Foundation Center's List: Employment and Volunteering

Lists recommended steps to take toward setting up an independent consulting business.

Provides advice for those considering becoming consultants, as well as answers to frequently-asked questions about working independently with nonprofits. NOTE: This is an archived version of the original page.

ACN is a Chicago-area membership association of consultants serving nonprofits and community-based organizations.

The Grant Professionals Association (formerly the American Association of Grant Professionals) serves grant developers who work for public or private organizations. The Web site has information about the organization, including a code of ethics and credentialing; useful articles about grantseeking; newsletters, journals, a place to exchange documents with other members and links to Web sites that contain information related to educational grant writing.

Links to many resources that cover: understanding consultants and consulting; working as a consultant; hiring consultants; requests for proposals; proposals and contracts; and general resources.

AFP is an international professional association for both individuals and organizations. Through its membership it seeks to foster philanthropy and advance fundraising best practices.

BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards), "is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors." BoardSource provides free PDFs on many board topics.

Lists suggestions for alternative methods of recruiting new board members within the community.

A sample application form to be used when recruiting new board members.

Presents a detailed discussion of the steps in recruiting prospective board members. Includes a list of recommended resources and links to sample worksheets.

Outlines the process for identifying, recruiting, and initiating new board members for a nonprofit organization.

Provides guidance for selecting board members for a new organization, including several pitfalls to avoid.

Part of the Free Management Library, this section lists helpful web sites and resources on the topic of board recruitment.

Gives suggestions for ways of identifying and recruiting potential board members.

Any registered 501(c)(3) organization located in the five boroughs of New York City is welcome to participate in this free program that matches them with board candidates who are pre-screened and have received relevant training.

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Becoming a board member can be a meaningful way to explore how your experience and expertise can help advance a nonprofit organization’s social impact, and to learn new skills that can enhance your own career. This article presents a series of questions to consider when joining a nonprofit board.

Newsletter readers offer advice on how to find nonprofit board members and what to do after identifying candidates. Published June 2006.

Online service that enables individuals to find nonprofit boards on which to serve, and nonprofit organizations to connect with potential board members for free.

This article talkes about different types of employment contracts.