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Advocacy

BoardSource

  • Advocacy and Ambassadorship
  • Working with Legislators: An Advocacy Briefing Guide for Board Members
Board Governance

Alliance of Nonprofit Management

  • Voices of Nonprofit Board Chairs

BoardSource

  • Board Staff Partnership
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Oversight and Accountability
  • Strategy and Planning
  • Structure, Committee, and Meetings
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  • Assessing Board Performance
  • Research and Critical Issues
  • What Does Board Service Entail?

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

  • Engaging Boards and Trustees in Strategic Learning: A Toolkit

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Board Roles & Responsibilities
  • Self-Assessments for Nonprofit Boards
  • Effective Board Meetings for Good Governance
  • Finding the Right Board Members for Your Nonprofit
  • Can Board Members be Paid?
  • Good Governance Policies for Nonprofits
  • Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
  • Board Orientation
  • Board Engagement
Capacity Building

Grant Craft by Candid

  • Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together
  • How Can We Help Our Grantees Strength Their Capacity for Evaluation?

National Council of Nonprofits

  • What is Capacity Building?
  • A Network Approach to Capacity Building
Collaborations

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

  • How Do We Determine the Right Role to Play in Collaboration?
  • GEO Field Survey 2014: Major Trends in Grantmakers’ Attitudes and Practices
  • What Mindset is Needed to Support Collaboration?

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Mergers, Collaborations, and Strategic Alliances
Communications and Marketing

Colorado Nonprofit Association

  • Crisis Communication Plan: A Nonprofit Toolkit

Georgetown University, Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs

  • How to Write a Non-Profit Press Release

Mailchimp

  • How to Succeed at Digital Marketing as a Nonprofit

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

  • Internal Communications

The Storytelling Non-Profit

  • Resources for Communications
Diversity & Inclusion

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter for nonprofits
  • Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
Financial Management

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

  • What Financial Challenges do Nonprofits Face?
  • GEO Field Survey 2014: Major Trends in Grantmakers’ Attitudes and Practices

IRS

  • Small to Mid-Size Tax Exempt Organization Workshop

National Council of Nonprofits

  • How Much Should an Independent Audit Cost?
  • Financial Literacy for Nonprofit Boards
  • Understanding the New FASB Accounting Standards – An Overview
  • Now What: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits – January 2018 Webinar
  • Resources on How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits
  • Best Practice Micro Learning Module – What to look for when reviewing the IRS Form 990 before filing
  • Financial Management
  • State Filing Requirements for Nonprofits
  • Federal Filing Requirements for Nonprofits
  • Own Your Own Costs
  • Nonprofit Sustainability
  • Nonprofit Audit Guide
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  • Financial Transparency
  • Whistleblower Protections for Nonprofits
  • Investment Policies for Nonprofits
  • Budgeting for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Finance Fund

  • FASB Accounting Standards Update
  • How to Craft Your Organization’s Financial Story
  • An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
  • Cash Flow Projection Template
  • Assessing Program Profitability
  • Issues Facing Small Nonprofits
  • Thinking Through the Business Model
  • Financial Self-Assessment Worksheet: Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Kinds of Capital
  • 10 Finance Essentials for Social Sector Leaders
  • Tips to Navigate Financial Crisis

The Bridgespan Group

  • Nonprofit Cost Analysis Toolkit: Six Steps to Finding the True Costs of Programs

The Wallace Foundation

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Fundraising

Association of Fundraising Professionals, Shenandoah Chapter

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BoardSource

  • Fundraising
  • Measuring Fundraising Effectiveness
  • Understanding & Evaluating Your Fundraising Strategy

California Community Foundation

  • Planned Giving Toolkit

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Fundraising
  • Ethical Fundraising
  • Commercial Co-Ventures and Cause Related Marketing
  • Crowdfunding for Nonprofits

Network for Good

  • Free Fundraising Resources Library
  • The Nonprofit Fundraising Blog
  • Network for Good Webinars
Grant Writing

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Grant Research Tools
  • Professional Fundraising Consultants and Grant Writers
Human Resources

501 Commons

  • Volunteer Management Guide

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

  • Defining a Field of Practice: Guiding Principles for Executive Transition and Leadership Continuity Practice

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Succession Planning
Leadership

National Council of Nonprofits

  • What is Capacity Building?
  • Collective Impact
  • Ethical Leadership for Nonprofits
  • Succession Planning for Nonprofits – Managing Leadership Transitions
  • Why diversity, equity, and inclusion matter for nonprofits
Legal

Hurwitz & Associates

  • Nonprofit Law Resource Library
Organizational Strategy & Adaptability

TCC Group

  • The Sustainability Formula

National Council of Nonprofits

  • Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
  • Nonprofit Sustainability
Program Evaluation

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

  • What Does it Take to Learn Together Well?
  • How Can We Help Our Grantees Strength Their Capacity for Evaluation?
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