Capacity Building Resources You Can Use
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other nonprofit agencies or information helpful to nonprofit organizations?
The Nonprofit Management Education Center is maintained by Professor
Andrew Lewis of the
University
of Wisconsin Extension. Check out links to other resources on the Internet.
Links are organized by a number of categories. Go to
www.uwex.edu/li/learner/sites.htm
The Online
Compendium of Federal and State Regulations for U.S. Nonprofit Organizations
site provides information about the laws and regulations controlling
nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Examples: lobbying and political
activity, financial accounting, planned giving, postal discounts and much
more. Go to
www.muridae.com/nporegulation/
The
Nonprofit Best Practice Guide provides key information designed to help
manage nonprofit organizations efficiently and effectively. Follow links to
ten topic areas to find articles, standards of practice, resources and
glossaries. Go to
www.nonprofitbasics.org/
Board Source
claims to be the premier resource for building strong and effective
nonprofit boards – and it is! Publications, an extensive glossary of
governance and nonprofit management terms, training resources and more. Go
to
www.boardsource.org.
The Charity
Channel offers nine free e-newsletters, over 150 email discussion
groups, information on jobs, consultants, products and services of interest
to nonprofits professionals. Go to
charitychannel.com.
The
Financial Management Training Center offers free web based courses on a
broad range of financial management topics. Courses are downloaded to your
computer by clicking on the hyperlinks on the opening webpage. Short Courses
come in three formats: Microsoft Word documents, pdf files (requires Acrobat
Reader) and exe files (self-extracting file). Finally, you can find Lecture
Notes from other financial management courses. Go to
www.exinfm.com/training/
The
SNPO
Resource Center
a comprehensive list of websites compiled by the Society of Nonprofit
Organizations. The list covers a wide range of topics related to the
nonprofit sector. Find new resources for funding information, look for new
volunteers, learn about the latest technology available to nonprofits and
much more. Go to
www.snpo.org/resources/links.php
NPAction is an online resource that supports capacity building for
nonprofit advocacy by collecting the best practices of seasoned advocates
and engaging newcomers with a wide range of updated topics and tools. Go to
www.npaction.org.
The
Community Tool Box is created and maintained by the Work Group on Health
Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas in Lawrence,
Kansas (U.S.A). The core of the Tool Box is the "topic sections" that
include practical guidance for the different tasks necessary to promote
community health and development. For instance, there are sections on
leadership, strategic planning, community assessment, grant writing, and
evaluation to give just a few examples. Each section includes a description
of the task, advantages of doing it, step-by-step guidelines, examples,
checklists of points to review, and training materials. Go to:
ctb.ku.edu/about/
The Alliance
for Nonprofit Management maintains a Frequently Asked Questions page
that covers board development, strategic planning, fundraising, financial
management, and risk management. Go to:
www.allianceonline.org/FAQ
The Internet
Nonprofit Center publishes the Nonprofit FAQ, a resource of information
provided by participants in many online discussions about nonprofits and
their work. First-time users may want to look at the
Guide to using the FAQ. Go to:
www.nonprofits.org/npofaq. The website also includes a list of
resource for online fundraising. Go to:
www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/misc/990804olfr.html. |
