Resources for Nonprofits

  • Nonprofit Ready

    https://www.nonprofitready.org/

    Choose from over 600 free online courses, videos, and downloadable guides to support the most common nonprofit jobs.

    Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management.

  • Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Cal Lutheran University

    www.callutheran.edu/centers/nonprofit/

    The Center offers practical and affordable professional development opportunities for nonprofit leaders in Southern California through virtual and in-person workshops.

    Tags: Leadership, Fundraising, Communications, Operations.

  • Propel Nonprofits

    https://propelnonprofits.org/resources/

    Free resources for nonprofits with helpful articles and downloadable templates and checklists on a variety of topics.

    Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management, Strategic Planning.

  • Spitfire Communications Tools

    https://spitfirestrategies.com/tools/

    Best-in-class communications tools and resources for the dreamers, the game changers, the innovators and the movement leaders.

    Tags: Communications, Marketing.

  • Acumen Academy

    Online Course Catalog

    Free online courses that are available to social change leaders of all types. Courses cover a variety of topics.

    Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management, Strategic Planning.

  • Smart Chart 4.0

    https://smartchart.org/

    The Smart Chart is a free tool designed to help mission-driven organizations create an actionable and effective communications plan.

    Tags: Communications, Messaging, Marketing.

  • The Allstate Foundation - Nonprofit Management Essentials

    The Allstate Foundation partners with Northwestern University Kellogg Executive Education program to offer essential online nonprofit management tools and resources.

    Tags: Leadership, Governance, Operations.

  • Nonprofit Financial Commons

    Free resources and recorded webinars on a variety of topics to help nonprofit leaders sustain, grow, and innovate.

    Tags: Accounting and Finance, Operations.

  • The Opportunity Agenda

    https://opportunityagenda.org/our-tools/

    Free communications tools, templates, webinars and case studies for social change organizations and movement builders.

    Tags: Communications, Systems Change, Narrative Change.

  • Nonprofit Learning Lab

    www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/resources

    Browse 100+ hours of free nonprofit resources, including downloadable guidebooks and webinar series. These resources are designed to help executive directors, c-suite staff, development directors, program directors, volunteer managers, operation directors, and board members.

    Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management.

  • Council of Nonprofits

    www.councilofnonprofits.org/running-nonprofit

    A robust resource library of free materials offering hundreds of pages of trusted information to help grow an organization’s capacity to advance its mission.

    Tags: Leadership, Strategic Planning, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Board Governance.

  • Board Source

    https://boardsource.org/

    Board Source provides nonprofit board resources to increase board effectiveness and strengthen organizational impact. They offer free downloadable resources, trainings and publications.

    Tags: Leadership, Board Governance, Strategic Planning.

  • The Wallace Foundation & BDO

    Strong Nonprofits Toolkit

    Resources to strengthen nonprofit financial management and governance including downloadable templates.

    Tags: Leadership, Accounting and Finance, Board Governance.


  • Nonprofit Finance Fund

    https://nff.org/learn#learn-fundamentals

    Tips and free tools nonproft leaders and funders offering webinars, workshops and other resources. Some resources are fee-based.

    Tags: Accounting and Finance, Leadership, Operations.

  • Bloomerang

    https://bloomerang.co/guides-templates/

    A variety of free downloadable guides and templates; resources are primarily focused on fundraising.

    Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Accounting and Finance.