About.com’s Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
Weekly articles and links to resources for nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit managers, donors, fundraisers and volunteers.
www.nonprofit.about.com
Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI-RRG)
Liability insurance tailored exclusively for 501(c)(3) nonprofits in CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, KS, MD, MI, MO, NB, NC, NV, OH, OR, PA, UT, VA, VT & WA. Broad Coverage, competitive pricing with free, effective loss control and risk management tools
www.ani-rrg.org
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Home page for AFP, formerly the National Society of Fundraising Executives.
www.afpnet.org
Benton Foundation's Best Practice Toolkit
Tools to help nonprofits make effective use of communications and information technology.
www.benton.org
Board Café
An the 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.
www.boardcafe.org
Board Source
The premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide.
www.boardsource.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy
This national magazine on grants and giving has made its informative articles, a searchable guide to grants, and a host of other information available online. Some material is free, most requires a password.
www.philanthropy.com
Community Investment Network (CIN)
A non-profit organization that encourages organizations and individuals to think and act more strategically with their giving to impel greater social change in their communities. The CIN promotes and supports strategic collective giving and community problem-solving by providing knowledge and information regarding various tools and strategies.
www.thecommunityinvestment.org
Council of Better Business Bureaus
A watchdog site. Within this site is the Philanthropic Advisory Service, with reports on most-asked questions about charities and other soliciting organizations.
www.bbb.org
Council on Foundations
Council on Foundations works to support foundations by promoting knowledge, growth and action in philanthropy. This site outlines what role foundations play in your community, how to start your own foundation and what the Council does to support foundations.
www.cof.org
Energize
Portal on volunteer management, including books, links, articles, interviews and more.
www.energizeinc.com
Give Voice
The place where you can speak directly to elected officials about the issues affecting the nonprofit sector.
Offers email and fax action alerts.
www.givevoice.org
GrantsAlert.com
Provides resources for those searching for education grants and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations, schools, districts, consortia and state education agencies.
www.Grantsalert.com
Grassroots Fundraising Journal
Offers practical, how-to instruction on fundraising strategies such as direct mail, special events, major gift campaigns, and online fundraising.
www.grassrootsfundraising.org
GuideStar
The donor's guide to the nonprofit universe.
www.guidestar.org
HandsNet
Promotes information sharing, cross-sector collaboration and advocacy among individuals and organizations
working on a broad range of public interest issues.
www.handsnet.org
Helping.org Nonprofit Resources
A collection of resources to help nonprofits with day-to-day operations, technology, getting computer help,
and building and marketing websites.
www.helping.orgnonprofit
Idealist
A global directory of nonprofit-related information, including nonprofit organizations, consultants,
products, services, publications, and events. Nationwide listings on jobs and internships are also found.
www.idealist.org
Iknow
A clearinghouse for links to websites on nonprofit information. Links can be searched
by topic or by keyword.
www.iknow.org
Internal Revenue Service
What you need to know if your organization plans to apply for tax exemption. The questions enable you to determine whether an organization is eligible to apply for recognition of exemption from Federal income taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and, if so, how to proceed.
www.irs.ustreas.gov
Internet Nonprofit Center
This site is features news and innovative programs. Search IRS files with the Nonprofit Locator, and find answers with the Nonprofit FAQ.
www.nonprofits.org
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Great source of templates and materials for nonprofit managers.
www.mapnp.org
MediaNet
A web-based tutorial for media and public relations on the Internet. The online media guide
features discussion, examples, articles, resource lists, and links covering the range of online media and PR.
The site offers overviews and in-depth information on media relations, email press releases, clipping services,
media contact databases, online publications, website development, and email lists.
www.internetnewsbureau.commedianet
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
A network of 37 established and 15 emerging state and regional associations of nonprofits serving over 22,000 member nonprofits.
www.ncna.org
N-TEN Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network
N-TEN’s resource listings includes technology service providers, articles, and sample technology policies for nonprofits.
www.nten.org
Nonportal
An array of nonprofit resource providers to share their information.
www.nonportal.org
Nonprofit Gateway
A network of links to Federal government information and services.
www.firstgov.gov
Nonprofit Genie
A collection of FAQs on topics such as board development, consultants, databases, DSL, entrepreneurship,
Federal Form 990, financial management, fiscal sponsorship, fundraising insurance, Internet and telephone
systems, strategic planning, technology planning and volunteer management.
www.genie.org
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center provides information on managing risk in the human resources area as well as
others (for example, avoiding litigation).
www.nonprofitrisk.org
Nonprofit Tech
A technology assistance organization for nonprofits. Their website features tips and tricks, a technology forum,
software recommendations for Mac and Windows, among other resources.
www.nonprofit-tech.org
The Philanthropy Journal Online:
A publication of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, in Raleigh, N.C., the Philanthropy Journal reports on philanthropy and nonprofits throughout the U.S. and abroad.
www.philanthropyjournal.org
Philanthropy News Network
Philanthropy news updates daily.
www.pnnonline.org
Points of Light Foundation
Information on volunteer management.
www.pointsoflight.org
ServeNet
A place to post volunteer opportunities.
www.servenet.org
Tech Soup
Tech Soup is set up to be the portal to the nonprofit technology world. It also contains links to TechSoup Stock,
formerly known as Discount Tech.
www.techsoup.org
The Foundation Center
Offers funding and nonprofit resource libraries in New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Washington DC
that you can visit and an informative and in-depth website.
www.foundationcenter.org
TGCI's Library of Winning Grant Proposals
Offers a library of winning grant proposals that consists entirely of recently funded, top-ranked grant proposals in a wide variety of subject areas. All the proposals have been selected by major government funders from among their highest-rated grant applications.
www.tgcigrantproposals.com
