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- Fundraising & Grantseeking
- Governance & Leadership
- Marketing & Communications
- Organization Management
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking
- Sector Issues
- Volunteering
Fundraising & Grantseeking
Alan Sharpe's Fundraising Letter, a free, weekly e-mail newsletter that covers nothing but the art and science of raising money through the mail. It offers practical tips on using direct mail fundraising to raise funds, build relationships, and retain loyal donors. Each issue also includes a glossary definition of a fundraising term.
- Aspen Philanthropy Letter (APL), an electronic newsletter published by the Aspen Institute which reports on new ideas and other developments that may affect the field of philanthropy in the years to come. Archives are also available on the site.
Canadian Fundraiser, a free e-newsletter covering a wide range of topics related to the fundraising profession in Canada.
- Centered, a monthly newsletter published by the Grantsmanship Centre, this publication contains news and articles primarily geared towards grant writers. A full archive is also available on the site.
- Convio Connection, a bimonthly newsletter for nonprofits on how to attract constituents, drive action, and build loyalty through online relationship management.
- e-FUND News, a free, monthly newsletter about how nonprofits are using the Internet for advocacy, education, and fundraising.
- Foundation Centre RFP Bulletin, an online database of requests for proposals. Each RFP listing provides a brief overview of a current funding opportunity offered by a foundation or other grantmaking organization. You can also receive notification of new RFPs via e-mail every Friday afternoon.
- FundRaiser eNewsletter, a free, monthly newsletter featuring practical fundraising advice and technical tips related to issues involving the use of donor management software.
- Fund$Raiser Cyberzine, a how-to, hands-on approach.
- Fundraising for Small Groups, a free monthly e-mail newsletter for groups that mainly rely on product fundraising and sometimes hold events to raise money.
- Fundraising Free Press, a complimentary e-newsletter published by Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS), a fundraising consulting firm.
- Fundraising Success Magazine, a monthly magazine dedicated to news and issues relating to fundraising. Back issues are available online.
- Fundraising Well, a monthly e-newsletter that features methods to improve fundraising efficiency through the use of modern technologies and philosophies.
- Global Connections, a bi-monthly newsletter from the Resource Alliance which provides news and information on global initiatives in local resource mobilization.
- Global Giving Matters, a quarterly publication outlining best practices and innovations in philanthropy and social investment. The site also includes a full archive list of past issues.
- Grants and Foundations Review, a free weekly e-newsletter that includes valuable tips, techniques, instruction, and updates in the world of fundraising through grantsmanship, as well as the latest information on new funding programs and upcoming grant deadlines.
- Internet Prospector a monthly e-letter published by volunteers who mine the Net for prospect research nuggets.
- Kaleidoscope is the Association of Fundraising Professionals' e-newsletter of diversity. Published quarterly, it features new ideas, cultures, and points of view in fundraising, philanthropy and beyond. An archive of back issues is available free online.
- Karen's Fundraising Tips is published the second Tuesday of the month and contains tips on fundraising and publicity for your nonprofit. An archive of back issues is available free online.
- Mal Warwick's Newsletter, a free e-mail newsletter on direct mail, telephone, and online fundraising.
- NonProfit Times, a monthly online news service of The Nonprofit Times, a U.S. print publication devoted to fundraising and management issues in the nonprofit sector.
- On-the-Go eTA. A bi-monthly publication that offers ideas and timely tips for all new and experienced fundraisers. Past issues are available online.
- PF, from the publishers of Professional Fundraising magazine, offers articles on topics such as corporate giving, press advertising, recruiting and managing fundraising staff, direct marketing, legacy fundraising, new media, event management and donor care.
- Raise Magazine, a free publication from the UK that focuses on fundraising, volunteering and legacies. Back issues are available online.
- Ted’s Nonprofit Tips (TNT), a free electronic newsletter by global online nonprofit expert Ted Hart with the latest tips and trends in online marketing, branding, and fundraising.
- Zapp Nonprofit Leader Newsletter, a monthly newsletter offering copywriting and marketing insights for fundraisers. Each issue has a feature article, a charitable quote, and at least two hot tips.
- ZimNotes, an electronic newsletter with information, articles, and news on fundraising, marketing, boards and planning published by Zimmerman Lehman, a fundraising consulting firm based in San Francisco.
Governance & Leadership
- Board Buzz e-Newsletter, published monthly by the Center for Nonprofit Management, this brief e-newsletter is designed to fit the needs of busy nonprofit board members.
