The following resources provide useful information to both funders and grantee partners in Africa. Please consult the each website for more detailed information on their services and resources.

United States International Grantmakers (USIG) Supported by grants from members of the Council on Foundations, this site has useful informatin for organizations outside of the United States seeking grants from U.S. foundations.

Foundation Center A good source of information about U.S foundations with useful links, resources and instructional materials on proposal writing.

The Grantsmanship Center This site provides information on grantsmanship training and information on grants for international organizations.

Guidestar This site offers a free database of information about non-profit organizations, including their 990-IRS forms, and the forms of foundations. Find information on the operations and finances of non-profits, and donors can seek out and compare charities and monitor their performance.

Idealist.org A great site for resources and information about organizations in 140 countries. All nonprofit services are free and includes useful web links.

Innovation Network,Inc A great website with a very useful tool for project and program planning and other helpful resources.

Institute for Global Communication IGC has several networks including PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet, WomensNet and LaborNet.

Grantmakers Without Borders A network of foundations and individual donors dedicated to global social justice grantmaking.

OneWorld This site has a wealth of information related to international development, with news bulletins and reports in five languages.

Virtualfoundation.org This site supports local projects initiated by NGOs in environment, sustainable development and health. Focuses on supporting projects started by grassroots organizations around the world.

The Global Philanthropy & Foundation Building website is a program of the Synergos Institute which provides information on grantmaking foundations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

GrantCraft is a project of the Ford Foundation with a range of tools useful to grant makers on the craft of grantmaking. Grantcraft has recently published a guide to international grantmaking.