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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.

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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.

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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.

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Community Foundations

  • Highlighting the Movement’s Global Influence – Community Foundation Atlas

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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