- Board Café, the electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, Board Café offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service.
- Leadership Matters, a free monthly newsletter focusing on how to build and sustain effective nonprofit organizations.
- Leader to Leader, the Drucker Foundation's quarterly journal, offers cutting-edge thinking on leadership, management, and strategy written by today's top thought leaders from the private, public, and social sectors.
- Leading Effectively, published by the Center for Creative Leadership, is a monthly e-newsletter that delivers tools, tips, and advice to practicing managers who face the daily challenges of leading.
- The Effect, a free, monthly newsletter published by Coach Effect. The newsletter covers leadership, management, and human resources topics and a full archive is available on the website.
- ZimNotes, an electronic newsletter with information, articles, and news on fundraising, marketing, boards and planning published by Zimmerman Lehman, a fundraising consulting firm based in San Francisco.
Marketing & Communications
- Annual Reports Insider, a free monthly ezine on creating nonprofit annual reports, including tips, reviews, interviews, and more.
- Convio Connection, a bimonthly newsletter for nonprofits on how to attract constituents, drive action, and build loyalty through online relationship management.
- DMNews, a free online version of the newspaper of record for direct marketers.
- Drum Beat, an online and e-mail based newsletter from the Communications Inititiative that offers links and updates about communication, development and global change.
- Duck Pond, a free newsletter designed to help you write web and sales copy that turns prospects into customers.
- e-FUND News, a free, monthly newsletter about how nonprofits are using the Internet for advocacy, education, and fundraising.
- Free Range Thinking, a monthly newsletter of communications best practices and resources for public interest groups, foundations, and progressive businesses that want to reach more people more effectively.
Fresh Marketing, a free monthly e-newsletter featuring a marketing and communications advice column, practical tips, and suggestions on resources and innovative marketing approaches for nonprofits.
- Getting Attention, a free e-newsletter featuring a marketing and communications advice column, practical tips, and suggestions on resources and innovative marketing approaches for nonprofits.
- Intevation Report (The) a free monthly e-newsletter that offers articles, tips and the latest news on e-mail marketing.
- Karen's Fundraising Tips is published the second Tuesday of the month and contains tips on fundraising and publicity for your nonprofit. An archive of back issues is available free online.
- MarketingProfs, a free, weekly newsletter that provides practical marketing insights, lessons, perspectives, and know-how from down-in-the-trenches practitioners and forward-thinking marketing professors - brought to your inbox every Tuesday.
- New Thinking, a free weekly email newsletter that focuses on best practice in web content management.
- Nonprofit Marketing Tips, a free e-newsletter from the Nonprofit Marketing Guide, filled with marketing tips specifically geared towards nonprofits.
- Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week, a free e-newsletter loaded with tips, tricks and tools, case studies, and advice on how to work with the media on a shoestring budget. An archive of free articles is also available online.
- Sixty Second Secrets, a free e-newsletter published by Susan Harrow, filled with specific marketing tips and ideas to improve your organization's communications strategy. Archives of past issues are available online.
- SmartBrief on Social Media, a daily newsletter delivering news and insights on the business of social media. Here you'll find information about new and established social networks, user-generated content, blogging, wikis, media sharing, and more.
- Ted’s Nonprofit Tips (TNT), a free electronic newsletter by global online nonprofit expert Ted Hart with the latest tips and trends in online marketing, branding, and fundraising.
- Web Marketing Today, a free weekly newsletter that helps organizations learn how to market their products and services more effectively online.
- Writing 911, a monthly e-newsletter offering free writing, editing, and design tips to help organizations improve their publications.
- ZimNotes, an electronic newsletter with information, articles, and news on fundraising, marketing, boards and planning published by Zimmerman Lehman, a fundraising consulting firm based in San Francisco.
Organization Management
- Annual Reports Insider, a free monthly ezine on creating nonprofit annual reports, including tips, reviews, interviews, and more.
- By the Cup, a free, monthly publication from TechSoup.org that includes tech news and resource information for nonprofits.
- Charity Finance E-news, a periodic e-newsletter from the publishers of the UK-based Charity Finance magazine. It features the latest financial updates and voluntary sector news from the United Kingdom and beyond.
- Charity Times E-newsalert, regular e-mail alerts from the leading business and management magazine for UK charity professionals, including all the sector news, the latest developments, and much more.
