Africa Grantmakers

The Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group (AGAG) is a network of grantmakers working in, or interested in working in Africa. The group has its roots in the Southern Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group (SAGAG), which was designed to encourage greater foundation interest in South Africa, promote better grantmaking in the country, and assist nonprofit organizations fighting apartheid.

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

Founded in 1990, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a national membership association dedicated to the two-fold mission of increasing the participation and leadership of Asian Pacific Americans in philanthropy and increasing philanthropic resources to those communities. AAPIP’s members include foundations, the staff and trustees of grantmaking institutions, and representatives of nonprofit organizations.

Association of Small Foundations

With a membership of some 1,900 foundations, ASF works to provide information and assistance related to quality philanthropy to foundations having five or fewer persons and a portfolio that includes all aspects of foundation work, including public relations, writing letters, cutting checks, mailing and processing grant applications, working with trustees and grantees, doing site visits and evaluations, and managing assets.

BBB Wise Giving Alliance

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance collects and distributes information about the programs, governance, fundraising practices, and finances of hundreds of nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. The Alliance Web site offers an interactive form that can be used to request information on charities that are not included among its current evaluation reports.

Communications Network

The Communications Network is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes strategic communications as an integral part of effective philanthropy by providing the philanthropic community with strategic communications leadership, guidance, and resources. The Network also publishes "Network Notes," an e-mail newsletter focusing on philanthropy and communications issues.