site where this information has been
hosted is now only available as an archive. The links are being moved to this site.

Click the links below to find sub categories within this part of the library.

If you find broken links send information to tutormentor 2 at earthlink.net

New links will be added on a regular basis.

Many of the links in these sub-sections point to foundations. Others point to articles about
philanthropy.

Challenges facing NonProfit Organizations - click here

General Operating Support Articles - click here

Fund Raising Hubs, Intermediaries and platforms - click here

Grant References - click here

Understanding Philanthropy articles - click here