In our community, we have a wealth of very important and worthwhile charitable organizations. Over time, our community’s needs and opportunities change. Nonprofit organizations have emerged and grown in large numbers to address these issues head-on. Many seek help with capacity and sustainability – the kind of support they need to achieve their missions. Whether your organization is just emerging or has deep roots in our region, we can simplify your work.
INDUSTRIES
Nonprofits
In communities across the country there are nonprofit organizations that are dedicated to filling a critical need for those they serve. However, providing these resources and/or services involves meticulous planning because so many of the functions of a nonprofit organization are interconnected. My experience with not only the nonprofit clients I serve, but the boards and organizations for which I am an active member, gives me the first-hand experience and knowledge to help you fulfill your mission and vision.
How I Can Help Your
Nonprofit Organization
``Jason Conklin is there when you need him. His consulting on QuickBooks helped our nonprofit organization run more effectively and efficiently.``
– Michelle Klinger, Partners in Education
NONPROFIT
Resources
Center for Nonprofit Resources
Foundation Center
Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center’s website each day and are served in its five library/learning centers and at more than 450 Funding Information Network locations nationwide and around the world.
Foundation Directory Online
With Foundation Directory Online, you can put Foundation Center’s extraordinary database and fundraising expertise to work for your organization, project, or client, while uncovering information on all 140,000 U.S. Foundations. It’s the smartest, fastest way to win more funding.
TechSoup
TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a clear focus: connecting your nonprofit, charity, or public library with tech products and services, plus learning resources to make informed decisions about technology. Our free resources are available to all users. Once registered and qualified with TechSoup, nonprofits and libraries can access donated and discounted products and services from partners like Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Intuit, and Symantec.
Guidestar
We encourage nonprofits to share information about their organizations openly and completely. Any nonprofit in our database can update its report—for free. We combine the information that nonprofits supply with data from several other sources.
Grant Professional Association
The Great Lakes Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association is the first virtual chapter to connect grant professionals across the country. We have recently begun recruiting members in the Great Lakes area and welcome members who reside in any of the GPA geographic regions to join our chapter.
Certified Fund Raising Executive
Founded in 2001, CFRE International is an independent nonprofit organisation whose sole mission is dedicated to setting standards in philanthropy through a valid and reliable certification process for fundraising professionals.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy increases the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice worldwide through critical inquiry, interdisciplinary research, teaching, training, and civic engagement. The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy plays a leading role in moving philanthropy forward across the country and around the world because of the vision and generosity of the founders and leaders who foresaw the need to study, understand, and teach about this integral component of life and society.