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Charity Navigator
Price / Fee: Free
Type: Scholarships/Grants/Financial Support
Description: "guide to intelligent giving"
Tags: donation, funding, fundraising
Guidestar
Useful for: parents
Type: Scholarships/Grants/Financial Support
Description: GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.
Tags: donation, fundraising
Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management
Useful for: orgs
Type: Teacher/Administrator training/professional development
Description: The School of Public Affairs at Baruch College seeks to create an environment of learning and support for the leaders of our nonprofit community. We want to provide a "home" for the nonprofit community of New York City. We will begin this endeavor by offering a series of free seminars. These seminars will utilize the skill and experience of both School of Public Affairs faculty and respected practictioners from the field.
Blue Pencil
Useful for: teachers
Price / Fee: Free
Type: Reading/Literacy
Description: Interactive tests on Grammar and supplimentary Instructional materials
Sesame Workshop
Useful for: parents
Type: E Learning
Description: Advice and Games for parents
Pacer
Useful for: parents
Type: Special Education
Description: PACER Center is a parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth through 21 years old. Located in Minneapolis, it serves families across the nation, as well as those in Minnesota. Parents can find publications, workshops, and other resources to help make decisions about education, vocational training, employment, and other services for their children with disabilities.
A Family Place
Useful for: parents
Type: News/Blogs
Description: A family friendly website to find articles and websites
CollegeSummit
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: College Summit's mission is to increase the college enrollment rate of low-income students by ensuring that every student who can make it in college makes it to college, and by putting college access “know-how” and support within the reach of every student.
College Quest
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: Click on the “College Compass” for a comprehensive approach to college-entrance preparation
The ACT Home Page
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: Click here to learn more about the ACT Assessment Test, a college entrance exam alternative to the SAT. You can register for the test online at this site and your parents can use their free Financial Aid Need Estimator, which allows them to figure the amount of financial aid they are likely to qualify for.
ETS Net
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: If you have questions about standardized testing, go to the source, the Educational Testing Service Network, for answers.
Kaplan Test Prep
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: You can enroll in a test prep course, purchase books and software, and sound off on the message boards on Kaplan’s website.
A Better Chance
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: The Pathways to College program provides after-school support for promising students of color seeking ways to better prepare themselves for college.
The Posse Foundation
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and selects student leaders from public high schools to form multicultural teams called “Posses.” These teams are then prepared, through an intensive eight-month Posse Training Program, for enrollment at top universities nationwide to pursue their academic careers and to help promote cross-cultural communication on campus.
College Board
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: SAT prep questions and other helpful tips on the college application process.
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
Useful for: students
Type: College Prep
Description: SEO develops the academic, personal, and career potential of students of color by providing support to the students and their families. The College Preparation Program provides motivated students with academic enrichment classes, mentoring, college planning, and a variety of other special opportunities. The application can be downloaded from the program website.
US News College Rankings
Useful for: students
Type: College Research Guides
Description: Rankings, directories of schools, college admissions guide, and more.
US News “Find the Right School For You”
Useful for: students
Type: College Research Guides
Description: Step by step process and guidance for choosing the best school suited for you.
College Board
Useful for: students
Type: College Research Guides
Description: Search engine to find colleges that match your needs.
Education Advance
Useful for: students
Type: College Research Guides
Description: Search for technical and vocational schools.