Center for Civic Partnerships

Nonprofit Management Resources

Online Resources

Center for Civic Partnerships
The Center for Civic Partnerships has a proven track record of providing intensive technical assistance and consultation services (including one-on-one consultation, site visits and group facilitation) to nonprofits and community organizations, both within and outside of California. The Center provides a variety of consultation services to help groups develop, implement and sustain community improvements. The website contains tips and tools on a variety of topics, a searchable database of funding sources and a calendar of conferences and trainings.
www.civicpartnerships.org

Community Toolbox
The Community Toolbox provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different community improvement topics. Topic sections include step-by-step instruction, examples, check-lists, and related resources.
http://ctb.ku.edu

Free Management Library
The goal of the Free Management Library is to provide leaders and managers (especially those with very limited resources) basic and practical information about personal, professional and organizational development. While the formatting is not great, there is a lot of information to be found on the site.
www.managementhelp.org

Mission-Based Management
The Mission-Based Management website includes management, marketing and technology ideas, free tools and information on a number of publications to help make a nonprofit more mission-capable. You can also subscribe to a free monthly newsletter.
www.missionbased.com

Nonprofit Genie
Information and resources for the nonprofit sector.
www.genie.org

Nonprofit Virtual Library
This extensive web site focuses on nonprofit directories and other web sites (more than 150) providing advice or information about running nonprofits.
www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znonprof.htm#bp

Suggested Reading

Brinckerhoff, Peter. Mission-Based Management and other titles. Peter Brinckerhoff has spent his entire adult life working in, around, and for not-for-profits. He is dedicated to the concept that a not-for-profit organization is a mission-based business, in the business of doing its mission. He has written several award winning books on mission-based management, marketing and social entrepreneurship. www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-WILEY2_SEARCH_RESULT.html?query=mission-based%20management l

Carlson, Mim and Donohoe, Margaret. The Executive Directors Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader. The Executive Director's Survival Guide provides new insight, inspiration, and tools to meet the real life challenges and rewards of leading a nonprofit organization--and to thrive in this big job. Written by Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe, experienced nonprofit professionals and consultants on nonprofit leadership, this vital resource will give you the help you need to develop and strengthen personal, interpersonal and organizational effectiveness. It is filled with practical advice for succeeding in the position and offers a reader-friendly question and answer format. http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787958778.html

Linnell, Deborah, Radosevich, Zora, and Spack, Jonathan. Executive Directors Guide: The Guide for Successful Nonprofit Management. Each chapter explores in-depth an issue critical to nonprofit management and discusses the essential principles and questions one needs to consider. Checklists, step by step implementation guidelines, case studies and tips are also included.
http://www.tsne.org/site/c.ghLUK3PCLoF/b.1479557/k.1E50/Publications__Executive_Directors_Guide.htm