Advocacy

Alliance for Justice AFJ is a national association of public interest advocacy organizations whose primary mission is to strengthen the capacity of the public interest community to influence public policy. Provides workshops, legal guides, technology assistance, and public education.

Center for Community Change CCC helps poor people to improve their communities and change policies and institutions that affect their lives by developing their own strong organizations.

Independent Sector Educating charities about the important and appropriate role lobbying can play in achieving their missions.

The Loka Institute A non-profit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of research, science and technology.

The National Council for Nonprofit Associations NCNA is a network of 41 state and regional associations with a collective membership of more than 20,000 community nonprofit organizations.

OMB Watch OMB Watch is a nonprofit research, educational, and advocacy organization that focuses on budget issues, regulatory policy, nonprofit advocacy, access to government information, and activities at the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Board Management

Alliance for Nonprofit Management FAQ’s The information listed in the FAQ’s section of the Alliance web site provides general answers to commonly asked questions regarding nonprofit management by utilizing a pool of resources including: a comprehensive compilation of web sites, books and videos, and other valuable resources related to nonprofit management.

The Association of Governing Boards ASG is the only national organization providing university and college presidents, board chairs, and individual trustees of both public and private institutions with the resources they need to improve their effectiveness.

Compass Point Compass Point provides nonprofits with management tools and concepts necessary to best serve their communities.

Leader to Leader Institute The Leader to Leader Institute provides educational opportunities and resources to further its mission to strengthen the leadership of the social sector.

Nonprofit Management Solution, Inc. NMS specializes in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of non-profits through board, staff, and organizational development.

Consulting

Alliance for Nonprofit Management Alliance members and partners represent a wide range of organizations devoted primarily to helping nonprofit organization increase their effectiveness and impact.

Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models This site provides models which include a range of alternatives from which organizations might select an approach and begin to develop their own strategic planning process.

The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits The Center for Excellence is a learning community of non-profits offering programs in leadership development, systemic change, continuous improvements and best pratices.

The Center for Nonprofit Management, Dallas The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Management (Dallas) is to improve the management effectiveness of the non-profit sector as it seeks to enhance the quality of life of its community.

Innovation Network, Inc. Innovation Network is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to enabling public and non-profit organizations to better plan, execute, and evaluate their structure, operations and services.

Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management Established in 1983 at the University of San Francisco, the Institute remains one of the nation’s most highly regarded centers for non-profit management education and research.

The Kettering Foundation The Kettering Foundation sponsors research focusing on what it takes to make democracy work as it should.

The Management Center A leading source for non-profit management support in Northern California, the Management Center helps non-profits manage effectively. This web site contains a wide variety of resources and services.

Program Evaluation

National Network for Family Resiliency The NNFR Evaluation Team provides abstracts of evaluation tools and a bibliography of evaluation resources that address issues identified by NNFR’s special interest groups.

InnoNet Innonet provides a format for developing an evaluation plan that includes evaluation questions, indicators of success and strategies for collecting quantitative and qualitative data.

Fundraising

Charities Aid Foundation CAF is an UK-based non-governmental organization whose mission is to increase the substance of philanthropy around the world.

CharityNet CharityNet provides financial service for other nonprofit organzations.

Council on Foundations This website includes “Foundation News and Commentary” and links to foundation and corporate giving home pages.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy The newspaper of the nonprofit world. Complete contents of current issues, archive of articles from the past year, two years worth of grant listings, listings of forthcoming conferences and workshops, the largest listing of the very best available jobs in the nonprofit world.

Community Wealth A centralized, online resource and dialogue about community wealth. Topics such as nonprofit/for-profit partnerships, cause-related marketing, social entrepreneurship, venture philanthropy and nonprofit business ventures are explored.

Delaware Community Foundations DCF is a collection of separate funds and resources given by caring citizens who have chosen to make their community a better place to live and work. It is a vehicle for administrative endowments and encouraging deferred gifts to the community.

Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies (DANA) Fundfinder This section of the DANA web site provides web site links of prospective fundraising targets ranging from corporations to foundations.

