For help with grant writing, fundraising, and more, explore these resources for nonprofits.
- Board Development
- Charity Ratings Sites
- Colorado-Specific Resources
- Community Foundations
- Fundraising
- Grants
- Jobs/Volunteers
- Nonprofit & Fundraising Associations & Resources
- Publications
- Volunteering
Board Development
- Board Source: Inspires and supports excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.
Charity Ratings Sites
- Charity Navigator/ Taxes/990: The nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.
- GuideStar: Provides up-to-date information on thousands of nonprofits.
Colorado-Specific Resources
- Colorado Grants: Grant-writing services, trainings, and funder deadlines.
- Colorado Common Grants Form: The Common Grant Application and Common Grant Report save grantseekers time and effort by enabling them to use a single form for many different applications and reports.
- Colorado Nonprofit Association: Exists to strengthen nonprofits; shares new ideas, best practices and pressing public policies.
- Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable: Increasing the quantity and quality of charitable planned gifts in our community.
- Colorado State University Natural Resource Grants and Assistance Database: Lists grants and offers assistance.
- Community Resource Center: Creates opportunities, tools, and strategies to develop nonprofits and community groups to strengthen Colorado.
- How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Colorado – Harbor Compliance: A free guide to help you understand how to start your nonprofit in Colorado and become 501(c)(3) tax exempt.
Community Foundations
Fundraising
>Books and Articles:
- Fundraising and Sustainability Articles – GuideStar
- Fundraising in Tough Times – Stanford Social Innovation Review
>Event Planning:
- 10 Steps to a Successful Fundraising Event – The Fundraising Authority
- How to Plan Your First Fundraising Event – Constant Contact
- Planning and Executing a Successful Nonprofit Fundraiser – Network for Good
>In-Kind Donations:
- Good360: Mobilizes companies to donate critically needed goods.
- National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR): Supports communities by collecting merchandise donations from generous American corporations and giving it to non-profits.
- TechSoup: An online product donation service that connects nonprofits with technology product donations from more than 40 leading providers.
- How Can I Find Sources of In-Kind Donations? – Grantspace
- In-Kind Gifts: How to Acknowledge and Recognize Them – Raise-Funds
- What is an In-Kind Donation? – Legal Zoom
>Planned Giving
- Planned Giving 101 – PlannedGiving.com
>Social Media
- Facebook Fundraising – MobileCause
- Nonprofit Guide to a Successful Giving Day (eBook) – GiveCorps
- Your Step by Step Guide to Crowdfunding – IndieGoGo
Grants
- Colorado State University Natural Resource Grants and Assistance Database: Lists grants and offers assistance.
- Government Grants and Loans: Government grants and loans for states and organizations.
- Grant Station: Identifies potential funding sources for nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies, plus resources to mentor these organizations through the grant-seeking process.
- Grant Writing for Dummies
- Grants.gov: Shows where to find and apply for federal grants.
- The Grantmanship Center: Provides information, tools, and training to help organizations write successful grant proposals.
Jobs/Volunteers
- Nonprofit Career Resource Guide – JobHero: Starting and building a nonprofit, plus finding a nonprofit job.
- Resources for Nonprofit Job Seekers – Online Resume Builders
Nonprofit & Fundraising Associations & Resources
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP): Membership organization for fundraisers.
- Foundation Center: Gathers and analyzes data, shares it worldwide, and empowers people like you to understand and increase philanthropy’s ability to improve the world.
- Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: Globally recognized first-of-its-kind school where faculty and staff train and empower students and practitioners to innovate and lead—and to create positive and lasting change in the world.
- National Council of Nonprofits: A resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits. Identifies trends, shares proven practices, and promotes solutions.
- Nonprofit Centers Network: Increases the capacity and effectiveness of the nonprofit sector; provides consulting, training, and research.
Publications
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: An independent news organization serving leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and others involved in the philanthropic enterprise, including a robust advice section to help nonprofit workers do their jobs.
- Denver Business Journal: Denver business news.
- Denver Post: Denver news.
- Herald Democrat: Leadville news.
- Leadville Today: Leadville news.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively.
Volunteering
- CASA Volunteer Management Resources: Resources for recruiting, screening, training, retaining volunteers.
- Corporation for National and Community Service: A federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans in service.
- Member and Development Resources
- Resources for Retention: Detailed reports on the trends and habits in volunteering in America.
- Energize A-Z Volunteer Management Library: Articles and book excerpts; reports and guides; relevant Web sites; and tips from colleagues.
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