ENGL 102: Men, S. - Spark Grant Project: Searching for non-profits
Video tutorial: How to find non-profit organizations
Watch this video for tips on how to find non-profit organizations and programs. This video has captions.
Searching for non-profits video tutorial:
Google search tips for finding organizations
Organization websites (.org)
Organizations can be for-profit or non-profit -- you would need to check their "About" page to see which kind -- but websites for organizations can be super useful when looking for problem-solving solutions and how other people or organizations have gone about trying to help a specific social issue or problem.
Sample searches:
Here are a couple of sample Google search if you want to narrow down to organizations:
Now you try!
Starting points for finding regional non-profits
There are so many non-profit organizations, events, and volunteer opportunities out there... where do you start? The links below can help you find starting points for local/regional non-profits, program events, and community service projects and volunteer opportunities.
Links to local/regional non-profits:
- King County: Find a non-profit organizationSearch non-profit organizations in and around Seattle and King County. Explore by map or search all nonprofits.
- Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Directory: NonProfitsA directory of nonprofit organizations who are registered with the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce.
- Community Events Calendar - Greater Tacoma Community FoundationBrowse this calendar to see what community events are going on. You can narrow down by event category, organizer (a great way to see which community groups are active!), and by city.
- Volunteer Opportunities - VolunteerMatch.orgSearch for volunteer opportunities -- local or virtual -- through this national website. This is the search for volunteer opportunities near Tacoma, WA, but you can also change the location.
National non-profit/charity sites:
- Great NonprofitsThe search filters are already limited to Tacoma, for help in identifying nonprofits in this region. You can also click on nearby regions.
- Nonprofit ListThe search filters on this site are already set to Tacoma, WA, for help in identifying some larger nonprofits in this region.
- Charity Navigator"Charity Navigator has become the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. [...] Specifically, Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency."
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