Contents
For Consumers and Donors
For Charities and Professional Fundraisers
Government Resources

For Consumers and Donors

• Avoiding Fraud (Federal Trade Commission)
• Avoiding Fraud (Federal Trade Commission) (Español)
• BBB Wise Giving Alliance
• Business search
• Charity Navigator (evaluates financial health of charities)
• Charity Watch
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
• Denver Post Season to Share
• Guidestar (Candid.org) search for Form 990 and charity financial statements
• IRS charities lookup
• National Center for Charitable Statistics / The Urban Institute

For Charities and Professional Fundraisers

• Association of Fundraising Professionals, Colorado Chapter
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• BBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations & Wise Giving Guide
• Board Source - Developing Nonprofit Boards
• Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE)
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, Newspaper of the Nonprofit World
• Colorado Nonprofit Association
• Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (new nonprofits)
• Council on Foundations
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities
• Fraud Prevention Resources
• Giving Institute, The (formerly the American Association of Fundraising Counsel) 
• Independent Sector’s Principals for Good Governance and Ethical Practice Resource Center
• IRS ABC’s for Exempt Organizations
• IRS 990 E-filing Requirements - new for 2022
• National Council of Nonprofit Associations
• Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado

Government Resources

• Colorado Department of Revenue
• Colorado General Assembly
• Federal Trade Commission Telemarketing Information
• IRS catalog of products for charities (PDF)
• National Association of State Charity Officials
• Stop Fraud Colorado (Colorado AG's Office)
• U.S. Code, Office of the Law Revision Counsel
• U.S. Department of the Treasury 
• Virtual IRS Workshops for 501(c)(3) Exempt Organizations (StayExempt.IRS.gov)