National - Regional - International
Philanthropy Organisations
Worldwide
WINGS
WINGS stands for Worldwide INitiatives for Grantmaker Support. WINGS is a network of over 40 grantmaker support organisations around the world; it is a meeting place for those engaged in building the infrastructure to support global philanthropy.
WINGS - CF
WINGS - CF stands for Worldwide INitiatives for Grantmaker Support - Community Foundations. A part of the overall WINGS network, WINGS-CF includes organizations supporting the development and work of community foundations in different areas around the world.
Africa
Southern African Grantmakers Association (SAGA)
Asia
Asia-Pacific
Philanthropy Consortium
The Asia-Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC-IC) serves as an information clearinghouse on the non-profit sector in the Asia-Pacific region. The APPC-IC website provides background information about the consortium, information about related organisation, publishes an electronic Bulletin, and maintains a an on-line database of regional foundations and a database of philanthropy-related bibliography.
The Indian Centre for Philanthropy
The Indian Centre for Philanthropy, founded in 1996, seeks to promote and strengthen philanthropy in India. The website provides detailed information about the Centre's initiatives and programmes.
Japan Foundation Center
The website offers an excellent overview of the Japanese foundation community and trends in philanthropy in English. Also available is information about the Center's work and publications, as well as a list of links to over 170 Japanese grantmaking organisaions.
Australia
Philanthropy Australia, Inc.
Philanthropy Australia is the national Association which represents Australia's leading grantmaking private, family and corporate trusts and foundations. The website provides a wealth of information on the Association's activities, services and publications. Also included are links to the websites of Australian grantmaking organisations.
Europe
CCINet
CCINet is a unique online resource about company giving, managed by Charities Aid Foundation. CCINet offers an international directory of companies' giving web pages.
The Center for Philanthropy, Ukraine
The Center aims to promote philanthropy and strengthen civil society in Ukraine.
CSR Europe
CSR Europe is the European business-to-business network for Corporate Social Responsibility.
European Foundation Centre
The European Foundation Centre (EFC) promotes and underpins the work of foundations and corporate funders active in and with Europe. Established in 1989 by seven of Europe's leading foundations, the EFC today has a membership of over 160 independent funders and serves a further 7,000 organisations linked through networking centres in thirty-five countries across Europe.
German Foundation Index
The German Foundation Index is currently the most comprehensive resource on German foundations on the Internet. It contains more than 150 links to German foundations' websites, a large number of reference to international grantmakers, bibliographic information on the non-profit sector and advice to grantseekers.
Maecenata Institute for Third Sector Studies
The Maecenata Institute maintains a database on German foundations and a database on scholarships. The database on foundations offers you detailed information on 8000 German foundations. A register helps you to search for appropriate grantmaking foundations - for fundraising and research purposes. The database on scholarships offers detailed information to students, researchers and artists on approx. 270 scholarship programmes of German foundations.
Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum
The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum is an international not-for-profit organisation founded, in 1990, to promote socially responsible business practices that benefit business and society and which help to achieve social, economic and environmentally sustainable development. The Forum maintains a database on socially responsible business practice.
North America
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy is a national charitable organization dedicated to advancing the role and interests of the charitable sector for the benefit of Canadian communities. The website has a special section for members only. You can further find information about the Centre's research initiatives, publications and the Centre's Imagine programme.
Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía
Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía is the Mexican centre for philanthropy.
Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations is an association of American foundations and corporations. The Council on Foundations website provides detailed information about the Councils activities and services, a preview of the Councils Foundation News & Commentary magazine, and an up-to-date list of American foundations and corporate funders with a webpresence.
Foundation Center, New York
The Foundation Center (FC) serves the information needs of grantseekers and grantmakers. The FC website provides information on the FC initiatives, library services, on FC training and seminars, research and publications, as well as on grantmakers in the United States.
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
The Funders Network is a focal point for foundations, nonprofit organizations and other partners working to solve the environmental, social, and economic problems created by suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, is dedicated to promoting learning and encouraging dialogue among funders committed to the field of organizational effectiveness.
Independent Sector
The Independent Sector (IS) is a membership organisation that brings together foundations, nonprofit groups and corporate giving programmes to support philanthropy, volunteering and citizen action. The website provides information about the Independent Sector's programmes and initiatives, membership, and publications.
Jewish Funders Network
The Jewish Funders Network(JFN) provides the opportunity for Jewish funders to discuss emerging issues, gain expertise in the operational, administrative and legal aspects of grantmaking, explore the family dynamics and intergenerational issues of foundations, and exchange information among peers. The website provides information about JFN's initiatives and membership services, as well as about Jewish philanthropy in the USA.
United States International Grantmakers (USIG)
USIG seeks to facilitate international grantmaking by providing access to: recommended forms with instructions; country reports and laws, and other informational materials and resources. The site serves both grantmakers and grantseekers to support and facilitate the process of making grants overseas.
Women's Funding Network
Women's Funding Network is a partnership between women's funds, donors, and allies around the world committed to social justice, and it's mission is to ensure that women's funds are recognised as the "investment of choice" for people who value the full participation of women and girls as key to strong, equitable and sustainable communities and societies.
South America
Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas
Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas is a membership association of institutes, foundations and corporate funders in Brazil.