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MAP for nonprofits
A complete library of free information on all areas of nonprofit management
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org
CompassPoint and Nonprofit Genie
Information and FAQs on all nonprofit issues
http://www.compasspoint.org
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Technical assistance and loans to nonprofit organizations undertaking capital projects and facility improvements. Short-term financing up to $500,000 is available at below market rates.
http://www.nonprofitfinancefund.org/#
BBB Wise Giving Standards for Charity Accountability
http://www.give.org/standards/newcbbbstds.asp
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
http://www.npgoodpractice.org
Idealist
Idealist’s FAQs on nonprofit issues
http://www.nonprofits.org
New York State Better Business Bureau
(Metropolitan New York, Long Island, and the Mid-Hudson Region) http://www.newyork.bbb.org/
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
http://www.nonprofitrisk.org
Bridgestar, part of The Bridgespan Group
http://www.bridgestar.org
BoardSource
http://www.boardsource.org
Board Café
http://www.compasspoint.org/boardcafe/index.php
Governance Matters
http://www.governancematters.org
boardnetUSA
An online service that matches organizations seeking board members with individuals who wish to serve on boards.
http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp
Cause Communication
Excellent free resources on communication
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/Practice/about_ccb.html
NYFA
Excellent resource for marketing the arts
http://www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=175&fid=2&sid=65
SPIN
Communications and marketing resources (focus on social justice)
http://spinproject.org/
The Benton Foundation
Terrific toolkit
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/Practice/about_ccb.html
Tech Soup
An all-purpose technology site for nonprofits
http://www.techsoup.org
Idealware
Candid reviews and information about nonprofit software
http://www.idealware.org/
N-TEN
A membership organization that connects people using technology
http://www.nten.org
Npower New York
Ensuring all nonprofits can use technology to better serve their communities
http://www.npowerny.org
The Gilbert Center
Research, incubator and publisher, emphasizing online communication
http://www.gilbert.org/
Office of the NY state Attorney General’s Office
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/charities
NYS Department of State
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/corphttp://www.html
The US Government’s Official Web Portal
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable
LegalZoom.com
Low-cost incorporation at their website
http://www.legalzoom.com/legalzip/non-profit/nonprofit_procedure.html
Idealist
http://www.idealist.org/tools/starting-org.html
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee
http://www.npccny.org/checklist.htm
Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/About/Links/start_nonprofit.aspx
Grants.gov
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
http://www.grants.gov
The Grantsmanship Center
Regularly providing intensive training in the New York metropolitan area, the Grantsmanship Center also provides a great deal of helpful information on their website.
213-482-9863
http://www.tgci.com
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003-3076
(212) 620-4230
1-800-424-9836
The Foundation Center produces a database of funding resources accessible on Long Island at three libraries. The libraries house this database along with the Cooperating Collections, providing a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services. Each of the libraries has a librarian who is familiar with the database and collection who can offer assistance.
http://www.fdncenter.org
Huntington Public Library
338 Main St.
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 427-5165
Levittown Public Library
1 Bluegrass Lane
Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 731-5728
The Riverhead Free Library
330 Court St.
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 727-3228
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
The Long Island Chapter of the AFP offers monthly seminars as well as an array of skills trainings, including a mentoring program. Additionally, at National Philanthropy Day, mid-November, AFP hosts a full-day program of workshops.
631-249-5008 | FAX 631-249-5010
http://www.afpli.org/
Three publications with online access:
Grassroots Fundraising Journal
Excellent resource for fundraising basics.
http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://www.philanthropy.com
Philanthropy Journal
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/
As a nonprofit organization, it is to your advantage to see what sites donors and potential donors visit.
Guidestar
See what your organization’s 990 looks like online. Check out other nonprofits. Consider the marketing potential of the 990.
http://www.guidestar.org/
Charity Navigator
See what donors see when they compare charities and find ones that they can trust.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
NY Charites.org
Manage online contributions and go where donors go.
http://www.nycharities.org
Be sure to review carefully the funding guidelines for foundations and make sure that your organization and/or program fits with what the foundations fund.
