Tools for nonprofits

  • KULA

    I’m excited to share with you a new giving platform designed to bring $1B in new money into the nonprofit sector by 2016—KULA Causes. This innovative model allows donors to convert their loyalty/frequent flyer points to KULA currency that can then be donated to your nonprofit.

  • Nonprofit Leadership & Management Training Opportunity

    If you are passionate about leading your nonprofit organization to fulfill the mission and serve the community, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit’s Performance Management Leadership Institute is for you. Join the 2012 Institute to gain skills and tools to become a more effective leader and to create a more dynamic organization.

  • Funders for LGBTQ Issues Releases New Report on Grantmaking

    New York, NY – December 15, 2010 Funders for LGBTQ Issues has just published its annual tracking report on LGBTQ grantmaking which shows that, in 2009, U.S.

  • Context is Everything

    Native Americans face extraordinary challenges when entering the philanthropic maze created by foundations. While $5.4 billion is awarded in grants across the United States, less than one percent is targeted toward Native American communities and some of those funds are granted to non-Native controlled institutions with limited participation by native people.

  • IRS Toolkit Helps Public Reach Out to Small Nonprofits in Danger of Losing Tax-Exempt Status

    The IRS has prepared a communication toolkit to help prevent small nonprofits from facing a loss of tax-exempt status. It includes an article and fact sheet outlining the situation, a list of the organizations that IRS records show are at risk, a you-tube video, and a widget that can be downloaded and posted on Web sites.

  • Ford Foundation: Native Arts and Cultures

     Native Arts and Cultures:  Research, Growth, and opportunities for Philanthropic Support

  • Native Artists: Livelihoods, Resources, Space, Gifts

    Native Artists explores the lives and careers of accomplished artists and resource gatekeepers from Minnesota's Native communities.

  • GiveBack Initiative

    The overall goal of the GiveBack Initiative is to inspire greater and more effective charitable giving in the region.  We are enthusiastically connecting donors of time, talent, and treasure with effective nonprofits of their choice in order to make a greater positive impact in our North Dakota and western Minnesota communities!  Impact is working to improve charitable giving by helpi

  • Alaska Seminar Report

    The Alaska Conservation Foundation has released the following report from the Alaska Seminar on Private Philanthropy, Indigenous Capacity, and Environmental Stewardship seminar held September 28th - 29th, 2009 in Anchorage, AK.  Native Americans in Philanthropy was a partner in the seminar along with the Oak Foundation, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples, Seventh G

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