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Starting, Running and Funding a Nonprofit Organization
Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
Technology for Nonprofits
Support Organizations by Country
Nonprofit News Sites


Tools for Organizations

The following are the most useful guides we have found on the Web for starting, running and funding a nonprofit organization; recruiting and managing volunteers; and making the best use of technology in your work.

To make the most of these sites, we recommend that you first spend a few minutes going through all their tables of contents.

If you know of a resource we should add, please email lea@idealist.org. If you notice any broken links or bugs, please email web@idealist.org.



Starting, Running and Funding a Nonprofit Organization

The Learning Institute's Nonprofit Links
An outstanding set of annotated links maintained by Andy Lewis at the Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations. Specially strong on Fundraising and Grant Writing resources.

The Nonprofit FAQ
Edited by Putnam Barber of the Evergreen State Society, this is a compilation of hundreds of questions and answers touching on every aspect of nonprofit management. This site is unique in that it is based on real-life Frequently Asked Questions asked over the years by people visiting the soc.org.nonprofit newsgroup.

Free Management Library
This link will take you to a detailed document, put together by Carter McNamara, with hundreds of links to recommended resources. Use the Table of Contents at the top to go the section you need, or take a few minutes to scroll down the whole file.

The Milano Nonprofit Management Hub is a free, peer-reviewed site providing links to the most useful web sites, resources and full-text articles for leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations, and researchers of nonprofit management. The Knowledge Hub is produced by the Nonprofit Management Program of the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy.


Recruiting and Managing Volunteers

ServiceLeader.org
A project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, this guide contains information on all aspects of volunteer management, including volunteer screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation; legal issues and risk management; volunteer/staff relations, online activism by volunteers, and volunteer management software.

The Virtual Volunteering Project
Created by Jayne Cravens, this is a superb resource - with hundreds of ideas, tips and real-life examples - for any organization that wants to find, involve and manage volunteers online.

Energize, Inc.
Founded and managed by Susan Ellis, Energize, Inc. is a leading supplier of books, training materials and other resources for volunteer managers. Click here to go straight to their online bookstore. (Please note that we do not have a commercial relationship of any kind with Energize, Inc.)


Technology for Nonprofits

Getting Started on the Internet
This is an introduction for people who have recently come online or who are getting ready to build their first Website. Here you will find some background information on the Internet, definitions of important words and terms, and tips for buying a computer, learning HTML and getting an Internet domain.

Benson's Best Practices Toolkit
This site, maintained by Jillaine Smith at the Benton Foundation, is the best guide we have found for - in their words: "Tools to help nonprofits make effective use of communications and information technologies."

TechSoup
Created by CompuMentor, one of the oldest nonprofit technology assistance agencies in the US, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits "one-stop shopping for their technology needs." A huge site, constantly growing, and well worth a visit.


Nonprofit Support Organizations

Support Organizations by Country
Find the nearest organization offering management and technical support to nonprofit and community organizations.

Nonprofit News sites

Nonprofit News
The most informative and frequently updated nonprofit news sites we have found on the Web.


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