Delaware Valley Grantmakers DVG is a membership association comprised of over 150 organizations representing corporations, private foundations, community foundations, donor-advised funds, charitable trusts, individual and grantmaking public charities in the greater Philadelphia region.

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers The forum of RAGs is a national service association for philanthropy, whose members are 29 regional associations of grantmakers (RAGs) across the country.

Foundation Center The Foundation Center offers a variety of information about giving trends, links to individual foundations, and the issues of its publication, “Foundation News Digest.”

Grantmakers in Health Grantmakers in Health’s mission is to help foundations and corporate giving programs improve the nation’s health. It works to build knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of individual grantmakers and the field of health philanthropy. And it also seeks to foster communication and collaboration among grantmakers and with others.

Indiana University Center on Philanthropy IU provides information on the nonprofit sector and search tools to find information about individual nonprofit organizations.

Indiana University Payton Philanthropic Studies Library The first library of its kind, the Joseph & Mathew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library was established to support Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and the growing interdisciplinary field of philanthropy. It houses one of the world’s largest collection of books, periodicals, dissertations, and audio-visual resources on the subject of philanthropy.

IKNOW The IKNOW site provides a directory of useful links for non-profits on issues ranging from education and fundraising to current legislation, strategic planning, and volunteerism.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy NCRP is dedicated to making philanthropy more responsive to people with the least wealth and opportunity, more relevant to critical public needs, and more open and accountable to all, in order to create a more just and Democratic society.

Neighborhood Funders Group NFG is a national network of grantmakers working to expand support for organizations that help low-income people improve their communities

Network for Good for Nonprofits This site provides Internet related tools and resources your nonprofit organization can use for: day-to-day operations, getting the help you need, and working the web.

United Way of Delaware UWDE raises funds to help support the programs and services of the 102 full member and affiliate agencies.

Verizon Foundation The Verizon Foundation will invest $20 million in support of the communities they serve across the country. They support all qualified nonprofit organizations with valid tax-exempt ID, 501(c)3 assisting communities in the U.S.

Women’s Funding Network The WFN is a growing association of public and private women’s foundations, federations, funds in community foundations, individual donors and supporting institutions. The Network promotes the development and growth of women’s funds that empower women and girls by fostering strategic alliances among women, donors, communities, and institutions.

Women & Philanthropy W & P is an association of grantmakers, women and men who recognize that effective solutions to our most pressing societal issues cannot be developed without specific attention to critical needs and distinctive talents of all women.

Human Resources

American Background American Background has developed a customizable, simple to use scoring system for accepting or rejecting applicants based on their background that can provide you with objective and predictable results every time.

Benefits link Benefits link provides tools to scan the web to find published links and useful articles on employee benefit plan compliance matters, links to key links to key government documents, question and answer columns, search engines, employee benefits products and service providers.

Community Career Center This site provides job postings, candidate profiles, reference checks, and comprehensive background checks.

Deep Sweep A web-facilitated, executive search service for nonprofit executives and employers. Individuals who register are informed confidentially of job opportunities matching their specific interests.

Employease This site provides the leading Internet Business Service for managing and communicating human resource, employee benefits, and payroll information.

Law Guru.Com Law Guru.Com provides free answers to your legal questions, legal research, an attorney newtwork, legal resources, and various chatrooms.

Financial Management

The Contributions Academy The Contributions Academy is a management education resource for companies and nonprofits interested in establishing powerful, mutually rewarding relationships. On line services include, business management education programs, management education programs, workshops, and speeches.

NFP Accounting NFP provides a guide to selecting a nonprofit and fund accounting software, a crash course in nonprofit accounting, an extensive inventory of nonprofit books and training materials and a free newsletter.

The Nonprofit Times Resource Directory The Resource Directory contains a selection of links to a variety of nonprofit information including: computerized fund accounting, computerized fundraising systems, and financial services, etc.

The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits MAP provides a comprehensive training tailored to the organization's needs focusing on cost accounting principles, budgeting, and financial management. Half-day, customized workshop. Cost is $250 per organization with up to 5 persons attending.

Leadership

Center for Excellence in Nonprofits The Center promotes excellence in nonprofit organizational performance.

