Action Without Borders/Idea List - has a very comprehensive web directory of nonprofit resources with over 8,000 links to organizations, directories and publications, arranged by geography as well as by issue. Also has a good list of tools for nonprofit organizations.

Advantage Consulting Services - This Wisconsin-based consultant provides consulting, training, and development opportunities to non-profit, community and faith-based organizations.

Alliance for Justice - The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.

Alliance for National Renewal - nationwide initiative involving a unique network of over 150 national and local civic organizations dedicated to renewing America's communities.

All Stars Project Inc. - Founded in 1981, the New York non-profit All Stars Project, Inc. produces performance-oriented programs that foster human development and growth, particularly in poor communities.  

American Humanics - American Humanics is an alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofits preparing undergraduates for careers with youth and human service organizations.

American Red Cross - "Together We Can Save a Life". This national disaster services organization is the most recognized nonprofit organization in the world.

ARNOVA - Association for Research On Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Organizations. This site includes: The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly which features finished papers that report research on voluntarism, citizen participation, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations; Newsletter; Membership information; information on their annual conference; and ARNOVA Web - a list of nonprofit links.

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public - A global not-for-profit organization that finds and supports outstanding individuals with ideas for far-reaching social change.

Benton Foundation: A long list of outstanding tools to help nonprofits make effective use of communications and information technologies.

Center for Leadership Studies - The Center for Leadership Studies is a nonprofit research and educational institution organized by Binghamton University, State University of New York, in 1987. Their mission is to contribute to the understanding and to identify the importance of a full range of leadership and its applications.

Centre for Management and Technology - Provides strategic planning, consulting, management and technology solutions at little or no cost to eligible nonprofit organizations. Established in 2002, the Centre has worked with over a hundred nonprofit organizations across the United States and overseas to implement improved business processes and technology.

Charity Village (Canada) CharityVillage is Canada's huge, authoritative Web site for the nonprofit sector. Updated daily. More than 1,200 pages of news, resources, discussions,jobs, events, volunteer opportunities, "how-to" information,
services, and links the world of charities on the Internet. The leading online source of information about Canada's 142,000 registered charities and nonprofit organizations.

Children Now - Children Now uses research and mass communications to make the well being of children a top priority across the nation.

Civic Practices Network - A number of outstanding manuals and guides can be downloaded and printed at this site (i.e. "The Community Visioning and Strategic Planning Handbook", "Building Healthy Communities" and many others).

CIVICUS - Promoting a Worldwide Community of Informed, Inspired, Committed Citizens Who are Actively Engaged in Confronting the Challenges Facing Humanity.

Community of Science Web Site - The Community of Science World Wide Web server contains information about scientific Expertise, funded scientific research, and funding opportunities for research.

CompassPoint nonprofit services - Formally known as the Support Center, CompassPoint is a nonprofit consulting and training organization with offices in San Fransisco and the Silicon Valley.

Consultant Directory for Nonprofit Organizations, U.W. Milwaukee - The UW-Milwaukee Consultant Directory is a searchable database of local consultants providing services to nonprofit organizations.

Corporate Alternatives Inc. (CAi) - CAi has been providing training to not-for-profit organizations, trade associations, foundations and units of government since 1982. The president of the company, Peter Brinckerhoff, has been a  faculty member for the "Mission Based Management" program produced by the Learning Institute.

The Cosmic Warehouse - Information, networking, and services for Health, Education, and Human Need. This commercial site was developed to help build the capacity of health, education, human service, and community development agencies, associations, and coalitions to more effectively and efficiently accomplish management and service goals.   Check out the Warehouse Services Area to find out more about how the Warehouse can help your agency, coalition, or association.

Earth Force - An organization interested in actively engaging youth in the civic life of our communities through environmental problem solving.

E.F. Schumacher Society The E.F. Schumacher Society was founded in 1980 to promote the ideas inherent in the decentralist tradition and to implement them in practical programs that link economics, ecology, and culture.

Energize Inc. - Whether you are a paid director of volunteers or an officer of an all-volunteer association, this website can help you! They are an international consulting, training and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. President Susan Ellis will be teaching a course for the Learning institute in 1998.

Environmental Support Center - Since 1990, the Environmental Support Center (ESC) has assisted almost 1300 local, state and regional organizations working on environmental issues. ESC's goal is to improve the environment in the United States by enhancing the health and well-being of these organizations. 

GuideStar Directory of American Charities. A directory of information on American Charities. Most beneficial for companies and individuals interested in investigating charities prior to making donations.

Hurwit & Associates - This legal firm specializes in legal assistance for philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. The site includes a number of free legal articles and resources.

IKNOW - Expressly designed to give the nonprofit community information it can use. Unlike using a major search engine, the careful selection and organization of content on IKNOW is designed to save time usually spent weeding through tens and hundreds of pages that are not exactly what you were looking for.

