Helpful Links
Association of Fundraising Professionals (www.afpnet.org)
An association representing nearly 28,000 members in more than 190 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy (www.philanthropy.com)
Self-proclaimed as “the newspaper of the nonprofit world,” the Chronicle offers up-to-date reports on charitable giving and philanthropic trends.
Community Foundation locator (www.communityfoundation.net)
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits (www.ctnonprofits.org)
A membership organization whose mission is to support and strengthen nonprofit organizations in building and sustaining healthy communities in Connecticut.
Connecticut Bar Association (www.ctbar.org)
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (www.CTPhilanthropy.org)
A nonprofit association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good in Connecticut.
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (www.cscpa.org)
Connecticut State Board of Accountancy (www.ct.gov/sboa)
The Council on Foundations (www.cof.org)
A nonprofit membership association of more than 2,100 grantmaking foundations and corporations in the United States.
Estate and Business Planning Council of Greater Hartford (www.ebpchartford.org)
An association of accredited professionals in four major disciplines: lawyers, bankers, financial planners, and accountants. Members are specialized in and dedicated to estate and financial planning for individuals and businesses and strive to provide a better understanding of the estate and financial planning process for their clients and the general public.
Guidestar (www.guidestar.com)
An online database containing information about nonprofit organizations, including mission, programs, finances and recent forms 990.
Internal Revenue Service (www.irs.gov)
Leave a Legacy (www.leavealegacyct.org)
A community-based program to help people learn about charitable giving through a will or from an estate.
National Center for Family Philanthropy (www.ncfp.org)
A nonprofit whose mission is to promote philanthropic values, vision and excellence across generations of donors and donor families.
National Council on Planned Giving (www.ncpg.org)
A network of more than 130 local planned giving councils that provide community-based education and networking. Members are planned and major gifts officers for charities, fundraising consultants, attorneys, accountants, financial planners, and other financial services professionals and donor advisors.
Planned Giving Group of Connecticut (www.pggct.org)
An association of more than 250 fundraising officers and people in related professions, providing gift planning education, training and advocacy to development professionals, volunteers and donor advisors.
The Advisors Project, Inc. (www.theadvisorsproject.org)
A pro bono effort of Chasen & Associates, P.A., devoted to identifying advisor practices that are most effective in working with clients in ways that increase both philanthropic contribution and client satisfaction in that effort.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving makes this list of resources available without real or implied endorsement.