Program Resources

Organizational - general

  • Board Source (formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
    Suite 900 , 1828 L Street, NW
    Washington , DC 20036-5104
    1-800-883-6262
    Board Source is the world’s largest, most comprehensive publisher of material on nonprofit governance, offering more than 100 booklets, books, videos, and audiotapes. In addition to printed materials, Board Source provides assistance and resources through its Board Information Center, website, and workshops. Board Source’s governance consultants work directly with nonprofit leaders to provide customized training designed to meet an organization’s needs. Board Source conducts a biennial national Leadership Forum, bringing together 700-800 board members and executives of nonprofit organizations.
  • CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
    706 Mission Street , 5th Floor
    San Francisco , CA 94103 USA
    general info: 415-541-9000
    fax: 415-541-7708
    CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit consulting and training organization. We provide nonprofits with the management tools and concepts necessary to best serve their communities.
  • Philanthropic Research, Inc. (GuideStar Web Site)
    427 Scotland Street
    Williamsburg, VA 23185
    757 229-4631
    The GuideStar Web site is produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1994. GuideStar’s mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice with information.
  • Action without Borders
    Provides tools for nonprofits as well as nonprofit websites, community web access, and links to other websites. Some of the nonprofit tools are management, legal issues, strategic planning, fundraising, boards, and public relations.
  • Alliance for Nonprofit Management
    1899 L Street, NW, 6th Floor
    Washington , DC 20036
    202-955-8406
    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. Alliance members include management support organizations (MSOs), individual professionals, and a range of national/regional, umbrella, research and academic, publishing and philanthropic organizations that provide technical assistance (training and consulting) to nonprofits.
  • American Institute of Philanthropy
    Watchdog group that rates charities
  • BBB Wise Giving Alliance
    Rating System for 400 major charities
  • charitychannel.com listserv forums in many NPO topics
  • National Center for Charitable Statistics
    2100 M St, NW, Washington, DC 20037
    866-518-3874
    The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society.
  • The National Council of Nonprofit Associations
    Links to nonprofit resources
  • The Society of Nonprofit Organizations
    Resources and Publications
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Advocacy

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Assets/Strength-Based Approach

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Board Governance

  • Andringa, Robert C. and Engstrom, Ted W., Nonprofit Board Answer Book: Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives. Washington, D.C. : BoardSource, 2002.
  • Andringa, Robert C. with Flynn, Outi and Sabo, Sandra R. Nonprofit Board Answer Book II: Beyond the Basics. Washington, D.C. : BoardSource, 2002.
  • Dietel, Linda R. and William M. The Board Chair Handbook. Washington, D.C. : National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 2001.
  • O’Connell, Brian. The Board Member’s Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations. The Foundation Center , 2003 (Third Edition).
  • Robinson, Maureen K. Nonprofit Boards that Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance. New York , NY : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
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Entrepreneurial Approaches

  • McGrath, R. and McMillian, I. 2000. The Entrepreneurial Mindset. Cambridge , MA : Harvard Business School Press.
  • Hecht, B and Ramsey, R. 2001. ManagingNonprofit.org. New York : John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
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Evaluation and Outcomes

  • Innovation Network
    Innovation Network is a nonprofit organization working to share the power of evaluation. Innonet is dedicated to developing and sharing evaluation tools and know-how with nonprofits and funders, so they can do their work more effectively.
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
    The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) views evaluation as a tool for learning how to do their work better. The Evaluation Toolkit includes the logic model development guide and an evaluation handbook.
  • Assessing Neighborhood Effect: Social Processes and New Directions in Research, Robert J. Sampson, Jeffrey D. Morenoff, and Thomas Gannon-Rowley
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Financial Management

  • Fry, Robert P., Jr. Minding the Money An Investment Guide for Nonprofit Board Members. Washington , D.C. : BoardSource, 2004.
  • McLaughlin, Thomas A. Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers. New York , NY : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
  • Ruppel, Warren. Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy. New York, NY : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
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Human Resource Management

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Leadership/Management

  • Free Management Library
  • The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
    Series of articles and resources on various aspects of management of nonprofit agencies
  • Leader to Leader Institute [formerly Peter Drucker Foundation]
    By providing educational opportunities and resources, the Leader to Leader Institute furthers its mission to lead social sector organizations toward excellence in performance by providing educational opportunities and resources to leaders.
  • Ronald E. Riggio and Sarah Smith Orr and Kravis Leadership Institute.Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations. San Francisco , CA : Jossey-Bass, 2003.
  • Hesselbein , Frances , and Cohen, Paul M. Leader to Leader: Enduring Insights on Leadership from the Drucker Foundation's Award Winning Journal. San Francisco , CA : Jossey-Bass, 1999.
  • Hesselbein , Frances and Johnston, Rob. On Leading Change: A Leader to Leader Guide. San Francisco , CA : Jossey-Bass, 2002.
  • Nanus, Burt and Dobbs, Stephen, M. Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge. San Francisco , CA : Jossey-Bass, 1999.
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Public Policy

  • The Calvert Institute for Policy Research
    The Calvert Institute for Policy Research is a non-partisan, educational institution dedicated to the research and propagation of solutions to Maryland state and local public-policy concerns based upon the principles of free markets and personal responsibility.
  • Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute
    The Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute provides independent, nonpartisan research and analysis of state budget and tax policy priorities. Our particular focus is how policy decisions affect low- and moderate-income families, other vulnerable populations, and the important community programs that serve them.
  • Maryland Public Policy Institute
    The Maryland Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy research and education organization that focuses on state policy issues. Our goal is to provide accurate and timely research analysis of Maryland policy issues and market these findings to key primary audiences. The mission of The Maryland Public Policy Institute is to formulate and promote public policies at all levels of government based on principles of free enterprise, limited government, and civil society.
  • The Schaefer Center for Public Policy
    The Schaefer Center for Public Policy was established in 1985 with a mission to bring the University of Baltimore's academic expertise to bear in solving problems faced by government and nonprofit organizations. The center offers the following services: strategic planning, performance measurement, program evaluation and analysis, opinion research, management consulting and management training. It is through the Schaefer Center that the University of Baltimore and the Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts meet a central component of the University's mission of applied research and public service to the Baltimore metropolitan area and to the state of Maryland.
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Resource Development

  • Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
  • The Foundation Center
    The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
    Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants—a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. We also operate research, education, and training programs designed to advance philanthropy at every level. More than 37,000 people visit our web site each day, and thousands more are served in our five regional library/learning centers and our national network of more than 300 Cooperating Collections.
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Strategic Planning

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Technology Issues

  • Building Community Technology Partners
    BCT Partners is a management, technology and policy consulting firm that works to improve organizational effectiveness and support strategies for change.
  • Center for Community Technology Services
    University of Baltimore supports nonprofit organizations to think strategically about technology
  • One Economy Corporation
  • The Beehive
  • TechSoup
    TechSoup is a comprehensive source of technology information just for nonprofit organizations. Help yourself to everything inside -- it’s all served up by people who know: our nonprofit technology staff, experts in the field, and your own colleagues.
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Volunteers

  • Volunteer Central
    Volunteer Central, a program of Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland, is a one-stop shop for anyone interested in volunteerism.
  • Energize Inc.
    One of the most comprehensive sites for volunteer administrators. Includes an on-line library and bookstore, monthly "hot topics" discussions and links to other sites.
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Miscellaneous

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