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Nonprofit Capacity Building and Board Development
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Alliance for Nonprofit Management
http://www.allianceonline.org/
A professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits. The Alliance is a learning community that promotes quality in nonprofit capacity building.
A Nonprofit Space Odyssey: A Capital Projects Primer (24 pages, PDF)
http://www.compasspoint.org/assets/3_cpspaceodyssey.pdf
A Nonprofit Space Odyssey: A Capital Projects Primer guides nonprofit leaders, donors, and foundations to a better understanding of capital projects, campaign feasibility, and the business planning involved. An overview of the pre-development phase of a capital project, planning and financing options, and a discussion of issues such as organizational readiness and possible co-location with partner organizations. The report focuses on nonprofit space needs in the Bay Area (CA) but provides valuable information for groups in other areas.
Boards of Midsize Nonprofits: Their Needs and Challenges (PDF)
By Francie Ostrower (Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy - May 2008)
A brief "focusing on governance among midsize nonprofits ($500,000 - $5 million), identifying certain problem areas and suggesting strategies that trustees, managers, and others engaged with midsize nonprofits may find helpful in strengthening their boards."
BoardSource
http://www.boardsource.org/
Many publications useful for fundraising and volunteer/board training in fundraising.
Center for Nonprofit Management
www.cnm.org
Nonprofit organization committed to helping nonprofits enhance their results by providing education, consulting, research, performance evaluation, and recognition.
CharityChannel
http://charitychannel.com/
CharityChannel is a resource where nonprofit professionals can learn from each other, share information and work together to advance the cause of philanthropy. Many good articles on fundraising, governance, and management.
Charity Navigator
http://charitynavigator.org/
Independent charity evaluator using data derived from an institutions 990. A guide to the health of a charity.
CompassPoint
http://www.compasspoint.org/
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a consulting, research, and training organization providing nonprofits with management tools, strategies, and resources. Including Board Café an electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, Board Café offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service.
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/default.asp
Provides support and advocacy for nonprofit organizations. Links to the Management Library and the Complete Toolkit for Boards exploring the how to’s of Board Operations and Board Governance including examples of job descriptions, articles, bylaws, manuals, resolutions, etc.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
http://www.ctphilanthropy.org/o/ccp_home-page.asp
A resource for networking, news and information on grantmaking and philanthropy in CT.
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits (PDF)
By Heather McLeod Grant and Leslie R. Crutchfield (Stanford Social Innovation Review - Fall 2007)
A study of 12 high-impact nonprofits demonstrating the path to real social change requires organizations to "go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others."
Google for Non-Profits
Learn how to use free Google tools to promote your work, raise money, and operate more efficiently.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
http://www.nonprofitfinancefund.org/
NFF serves both nonprofits and their funders, offering an integrated package of financial and advisory services, including facilities and working capital loans and lines of credit; asset-building programs; intensive workshops; Nonprofit Business Analysis, and other consultations to help nonprofit management understand the impact on their finances of management and program decisions.
New England Museum Association (NEMA)
http://www.nemanet.org/index.htm
NEMA serves museums of all sizes and the people who work for and with them.
http://rlrouse.com/fundraising.html
A guide to planning a fundraising campaign.
Pro Bono Partnership - Business Legal Advice
Pro Bono Partnership, which provides free legal assistance to nonprofit organizations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, has launched a new website, www.probonopartnership.org, that provides easy access to a broad range of business legal advice.
Nonprofits can contact Partnership staff attorneys through the site to apply for legal services on a wide range of business issues or for answers to quick questions. The site provides answers to frequently asked questions and a collection of articles on legal topics. For training about their legal obligations, nonprofits can also register through the site for workshops, like "Board Responsibilities in Challenging Times," "Ins and Outs of Government Contracting;" or "Three Cups of Lessons: A Teachable Moment for Nonprofits."
Techcycle, PC Donations
www.techcycle.org
This is a program that will donate used computers to Stamford students.
The Center for Capacity Development
http://www.centerforcapacity.org/Default.htm
The Center for Capacity Development Fact Sheet 2008 (PDF - 75 KB)
The Center for Capacity Development provides technical assistance, based upon a fee-for-service model, to faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. The Center seeks to increase the organizational capacity and capabilities of faith-based and community based organizations to compete for federal, state, foundation and private grant resources.
It's Not About You... It's About Them: A Research Report on What Motivates Bay Area Donors to Give to the Arts and Artists
Helicon Collaborative
Outlines findings on the characteristics, values, and motivations of donors to artists and small arts organizations, outcomes of the Fund For Artists Matching Commissions program, and case studies and lessons learned about fundraising strategies.
Published: May 2010
Funder(s): East Bay Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Philanthropy and Voluntarism
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