THE HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION, INC.
Other
Not-for-Profit Resources
(Extensive listing of web sites and other resources)
Organizational
– general
Harry
and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program
The Association of Baltimore Area
Grantmakers
Citizens
Planning and Housing Association
Maryland
Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Board
Source (formerly
1-800-883-6262
Board Source is the
world's largest, most comprehensive publisher of material on nonprofit
governance, offering more than 100 booklets, books, videos, and audiotapes. In
addition to printed materials, Board Source provides assistance and resources
through its
CompassPoint
Nonprofit Services
general info: 415-541-9000 fax:
415-541-7708
CompassPoint
Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit consulting and training organization. We
provide nonprofits with the management tools and concepts necessary to best
serve their communities.
427 Scotland Street, Williamsburg, VA
The GuideStar Web
site is produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity
founded in 1994. GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and
nonprofit practice with information.
Action
without Borders
Provides tools for nonprofits as well as nonprofit websites, community web
access, and links to other websites. Some
of the nonprofit tools are management, legal issues, strategic planning,
fundraising, boards, and public relations.
Alliance
for Nonprofit Management
1899 L Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington
,
The
American
Watchdog group that
rates charities
BBB
Wise Giving Alliance
Rating System for 400 major charities
charitychannel.com
listserv forums in many NPO topics
National
2100 M St, NW,
866-518-3874
The
The
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Links to nonprofit resources
The
Society of Nonprofit Organizations
Resources and Publications
Advocacy
Charity
Lobbying in the Public Interest
Various tools and articles regarding lobbying and advocacy by nonprofit
organizations, including a tutorial on advocacy and lobbying.
Assets/Strengths-Based
Approach
Asset-Based
Community Development Institute at Northwestern University
Asset-Based
Community Development
Resources to promote healthy children, youth and communities.
The Institute conducts research and evaluation, develops publications and
practical tools, and provides technical assistance to support community
initiatives.
Board
Governance
Andringa, Robert C.
and Engstrom, Ted W., Nonprofit Board
Answer Book:
Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives.
Andringa, Robert C.
with Flynn, Outi and Sabo, Sandra R. Nonprofit
Board Answer Book II:
Beyond the Basics.
Dietel, Linda R. and
William M. The Board Chair Handbook.
O’Connell, Brian.
The Board Member’s Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary
Organizations.
The
Robinson, Maureen K.
Nonprofit Boards that Work: The
End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance.
New York
,
Entrepreneurial Approaches
McGrath, R. and
McMillian, I. 2000.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset.
Hecht, B and Ramsey,
R. 2001.
ManagingNonprofit.org.
Evaluation and
Outcomes
Innovation
Network
Innovation Network is a nonprofit organization working to share the power of
evaluation. Innonet is dedicated to developing and sharing evaluation tools and
know-how with nonprofits and funders, so they can do their work more
effectively.
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) views evaluation as a tool for learning how
to do their work better. The
Evaluation Toolkit includes the logic model development guide and an evaluation
handbook.
Financial
Management
Fry, Robert P., Jr.
Minding the Money An Investment Guide for Nonprofit Board Members.
Washington
,
McLaughlin, Thomas A.
Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers. New York
,
Ruppel, Warren.
Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy.
Human Resource
Management
The Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM)
Wheatley, M.J. and Kellner-Rogers, M
A Simpler Way.
Leadership/Management
The Management
Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Series of articles and resources on various aspects of management of
nonprofit agencies
Leader to Leader
Institute [formerly Peter Drucker Foundation]
By providing
educational opportunities and resources, the Leader to Leader Institute furthers
its mission to lead social sector organizations toward excellence in performance
by providing educational opportunities and resources to leaders.
Ronald E. Riggio and
Sarah Smith Orr and Kravis Leadership Institute.
Improving Leadership in
Nonprofit Organizations.
Leader to Leader: Enduring
Insights on Leadership from the Drucker Foundation’s Award Winning Journal.
On Leading
Change: A Leader to Leader Guide.
Nanus, Burt and
Dobbs, Stephen, M.
Leaders Who Make
a Difference: Essential Strategies
for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge.
Legal Issues
Answer
Answers to frequently answered questions compiled by the Delaware
Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Don Kramer’s
Nonprofit Issues
An electronic newsletter
Myers-Briggs
Center for Applications of Psychological Type
Public Policy
The Calvert Institute
for Policy Research
The Calvert Institute for Policy Research is a non-partisan, educational
institution dedicated to the research and propagation of solutions to
Maryland Budget and
Tax Policy Institute
The Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute provides independent,
nonpartisan research and analysis of state budget and tax policy priorities. Our
particular focus is how policy decisions affect low- and moderate-income
families, other vulnerable populations, and the important community programs
that serve them.
Maryland Public
Policy Institute
The Maryland Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy
research and education organization that focuses on state policy issues. Our
goal is to provide accurate and timely research analysis of
Risk Management
NonProfit
Strategic Planning
Management Assistance
Program for Nonprofits
Free Management Library
Technology Issues
Building Community
Technology Partners
BCT Partners is a management, technology and policy consulting firm that
works to improve organizational effectiveness and support strategies for change.
Center for
TechSoup
TechSoup is a comprehensive source of technology information just for
nonprofit organizations. Help yourself to everything inside -- it's all served
up by people who know: our nonprofit technology staff, experts in the field, and
your own colleagues.
Volunteers
Volunteer Central
Volunteer
Central, a program of Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland, is a one-stop shop
for anyone interested in volunteerism.
Energize Inc.
One of
the most comprehensive sites for volunteer administrators.
Includes an on-line library and bookstore, monthly “hot topics”
discussions and links to other sites.
Miscellaneous
Amazon.com
and Jossey-Bass.com for NPO reference books
ARNOVA
The
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action is an
international organization whose members include scholars and nonprofit leaders
fostering research on voluntary action, nonprofit organizations, philanthropy
and civil society.
Chronicle of
Philanthropy
Grant guides, resources, facts, figures
The Community
Leadership Association
The Community Leadership Association is dedicated to nurturing leadership
in communities throughout the
Corporation for
National and Community Service
The
Corporation for National and Community Service connects Americans of all ages
and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their
nation through voluntary service.
The Council on
Foundations
Policies, resources, news, reports, and legal updates
The
Foundation Center Philanthropy News Digest
News articles, news search.
The
Gilbert
The Gilbert Center is a virtual organization whose mission is to support
and empower the people and organizations who are changing the world for the
better. One of their notable projects is Nonprofit Online News.
Greenleaf
The Greenleaf Center is an international, not-for-profit institution
whose goal is to help people understand the principles and practices of
servant-leadership.
www.mindtools.com
Nonprofit Technical
Assistance Directory
NonProfit Times
Online newsletter, recent articles, links.
Pew Partnership
The
Pew Partnership is a civic research organization whose mission is to identify
and document promising solutions crucial to strong communities.
Resources on and by
Peter Senge
Technical Assistance
for Community Services Home Page [for internet resources list]
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