Foundation Center's List: Links To NP Resources

Provides a nonprofit management job board, content and tools designed to help nonprofits build strong leadership teams and individuals pursue career paths as nonprofit leaders.

BoardnetUSA is a Web site dedicated to the express purpose of connecting nonprofit boards and new leaders. The site is designed to be a national collaborative network of communities working locally to enhance nonprofit board governance.

Governance Matter provides education and advocacy services to foster board effectiveness through its New York-based membership. To help raise the standards of nonprofit governance, Governance Matter provides programs including a board leadership research project, speakers bureau, event summaries, resources library and Board 101 training seminars. The Web site has a resources section that includes information about promoting effective nonprofit governance; developing a strategic plan; myths and realities; and key responsibilities of nonprofit board members.

BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) "is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors."

A comprehensive library of resources and effective paractices on volunteering and volunteer management.

Dedicated to encouraging community service, the Points of Light Foundation provides assistance to businesses that institute employee volunteer programs, youth organizations that promote involvement in the welfare of their community, and nonprofit groups that recruit and coordinate volunteer efforts. The Web site has volunteer information for individuals, families, and organizations, including project ideas, service stories, publications, and additional resources.

The International Association for Volunteer Effort was created in 1970 by a small group of volunteer from throughout the world who shared a common vision of how volunteers can contribute to the solution of human and social problems and to the development of bridges of understanding among people of all nations. The association's Web site has news and events, as well as youth involvement, and membership services information.

Links to: Current research, best practices, tools, professional development, support networks, and how-to information.

Organized by subject. Each subject page provides Online Bookstore links, free articles or excerpts, free electronic books or guides, an annotated list of Web sites with more material on the subject, and links to relevant Hot Topics. Energize is a training, consulting and publishing company that specializes in voluntarism.

Access volunteering trends, statistics, tools, resources, and information for the nation, U.S. regions, states, and major cities. See also how states and cities rank on different factors related to volunteering. Learn about efforts to mobilize more volunteers.

The Corporation for National and Community Service works with governor-appointed state commissions, nonprofits, faith-based groups, schools, and other civic organizations to provide opportunities for Americans of all ages to serve their community and the nation. The Web site has program resources and research information on volunteer opportunities available with AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve, including program profiles, news and public service announcements, job announcements, and information on internships and fellowships.

The following links are to sections related to the topic of starting a volunteer management program.

Information on all aspects of volunteer management, including getting your preparing your organization to involve volunteers, screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, legal issues/risk management, volunteer/staff relations, online activism, and more.

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for proposed rules, regulations, and notices of federal agencies, including listings of funding opportunities for most federal grant programs.

The "electronic storefront for federal grants," organized by topic. Selecting a topic provides links to funding pages for the 26 federal grantmaking agencies, some of which support individual research projects. It offers users “full service electronic grant administration” with guidelines and grant applications available online.

The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs that provide assistance or benefits to state and local governments, private for-profit and nonprofit agencies, and individuals. Users can browse or search information on assistance by agency, program area, and other fields.

Formerly The National Committee on Planned Giving, PPP is the preeminent association for professionals in the charitable gift planning field.

The Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) is an international organization for fundraisers who specialize in research and information management. The Web site has information about membership, links to Web sites about advancement
APRA is the premier international organization for fundraisers who specialize in fundraising research, analytics and relationship management.

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.

The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action is a neutral open forum that brings together researchers, scholars, and practitioners from around the world and works to strengthen the research community in the emerging field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies. Its main forms of outreach are an annual conference, a variety of publications, and electronic discussions and seminars. The association's Web site includes information about these various activities, as well as the option to register for a listserv-based discussion group.