http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3subject.htm
Much grant funding goes to nonprofit organizations, but this extensive compilation,done by the Michigan State University Libraries, focuses on funding opportunities for individuals.
National Endowment for the Humanities — Funded Projects Query Form September 23, 2009
https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx
Information about the projects funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1980 can be found here.
Free books! April 28, 2009
“Do you remember the magic of your first book?” This nonprofit organization provides free books to children who are in financial need.
Idealist.org March 14, 2009
Thanks to Noa, from the Library System, for this one:
Idealist.org is a great website where you can search for nonprofit jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities across the world. You can also search for programs, speakers, events. Their mission is to “connect people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.”
Focus On The Economic Crisis December 16, 2008
http://maps.foundationcenter.org/economic_crisis/RecipTypeUS.php
The Foundation Center offers an interactive map showing how United States foundations have offered support in response to the economic crisis. Data can be displayed by state, county, city, zip code, and congressional district.
Organ Donations in the Tennessee Area November 12, 2008
From the website:
Charity Guide October 26, 2008
http://www.charity-charities.org/
“The Charity Guide is a non profit web site designed to inform and educate those interested in making contributions to charitable organizations. There are many ways in which to support worthwhile causes in your area. Whether it is in the form of monetary donations, or a small bit of your time each week, we hope the information provided will help you discover the opportunities you are seeking.”–From the web site. You can locate charities in the United States on this web site; you can search by state and you then will find towns and cities within the state and clicking on a particular city or town will give you the charities located in them.
Awareness of self-asphyxiation in children September 26, 2008
75 percent of children (ages 9-16) have heard of or even played the “choking game,” according to this website. But, what’s even worse, according to the site, 25 percent of the parents do not know about the game, including parents of some victims. This website is hosted by the Dangerous Adolescent Behavior Foundation, and gives the games’ other slang names as well as warning signs if a child has been participating in this dangerous activity. The site is to raise awareness about this tragedy before any other senseless death occur.
Helping American soldiers in time of need September 19, 2008
I first saw this website in the Commercial Appeal yesterday- more specifically, in the advice column, Annie’s Mailbox. The columnists referred their reader to this website when he wanted to donate his unused airline miles to American soldiers in need.
After researching the site, I discovered the group does more than that for our troops. This is directly from the website:
“The Fisher House™ program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America’s military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.”
Charitable Donations : Give or Take? August 30, 2008
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel01.shtm
The Federal Trade Commission offers consumer information on charitable donations here, including where to go to find information about charities and how to complain about a specific charity
Sharing our national past time worldwide July 30, 2008
This is a non-profit organization relying on donations of “gently used” baseball uniforms and equipment so underprivilege children may enjoy America’s national past time across the world. The website addresses the organization’s four goals:
• To support the growth of baseball in the U.S. and internationally.
• To give kids equipment so they can get out, have fun and stay healthy.
• To teach kids important lessons through baseball, like teamwork and sportsmanship.
• To make friends across the world through America’s past time.
Being a fan of the game of baseball, I personally liked and approved what the organization is doing. Enjoy the site!
Keeping in touch with loved ones April 30, 2008
From their website:
“(This) is a nonprofit organization that provides free websites to keep family and friends up-to-date about loved ones receiving medical care.”
KIDS COUNT Cliks: Community-Level Information on Kids April 26, 2008
http://www.kidscount.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi
A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, extensive and detailed data on the well-being of children can be found here. The data comes from such local sources as health departments, human services agencies, and schools. An example of how much information is available is seen in the link to the Profile for Shelby County, Tennessee.
SeniorNet April 10, 2008
http://www.seniornet.org/jsnet/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
“SeniorNet’s mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom”–From Website. SeniorNet is a non-profit organization made up of computer-using adults, age 50 and older, who learn and teach others to use computers and other technologies to accomplish diverse tasks.
WorldGenWeb Project April 9, 2008
This is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization “that is dedicated to the free use and access of public domain genealogical information”–From Website. The site uses websites to create repositories of information available to world-wide genealogical researchers. Such information as local resource addresses of county/country public record offices cemetary loctions, maps, library addresses, archive addresses and more is included on a website. A country index is included.
