Links to Resources

Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce -- http://www.cedarrapids.org/
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce creates opportunities to improve our strong business environment through the retention, expansion, recruitment and creation of businesses serving Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and surrounding areas.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy - http://www.philanthropy.com/
The weekly newspaper of the nonprofit world, with timely features about the issues in philanthropy.

Community Foundation Locator - http://www.communityfoundationlocator.com/
Sponsored and maintained by the Council on Foundations to help potential donors and others identify community foundations around the country.

Council on Foundations - http://www.cof.org/
A nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations whose mission is to promote responsible and effective philanthropy by assisting existing and future grantmakers.

Cedar Rapids Area Cultural Alliance - hhttp://www.culturalcorridor.org/
The Cedar Rapids Area Cultural Alliance exists to increase public awareness of, and access to, the area's arts and cultural institutions and to promote collaboration and communication among its members.

FastWeb - http://www.fastweb.com/
An organization that uses the Internet to help students find scholarships for college. FastWeb matches each student's background, automatically, with eligibility requirements for scholarships from around the country and advises them about scholarship opportunities tailored to them at no cost.

Foundation Center - http://www.fdncenter.org/
Your gateway to philanthropy on the World Wide Web, fostering public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.

Guidestar - http://www.guidestar.com/
This Web site is a database of more than 700,000 U.S. nonprofits useful for donors and others searching for information on a particular charitable organization.

Independent Sector - http://www.indepsec.org
IS is a national leadership forum working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative, and citizen action.

Iowa Council Of Foundations - http://www.iowacounciloffoundations.org    
The ICoF promotes philanthropy through communication and public education and provides information on starting foundations and creating funds.

Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center - http://nonprofit.law.uiowa.edu/
The Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center is a University of Iowa interdisciplinary collaboration to make more accessible educational and service programs focused on strengthening the operational capacity of Iowa nonprofit organizations.

National Center for Nonprofit Boards - http://www.ascs.org
This site provides answers to common questions about management skills, details on workshops given around the country, and lists of its publications.

Leave a Legacy Iowa - http://www.leavealegacyiowa.org/
A public awareness effort that is focused on education to promote charitable planned giving. It is a volunteer coalition of nonprofit, business and civic groups, corporations and foundations that encourage people from all walks of life to make gifts from their estate to nonprofit organizations of their choosing.

Philanthropy News Network - http://www.pnnonline.org/
A source of national news about trends in philanthropy and the specific grants and activities of foundations, nonprofits and others engaged in philanthropy.

The REACT Center- http://www.reactcenter.org                                                 
The REACT Center, Rockwell Educational Access to Computer Technology, is a non-profit organization funded by Rockwell Collins Foundation and managed by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.  The REACT's Center's primary goal is to provide refurbished computers and computer learning experiences to area schools, as well as provide refurbished computers to area non-profit organizations that work with youth and the community.

United Way of East Central Iowa - htttp://www.uweci.org/                                                           
United Way of East Central Iowa is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and serves Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Linn and Washington counties.  The United Way addresses health and human service needs.

The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
324 3rd Street SE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: (319) 366-2862 • FAX: (319) 366-2912