Donors
Donors are a diverse group of organizations, institutions and individuals who make strategic and informed giving decisions to help others through their resources and monetary awards.
In This Area
- Toolkit For Giving
A thoughtful guide to your choices for philanthropic giving. This comprehensive online publication includes sections on planning, ways to give, why we give, where to give, and what and how much to give.
- Philanthropy Basics
An introduction to philanthropy and the different types of foundations and grantmakers.
- Giving Options Chart
A chart comparing the major types of charitable options.
- Giving Stories
Read stories about Connecticut donors - the joys of giving and the difference the gift has made.
- Disaster Relief
Find disaster relief information and resources for funders or individuals who want to support organizations responding to national and world wide disasters.
Links
- Glasspockets
A web site launched by the Foundation Center, features foundations that have taken the lead in communicating about their work, particularly using online resources and social networks. Visitors to the site will find essential facts about all 97,000 U.S. foundations, illustrations of philanthropy's impact on the issues that people care about, and information on the ways in which foundations are striving to become more transparent.
- Starting a Private Foundation
Advice from the Council on Foundations.
- Starting a Private Foundation
Authored by Paul K. Rhoads and Stephanie H. Denby, this publication provides information for donors on tax implications and restrictions, identifying and establishing the donor’s mission, foundation structure, and operations from the planning to initializing stage. Available from The Philanthropy Roundtable.
