Additional Resources

Grants Management at MWCC

Grants Management at MWCC

Education

AACU: The American Association of Colleges and Universities
www.aacu.org
The Association of American Colleges and Universities is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. This site provides useful resources and information on key topics facing higher education.

The League for Innovation in the Community College
www.league.org
The League is an international organization dedicated to catalyzing the community college movement. Information on conferences and institutes, Web resources, research, and publications that make a positive difference for students and communities are available at this site.

The Vanguard Learning Colleges Page
www.league.org/league/projects/lcp/vanguard.htm
Funded through the League for Innovation in the Community College, the 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges are serving as incubators and catalysts for the Learning College concept by working to build on values that place learning first throughout their institutions. Links to the 12 colleges are on this page.

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CCRC: The Community College Research Center at Columbia University
www.tc.columbia.edu/ccrc
The mission of the Community College Research Center is to carry out and promote research on major issues affecting the development, growth, and changing roles of community colleges in the United States. This site has information about their research on critical issues and trends affecting two-year colleges.

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
www.ed.gov/free
More than 30 Ffederal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. The result of that work is the FREE website. The resources here focus primarily on K-12 education, but there is enough applicability to the work done in community colleges to make a visit to this site worthwhile.

NEASC: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
www.neasc.org
NEASC is the accrediting agency of Mount Wachusett Community College and the public and independent schools, colleges and universities in the New England states. Available here is information ranging from the accrediting process, to policy, to resource publications.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
www.chronicle.com
www.philanthropy.com
Sister publications that cover weekly news and information, respectively, in higher education and the non-profit world. In addition to high quality reporting and analysis, both publications list calendars of funding opportunities and professional development workshops and seminars.

NCLB: No Child Left Behind
www.nclb.org
The NCLB Act emphasizes increased accountability for states, school districts, and schools; greater choice for parents and students, particularly those attending low-performing schools; more flexibility for states and local educational agencies in the use of federal education dollars; and a stronger emphasis on reading, especially for our youngest children. The site offers insight into the federal funding priorities for education that will impact the college in various ways.

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Data, Statistics, and Research

MISER: Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research
www.umass.edu/miser
MISER 's research involves planning, strategy, and forecasting, with a focus on social, economic, and demographic issues. This work is designed to formulate new public policy for use by government policy makers, as well as to develop information systems showing the relationship between public policy and the economy of Massachusetts and New England. As the lead agency in the State Data Center (SDC) program, MISER is the liaison between the Commonwealth and the U.S. Bureau of the Census and houses all the latter's data on Massachusetts.

U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov

FedStats
www.fedstats.gov
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

Online Libraries:

MLIN: The Massachusetts Library and Information Network
www.mlin.org

The Library of Congress
www.loc.gov

Philanthropy and Community

Council for Resource Development
www.crdnet.org
The Council for Resource Development (CRD) is the essential education and networking choice for all community college development professionals. CRD connects, educates, supports, strengthens, and celebrates community college development professionals. An affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges, CRD serves over 1600 members at more than 700 institutions.

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at the Graduate Center, The City University of New York
www.philanthropy.org
The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is committed to strengthening philanthropy and civil society through education, research, and leadership training. A useful selection of publications and tools is available, particularly regarding volunteerism and multiculturalism.

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AGM: Associated Grant Makers
www.agmconnect.org
Associated Grant Makers, Inc. is a regional association of grant makers, both foundations and corporate giving programs, serving in, or making grants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. AGM aspires to be the primary philanthropic network and online portal for current and emerging grant makers and other key constituencies interested in philanthropy.

AIP: The American Institute of Philanthropy
www.charitywatch.org
Here’s an interesting twist: are you looking to give money to a philanthropic organization? AIP is a national charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions. The site provides information about AIP, the charities they rate, and their method of grading charities. Other features include tips for giving wisely, useful and interesting articles on a variety of topics relating to charitable giving, and more.

Give.org: The Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance
www.give.org
Another resource for conducting research of America’s charities. The Alliance reports on nationally charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers guidance to donors on making informed giving decisions through our charity evaluations, various "tips" publications, and publishes the quarterly Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide.

The Catalogue for Philanthropy
www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org
This site highlights giving organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, using handy methods of indexing and searching. A database of charities extends from 1997 to the present.

The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
www.guidestar.org
A pay subscription site that allows some basic, free searching of some 850,000 nonprofit organizations in their database. Their free newsletter is filled with useful tips and information.

Network for Good
www.networkforgood.org
Network for Good is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities - from volunteering and donating money, to getting involved with issues you care about.

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