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National Web Resources
arts services | board Governance | E-Marketing | Corporate philanthropy | Creativity | fundraising/development | marketing | nonprofit management | technology | volunteerism
arts services
- American Arts Alliance
National arts advocacy organization whose membership is made up of arts organizations. - Americans for the Arts
The Council's parent organization and the nation's leading arts information clearinghouse with a 40-year record of objective arts industry research. - Arts & Business Council Inc.®
Our national organization. This site has links to the other affiliates throughout the United States. - Business Committee for the Arts
National nonprofit organization that brings business and the arts together.
board Governance
- Board Café
An electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. - BoardSource
A nonprofit organization dedicated to building stronger nonprofit boards and stronger nonprofit organizations. Site also includes online bookstore of resources. - The Complete Toolkit for Boards
A comprehensive library of online tools that covers nearly every aspect of effective nonprofit operations, offering everything from fact sheets and forms to board manuals and sample policies.
corporate philanthropy
- Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College
Membership-based research organization that helps the business community leverage its social, economic and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable world. - Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
The only national forum of business CEOs and chairpersons with an agenda exclusively focused on corporate philanthropy. The Committee represents corporate leaders in their pursuit to better serve communities
creativity
- CreativeClass.org
Home of the Richard Florida Creativity Group. - Creativity Connection
Creativity Connection, a program of the Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts, helps corporations to surface creativity through high-quality arts-based learning programs, custom-designed and delivered by the world's leading experts.
E-Marketing
- ConstantContact.com
With Email Marketing by Constant Contact®, you can create high-impact, professional-looking emails—fast and with no technical expertise—and build strong, successful, and lasting relationships with your customers, clients, or members. - SearchEngineWatch.com
Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines. - VerticalResponse.com
VerticalResponse is the easy-to-use, web-based marketing solution that helps you grow your organization through email marketing and printed postcards.
fundraising/development
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
National newspaper that focuses on philanthropy and trends in nonprofits. - Council On Foundations
Membership organization of more than 2000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. - Foundation Center
Offers digest of fundraising news, grantmaker information, an online library, and a marketplace of fundraising-related books, CD-ROMs and seminars. - Grantsmanship Center
Offers grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofits. - Institute of Museum and Library Services
An independent, federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners. Supports all types of museums, from art and history to science and zoos, and all types of libraries and archives, from public and academic to research and school. - National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts—both new and established—bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. - National Endowment for the Humanities
Independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.
marketing
- ArtsMarketing.org
An excellent marketing source for nonprofit arts organizations.
nonprofit management
- Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. - Center for Nonprofit Management
Provides strategic planning, consulting, management and technology solutions at little or no cost to eligible nonprofit organizations. - Guidestar
A database of more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations. - Independent Sector
A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiative, philanthropy and citizen action. - Leader to Leader Institute
Provides information and resources to further its mission to lead social sector organizations toward excellence in performance. - Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Great source of templates and materials for nonprofit managers and boards. - Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
An updated collection of interesting nonprofit links and articles. - NonprofitExpert.com
Information on starting and running a nonprofit organization. - Nonprofit Genie
Provides information and resources for the nonprofit community. - Nonprofit Hub
A site created to help the nonprofit neophyte—whether student, staff member, volunteer, donor or simply a citizen—with a question about jargon used in the nonprofit world or an aspect of management or fundraising practices. - Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Helps nonprofit staff and volunteers control risks so they can focus on their missions. - Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
Awards research grants and convenes leaders to expand knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, improve nonprofit practices, and inform public policy related to nonprofits. - Support Center for Nonprofit Management
A consulting and training organization that seeks to help nonprofits utilize the best management tools and concepts to help them best serve their communities.
technology
- TechSoup.org
A technology site geared towards nonprofit organizations.
volunteerism
- Energize Inc.
Contains extensive resources on all aspects of volunteerism especially for leaders of volunteers. - Taproot Foundation
Every year, hundreds of nonprofit organizations rely on the Taproot Foundation’s award winning Service Grant program to provide millions of dollars worth of pro bono marketing, HR and IT consulting services that better equip them to tackle our society’s toughest challenges.
- Volunteer IMPACT Fund
The Volunteer IMPACT Fund is a collaborative grantmaking initiative to influence positive community change by helping organizations manage volunteers more effectively, unleashing the power of communities. - VolunteerResource.org
VolunteerResource.org is a comprehensive library of resources and effective practices on volunteering and volunteer management.
