• Alliance for Nonprofit Management Resource Center
  Offers a searchable database of resources for nonprofits, including organizations, websites, books, newsletters and other products and services.
  
  
• Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
  Offers the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory that assists nonprofits in determining what ingredients make for a successful collaboration.
  
  
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
  Publishes reports and guides on the topic of leadership succession, including “Stepping Up, Staying Engaged: Succession Planning and Executive Transition Management for Nonprofit Boards of Directors” that provides a set of tools and resources to help boards take a proactive approach to preparing their organizations for a transition.
  
  
• BoardSource
  The premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations.

• BridgeStar
  An initiative of the BridgeSpan Group, BridgeStar is dedicated to attracting, connecting and supporting leaders – established and aspiring – for greater effectiveness and social impact.

• Center for Civic Partnerships
  Includes the Sustainability Toolkit: 10 Steps to Maintaining Your Community Improvements, a 10-step process to guide communities through sustainability planning.

• CompassPoint
  Provides nonprofits with management tools and resources (including the Board Cafe) to help nonprofits shape change in their communities.

• The Finance Project
  Includes a range of products and services to assist nonprofits with sustainability planning, including a workbook (with a downloadable preview), training institute, technical assistance and resources.

• Innovation Network (InnoNet)
  Provides evaluation consulting, training and online tools to help nonprofits become effective.

• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  Provides several important toolkits, including: The Evaluation Toolkit and accompanying downloadable Logic Model Development Guide and Evaluation Handbook.
  
  
• The Communications and Marketing Kit that provides both references and specific, detailed steps necessary to plan, implement and evaluate communications/marketing initiatives.

• Leader to Leader Institute
  Offers articles, training and other resources to help nonprofit leaders achieve success.

• Management Assistance Program
  Hosts a “Free Management Library,” a complete, highly integrated library on topics such as starting an organization to social entrepreneurship.

• National Center for Charitable Statistics
  A program of the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, NCCS is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector and provides the free 990 Online e-filing system.

• Nonprofit Finance Fund
  Provides capital and advice to help nonprofit improve their capacity to deliver services.

• Nonprofit Genie
  A program of the California Management Assistance Partnership, the Nonprofit Genie includes Frequently Asked Questions on a range of nonprofit management issues.

• Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
  A division of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, the Guide provides key information to help nonprofit leaders manage efficiently and effectively.
  
  
• Spitfire Strategies
  Spitfire Strategies provides communications solutions to promote positive social change. They have developed Smart Chart 2.0 to help nonprofits assess their strategic communications plans .

• Stanford Social Innovation Review
  Presents the best ideas in nonprofit management, philanthropy and corporate citizenship

• TCC Group
  Includes several articles and briefing papers on nonprofit management topics such as collaboration, endowment building, governance and strategic planning.

• TechSoup
  Offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources and support.
  
  
• University of Wisconsin Learner Resource Center
  Provides organizational assessment tools on a range of issues, including strategic planning, resource development, board development, marketing, and outcome measurement.
  
  
• Urban Institute
  The Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, publishes a series on outcome management for nonprofit organizations. There are five guides in the series, the first of which is titled, “Key Steps in Outcome Management.
  
  

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