Action Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org/
Organization with an aim to create a global network of community-based centers that will link, serve, and strengthen individuals and organizations working to build a better world.

Aspen Institute
http://www.aspeninst.org/
This site offers information on the activities and programs of the Aspen Institute in the U.S. and in Germany, France, Italy and Japan. The Aspen Insti-tute is dedicated to the development of leadership in the nonprofit sector.

Best Practices Toolkit
http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/
This is a list of Internet and other resources aimed at helping nonprofits make better use of information and communications technologies in their work.

Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/
Features information on the Council, which is dedicated to assisting grantmakers become more effective fundraisers and to supporting the growth of organized philanthropy.

Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/
A nonprofit information clearinghouse, providing information on foundations and corporate giving. The Center's site includes information on the Center, its libraries, seminars and publications. The site also features grantmaker information (including links to grantmaker Web sites), a searchable database of philanthropy-related articles, and a section on the fundraising process, including a proposal writing short course.

Free Management Library
http://www.mapnp.org/library/
The Free Management Library (formerly the Nonprofit Managers' Library) facilitates sharing of free, online, and how-to management resources among nonprofits‹including fundraising and grant writing, marketing and public relations, using the Internet, and evaluation. The Management Assistance Program (MAP) for Nonprofits in St. Paul, Minnesota administers the library.

GuideStar
http://www.guidestar.org/
Information on the programs and finances of more than 700,000 American nonprofits organizations, with up-to-date news stories and features on philanthropy, and a forum for donors and volunteers.

Impact Online
http://www.impactonline.org/
A new organization that encourages community involvement by offering information on the Web about nonprofits with additional components for fundraising and volunteering.

Independent Sector
http://www.indepsec.org/
Presents the various aspects of Independent Sector, a national coalition of voluntary organizations, foundations, and corporate giving programs, including information on Independent Sector's advocacy, research, and leadership programs.

Internet Nonprofit Center
http://www.nonprofits.org/
The site features the Nonprofit Locater, offering access to the IRS' Business Master File, which provides information on each charity in the Business Master File, including assets and revenues. The Center's site also offers a library of publications on nonprofits, a feature on the Top 40 Charities, and information on evaluating nonprofits and standards in philanthropy.

Introducing New Technology Successfully into an Agency
http://www.coyotecom.com/database/techbuy.html
Introducing computers to your agency, or upgrading software or hardware your agency uses, will change the way you access and manage information‹for the better, you hope. But without realistic expectations and a thoughtful strategy, a new system can create as many problems as it is supposed to solve. This tip sheet can help.

The Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library
http://www-lib.iupui.edu/special/ppsl.html
The mission of the philanthropic studies collection is to support the educational and research programs of the Indiana University Center on -Philanthropy.

The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
http://www.mapnp.org/
MAP for Nonprofits primarily works with nonprofit organizations in the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Their Web site contains information about services they provide to nonprofits and a library of information helpful to social work administrators.

The Management Center
http://www.tmcenter.org
Helps nonprofit organizations manage better by providing consulting services in Northern California, conducting workshops and programs for professionals and board member, and producing a nonprofit job listing and an annual compensation survey.

BoardSource
http://www.boardsource.org
Provides information on BoardSource's activities, including its training, education, and consulting services for nonprofit boards, as well as BoardSource's National Leadership Forum. The site also features a catalog of materials on nonprofit governance published by the BoardSource, and also includes a Board Information Center that provides answers and information on nonprofit governance.

National Opportunity NOCs
http://www.opportunitynocs.org/
A resource for nonprofit jobs and employment opportunities. Job seekers can conduct free searches through our large database of available nonprofit jobs online, while nonprofit organizations can post help wanted classified ads for job openings online. The site also features a career center, nonprofit library and additional nonprofit employment resources.

Nonprofit Cyber-Accountability
http://www.bway.net/~hbograd/cyb-acc.html
Offers the Cyber-Accountability listserv, an ongoing discussion on the nonprofit world and the use of information technology. The site also provides information on the National Accountability Research Project at the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, as well as links to other sites that contain information on nonprofits.

The Non-Profit Internet Handbook
http://www.socialworker.com/nonprofit/npinter.htm
The Non-Profit Internet Handbook is for nonprofit organizations that want to get the most out of the Internet. It is a valuable resource for executive staff, board members, those who donate funds, and those who contribute time to nonprofit organizations.

npinfotech.org‹Technology Support for Nonprofit Organizations
http://www.npinfotech.org/
npinfotech.org is a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing together nonprofits and providers of information technology services and products to better the ability of nonprofits to achieve their goals and objectives. Their mission is support nonprofits by matching information services providers with nonprofits, conducting educational seminars about information technology and related topics, operating The Nonprofit Software Index, and providing information about information technology, computer software and the Internet to nonprofit organizations through a variety of media.

Paradigms
http://www.rhd.org/Paradigms/
A virtual posting board for the nonprofit community providing an online forum to nonprofit projects, an exchange of innovations and revolutionary project strategies, and a directory of project models.

Philanthropy News Network Online
http://pnnonline.org/
The Web site has extensive resources with alerts and links to many nonprofit sites, including a Meta-Index comprehensive text list of resources on the Internet of interest to nonprofits.

PRAXIS
http://www.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
Resources for social and economic development; pointers to many re-sources created by Dr. Richard J. Estes at the University of Pennsylvania.

Strategic Planning (in nonprofit or for-profit organizations)
http://www.mapnp.org/library/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm
Sponsored by The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits in Minneapolis, this site provides an overview of a variety of perspectives about strategic planning and a variety of approaches used in the strategic planning. The site also includes guidelines for the reader to carry out planning according to the nature and needs of their organization. The MAP provides technology grants to nonprofit organizations, and the site includes a useful section on technology planning.

TechFoundation‹Technology for Nonprofits
http://techfoundation.org/
TechFoundation is a new public charity whose mission is to bridge the Nonprofit Digital Divide by providing nonprofits with access to the technology, expertise, and capital they need to build a better tomorrow.

Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/
Provides information on the activities of the Institute and its research and policy centers, and programs. The site also presents briefings on topical -issues.

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