Links to Resources for Nonprofits


This page provides links to resources in the following categories:

 

Advocacy

Award Opportunities
Boards and Governance

Event Postings
Government and Regulation

Higher Education Programs and Research Institutes

Management and Technical Assistance

Philanthropy and Giving
Technology and Communications

Websites for Nonprofit Centers (Listed by State)


Advocacy

 

Advocacy Institute

http://www.advocacy.org

 

Alliance for Justice

http://www.afj.org

 

Campaign Finance Guides

http://www.cfinst.org/eguide


Center for Policy Alternatives

http://www.stateaction.org

 

Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest

http://www.clpi.org/

 

Congress

http://www.congress.org

 

Independent Sector

http://www.independentsector.org

 

NPAction
http://www.npaction.org/

Netpulse

www.politicsonline.com/news

 

OMBWatch

http://www.ombwatch.org/

 

OneNorthwest

http://www.onenw.org/toolkit/modestproposal.html

 

The Virtual Activist

http://www.netaction.org/training/

 

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Award Opportunities


Click here for descriptions of these awards.

Archives Research Fellows Fund
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/

AT&T Wireless Community Connections Award
http://www.attwscommunityconnectionsaward.org/

Champion of Open Space Awards
http://www.embraceopenspace.org/openspace/champions/index.asp 

Community Economic Development Grant Program for New York Tri-State Area Organizations
http://jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/Href&urlname=jpmc/community/grants/programs/cdhs/ny 

Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
http://www.hiltonfoundation.org 

Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
http://drucker.cgu.edu/InnovationAward

Federal Register Announcements of Grant Applications and Requests for Comment http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

 

GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards
http://www.gsk.com/community/impact_awards_us.htm

Leadership for a Changing World
http://www.leadershipforchange.org  

Mary Byron Foundation’ Celebrating Solutions Awards
http://www.marybyronfoundation.org

National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.ventures.yale.edu/aboutcompetition.asp

Nonprofit Mission Awards
http://www.mncn.org 

Sound Partners for Community Health Grant Program
http://www.soundpartners.org

Southern California Literacy and Community Technology Development Awards
http://foundation.verizon.com/rfp/2004_rfp_ca.shtml

Target Community Giving Grants
http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/local_giving.jhtml

Verizon Foundation Grants for Literacy Projects
http://www.verizon.com/foundation

Washington Post Award for Excellence
www.wcanonprofits.org

 

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Boards and Governance

 

BoardSource
(formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards)

http://www.boardsource.org

 

BoardnetUSA

http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp

 

Center for Nonprofit Resources

http://www.nonprofitresources.org/

 

Volunteer Consulting Group

http://www.vcg.org/

 

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Event Postings


Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Posting is for members only.
http://www.allianceonline.org/Calendar

Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/index.cfm?containerID=170

GuideStar
Conference postings only.
http://members.guidestar.org/conf/conf_entry.jsp

 
Idealist.org ~ Action Without Borders
Free registration required to post events.
http://idealist.org/ip/idealist/OrgMain/default?SID=c8b13314bd565e9793f8319aaedc5a26

Independent Sector
Posting is for members only.
http://www.independentsector.org/members/events.html

The Management Center
http://www.tmcenter.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.pl

MyNoodle
http://www.mynoodle.org/events_form.htm

PNNOnline
Free registration required to post events.
http://pnnonline.org/search.php?query=&topic=8

Washington Association of Grantmakers
http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/WG/Programs/Calendar/Calendar_Tell.asp

 

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Government and Regulation

 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

http://www.cbpp.org

 

Electronic Data Initiative for Nonprofits (EDIN)
http://www.independentsector.org/edin/index.html

Federal Register

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register

 

FirstGov

http://www.nonprofit.gov

 

Governing Magazine

http://www.governing.com

 

How to Read the IRS Form 990 & Find Out What it Means
http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm

IRS

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

 

IRS Section Requirements

http://www.990online.com

 

National Association of State Charity Officials

http://www.nasconet.org

 

National Conference of State Legislators

http://www.ncsl.org

 

NP Tax Policy

http://www.nptaxpolicy.org

 

Tax and Accounting Sites

http://www.taxsites.com/state.html

 

