Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) is a non-governmental organization that works in the field of engineering and international development. EAP works to harness members' combined skills to alleviate poverty throughout the world and work on the challenges involved with sustainable development along the way. The materials on the site are divided into five sections, including Major Initiatives, Key...

Recently released by the Independent Sector (IS) and the National Council of Churches (NCC), this report examines the relationship between religious and charitable giving. According to the report, over 85 percent of religious giving households support secular organizations. In addition, households that give to both religious and secular causes give more money and volunteer more than households...

A useful service available on the web from the Better Business Bureaus Wise Giving Alliance. The service "promotes ethical standards within the charitable community, provides information to the public on charitable organizations, and educates individual and corporate donors on wise giving." Give.org issues reports on non-profit organizations based on the number of inquiries received for an...

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) makes it their mission to promote the strategies and practices that contribute to grantee success. To this end, the GEO website contains information about its outreach efforts, peer learning opportunities, conferences, and upcoming events. Within GEO Priorities visitors can learn about the organization's own development plan and long-term goals, while...

A program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the nonpartisan Urban Institute, the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is a national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the US. The NCCS cooperates with government agencies, the private sector, and independent researchers to compile regional, state, and national databases about charitable organizations, and also...

The Philanthropy Journal is an online publication that helps individuals and organizations keep abreast of news and developments across the greater philanthropic community. Published by the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, the online newsletter contains different information about innovations, trends, and people working in the field of philanthropy. As the Fletcher Foundation is headquartered in North...