Sector Guide

ProInspire’s Sector Guide is a list of resources for individuals who are interested in learning about different sub-sectors or topics in the social sector. This list was created by our fellows and alumni, based on resources that they find valuable. The list includes the following categories:

Networks: Groups that bring together people/organizations focused on this issue
Resources, Blogs, etc.: Key publications, websites, and thought leaders to read about the latest happenings
Conferences: Key industry conferences

Do you have more resources you would like to suggest for the ProInspire Sector Guide? Please email them to us at info [at] proinspire [dot] org.

Sub-Sector	Networks	Resources, Blogs, etc.	Conferences
General Sector Info	Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy National Council of Nonprofits Net Impact StartingBloc Young Nonprofit Professionals Network	Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofit Quarterly Philanthropy News Digest Stanford Social Innovation Review Talent Philanthropy	Harvard Social Enterprise Conference Net Impact Conference
Capacity Building	Collective Impact Forum SoPact	Bridgespan Social Velocity TCC Group	Nonprofit Capacity Conference
Community Development Finance	Association for Enterprise Opportunity Opportunity Finance Network	Community Development Banking Listserv CDFI Fund	OFN Conference
Education	Education Pioneers New Schools Venture Fund Young Education Professionals	Edupreneur Jobs Listserv EduWonk Blog - includes list of other education blogs Getting Smart Blog	Top Education Conferences list
Employment & Workforce Development	Opportunity Nation Opportunity Youth Network U.S. Chambers of Commerce	Clinton Foundation: Job One Initiative GradsofLife.org Jobs for the Future	The Close It Summit National Opportunity Summit
Health - US	American Public Health Association
Health - Global	Guardian Global Development Professionals Network Global Health Council American Public Health Association Consortium of Universities for Global Health GBC Health TEDxChange Guardian Global Development Professionals Network	The Guardian Global Health Blog Harvard World Health news - includes list of other health blogs Center for Global Development - Global Health Globalhealth.gov - Upcoming Events The Lancet - Global Health Next Billion Health Care Blog Global Health Learning Center TED Talks Global Health Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation CDC Global Health Coursera CGD - Case studies Best Readings in Global Health Directory of Global Health Research Sources	Unite for Sight Conference USAID Global Health Mini-University UC Global Health Day World Health Congress TEDMED
Housing	Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development National Affordable Housing Management Association National Housing Conference The Corporation for Enterprise Development	Affordable Housing Blog
Hunger and Homelessness	Feeding America Meals on Wheels Association of America National Coalition for the Homeless No Kid Hungry	A Place At The Table Food Research and Action Center Map the Meal Gap USDA Food and Nutrition Service Take Part Action Center
Impact Investing	Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)	Next Billion Financial Innovation Nonprofit Finance Fund	SOCAP
International Development	Devex Society for International Development Guardian Global Development Professionals Network	Guardian Global Development Next Billion TED Talks Center for Global Development Gates Foundation Impatient Optimists World Bank Atlas of Global Development Aid Data FSG Global Development Knowledge Dalberg Insights	Society for International Development Annual Conference Clinton Global Initiative Harvard International Development Conference Women Deliver TEDxChange
Philanthropy	Council on Foundations Exponent Philanthropy Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Regional groups: Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers	The Chronicle of Philanthropy Grantmakers of Education Grantmakers of Effective Organizations Foundation Center	Conferences hosted by: Council on Foundations Exponent Philanthropy Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Youth Development			Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference
Social Media		Beth Kanter's Blog Nonprofit Tech for Good	Social Media for Nonprofits Social Media for Development
Data & Evaluation	Monitoring & Evaluation Professionals LinkedIn Group NTEN	Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Data Analysts for Social Good DataKind	Social Good Tech (San Francisco) Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC)
Social Entrepreneurship	The Gratitude Network GSEN: Global Social Entrepreneurs Network Impact Hub openIDEO Social Innovation Exchange Social Venture Network StartingBloc	Acumen Ashoka B Corp Echoing Green GOOD The Guardian Social Enterprise Blog HuffPost Impact Mashable Social Good NetImpact Blog Skoll World Forum SOCAP Blog Social Enterprise Jobs Listserv SSIR Social Entrepreneurship Blog White House Office of Social Innovation	Skoll World Forum Social Enterprise Alliance Columbia Social Enterprise Conference Harvard Social Enterprise Conference NYU Social Entrepreneurship Conference
Boards & Governance		BoardSource	BoardSource Leadership Forum

Sector Guide

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