Contents of this page:
General Resources | Boards | Fundraising | Grantmaking and Philanthropy
Law for Nonprofits | Minnesota | Journals Online
Indexes to Nonprofit Literature | Technology | Related Resources

General Resources

Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the "result of the 1998 merger of the Support Centers of America and the Nonprofit Management Association. The purpose ... is to challenge and strengthen those who deliver management and governance support services to nonprofit organizations. " Includes FAQs on board development, financial management, fundraising, strategic planning, and risk management.

Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. "employs seminars, leadership programs, and evidence-based discussion to strengthen and inform philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and social enterprise so that each can contribute to the good society, domestically and internationally."
Includes: Aspen Philanthropy Letter.

Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. From the City University of New York. Research and Resources.

FirstGov for Nonprofits: A portal linking nonprofits to federal government information and services.

Free Management Library

GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations. "Information on the activities and finances of more than 650,000 nonprofit organizations, the latest news on philanthropy, and resources for donors and nonprofits."

Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. "An interdisciplinary research center at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The Center aims to illuminate the vital role that the nonprofit sector and nongovernmental organizations play in aiding societies to discover and accomplish important public purposes."

Idealist:An extensive, searchable site about and for nonprofits. International.

Internet Resources for Nonprofits.  An annotated list organized by topic. From the Utica Public Library.z

National Center for Charitable Statistics. "The national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. NCCS is a program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) at the Urban Institute.

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide: "The Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management (PNKM) Initiative seeks to capture, organize, disseminate, and promote the use of good practices in the nonprofit sector. Knowledge Management is the process of learning useful lessons – from personal experience and the experience of others – organizing those lessons, and then applying and/or sharing those lessons to improve the performance of organizations."

Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, by Ronald S. Landskroner. Wiley, 2002.
The print edition is shelved in: Reference Z7164 .T87 L36 2002
Also available online (CLIC e-book). Click here to go to netLibrary (FAQ on Bush Library's eBooks.)

Society for Nonprofit Organizations. "The Society encourages networking, alliances, collaborations, and sharing among nonprofit organizations and their leaders. It promotes excellence in leadership, management, and governance practices. It conducts research to identify emerging trends, issues, and opportunities for nonprofit organizations. And, of course, it facilitates and provides wide-ranging education, training, and support services through its Learning Institute." Their Nonprofit Links. Selected articles from their magazine, Nonprofit World.

Tax Information for Charities and Other Non-Profits. From the IRS.

Boards

BoardSource: Building Effective Nonprofit Boards. "Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide."

Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Charitable Organizations: A Guide for Board Members. From the MN Attorney General's Office.

 

Fundraising

Association of Fundraising Professionals. Some free content, including summaries of research findings; more content for members.

BizBash: Ideas and Resources for Special Events, Meetings, and Event Marketing. Includes: Sources for awards, entertainment, and speakers; event bloopers.

Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting. From the Free Management Library.

Grantmaking and Philanthropy

Foundation Center:  An important source of information.  Their mission is to "foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects."  This site includes: FCStats: Statistical data on foundations and their grants; Learning Lab: Online tutorials, resources, etc.

Foundation Directory. Part One consists of the 10,000 largest grantmaking foundations. Part Two is the next 10,000 largest organizations. Current years of each of these are shelved in: Reference AS911.A2 F65

PRO: Philanthropy Resources Online: "A digital library of primary and secondary sources that supports teaching and learning about philanthropy and the nonprofit sector." Full text essays and other information, some from the 19th century. From the Indiana University Library

Women and Philanthropy. Providing leadership for foundations and philanthropists to create a more caring and just world through the full engagement of women and girls.

Law for Nonprofits
See Minnesota for MN law-related info.

Form 990 Instructions, 2007. From the IRS.

Sample Conflicts of Interest and Travel and Entertainment Policies for Nonprofits. From the MN Attorney General's Office. (bottom of the page)

Stay Exempt: Online Educational Resources for Tax Exempt Organizations from the Exempt Organizations Office of the Internal Revenue Service). Virtual Workshop.

Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization. IRS Publication 557

Tax Information for Charities and Other Nonprofits. From the IRS.

Tax Tips 4 U, from the ABA Section of Taxation.

Volunteer Protection Act. US Code, Title 42, Chapter 139.

Minnesota

Charitable Organization Forms: Annual Report and Registration. From the MN Attorney General's Office.

A Guide to Minnesota's Charity Laws. From the Attorney General's Office.

Minnesota Attorney General's Office: Charities. Information for and about charities. Includes a searchable database of charities with financial information (990s).

Minnesota Council on Foundations: The mission of the Minnesota Council on Foundations is to strengthen and to increase participation in organized philanthropy. Publication: Giving Forum.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Minnesota Statutes. Index to nonprofit-related sections.

Nonprofit Yellow Pages. "A project of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN), is a searchable database of vendors and consultants that work with nonprofit organizations. The consultants and consulting firms listed in the nonprofityellowpages.org submitted their listing to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for a fee. All of the information in individual listings was provided entirely by the consultants and consulting firms."

Journals

Chronicle of Philanthropy Includes the tables of contents for issues published since 1998 as well as other useful features and information, e.g. news of the nonprofit world. Bush Library subscribes to the print edition; the current year is shelved on the 2nd Floor.

Giving Forum: This newsletter from the Minnesota Center on Foundations is available full-text online. Bush Library also keeps print copies in our Periodicals collection (2nd Floor).

Nonprofit Times

Philanthropy Journal. "Through a daily web site and free, weekly email bulletin, we deliver news, information and opinion about charitable giving, fundraising and management, focusing in particular on organizational effectiveness, donor engagement and collaboration."

Philanthropy Matters "Semiannual magazine that provides busy professionals and volunteers with quick and easy access to ideas and news they can use. Each issue contains practical, need-to-know results from the latest research conducted by faculty and staff at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and by other practitioners and scholars around the world."

Technology for Nonprofits

TechSoup: The Technology Place for Nonprofits.

Related Resources

Online Reference Shelf: Statistics

Search Terms for CLICnet
Many of these terms can also be used in the journal database searches (e.g. Business Source Premier, Expanded Academic Index)

nonprofit organizations (subdivisions of this main heading include: accounting, finance, law and legislation, management, marketing, minnesota, planning, taxation, united states)