Nonprofit Management – Information & Resources
The selected websites in this section provides free information and resources on areas of interest to the nonprofit community: accountability and evaluation, advocacy, communications and marketing, foundations and grantmaking, fundraising and financial sustainability, governance, management and leadership, staff development and organizational capacity, technology and volunteer management. BoardnetUSA http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp BoardnetUSA is an interactive website that connects nonprofit boards and individuals interested in serving on them. There is no fee for a board or individual to register with BoardnetUSA. BoardSource http://www.boardsource.org/ BoardSource is a nonprofit with more than 7,000 members that focuses on increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors. BoardSource provides trainings, workshops, and materials on nonprofit governance. The Center for Non-Profit Management http://www.cnmsocal.org The Center improves the performance of nonprofit organizations addressing critical issues and serving underserved populations by providing information to non-profits on developing nonprofit leadership and management skills, counseling organizations through change, finding and keeping the right people and promoting collaboration and communication. The web site provides employment news, non-profit resource library, information about non-profits and for nonprofits, compensation & benefits survey, tech surveys, fundraising database and free monthly Enewsletter. The Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org The Foundation Center’s web site provides information on grant makers, education and training, news, and research on philanthropy. In addition to the materials that can be accessed for free, there are several subscription-based services as well as print material are available for purchase. The sections of the site include: Philanthropy News Digest, Finding Funders, Learning Lab, Researching Philanthropy and Marketplace.
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Idealist.org (Action Without Borders) http://www.idealist.org Idealist.org is a web site that provides an online meeting place for nonprofit organizations, resources, consultants, job seekers and volunteers. The Tools for Nonprofits provides web-based resources on starting a nonprofit organization, recruiting and managing volunteers, nonprofit management resources, fundraising, technology for nonprofits, nonprofit support organizations, nonprofit news sites, diversity in the work place, HR resource guide, and nonprofit FAQ. The Management Information Exchange (MiX) http://www.milanomix.org/ The Management Information Exchange (MiX) website offers Community Based Organizations a free, reliable and consistent source of management information and expertise. It addresses the challenges of motivating people, managing change, communicating for results, working with boards of directors and developing high performance management systems. Articles, reports, sample documents, and research from nonprofits, government agencies, and corporate sources are readily available on the website. Non-profit Genie http://www.genie.org Non-profit Genie provides resources, information, advice, and answers to frequently asked questions for the nonprofit community. Topics addressed include how to write a mission statement, key concepts in strategic planning, budget preparation, fundraising software, and when to use an external consultant. Non-profit Genie is a project of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and the California Management Assistance Partnership. Nonprofit Good Practice Guide http://www.npgoodpractice.org/ The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is a project of the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative (PNKM) at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. This website offers standards of practice, resources, articles, and glossaries for nonprofit management. Topics include accountability and evaluation, advocacy, communications and marketing, foundations and grantmaking, fundraising and financial sustainability, governance, management and leadership, staff development and organizational capacity, technology and volunteer management. Philanthropy News Digest http://www.fdncenter.org/pnd/ Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly news service of the Foundation Center, is a compendium, in digest form, of philanthropy-related articles and features from print and electronic media outlets nationwide.
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