- Contributions Magazine, the 'how-to' source for nonprofit professionals, offers a large number of articles from past issues free online.
- Ethics Newsline, published weekly by the Institute for Global Ethics, this free e-newsletter offers news and information on ethics and current events. Plus, you can search the archive of past issues by topic and region.
- Green Nonprofits, published by Green Nonprofits and Karma 411, this e-newsletter offers information and guidance on making your organization more environmentally friendly.
- GuideStar Newsletter A free, monthly e-newsletter that covers all aspects of the world of philanthropy, from accountability and ethics, to board governance, compensation, fundraising, technology, and much more.
- HBS Working Knowledge, a free weekly e-newsletter from Harvard Business School that offers information, advice, and strategies to help managers create more effective organizations.
- Help 4 Nonprofits, a monthly e-newsletter featuring tips and tools to assist nonprofits in creating a more effective organization.
- International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, published by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, is a free quarterly journal which provides up-to-date information on legal and regulatory developments affecting the not-for-profit sector in countries around the world.
- KDV Nonprofit Advisor is published monthly and features nonprofit reports, guest articles, news briefs, announcements, and links of interest to the nonprofit community.
- McKinsey Quarterly (The) a monthly e-newsletter from The McKinsey Quarterly print journal, featuring thoughtful articles on management, strategy, and finance across a global range of industries and functions. Free registration includes access to all articles published on their web site.
- Mission-Based Management Newsletter is a free, monthly newsletter full of current issues, hands-on ideas, and innovative ways to improve your organization's mission-capability.
- NFP TECHNO, is published monthly and circulated free to anyone interested in keeping abreast of the technology involved in the effective management of charities, associations, professional bodies, trades unions and similar organizations.
- Nonprofit Alert provides busy senior managers and board members with information about legislative, judicial, and administrative developments in the nonprofit world, from the latest legal issues and tax trends to the newest ideas in management and fundraising.
- Nonprofit Fiscal Fitness, a monthly e-newsletter covering nonprofit issues and trends including financial management, administration and human resources.
- Nonprofit Issues, includes access to selected articles from past issues, current highlights, and links mentioned in the print version of this American newsletter about nonprofit law.
- Nonprofit Navigator, a monthly electronic newsletter that provides up-to-date information on the legal and policy issues that affect nonprofit organizations. It covers topics such as tax compliance, fundraising, employment and personnel matters, and Internet issues.
- NonProfit Online News, Michael Gilbert's news service devoted to news and commentary relating to the nonprofit online community, with a particular emphasis on issues related to organizational renewal, outreach, and Internet strategies in use by nonprofits.
- Nonprofit Quarterly includes helpful articles on a wide range of nonprofit issues. A publication of Third Sector New England, the online version of the journal includes free excerpts from the full subscription publication.
- NonProfit Times, a monthly online news service of The Nonprofit Times, a U.S. print publication devoted to fundraising and management issues in the nonprofit sector.
- N-TEN Connect, a free monthly e-mail newsletter from the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network that is full of resources from leaders in the field on the latest issues of nonprofit technology.
- PNN Alert, a twice-a-week newsletter that delivers news, information, and resources to all segments of the nonprofit world in order to help them better achieve their goals.
- Practical Planning, a monthly e-newsletter featuring helpful articles covering a range of planning topics, plus reports, tools, and other related resources.
- Practicing OD, a monthly e-zine which provides resources, tips, and information related to organizational development.
- Risk Management Essentials is published by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center and covers a wide spectrum of risk management issues for nonprofits.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review offers substantive insights and practical information related to the fields of nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. Although there is a fee to subscribe to this publication, many articles are available free online.
- Tech News, a bimonthly publication of the United Way of New York, featuring articles and resources related to nonprofits and technology.
- TCC Group Perspectives, an annual newsletter published by the TCC Group covering nonprofit organization management topics. A full archive is available on the site.
- Thinking Ahead, the monthly newsletter of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), which outlines recent research publications, as well as upcoming events and projects.
- Tools You Can Use e-Newsletter, an e-newsletter containing free management tools or ideas to help you and your nonprofit be more effective. Delivered every three weeks.
- TSNE-bulletin, published by Third Sector New England, provides news and information that helps build the knowledge, power, and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations that engage people in community and public life.
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
- Benevon E-New$, a free electronic newsletter that provides ongoing news, features, and information of interest about individual giving.
