| Tools You Can Use |
Check out the Fieldstone Alliance’s “Tools
You Can Use” E-newsletter. Delivered to your in-box about every three weeks,
each issue features a free management tool or idea to improve the effectiveness
of you and your organization. The tools are collected on Fieldstone
Alliance’s website in several topic categories including “Boards,” “Finance”
and “Management and Leadership.” You can subscribe to “Tools You Can Use” by
clicking here. |
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Actually
now much more than just a FAQ, this site, developed and maintained by
Putnam Barber, is the best, and most detailed of all the FAQ-type sites
on the Net.
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| The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide |
A wonderful resource with a
deep look in 12 different areas of interest to your not-for-profit,
including Accountability, Advocacy, Governance, Fund-Raising and
Sustainability, Technology, and Volunteers. Definately worth a look. |
| Management Assistance Program |
Wow...
this site, from the Management Assistance Program in Tampa has so many
resources, I don't have the space to review them all.
Includes areas on:
- Online Nonprofit Resource Libraries (General Archives)
- Assessment & Evaluation
- Boards & Governance
- Collaboration & Strategic Alliances
- Financial Management
- General Management
- Human Resources (includes volunteers)
- Information Technology
- Legal & Risk Management
- Marketing & Public Relations
- Nonprofit Start-up
- Organizational Design & Structure
- Planning & Research
- Resource Development & Fundraising
- Social Enterprise
Check out this great set of tools!
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I
don't have space to tell you how wonderful, and how comprehensive this
is. Wow! Over 685 topics with information, links, resources. This is an
amazing resource. Make sure you look here, and you will bookmark it, I
guarantee!
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| Idealist.org |
Another amazing resource for
you. This site has listings of jobs, consultants, organizations, and
technical assistance. Sections just for not-for-profits and funders
help you focus your search. Good place to look for information and
help. I regularly refer clients here. |
| Energize |
Have issues with volunteers?
Want to know how to recruit, manage, evaluate, or deal with troublesome
volunteers? All that and much much more is here at Susan Ellis's
wonderful resource. |
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NFG is
a joint charitable project of Cisco Systems and Yahoo, who have set up
a not for profit to run this interesting and helpful site.
Not-for-profits can register both to receive donations and list
volunteer activities. Interested potential donors and volunteers can
find opportunities to help by geography and area of interest.
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Carol
Weisman has included some great tips for running a board retreat, some
very funny "Infrequently Asked Questions" and an opportunity for free
email courses.
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How do
we keep all the regulations and reporting requirements that we have to
comply with? There are federal forms, state forms, and the penalties
for non-compliance are severe! Here you can review what regulations
require you to do each quarter and year, both at the federal and state
level, and link to the actual forms. This is a good checklist for your
financial manager, and a great overview for any board member or
non-financial staff member of the complexity of compliance.
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There
is a ton of good stuff at this site---nonprofit news from around the
world, a set of great nonprofit discussion forums where you can post
questions and take part in interesting topic-specific sharing of ideas
and views. There is an area where people can share documents (forms,
policies and the like) as well as a career job search.
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Another excellent general resource, very comprehensive and complete.
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The
Minnesota Council has a huge listing of criteria for excellence in a
variety of areas, including sample policies for your use.
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| AICPA SMART STOP |
The
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has developed this
site called "Smart Stops on the Web for Nonprofits" Worth a look. |
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