Root Capital
Root Capital extends finance to businesses under-served
by commercial lenders. To meet the particular needs of
each borrower, they provide a variety of loan products
as well as financial advisory services. Root Capital lends
to producer associations and private enterprises that are
building sustainable livelihoods in the following sectors:
agriculture, timber and non-timber forest products,
fisheries, handcrafts, and apparel.
www.rootcapital.org/loans/products
Resources include:
Information for international organizations:
grantspace.org/Subjects/international-affairs
Spanish-language: grantspace.org/Recursos-en-Espanol,
webinars, Knowledge Base articles, tutorials, and
more, including the Foundation Center’s Guide to
Proposal Writing audiobook: foundationcenter.org/
getstarted/learnabout/guia_audiobook.html
Grantseeking basics video in English and Spanish:
foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/video/gsb.html
Thriive
Thriive assists small businesses by offering them a
unique loan to purchase new production equipment,
so they can grow their business and add jobs. Instead
of repaying the loan to Thriive, they pay it forward
with donations of job training and in-kind goods to
the most vulnerable in their communities, equal to the
value of the loan.
thriive.org/where-thriive-works
GuideStar
Free online resource for information about U.S.
nonprofits, including foundations and U.S.-based
international NGOs. You can use this site to learn
more about U.S. nonprofit organizations’ programs
and financial information. In order to see detailed
information on organizations, you must create a free
login account using an email address.
www.guidestar.org
National Endowment for Democracy
This database contains information on over 100
philanthropic organizations that provide funding,
fellowships and awards for those working in the area
of international democratic development.
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PHILANTHROPY WEBSITES
Charity Vault
Lists of charities around the world by country.
www.charity-charities.org/charities/index.html
European Foundation Center
Resource for European philanthropy, similar to the
U.S. Foundation Center.
www.efc.be
U.K. Charity Commission
Allows you to look up any U.K.-based registered
charity. Site includes studies and other publications
related to U.K. nonprofit organizations and
government regulations.
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
The Foundation Center
The U.S.-based Foundation Center foundationcenter.org
is the leading source of information about philanthropy
worldwide. It maintains the most comprehensive
databases on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers
and their grants. Its Foundation Directory Online
fdo.foundationcenter.org subscription service is the
most popular means for searching these databases and
includes a free version. The Center serves grantseekers
in its five library/learning centers and at 470 Funding
Information Network grantspace.org/Find-Us locations
worldwide, including Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico, South
Korea, and Thailand. At GrantSpace.org, its website
for the social sector, visitors get free access to tools and
resources that serves nonprofits worldwide in need
of know-how for securing funding and operating
effective organizations.
Philanthropy News
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The leading U.S. periodical covering developments in
the nonprofit world. Some content is available for free,
including several newsletters visitors can subscribe to,
but a subscription is required to view other content.
philanthropy.com
Philanthropy Journal
U.S.-based online magazine for those interested in
the nonprofit world and philanthropy, offering news
articles and resources.
www.philanthropyjournal.org
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