- Building Community Foundations, a newsletter for community foundation personnel on grantmaking, operations, and effectiveness.
- Charitable Times, published by Red Letter Philanthropy Counsel. This monthly newsletter features interviews with leaders in the Canadian charitable sector, news, helpful links, philanthropic trends, and fundraising tools and techniques.
- Chronicle of Philanthropy, from the newspaper of the same name. News, conferences, workshops and seminars, grant deadlines, products and services, job ads, and online resources.
- Connections, a free bi-weekly e-newsletter from The Foundation Center that features a round-up of the latest and best philanthropy-related content on the web.
- ePhilanthropy Update eZine, published by the ePhilanthropyFoundation.Org, offers articles on important studies, developments, Internet news and happenings in the world of e-philanthropy.
- FLiP News Digest, an online publication by and about the next generation of nonprofit leaders (Future Leaders in Philanthropy - FLiP). It includes articles, commentary, recent news about philanthropy, and profiles of young nonprofit leaders.
- Foundation Watch, a monthly newsletter that examines the grantmaking of private foundations.
- Giving Forum, a quarterly newspaper providing readers in the nonprofit community with news and information on Minnesota grantmaking. The web site contains numerous archived articles on a range of subjects.
- Grantmakers In Health Bulletin, a biweekly newsletter that contains breaking news in health philanthropy on grants, people, surveys and studies, and upcoming conferences. Once a month, the bulletin features a Grantmaker Focus spotlighting the activities and accomplishments of one of GIH's Funding Partners.
- GuideStar Newsletter A free, monthly e-newsletter that covers all aspects of the world of philanthropy, from accountability and ethics, to board governance, compensation, fundraising, technology, and much more.
- Kaleidoscope is the Association of Fundraising Professionals' e-newsletter of diversity. Published quarterly, it features new ideas, cultures, and points of view in fundraising, philanthropy and beyond. An archive of back issues is available free online.
- Philanthropic Foundations Canada eNewsletter, a free publication geared to foundations and other grantmakers. The newsletter is published ten times per year and a full archive is available on the site as well.
- Philanthropy, the free online version of the print magazine published by the Philanthropy Roundtable, an American association of individual donors, corporate giving representatives, foundation staff and trustees, and trust and estate officers.
- Philanthropy Journal Weekly News Briefing, a weekly email newsletter that includes stories about people and organizations, gifts and grants, and nonprofit events, from the publishers of Philanthropy Journal.
- Philanthropy Journal, a publication which helps people understand, support and work in the nonprofit world. Through a daily web site and weekly email bulletin, it delivers online news and information about philanthropy and nonprofits.
- Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly online news service of the Foundation Center, summarizing philanthropy-related articles and feature stories in the U.S. media.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review offers substantive insights and practical information related to the fields of nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. Although there is a fee to subscribe to this publication, many articles are available free online.
Sector Issues
- Arnova E-News, a periodic newsletter launched to disseminate research findings that have application implications in the nonprofit sector.
- Arts Journal, a weekday digest of arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world. Arts Journal combs through more than 200 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture and collects them in a free daily and weekly digest.
- Blue Avocado, an online magazine that addresses issues vital to people involved in community-based nonprofit organizations. Various columns address such subjects as governance, HR, and finance.
- BRIDGES Between Trade and Sustainable Development aims to provide information and analysis on the interface between trade and sustainable development for the growing number of actors involved in the debate worldwide.
- Social Service Administration (SSA) Magazine, an online journal about social work, published semi-annually by the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago.
- Chronicle of Higher Education, the Chronicle of Philanthropy's sister publication. The Chronicle of Higher Education is a weekly collection of timely information for those employed by colleges and universities.
- Community Wealth Vanguard, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to provide a platform for sharing new ideas, best practices, and leading-edge concepts to advance collective efforts to create community wealth.
- Cultural Survival Quarterly, an electronic journal that explores the issues affecting indigenous and ethnic communities, including environmental destruction, land rights, sustainable development, and cultural preservation programs.
- Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues (EJGI), a forum for researchers, clinicians, the gambling industry, gamblers and the interested public. EJGI is intended to be a vehicle for ongoing dialogue about issues ranging from gambling as a social phenomenon to what constitutes responsible gambling and the most effective treatment interventions for problem gamblers.
- Environmental News Network, an online news magazine covering a wide range of timely environmental news, live chats, interactive quizzes, daily feature stories, forums for debate, audio, video and more.