Impact Online - This is a nonprofit organization that is using the Internet to help people get involved with nonprofits nationwide.

Independent Sector - Information, advocacy & service for philanthropy, charities and volunteerism.

Internet Nonprofit Center - Of special interest is the FAQ section for Nonprofits organized by topic....And the How To Start A Nonprofit Organization section.

Internet Nonprofit Center Data - Database of over 1 million tax exempt entities.

Introduction to soc.org.nonprofit - An introduction to the newsgroup for nonprofit people.

Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center - The Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center is a University of Iowa interdisciplinary collaboration to make more accessible educational and service programs focused on strengthening the operational capacity of Iowa nonprofit organizations. The Center provides information and training resources to charitable, nonprofit organizations and interested persons throughout Iowa.

The James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership - This University of Maryland Center  fosters principled leadership through scholarship, education, and training, with special attention to advancing the leadership of groups historically underrepresented in public life. Working from the belief that there is leadership in every person, the Academy studies, trains, and teaches emerging and experienced leaders to cross boundaries - between theory and practice, business and government, majority and minority groups, and among nations. 

Johns Hopkins University: Center for Civil Society Study - The Center for Civil Society Study is engaged in a wide variety of research and capacity-building activities designed to improve understanding of the role that philanthropy and nonprofit organizations play in modern society and to strengthen the capacity of these organizations to carry out their missions.

KDV - KDV is a for-profit firm of certified public accountants and management consultants providing services primarily in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis Minnesota. The firm produces an electronic newsletter that features nonprofit reports, guest articles, news briefs, announcements, and links of interest to the nonprofit community. The firm also provides free access to an on-library of nonprofit reports (It simply requires a painless registration process).

Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University - The mission of the Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs is to increase the will and capacity of individuals and organizations to build healthy communities through active citizenship and public service. This is accomplished primarily through education, training and research in the nonprofit and voluntary sectors and through the promotion of public service both as a vehicle and an arena for lifelong learning.

National Center For Charitable Statistics - The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities.

National Civic League - Case studies and essays on civic innovation in 9 topic areas. Models, techniques, syllabi, training centers, and some outstanding on-line manuals.

National Council of Nonprofit Associations - The largest state-by-state alliance of nonprofits in the United States, NCNA is a network of 38 state and regional associations with a collective membership of more than 20,000 community nonprofits.

Neighborhood Fundraising Network - A nonprofit organization that provides hands-on, customized professional resource development and technical assistance to community-based nonprofit organizations with annual operating budgets under $500,000 at below-market rates.

Network for Good - Founded by the AOL Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc.; the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Yahoo! Inc., to foster the informed use of the Internet for civic participation and philanthropy. The Website combines content and resources from these leaders, organizes them and makes them available in one comprehensive, easy-to-use destination

The Nonprofit Expert - This is a for-profit site sponsored by Minges and Associates LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofits. The site provides specific resources (free) on everything from starting a nonprofit to fundraising.

Nonprofit Managers' Library - The Nonprofit Managers' Library facilitates sharing of free, on-line and how-to management resources among nonprofits. This web resource has been managed for years by Dr. Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting LLC.

Nonprofit Prophets - Students in 9th and 10th grade English, social studies, science, health, and applied technology classes will serve as core teams investigating a problem in local or global communities that they think needs fixing.

Nonprofit Risk Management Center - Helps nonprofit staff and volunteers control risks so they can focus on their missions.

Nonprofit Solutions Inc. - Provides a full range of management services, handling everything from answering your telephones, generating your monthly financial reports and planning educational conferences to conducting membership drives, producing your quarterly newsletter and archiving your historical documents.

OMBWatch - OMB Watch is a nonprofit research, educational, and advocacy organization that focuses on budget issues, regulatory policy, nonprofit advocacy, access to government information, and activities at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Points of Light Foundation - Established in 1990, the Points of Light Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works with the support of caring Americans who believe that volunteerism can be a powerful antidote to the social problems that afflict neighborhoods and communities.

Strategic Solutions Project - David La Piana, author of Nonprofit Mergers and Beyond Collaboration has developed a web site focusing on Strategic solutions. The project is supported by The james Irvine Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

United Way of America - United Way of America (UWA) is the national service and training center supporting member United Ways by helping them pursue dual strategies of adding value to the community and conducting cost-effective, donor oriented fund-raising to increase financial resources. In 1998, nearly 1,400 United Way organizations were members of UWA.

United Way of Dane County Wisconsin

The Urban Institute - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices.

Volunteer Consulting Group - Membership based information about nonprofit boards and board service. 

Wisconsin Nonprofits Association - The Wisconsin Nonprofits Association will enhance the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in building and keeping a better Wisconsin, for the common good.

• Feasibility Study Report
• State Survey Responses
• Founding Board Member Information

Youth Service America - Frustrated with your management of volunteers? Need help in organizing and leading a volunteer group? See the section on Volunteer Management by Susan Ellis.

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