Resources for Non-Profits

Operating an effective non-profit requires capabilities in a variety of areas. Five fundamental areas include development or fundraising, Public Relations or Marketing, Volunteer and Board Management, Program development and management and Finance and administration. While each non-profit has a unique charitable program from running an animal shelter to offering art classes, the other four categories are somewhat universal to all. Following are links to a number of valuable resources.

Running a non-profit in the long term, it is beneficial to have an endowment, a perpetual income-producing asset. If you are looking to start or grow your endowment, SCAF is willing and able to help. Contact us today.

The Collins Group
http://www.collinsgroup.com
This Northwest Fundraising consulting firm has a number of free resources on giving and fundraising.

The Foundation Center
http://foundationcenter.org/
Online database of grantmakers and grants nationwide.

The Alliance of Non-profit Mailers
http://www.nonprofitmailers.org
If your annual giving includes mail campaigns, look here.

Raising More Money
http://www.raisingmoremoney.com/
This company has developed a fundraising system that might work for you. Register to access helpful free content.

Benevon
http://www.benevon.com/index.htm
A for profit consulting firm, Benevon trains and coaches nonprofit organizations in fundraising. It also offers a free e-newsletter.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172
Newspaper for the nonprofit world; resources for grantmakers and grantseekers.

On Philanthropy
www.onphilanthropy.com
Great resources for communicating your message to the public.

Board Café
www.boardcafe.org
A variety of archived content related to non-profit boards.

Board Source
www.boardsource.org
A great starting point for all-things governance related.

Federal Government's site for Non-profits
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml

Tech Soup
http://www.techsoup.org/
Billed as the Technology place of non-profits, it is.

Guidestar
www.guidestar.org
This invaluable information source provides your information to the public and provides access to you about your peers. Great for benchmarking to similar providers.