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Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence: Formerly The Grant Center, the Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence had broadened its mission to include all aspects of fundraising as well as other areas of nonprofit management. They are located in Memphis, and still also provide extensive training in grant research and writing.
BoardSource: This membership organization provides a variety of print and online resources centered on building an effective board of directors. For non-profits in cities that don't have a local non-profit management training organization, BoardSource membership might be a helpful tool. There are also a few important resources available to non-members, including The Nonprofit Board Self-Assessment Process (Research section) and The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations (White Papers).
Center for Non-Profit Management: Located in Nashville, the Center for Nonprofit Management helps non-profits enhance their results through education, consulting, research, performance evaluation and recognition. If you are located in the Middle Tennessee area, it's easy to take advantage of their library, seminars, and member forums. The Center for Non-Profits is a United Way initiative providing training and consulting for local non-profits and serves as the umbrella organization for the Chattanooga area Volunteer Center, Gifts In Kind Chattanooga, and United Way 2-1-1.
Creating and Establishing an Adult Literacy Program: This document outlines every aspect of starting a new Adult Literacy Program, including organizing as a non-profit, raising funding, recruiting and training volunteers, recruiting and orienting students, and developing a curriculum. It would also be helpful for established Adult Education programs that wanted to add a volunteer component.
Filing Guide for Non-Profit Corporations in Tennessee: Published by the TN Department of State, this guide outlines the requirements and procedures for forming a non-profit corporation, filing a charter, amending a charter, annual reporting, and dissolving a non-profit corporation.
Free Management Library: This online library links users to a list of 675 topics in business and nonprofit management. Links within each topic are sometimes for materials that must be ordered, but there are significant direct links to free downloadable information belonging to the FML site and/or to other free sites. FML also offers the Free, Online Nonprofit Organization and Management Development Program, a "micro e-MBA" course of study for non-profit leaders. It's a how-to for complete non-profit management.
Giving Matters: Giving Matters is a web-accessed database of detailed profiles of participating Middle Tennessee area non-profits. It is intended to provide funders with the tools they need to make a decision to fund an organization. Giving Matters is a program of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and profiles submitted have been reviewed for accuracy by CFMT staff.
Guide Star: Guide Star is a national web-accessed database of non-profit information. If your agency files a 990, it's available to the public at large on Guide Star. You must register to access 990 information, but anyone can register and it's free. Additional information and resources are available to paid subscribers.
Independent Sector: The Independent Sector is a leadership forum for charities, foundations and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good. Some segments of the website are for members only, but there's also a significant amount of research material on such topics as charitable giving and voluntarism in America. The IS is also the source for research on the dollar value of volunteer time in America. The IS updates the national research annually, and provides a state-by-state rate periodically. As of 2006, the most current data, volunteer time in TN is estimated at an average of $17.29 per hour.
Technology
Gimp: Gimp is a free photo editing program, available to download at their website. Like Photoshop, Gimp has a layers feature, allowing much easier editing. Their website also has tutorials for how to use the program.
TechSoup: This site provides a wealth of technological information for non-profits, but is probably best know for it's huge software donation program. For a nominal handling fee, qualified non-profits can receive mainstream software donated by industry giants such as Microsoft, Intuit, and Cisco.
Veritcal Response: Vertical Response is a newsletter communications organization, that is free for those with a 501(c)(3) non-profit status. They provide various templates for use, as well as the ability to create your own template, or use your own code.
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