Long Island Community Foundation
www.licf.org
The Rauch Foundation
www.rauch.org
Horace Hagedorn Foundation
www.hhfdn.org
The Allstate Foundation
http://www.allstate.com/Community/PageRender.asp?page=
RegNewYork.htm
Keyspan Foundation
http://www.keyspanenergy.com/corpinfo/community/foundation_all.jsp
Citigroup Foundation
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/
The Roslyn Savings Foundation
http://www.roslynsavingsfoundation.org/grant.htm
Washington Mutual
http://www.wamu.com/about/community/grantsguidelines/default.asp
Verizon Foundation
http://foundation.verizon.com/
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
http://www.jpmorganchase.com/cm/cs?pagename=Chase/
Href&urlname=jpmc/community
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
http://www.bethpage.org/site/grant.html
Newsday
http://newsday.p2ionline.com/CommunityChampions/
Bridgehampton National Bank
https://www.bridgenb.com/
Community and Economic Development Clinic
Focus is grassroots, nonprofit organizations working for social justice
Serge A. Martinez, Attorney-in-charge
Hofstra University
516-463-5934
serge.martinez@hofstra.edu
Pro Bono Partnership
White Plains, NY
914-328-0674
http://www.probonopartnership.org
Lawyers Alliance of New York
212-219-1800
http://www.lany.org
Advocacy Information from Lawyers Alliance
www.afj.org/nonprofit/docs/LobbyingRules.pdf
Silk, Adler & Colvin
Specializing in the nonprofit law, SAC is a California law firm that serves the US and abroad. The website provides a FAQ page for nonprofits on legal issues.
http://www.silklaw.com
Charity Lobbying for the Public Interest
http://www.clpi.org
Independent Sector
www.independent sector.org/programs/gr/advocacy_lobbying.htm
Alliance For Justice
http://afj.org/
Gifts-in-Kind International
Product philanthropy. Links resources to organizations, people and communities in need.
http://www.giftsinkind.org
ARNOVA
International membership organization to foster research on the nonprofit sector.
http://www.arnova.org
Independent Sector
Membership organization to advance the common good. Research, advocacy, public policy.
http://www.independentsector.org
In addition to the workshops offered at the Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership, the following organizations offer ongoing workshops on various capacity-building topics:
On Long Island:
Several corporate funders sponsor workshops for nonprofit organizations:
Bethpage Federal Credit Union has an Executive Leadership Series in partnership with the Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Association of Fundraising Professionals, Long Island Chapter
Citibank has a workshop series
Suffolk Community Council
631-434-9277
http://www.suffolkcommunitycouncil.org
Continuing Education, School of Social Work
Adelphi University
Summer Institute during July features nonprofit workshops
http://socialwork.adelphi.edu/conted/
In New York City:
Support Center for Nonprofit Management
212-924-6744
http://www.supportcenteronline.org
The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee, a membership organization
212-502-4191
www.npccny.org
Lawyers Alliance
212-219-1800
http://www.lany.org
Nonprofit Connection
212-383-1433
http://www.nonprofitconnection.org
The Foundation Center
1-800-424-9836
http://www.fdncenter.org/marketplace
Stanford Social Innovation Review
An excellent quarterly publication. Visit their website to read some articles.
http://www.ssireview.org/
Nonprofit Quarterly
High quality articles on nonprofit issues.
http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/
Nonprofit Times
http://www.nptimes.com/
New York Nonprofit Press
http://www.nynp.biz
A number of blogs dedicated to nonprofit issues are proliferating. Here are a few blogs to investigate:
Gift Hub
Philip Cubeta created a blog that focuses on philanthropy but the discussions also include governance and other issues.
http://www.theharwoodgroup.com/rcharwood/weblog/index.html
Trent Stamp’s Take
This blog’s commentaries come from Stamp, the CEO of Charity Navigator, which talk about what’s right and wrong in philanthropy.
http://trentstamp.blogspot.com
White Courtesy Telephone
From Albert Ruesga, a foundation exec, this blog contains discussion about governance, nonprofit leadership, and the public’s trust in nonprofits.
http://www.postcards.typepad.com/white_telephone
For more listings see “10 Nonprofit Blogs That Get Attention,” Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 7, 2006.
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