Duquesne University Nonprofit Leadership Institute Founded in 1996, the NLI provides training, information resources and consulting for current and prospective trustees in order to enhance the quality of nonprofit governance.

The Electronic Hallway EH offers teaching cases, exercises, role-plays, teaching workshops, and curriculum planning resources to faculty focusing on public administration and public policy.

Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership The Midwest Center provides links to non-profit organizations in the Midwest dedicated to the third sector training, research or support.

Social Action and Leadership School for Activists SALSA is an evening learning program, providing classes in the Washington, D.C. area on scores of topics in nonprofit management, communications, fundraising, direct action, and career development.

Nonprofit Start-Up & Dissolution

Ask Jeeves.com Ask Jeeves allows the user to type in specific questions regarding nonprofit start-up procedures or general information and will answer those questions accordingly.

Delaware Division of Corporations This site contains a computerized step-by-step process to incorporate your agency into the state’s business world. How to incorporate in Delaware (Section of State’s Office).

Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies (DANA) This section of DANA’s website includes a step-by-step explanation of how to begin the process including, obtaining a registered agent, select type of business entity, reserve name, fill-out certificate of incorporation/formation, submit completed certificate to the DE Division of Corporations.

Public Relations

Cause Communications This site provides free basic guides to getting media attention. Services provided include: consulting, workshops, and client lists.

The Center for Media and Democracy The Center for Media & Democracy is a nonprofit, public interest organization funded by individuals and nonprofit foundations and dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. The Center serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices

One World Communication OWC specializes in assisting public service organizations - government, non-profits and commercial companies related to them.

Public Relations Guru The PR Guru provides strategic public relations campaigns, cutting-edge content development, and meaningful message development for healthcare and internet-based industries including nonprofits.

Research and Data Collection

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action ARNOVA is a professional association of academics, students, and practitioners concerned with nonprofit organizations which publishes the Nonporift and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, sponsors an annual conference, and publishes abstracts of work in the field.

The Aspen Institute Home Page The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit educational institution dedicated to enhancing the quality of leadership through informed dialogue. The Institute’s Nonprofit Sector Research Fund supports and disseminates research on the nonprofit sector.

The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) APPAM encourages excellence in research, teaching, and practice in the field of public policy analysis and management. APPAM operates through its annual fall and spring conferences, newsletter, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). APPAM’s membership includes individual and institutional members, practitioners, scholars and students.

The Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector Established in 1978, ARVAC provides a forum for researchers in the voluntary sector. Members come from universities and research institutes, from the voluntary sector and from central and local government. Many are actively engaged in research-all are concerned with the impact of research on policy making and practice in the UK.

Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to providing information to the public and serving as a bridge between scholarship and public policy through publications and conferences.

Center for Budget and Policy Priorities CBPP is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research on a range on government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.

Charity Law Unit of Liverpool University This site provides legal research on the charity sector, particularly in the UK.

The Century Foundation The Century Foundation is a research foundation that undertakes timely and critical analyses of major economic, political, and social institutions and issues.

Center for Nonprofit Sector Research, California State College, Fullerton This site exists to further research about charitable nonprofit organizations located in Orange County, California and to support and encourage the work of Orange County’s charitable organizations as the repository for data about the sector.

International Society for Third Sector Research ISTSR is a major international association promoting research and education in the fields of philanthropy, civil society and the nonprofit sector.

Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management This site provides links to nonprofit management case collections, nonprofit management research education centers.

The Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies IGLSS provides research and analysis on questions important to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Americans.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies The Joint Center is a national, nonprofit institution that conducts research on public policy issues of special concern to black Americans and other minorities. Founded in 1970, the Joint Center provides independent analyses through research, publications, and outreach programs.

National Center for Policy Analysis The NCPA is a nonprofit public policy research institute. This web site offers analysis, debate, and research from around the world.

National Council for Research on Women The NCRW is a working alliance of 84 women’s research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW’s mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.

North American Case Research Association NACRA is a collaborative organization of some 450 case writers and teachers, mostly in business disciplines who support each other’s research and writing efforts.