- Focus-on-Trade a regular electronic bulletin providing updates and analysis on regional and global trade and finance.
- FQS Newsletter, published by the Forum: Qualitative Social Research to inform subscribers about new publications and studies related to cultural sciences, psychology, sport sciences, and other social science disciplines.
- Future of Children, The is published three times a year by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation to disseminate timely information on major issues related to children's well-being. It puts special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and polices, and promoting constructive institutional change.
- Global Connections, a bi-monthly newsletter from the Resource Alliance which provides news and information on global initiatives in local resource mobilization.
- Greater Good Magazine, a quarterly magazine that highlights scientific research into the roots of altruistic human relationships, and fuses this research with inspiring stories of compassion in action. Each issue is based around a certain theme such as forgiveness, moral inspiration, or everyday ethics. A full archive is available on the site.
- Inter-America Development Bank, publishes a number of newsletters covering such topics as microenterprise, social capital, CSR, and other issues related to international development.
- IDRC Bulletin, a monthly digest of news, features, research updates, and other resources from the International Development Research Centre.
- Maytree Policy in Focus, a free publication for social change leaders, professionals, academics and others interested in Canadian public policy. Each quarter, the publication identifies and shares practical research to help inform policy- and decision-making.
- Monday Developments is a bi-monthly publication of InterAction: American Council for Voluntary International Action. It takes a closer look at the role of NGOs, the U.S. government, and the United Nations in international development and humanitarian aid. Past issues can be downloaded free of charge.
- New Social Worker Online (The), selected articles from the quarterly print publication of the same name.
- ONTRAC. Published three times a year by the International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), it features articles, news, and information relevant to the international NGO community.
- Organizers' Collaborative Newsletter, an e-newsletter for individuals and activists working to advance social change.
- Qualitative Report, from Nova Southeastern University. The report is an online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry.
- Snapshots, a periodic publication that presents key findings from research activities supported by the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, in an accessible, easy-to-use format.
- Sociological Research Online is a quarterly journal from Britain that examines applied sociology. Some current topics include organizational transformation, social change, and gender issues.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review offers substantive insights and practical information related to the fields of nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy. Although there is a fee to subscribe to this publication, many articles are available free online.
- Strategies for Social Impact, a knowledge letter created from Bridgespan's consulting work that shares insights, articles, and case studies about social impact at the community level and beyond.
- World Health News, an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at Harvard's School of Public Health. The publication covers public health issues worldwide.
Volunteering
- Canadian Journal of Volunteer Resources Management, a quarterly publication highlighting the management of volunteer services in Canada. A subscription to the journal is required for current issues, however, past issues are posted online.
- Connector, a monthly newsletter published by Volunteer BC. Each issue contains recent news, resources, and new opportunities for both volunteers and volunteer centres. An archive of past issues is available on the site.
- Cross-Cultural Solutions Newsletter, a periodic e-newsletter featuring news related to international volunteerism and other global issues.
- e-Volunteerism, the electronic journal of the volunteerism community. Sign up to receive an e-mail notice when new articles are posted.
- Endeavor Volunteer Network Newsletter, a free newsletter offering updates on nonprofit management news and learning opportunities for nonprofits. EVN is an independent nonprofit offering pro-bono strategy consulting in management and business to nonprofit or social-mission organizations.
- Energize A monthly newsletter aimed at leaders of volunteers. Each issue features a volunteer management tip of the month.
- Raise Magazine, a free publication from the UK that focuses on fundraising, volunteering and legacies. Back issues are available online.
- Ultimate Ideas Newsletter, a free newsletter published by morevolunteers.com filled with information on recruitment, retention, recognition, and management. Subscription includes a free e-book.
- VolResource Newsletter offers topical and practical information to help organizations with management issues, sector developments, relevant regulations, and more.
- Volunteer Management Review , a free weekly e-newsletter which includes practical, usable advice to help organizations build and nurture a strong volunteer force.
- Volunteer Manitoba E-bulletin, distributed on a monthly basis and featuring practical articles on national trends and issues, board governance, volunteer and organization management, fundraising, marketing & communication, and the centre's program services.
- VolunteerMatch Newsletter, a monthly newsletter covering the latest news in volunteering as well as new trends and upcoming events.
- Volunteer Today, a monthly web-zine that bills itself as the electronic gazette for volunteerism. News, commentary, cartoons, advice and events.
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