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Community ToolBox Kansas University Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development A large, detailed resource that offers guidance on how to build and develop healthier communities. Areas of focus include leadership, strategic planning, community assessment, advocacy, grant writing, and evaluation. Links to helpful Web pages and listservs addressing community issues such as funding, health and education. http://ctb.ku.edu/ Free Management Library C. MacNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Resource library for nonprofits and for-profits. Topics include fundraising, communications, marketing, evaluation, strategic planning, and volunteers. http://www.mapnp.org/library/ The Nonprofit FAQ The Internet Nonprofit Center Compilation of nonprofit resources. Materials are sorted into five groups: Organization (e.g., boards and collaboration), Management (e.g., databases and evaluations), Regulation (e.g., advocacy and state laws), Resources (e.g., community building and funders), and Development (e.g., grant writing and volunteer recruitment). http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/Nonprofit/Home/default Nonprofit Genie California Management Assistance Partnership (CMAP) Created by CompassPoint, a nonprofit training and technical assistance organization, for CMAP. This site provides brief answers to common questions on topics such as board development, financial management, and volunteer management. It also links to CompassPoint's national newsletter Board Café, recommended books on nonprofit management, and other nonprofit resources. http://www.genie.org Nonprofit Good Practice Guide The Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Offers nonprofit organizations a range of management tools and resources in ten topic areas—Accountability and Evaluation; Advocacy; Communication and Marketing; Foundations and Grantmaking; Fundraising and Financial Sustainability; Governance; Management and Leadership; Staff Development and Organizational Capacity; Technology; and Volunteer Management. http://www.nonprofitbasics.org/Default.aspx |