Program on Nonprofit Organizations Since 1977, the Program on Nonprofit Organizations, which is based at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, has operated as an international center for multidisciplinary studies of philanthropy, volunteerism, and non-profit organizations. The work of scholars affiliated with the program has appeared in books and scholarly journals as well in its own working-paper series.

Thomas Rivera Policy Institute The Institute is a freestanding, nonprofit, policy research organization that works to fill the void in information that exists among policy makers and political leaders regarding the complexities that characterize the U.S. Latino population-e.g. its heterogeneous composition, its bilingualism, and its diverse nativity.

Urban Institute The Urban Institute investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes reports and data on many social and economic topics including those authored by the Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy.

Risk Management

Community Service and Risk Management Resources This website provides a list of a variety of publications, books, and literature dealing with community services and risk management.

International Center for Not-For-Profit Law The ICNFPL is an international organization whose mission is to facilitate and support the development of civil society on a global basis by assisting the creation and improvement of laws and regulation systems that permit, encourage, and regulate the not-for-profit sector in countries around the world.

A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers This manual is not legal advice and is not a substitute for legal or risk management advice. You should obtain competent legal or risk management advice on any of these questions and not rely upon the explanations of the law and risk management set out in these materials. These materials are intended to help you determine when to seek professional advice.

Nonprofit Insurance Alliance of California NIAC is a liability insurance pool established in 1989 exclusively for 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in California. NIAC provides a stable source of reasonably priced liability insurance coverages tailored to the specific needs of the nonprofit sector.

Nonprofit Risk Management Center The Nonprofit Risk Management Center helps nonprofit staff and volunteers control risks so they can focus on their missions.

Alliance for Nonprofit Management (What are the most dangerous myths about nonprofit liability?) This section of the Alliance website dispells myths about nonprofit liability as a first step in managing a nonprofit's risks.

Social Entrepreneurism

ASHOKA ASHOKA searches the world for the best new ideas, championed by the most capable, innovative social entrepreneurs. These individuals are selected as ASHOKA Fellows through a rigorous process, and ASHOKA invests in them financially and professionally.

Community Wealth Ventures A centralized online resource and dialogue about community wealth. Topics such as nonprofit/for-profit partnerhsips, cause-related marketing, social entrepreneuriship, venture philanthropy, and noprofit business ventures are explored.

Entrepreneurs Foundation The EF mission is to change the culture of the entrepreneurial sector in the Silicon/Bay Area by incorporating community involvement as a core element of business.

Harvard Business School: HBS Working Knowledge HBS Working Knowledge is a collection of cutting-edge management information created to help your organization stay at the fore-front of today’s fast changing business environment.

National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives NCESA is a source for up-to-date information about community building, models and experiments in locally-based economic development, as well as theory and vision of the “good of society.”

National Center for Social Entrepreneurs NCSE encourages entrepreneurship through the nonprofit sector and to help individual nonprofits think and act in a entrepreneurial manner.

Social Venture Network A site that has brought together the most interesting and thoughtful people on the planet and created a place where socially conscious entrepreneurs can meet, teach, support, and create new ventures with each other.

Taxes

Division of Legal Services The American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono has developed a directory of local pro bono programs. Provides guidance in locating a program in your area of public service.

Findlaw Offers an array of free resources and tools for the public in areas such as family law, estate planning, and consumer credit.

IRS Tax Info for Charities and Nonprofits Sound accurate tax rules and regulations, and how they affect your business or non-profit.

Lawyers.com Information on this site includes: find a lawyer, learn about the law, and know your legal options.

Legal Resource Center This site focuses on providing increased access to law through legal helps, aids, and resources.

Thompson and Thompson This site provides information on nonprofit organizations and restructuring of nonprofit organizations and their affiliated entities, obtaining quality tax exempt status, and rendering legal and tax opinions.

Technology

Benton Foundation The Benton Foundation works to realize the social benefits made possible by the public interest in the use of communications.

HandsNet Handsnet provides leadership in helping human service organizations use new information technologies to enhance communication, information sharing and collaboration.

TechSoup TechSoup provides updated information on nonprofit technology issues.

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network The Network is dedicated to connecting and supporting individuals and organizations who empower nonprofits to use technology to achieve their missions.

