Interfaith Funders
Resources for Grantmakers
Here's some items here on the Interfaith Funders website  that may be of
particular interest to grantmakers wanting to know more about how
congregation-based community organizing fits into their funding
strategies:

Background information:  Organizing 101
Publications:  Baseline survey of the field, impact on congrgations/communities
CBCO in the News and News Archive: Updates on the latest.
Bookshelf: Books and articles on organizing by scholars, journalists, and organizers
(including
President Obama)
Resources & Links: Connecting you around the web to lead organizing networks,
intermediaries and other information.

Talk with our membership  While our member only pages require a
password, Interfaith Funders members are knowledgeable leaders in the field,
available for questions and conversation with peers.  
Find out more about us
just contact us at: interfaithfunders (at) yahoo (dot) com

Offerings of Other Organizations:

Grantcraft – Guidance on Funding Community Organizing.
 
http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=1091

Alliance for Justice – Resources for Evaluating Community Organizing.  
http://www.afj.org/for-nonprofits-foundations/reco/  

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP).  Research on
the return on investment of organizing and advocacy in New Mexico.  
Other similar research forthcoming including a MN Report in the fall.
 
http://www.ncrp.org/index.php?
option=com_ixxocart&Itemid=41&p=product&id=21&parent=6

Neighborhood Funders Group – Guidebook on Community Organizing
http://www.nfg.org/cotb/index.htm