Resources for the Nonprofit Community
Networking, experience, and having access to the right information are keys to success in any field, especially in the continually expanding and evolving nonprofit sector. In our effort to help build a stronger nonprofit community we have gathered some resources that every nonprofit professional and advocate should have access to.
Online Nonprofit Resources
- Alliance for Nonprofit Management – Professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits.
- Michigan Nonprofit Association – Premier organization advancing the nonprofit sector in Michigan.
- Craigslist Foundation: Helping People Help – Providing knowledge, resources and visibility to the next generation of nonprofit leaders.
- Students Consulting for Non-profit Organization – Entirely student-run consulting organization that offers strategic consulting for non-profit organizations.
- GuideStar – Revolutionizing philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.
- The Law Firm for Nonprofits – A leading law firm exclusively serving the legal needs of nonprofit and other tax-exempt organizations.
- Network for Good – Technology resources for nonprofits: fundraising, volunteers, reports.
- National Council of Nonprofit Associations – Your national voice in the legislature and media with a state focus on nonprofit issues, helping you create local impact.
- Idealist.org – Bringing people and organizations together to exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a better world.
- NEW: Nonprofit Enterprise at Work – NEW helps nonprofits in southeast Michigan do more with less.
- Giving Institute – Educating and engaging members in the ethical delivery of counsel and related services to non-profits through research, advocacy, and best practices.
- Charity Channel – a leading source of original articles and book reviews that are down-to-earth, practical, and relevant to the day-to-day challenges of in-the-trenches nonprofit professionals.
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy – The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World.
- The Nonprofit Times – The Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management.
- Council on Foundations – Defining Philanthropy for the 21st Century.
- Foundation Center – The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
- IRS: Information for Charities & Nonprofits – Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits
- National Center for Charitable Statistics – The national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States.
- The Urban Institute – Nonpartisan economic and social policy research.