Volunteerism

Association for Volunteer Administration AVA provides tools and resources to help maximize volunteer resources in your organization, information about the profession to help advocate for your role, an international, competency based professional credential program, quarterly applied journal written by and for practitioners, connections to colleagues at local and national levels, opportunities to develop and prove leadership qualities.

Corporation for National and Community Service CNCS is an organization that works with governor appointed state commissions, nonprofits, faith-based groups, schools, and other civic activities to provide opportunities for all Americans of all ages to serve their communities.

Energize Energize is an international training, consulting, and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.

Network for Good Network for Good is an easy-to-use, one-stop online resource designed to help people find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities and beyond.

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly welcomes queries or finished papers that report research on volunteerism, citizen participation, philanthropy, civil society, and non-profit organizations.

Project America Project America inspires and teaches people to take positive steps in their communities, and create partnerships between volunteers and organizations that need them.

SERVEnet SERVEnet is a one-stop portal for information and resources on services and volunteering. Use SERVEnet to post and find volunteer and career opportunities, service news, events, best practices, and other related resources.

Volunteer Match Volunteer Match helps individuals nationwide find volunteer information posted by local nonprofit and public sector organizations.

Youth Service America YSA is a resource center and alliance of 200 plus organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, and globally.

Discussion Forums

The Board Café The Board Café electronic newsletter is exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Board Café is a collaborative project of Compass Point Nonprofit Services and the National Center for Nonprofit Boards.

Charity Village Charity Village offers four main methods for discussing issues, and asking questions and sharing information with others: discussion lists, Usenet News Groups, web discussion forums, and internet relay chat.

Charity Channel Charity Channel offers email forums discussing such topics as grants and foundations, the law of tax exempt organizations, college and university advance, health and philanthropy, arts and social organizations, fundraising, international fundraising, mentoring, etc.

Delphi Forums Delphi Forums offers discussion groups focused on training and development.

The NGO Café The NGO Café is an internet meeting place for NGO’s to discuss, debate, and disseminate information on their work, strategies and results.

The Nonprofit FAQ The Nonprofit FAQ containes scores of items of information and advice about non-profits. The items come from discussions on email lists, in UseNet, and other sources.

General Nonprofit Information

Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies (DANA) DANA is comprised of more than 275 charitable and community-based institutions throughout the state of Delaware. Member agencies represent the entire spectrum of the nonprofit sector - the arts, education, health, human service, religious, and philanthropic institutions. This site provides useful information and connections about and for the nonprofit sector in Delaware.

Gilbert Center The Gilbert Center helps non-profits communicate successfully through designing communication systems that build relationships, improve workflow, and become strategic part of non-profit success.

GuideStar Guidestar is the Donor’s Guide to the nonprofit universe. GuideStar’s web site includes a searchable database of more than 640,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States.

The Nonprofit FAQ: Information for and about Nonprofit Organizations INC provides information about nonprofits and search tools to find information about individual nonprofit organizations.

The International Nonprofit Management Teaching Resource Center (INOM-TRC) INOM-TRC is a comprehensive source of nonprofit management teaching cases, course syllabi, and program descriptions that are made available for use by teachers, trainers, consultants, practitioners, and students.

Internet Public Library The Internet Public Library contains links to hundreds of newspapers from around the world, including small local papers.

Jossey-Bass: Nonprofit Management Series The Jossey Bass Nonprofit Mangement Series is designed for the information needs of non-profit professionals in all types of organizations.

Mentors This website contains a directory of mentor services and organizations that specialize in mentoring.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits MCN is the Minnesota’s statewide association of non-profits providing connections you need and the information you want.

National Council of Nonprofit Associations NCNA is the largest state-by-state alliance of non-profits in the United States.

Free Management Library FML is a complete, highly integrated library of resources for non-profit and for-profit businesses.

Nonprofit Resource Center NRC provides information about library resources, workshops schedule, and programs.

Nonprofit Times This site is the online version of the monthly newpaper about nonprofit organizations.

PR News Wire This site contains 1500 press releases on the internet each day and keeps them stored in the database for 30 days. The releases come from companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies.

Nonprofit Internet Links