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General Sites

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. http://www.allianceonline.org/

BoardSource

BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide. http://www.boardsource.org

 

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

The mission of the Center for Effective Philanthropy is to provide executives and trustees the management and governance tools needed to define, assess, and improve overall foundation performance. http://www.effectivephilanthropy.com/

Charity Channel

CharityChannel was established in 1992 as a volunteer-driven on-line community of voluntary-sector professionals just like you. Today the on-line community consists of more than 100,000 participants, with nearly 35,000 direct subscriptions to our forums and eNewsletters. http://www.charitychannel.com/

Foundation Center

The Foundation Center’s mission is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers succeed. http://fdncenter.org/

 

Learning Lab

http://fdncenter.org/learn/

 

Frequently Asked Questions

http://fdncenter.org/learn/faqs/index.html

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofits and grantmakers. http://www.geofunders.org/

Internet Nonprofit Center

The Internet Nonprofit Center publishes the NonprofitFAQ a resource of information provided by participants in many online discussions about nonprofits and their work. http://www.nonprofits.org/

Leader to Leader Institute formerly the Drucker Foundation

The Leader to Leader Institute strengthen the leadership of the social sector by providing educational opportunities and resources to leaders. http://www.pfdf.org/

 

Articles, Books, Resources

http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/index.html

Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits

Our purpose is to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to achieve mission-driven results. http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/

 

Free management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org/

Thompson & Thompson

Thompson & Thompson, P.C. was founded in 1991 initially to serve nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations. The firm has grown with its clients and now enjoys a nationwide reputation of being a preeminent nonprofit, tax-exempt and intellectual property law firm. http://www.t-tlaw.com/

 

Nonprofit Organizations and Associations

http://www.t-tlaw.com/organizations.shtml

 

Nonprofit Organizational Management

http://www.t-tlaw.com/management.shtml

Regional Association of Washington Grantmakers

A network of funders, partnering with nonprofits and governments, that is committed to improving the region by touching lives and changing communities ... one grant at a time. http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/WG/Home.asp

 

Grantmaker Resources on organizational effectiveness

http://www.washingtongrantmakers.org/WG/GM_Resources/Effectiveness/Effectiveness_Index.asp

Untied Cerebral Palsy Association - Greater Utica (N.Y.) Area

Directory of Topics -http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/directory.html

 

Outcome Measurement and Program Evaluation

http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/outcomes.html

Benton Foundation

The Benton Foundation seeks to articulate a public interest vision for the digital age and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems. http://www.benton.org/

 

Evaluate the effectiveness of your communications effort

http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/evaluation.html

The Brookings Institution – Washington D.C.

The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance. http://www.brook.edu/

 

Center for Public Services - Nonprofit Effectiveness

http://www.brook.edu/gs/cps/np_effectiveness.htm

Center for Excellence in Nonprofits

The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits™ promotes excellence in nonprofit organizational performance. http://www.cen.org/

 

Papers on Excellence

http://www.cen.org/pubsnew.html#papers

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: Conservation; Population; Science; Children, Families, and Communities; Arts; and Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy. The Foundation provides national and international grants, and also has a special focus on the Northern California Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. We do not accept proposals to benefit specific individuals or that serve religious purposes. http://www.packard.org/

 

Phase Two Evaluation: Community Foundations Initiative on Management Assistance

http://www.packard.org/pdf/2002oepother3.pdf

 

Strategic Planning: A Review of Grantee Practices

http://www.packard.org/pdf/2002oepother2.pdf

 

Bulletin No. 2: Effective Print Advertising as a Communications Strategy

http://www.packard.org/pdf/2002oepother.pdf

 

Bulletin No. 1: Strategic Restructuring for Organizational Effectiveness

http://www.packard.org/pdf/2001oep.pdf

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Foundation is an operating and grantmaking foundation that works toward the vision of self-sufficient people in healthy communities. Our mission is to research and identify unfulfilled needs of society and to develop, implement and/or fund breakthrough solutions that have a lasting impact and offer people a choice and hope for the future. http://www.emkf.org/

 

Attributes of Organizational Effectiveness

http://www.emkf.org/pages/36.cfm

Hewlett Foundation

The Foundation's is to promote the well-being of humanity by supporting selected activities of a charitable nature, as well as organizations or institutions engaged in such activities. http://www.hewlett.org

 

Notes on effectiveness in Philanthropy

http://www.hewlett.org/news/Effectiveness%20in%20philanthropy%20II.pdf

Minnesota Council on Foundations

A regional membership association of grantmakers working to improve the health and vitality of our communities. http://www.mcf.org/index.html

 

Giving Forum – Are we effective?

http://www.mcf.org/mcf/forum/effective.htm

Philanthropy Journal

Philanthropy Journal helps people understand, support and work in the nonprofit and philanthropic world. http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/front.asp

 

Grantmakers prepare for change

http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/more.asp?ID=2209

Techsoup.org

TechSoup is a comprehensive source of technology information just for nonprofit organizations. http://www.techsoup.org/

 

The cornerstone of nonprofit effectiveness

http://www.techsoup.org/articlepage.cfm?ArticleId=369&topicid=6

United Way of America

The mission of United Way is to improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. http://national.unitedway.org/

 

Outcome Measurement: Showing Results in the Nonprofit Sector

http://national.unitedway.org/outcomes/library/ndpaper.cfm

University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas is a nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world. http://www.uark.edu/

 

Mission impossible?: Measuring success in nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit Management and Leadership; San Francisco; Spring 2001; John C Sawhill; David Williamson;
11,3: 371-386

http://plsc.uark.edu/plsc5133/Classnotes/mission_impossible.htm

 

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