Foundation Center's List: Funding Resources (General)

Produced by fundraising professionals Andrea Kihlstedt and Brian Saber, Asking Matters addresses the challenge of helping board members feel comfortable and prepared in asking for gifts, by providing tools based on the concept of personal Asking Styles.

Sample endowment agreement for an individual donor.

Five common mistakes that cause board members to back off when they should be pitching in. This article by Gail Perry is the first in a five-part series on helping board members embrace fundraising.

Are board giving requirements a best practice or a bad idea? Editor Jan Masaoka reports on trends and explores the debate. Published Sept. 2009.

Explains how the board's role in financial accountability is related to its involvement in fundraising. Emphasizes the need for setting clear expectations regarding the board's responsibilities in fundraising.

BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) "is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors."

Article discusses using an existing nonprofit, fiscal sponsorship, and donor-advised fund as options to forming a separate charity. By Gene Takagi and Emily Chan of the Nonprofit Law Blog.

This publication provides best practices and tools for managers of environmental and conservation nonprofits in our challenging economic times. Learn how to track your finances, recognize danger signals, assess your options, and, make tough decisions fair

Explains how nonprofits can lead a strong fundraising campaign in the midst of a weak economy.

A tumultuous economy can present unique challenges for nonprofit fundraising. AFP has compiled a toolkit of resources to advise and guide fundraisers in tough economic times.

List of 20 emergency funding ideas, revenue sources that can be accessed quickly, usually within 30 days. Note that not all of these sources are available to all nonprofits, and some of them carry great risk.
List of revenue sources that can be accessed quickly, usually within 30 days. Note that not all of these sources are available to all nonprofits, and some of them carry great risk. NOTE: This is an archived version of the original page.

Use this tool for a quick assessment of risk in four essential areas for nonprofit organizations. The rating and guidance provided will help to start discussions, set priorities, and focus attention as nonprofits develop plans to weather the recession. This assessment is a starting point developed to indicate the level of urgency and priority. It cannot take the place of a comprehensive organizational review or in-depth analysis of financial trends and forecasts.

We've compiled the following resources to help you frame the issues, find facts and trends, consider options, and arrive at the best strategies for your organization and mission. NOTE: This is an archived version of the original page.

Wendy Stewart, Senior Vice President and Senior Client Manager at Bank of America and Rachel Epps Spears, Executive Director, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta discuss financial recordkeeping and reporting, investment policies, and internal controls to help nonprofits remain financially fit. Running time: 1:20:12. Presented August 5, 2009.

Mal Warwick and Dan Doyle's article explores how a recession can undermine a fundraising program and offers advice for how to combat it, with emphasis on direct mail. Published in 2008.

Michael Seltzer, educator, consultant, and author, provides an A to Z guide for addressing financial challenges in an economic downturn. Published Oct. 15, 2008.

This presentation focuses on the basics and the benefits of implementing a matching gifts program. The page links to loads of related resources, like: data rules; sample forms, letters, and agreements; ethics; performance metrics; recordkeeping and stewardship practices.

Webinars, presentations, articles on matching gifts fundraising, from this service that helps nonprofits identify matching gift opportunities.

National trade association for microenterprise. This group may be able to direct you to a local microenterprise development agency.

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique enterpreneurs in the developing world.