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Government Resources

ListServs

  • Enterprise Forum - the official listserv of the Social Enterprise Alliance, an organization committed to building sustainable nonprofits through earned income. Selling products or services is a strategy that many social entrepreneurs use to expand organizational capacity, mission impact and financial sustainability.

Management Consulting

  • Olszak Management Consulting, Inc - free directory - The directory contains listings (and links where possible) to research papers, articles, books, websites, forums, programs and materials related to social enterprise. This directory, developed by Olszak Management Consulting, Inc., is provided in partnership with the Social Enterprise Alliance, an organization committed to building sustainable nonprofits through earned income.

Nonprofit Support Resources

  • About.com – Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
  • California Association of Nonprofits - CAN’s mission is to promote, strengthen and advance the influence, professionalism accountability and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in a manner that builds their capacity to accomplish their missions and preserves the idealism and value of nonprofit organizations in California.
  • Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership - The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership is building a resource center with lots of great information for starting, running and funding an organization.
  • CharityChannel - CharityChannel is a resource that connects you to your nonprofit colleagues across town, across the country, and around the world. Our Goal: To create a place where nonprofit professionals can connect, learn from each other, share information and work together to advance the cause of philanthropy.
  • Free Management Library - Complete, highly integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits
  • Global Social Venture Competition - A partnership of the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia Business School, London Business School and The Goldman Sachs Foundation, is a global business plan competition that promotes the creation of social ventures - businesses and nonprofit organizations with both financial and social returns on investment.
  • Guidestar - Guidestar lists financial information for 800,000 nonprofits. You can use Guidestar for research, and you can update your organization's entry there.
  • Idealist - Idealist has built the leading nonprofit job site in the country. In addition to jobs, you can also list events, volunteer opportunities and internships, and at http://www.idealist.org/consultants you can find the most comprehensive directory of nonprofit consultants on the Web.
  • National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise - NCNE helps managers and leaders of nonprofit organizations make wise economic decisions in order to ensure that their organizations best serve their members, clients, donors and the general public by pursuing their social missions efficiently and effectively.
  • New Profit - New Profit is a non-profit venture philanthropy fund created to maximize the impact of philanthropic dollars in effecting large-scale social change.
  • Nonprofit Management Solutions (NMS) - is the major provider of management and technology consulting, training, and information resources to nonprofit organizations in San Diego County, with outreach to clients in Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial and other select counties in California.
  • ServiceLeader - A huge site covering every aspect of volunteer management, from screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, to legal issues, risk management and virtual volunteering.
  • Social Enterprise Alliance - An organization committed to building sustainable nonprofits through earned income.
  • Support Center for Nonprofit Management
  • TechSoup - TechSoup has built the leading resource center for all issues related to nonprofit technology. In addition, they offer steep discounts on software for nonprofits.
  • The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs - Seminars, workshops and consulting services for social entrepreneurs in the United States and abroad
  • The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures - The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures provides educational and financial support for nonprofit enterprise. The Partnership offers business planning assistance, cash awards, and access to the investment community through its National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations.

Research Resources

Technology

  • Nonprofit Technology enterprise Network - The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN) helps nonprofits make more effective use of technology to advance their missions. N-TEN supports the people who provide technology services to the nonprofit sector by creating opportunities to identify peers and develop professional support networks, share information and resources, and work together on a range of projects.

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