Grantmakers
Who They Are and How to Find Them Clubs & Organizations Professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, and other groups of all types offer support to nonprofit organizations. The first step in accessing these resources is knowing your community well. Corporations A number of corporations and local businesses donate some of […]
What’s the Best Way to Raise Money?
Guidance from an expert If you are new to fundraising or just want to check your organization’s fundraising strategy this article from Blue Avocado offers some excellent guidance. Just Tell Me: What’s the Best Way to Raise Money? Choosing a Revenue Strategy
VolunteerMatch Learning Center
Free training for volunteer coordinators The VolunteerMatch Learning Center offers dozens of free webinars on the practices of volunteer engagement, such as recruitment, screening, orientation and recognition of volunteers. It also recommends books and resources and hosts a helpful blog.
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Helping nonprofits cope with uncertainty The Nonprofit Risk Management Center provides clear, concise and credible information on risk management and insurance. Their services include: affordable, easy-to-read publications. (Some are free!) easy-to-use online tools that help you create sound policies, develop a risk management plan and more. Risk Management Essentials newsletter, which is distributed to thousands […]
The Nonprofit Business Plan
Resources, links and tips This Foundation Center Grantspace Business Plans page offers information and links to a variety of resources. LaPiana Associates offer these free resources. Download this free guidebook from SCORE. Business Planning Tools for Nonprofit Organizations 2nd ed. National Council of Nonprofits Business Planning for Nonprofits offers resources and links.
Compliance for California Nonprofits
Reporting requirements for California nonprofit organizations The Compliance for California Nonprofits website outlines all of the reporting requirements for California nonprofit organizations with links and instructions. Nonprofit Compliance Checklist 2016 from CalNonprofits will also help you keep track of your nonprofit’s yearly compliance responsibilities.
California Attorney General’s Guide for Charities
The California Attorney General’s Guide for Charities is an invaluable resource to help charitable organizations, – including charities, charitable trusts and other nonprofits – understand their responsibilities and comply with California law. It covers the steps to forming a nonprofit, the tax-exempt application process and other legal requirements and provides practical information and answers to […]
Human Resources and Talent Management
Information on all aspects of human resources and talent management from the Free Management Library There’s a misconception that there is a big difference in managing human resources in for-profit versus nonprofit organizations. Actually, they should be managed similarly. Nonprofits often have unpaid human resources (volunteers) but volunteers should be managed much like employees — […]
Nonprofit Financial Management
Financial Fundamentals for Nonprofits StrongNonprofits.org is an interactive site with in-depth information and guides on budgeting, financial analysis, monitoring, and the role of boards in financial management. Provides a range of free tools and templates, articles, reports and other resources particularly useful to nonprofits that want to develop their financial skills. Nonprofit Finance Fund offers […]
Evaluating the difference your nonprofit is making
The National Council of Nonprofits encourages nonprofits to embrace a culture that supports evaluating the difference your nonprofit is making. This requires first identifying “what does success look like?” Then making a plan that will get you there, and collecting information along the way to evaluate whether your nonprofit’s progress is actually getting you closer […]
