“30 Tips”
In Honor of CONFR’s 30th Anniversary!
30 Blogs, Websites and Other Resources
1. Blackbaud’s Interactive Gift Pyramid for Campaigns, Events and Annual Appeals -
blackbaud.
2. Find what a foundation supports, in what amounts and to what organizations, by looking at
their 990-PFs. You can find those on Guidestar or The Foundation Center’s 990 finder.
3. Free sample logic models for 14 types of nonprofits – The Center for What Works –
http://whatworks.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=4
4. Lots of really helpful data through the Census Bureau, e.g. how many wealthy
households are in your community. Get acquainted with their American Factfinder.
5. To get low cost technology products (and free advice) – www.TechSoup.org
6. Nonprofit Times – www.thenonprofittimes.com
7. Chronicle of Philanthropy – www.philanthropy.com
8. Volunteer NH provides resources and a clearinghouse for communities and people who wish
to do volunteer work and enables nonprofits organizations to register and post service
opportunities – www.volunteernh.org
9. The Agitator – Featuring Ideas, Applications, Tools, Processes and Case Studies of
Breakthrough Solutions in Fundraising www.theagitator.net
10. Tom Ahern Blog – http://www.aherncomm.com/news.php
11. Blue Avocado nonprofit magazine – www.blueavocado.org
12. Jerry Panas’ Blog – Institute for Charitable Giving – icg@instituteforgiving.org
13. Jeff Brooks – Future Fundraising Now www.futurefundraisingnow.com
14. Lisa Sargent – www.lisasargent.com
15. Simone Joyaux, ACFRE – www.simonejoyaux.com
16. The Butterfly Effect: www.ceffect.com/blog
17. Beth Kanter – www.bethkanter.org/welcome
18. Hildy Gottlieb – http://hildygottlieb.com
19. About Nonprofit Charitable Organizations – http://nonprofit.about.com
20. ServiceSpace – http://www.servicespace.org/blog
21. Don’tTellTheDonor.org – http://donttellthedonor.blogspot.com
22. Jeff Brooks – Future Fundraising Now www.futurefundraisingnow.com
23. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University increases the understanding of
philanthropy and improving its practice through research, teaching, public service and
public affairs – www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/About
24. Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Guide – www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog
25. Philanthropy Journal – www.philanthropyjournal.org
26. NTEN helps you use technology to do your job better, so you can make the world a better
place – www.nten.org
27. For NH nonprofit advocacy and resources – NH Center for Nonprofits –
28. For the latest news, research, and trends in the areas of wealth and philanthropy – The
Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College – www.bc.edu/research/cwp/
29. CFRE International offers the only internationally-recognised baseline professional
credential for philanthropic fundraising executives. CONFR is a CFRE approved provider of
continuing education – www.cfre.org
30. Charitable Trust Unit, NH Attorney General’s Office – www.doj.nh.gov/charitable-trusts