The US Nonprofit Organization's Public Disclosure Regulations Site

http://www.muridae.com/publicaccess/index.html

 

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/

 

US General Accounting Office

http://www.gao.gov

 

US Government Printing Office

http://www.access.gpo.gov

 

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Higher Education Programs and Research Institutes


Internet Nonprofit Center
Listing of Graduate Programs in Nonprofit Management

http://www.nonprofits.org/misc/acad.html

 

Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC)
http://www.naccouncil.org/

Nonprofit Management Education: Current Offerings in University Based Programs
http://pirate.shu.edu/~mirabero/Kellogg.html

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

http://www.arnova.org

 

Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund

http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/

 

Georgetown University Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Services (CSVOS)

http://www.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/scholarship/faculty/csvos.html

 

IUPUI University Library

http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/special/philcoll.html


Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub

http://www.newschool.edu/milano/hub/index.html

 

National Center for Charitable Statistics

http://nccs.urban.org/

Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford Graduate School of Business
http://www.ssireview.com/

 

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Management and Technical Assistance

 

About.com for Nonprofits

http://nonprofit.about.com

 

Alliance for Nonprofit Mailers

http://www.nonprofitmailers.org

 

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

http://www.allianceonline.org

 

American Society of Association Executives

http://www.asaenet.org

 

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/nonprofits

 

Center for Association Leadership

http://www.centeronline.org

 

Compass Point Nonprofit Services

http://www.compasspoint.org

 

Field

http://www.fieldus.org

 

Free Management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org

 

Guidestar.org

http://www.guidestar.org

 

Internet Nonprofit Center

http://www.nonprofits.org/

 

Internet Prospector

http://www.internet-prospector.org/

 

Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/

 

National Association of Planning Councils

http://www.communityplanning.org

 

National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise

http://www.nationalcne.org/

 

Network for Good

http://www.networkforgood.org/

 

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
http://www.nonprofitbasics.org/

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

http://www.nonprofitRISK.org

 

Quality 990

http://qual990.org

 

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Philanthropy and Giving

 

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

http://www.allianceonline.org/

 

Association of Fundraising Professionals

http://www.afpnet.org/
 

BBB Wise Giving Alliance

http://www.give.org

 

Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.
http://www.communitywealth.com/

Council on Foundations

http://www.cof.org

 

Donordigital.com

http://www.donordigital.com

 

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability

http://www.ecfa.org

 

Forum of RAGs

http://www.rag.org

 

The Foundation Center
http:// www.fdncenter.org

 

GrantSmart

http://www.grantsmart.org

 

Grassrootsfundraising.org

http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/titles/gr_journal.html

 

Independent Sector

http://www.independentsector.org

Philanthropic Capacity Building Resources Database
http://www.humaninteract.org/pcbrdatabase.htm 
 

Philanthropy Resources Online
http://indiamond.ulib.iupui.edu/PRO

Washington Association of Grantmakers

http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/WG/Home.asp

 

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Technology and Communications

 

Benton Foundation
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/index.html#Toolkits 

 

Cyber-Accountability

http://cyb-acc.com

 

Innovation Network, Inc.

http://www.innonet.org/

The Nonprofit Matrix

http://www.nonprofitmatrix.com 
 

Nonprofit Online News

http://www.gilbert.org/news

 

Organizer's Collaborative

http://organizenow.net/links.html


The Progressive Media Project

http://www.progressive.org/mediaproj.htm


Technology Works for Good

http://www.technologyworks.org 
 

TechSoup

http://www.techsoup.org

Verizon Foundation eTraining Opportunities
http://foundation.verizon.com/06003a.shtml

Wilson Internet

http://www.wilsonweb.com/articles/newsletter.htm

 

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Websites for Nonprofit Centers
(Listed by State)

 

Connecticut Association of Nonprofits

www.ctnonprofits.org

 

Maine Association of Nonprofits

www.nonprofitmaine.org

 

Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers

www.providers.org

 

New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits

www.nhnonprofits.org

 

New Jersey Center for Nonprofits
 http://www.njnonprofits.org/

 

Council of Community Services of New York State

www.ccsnys.org

 

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York

www.npccny.org

 

Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations

www.vanpo.org

 

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