Web Sites for Nonprofits – 2012
All About Non Profits
● www.foundationcenter.org Content Rich site with information on starting up, to finding funders,
to gaining more knowledge, along with links to event videos and webinars
● www.npgoodpractice.org Articles, Guides, Glossary for non profit management
● www.boardsource.org BoardSource publishes practical resources on nonprofit boards
● http://tinyurl.com/yahoo-non-profit-dir Yahoo’s general directory of nonprofit resources
● www.scoop.it/t/community-management-for-nonprofits curated online news for non profits
● http://bit.ly/8ZE3Z6 Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, streamed live on Fridays 1 - 2pm. Trusted
experts throughout the country join Tony to take on the tough issues facing non profits,
Fundraising
● www.pipnj.org Partnership in Philanthropy is New Jersey's Non-Profit Fundraising Consultant
● www1.networkforgood.org/for-nonprofits/fundraising NetworkForGood offers email, event,
engagement, and donor management services. Their services are not free but useful when
dealing with a big event or many potential donors
● diyfundraising.com Do It Yourself Fundraising offers ideas and tips on fundraising
Tax & Law Issues & Management
● www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/nonprofitinfo.shtml The State of NJ's site with tax info for non
profits; includes a link to a small printable brochure
● www.stayexempt.irs.gov This Site is run by the IRS; It has an InDepthTopics section that
contains podcasts on many topics
● www.usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml Government Site with information on grants,loans and
other assistance, management and operations, tax information
● www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/nonprofits Nolo, Law for All, provides free and low cost legal
information on setting up a nonprofit corporation and applying for your federal tax exemption
● smallbusiness.findlaw.com/business-structures/non-profit The Site has detailed information on
Forming a Non Profit, Maintaining Non Profit status, and related Tax and Legal topics
● probonopartner.org Free business legal services to eligible nonprofit organizations in Fairfield
County, CT, Westchester County, NY and New Jersey. They also host Semniars
● www.njnonprofits.org The Center for Non-Profit Corporations is an umbrella organization
serving NJ's non-profit organizations. It offers Legal and Management help, brochures to
download, and runs workshops
Charity Evaluators
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charitynavigator.org CharityNavigator evaluates the financial health of over 5,500 of America's
largest charities
www2.guidestar.org Guidestar is a not for profit organization that gathers and publicizes
information about nonprofit organizations.
givewell.org GiveWell is an independent, nonprofit charity evaluator. Unlike existing evaluators,
which focus solely on financials, assessing administrative or fundraising costs, this site focus on
how well programs actually work, their effects on the people they serve
Volunteer / Networking
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The following sites allow organizations to publish volunteer opportunities and are open to the
public. Web site visitors can search for a posted opportnuity that matches hisher skills.
○ volunteerconnectnj.org VolunteerConnect (Greater (Mercer Country)
○ www.vmcnj.org Volunteer Management Centers Inc (all of NJ)
○ www.findnonprofitjobs.org Nonprofit Jobs (PA)
www.policyoptions.org upcoming soon; this site will offer a digest of local, state, and national
policies and trends. PolicyOption coordinators will provide forms, meetings, and networking
opportunities
idealist.org from Action Without Borders, covering over 50,000 nonprofit organizations in over 160
countries, enables organizations and individuals to find each other
Workshops / Seminars
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www.mercadien.com The Mercadian Group, a Business Consulting Group, offers free webinars
www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/Courses Courses at the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University
www.probonopartner.org/Pages/workshops/workshops-x Non Profit Workshops, the next will be
held in February 2012 on Starting a Nonprofit: Myths & Realities
www.wildapricot.com/membership-knowledge-hub Wild Apricot's Membership Knowledge Hub
offers staff, volunteers and board members information and insight to help with the day-to-day
challenges
www.craigslistfoundation.org The Craigslist Foundation sponsored the Non-Profit Boot Camp.
There is also generous information on resources and podcasts. It is based in San Francisco Bay
Area however there are a lot of resources which are useful to NJNYPA nonprofits
Technology
● techsoup.org Matches donated technology with non profit recipient organizations. Contains a
Learning Center with material written for all levels of technical expertise
● smallbusinesscomputing.com In depth technology reviews under well structured categories like
Network, Software, Hardware, ...
Free or Near Free Office/Business Tools
● skype.com reduces cost of calling landlines locally and worldwide, allows chatting, video calls
● freeconference.com conduct conference calls (phone) without reservations
● pamfax.biz send and receive FAX documents with your computer
● doodle.com schedule meeting times with a group of participants
● mailchimp.com MailChimp is a Newsletter Service, free if less than 2000 Subscribers
● google.com/apps Google Apps offers web-based email, calendar, and documents for teams
● dropbox.com keep your file at DropBox, never loose them, access them from all your computers
● whoscoming.com keep track of event reservations (used by Community Works 2012)
● tinyurl.com/donate-paypal accept donations via PayPal
● squareup.com/
Square turns an iPhone, iPad into a credit card machine
● surveymonkey.com conduct online survesys, up to 10 questions are free