City of Sacramento Open Data Portal
The City of Sacramento has established an open portal website with access to more than 40 different data sets, including census data, city service requests, budgets, building permits and more. There is plenty of useful information available here for nonprofit planning and funding development.
The Data Playbook
The Data Playbook is a new tool to help your nonprofit collect, analyze, and communicate the results of data. In the Data Playbook, you will learn about what data you need; how best to collect it; how to analyze it to meet your needs; how to present it; and how to use it to inform your work […]
Nonprofit Overhead
What is Overhead? View this Revisioning Nonprofit Overhead Primer video and these definitions from the IRS and FASB. A Board Member’s Guide to Nonprofit Overhead guidance from Blue Avocado. Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers have created a statewide initiative – the Real Cost Project – to increase the impact of […]
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 […]
