Useful resources

United States, Europe and beyond

Keeping current and learning - news, analyses, reports, online training courses, tutorials, blogs, newsletters, web portals

Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/

European Foundation Centre
http://www.efc.be

Foundation Center
http://foundationcenter.org/

Online Training Courses
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/

The Center for Effective Philanthropy
http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org

Network for Good Learning Center - online fundraising and nonprofit marketing
http://www.fundraising123.org/

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com

The NonProfit Times
http://www.nptimes.com

Philanthropy Journal
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/

Alliance Magazine
http://www.alliancemagazine.org/

GuideStar
http://www2.guidestar.org/

GuideStar Europe
http://guidestareurope.org

The Internatinal Center for Not-for-Profit Law
http://www.icnl.org

Exploring best practices  - foundations whose websites offer a wealth of news and resources

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
http://www.gatesfoundation.org

The Case Foundation
http://www.casefoundation.org/

Robert Bosch Stiftung
http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/

Online tools for foundations and nonprofits (not always applicable internationally)

Network for Good
http://www1.networkforgood.org

YouTube Nonprofit Program
http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits

The Case Foundation – social media tutorials for nonprofits
http://www.casefoundation.org/social-media-tutorials

The TechSoup - The Technology Place for Nonprofits
http://home.techsoup.org/pages/default.aspx

Seeking funding

European Foundation Centre – for grantseekers
http://www.efc.be/NewsKnowledge/Pages/ForGrantseekers.aspx

Fundsnet Services Online
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

Foundation Center - Map of International Grants
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/maps/

Foundation Directory Online
http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/fundingsources/fdo.html

Council on Foundations – Global Philanthropy
http://www.cof.org/whoweserve/international/index.cfm?navItemNumber=14852

United States International Grantmaking
http://www.usig.org/

Conferences and events

Foundation Week
http://www.efc.be/AgaConference/Pages/AGAandConference.aspx

Global Philanthropy Forum
http://www.philanthropyforum.org

Council on Foundations Annual Conference
http://www.cof.org/

Croatia

Donacije.info
http://www.donacije.info

Office for Cooperation with NGOs, Government of the Republic of Croatia
http://www.uzuvrh.hr

National Foundation for Civil Society Development
http://zaklada.civilnodrustvo.hr

Ted^x Zagreb
http://www.tedxzagreb.info

Pomakonline - magazin za društveni razvitak
http://www.pomakonline.com