Overview

Resources and Tools for Success

Our 'NonprofitSource' area is your connection to thousands of free tools and resources for staff and board members of nonprofit organizations. New items are continually researched and added. These resources include information regarding governance, strategic alliances, finance management, human resources, information technology, legal and risk management, marketing and public relations, planning and research, and much more.

Suggested Readings

See a list of books recommended by the staff of Nonprofit Leadership Center as well as a listing of other titles that have come across their desk.

Highlighted Resources

National Council of Nonprofit Associations - a network of state and regional nonprofit associations.

Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations (FANO) - a state-wide resource center and professional network of nonprofit organizations in Florida

How to Start a Nonprofit : Get Ready Get Set
A booklet on how to start a nonprofit.

Emergency Preparedness Plan Template
A planning template for organizations.

BoardSource, Inc.
A brief outline of the stages of evolution for nonprofit organizations and their boards, from BoardSource.

Creating a Nonprofit Board of Directors
A brief outline of the stages of evolution for nonprofit organizations and their boards, from BoardSource.

Sample Job Descriptions for Members of Boards of Directors
Assembled by Carter McNamara, Ph.D. for the Nonprofit Management Library

OnLine Grant-Writing Tools for Nonprofits

Guides to assist established US-based nonprofits through the grant-writing process.                                      

 TechWorks for Nonprofits: Is your nonprofit agency in need of a technology plan? Is your agency budget $700,000 or less? If yes, contact Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay about an opportunity sponsored by the Verizon Foundation to assist small to mid-size nonprofit agencies in developing a technology plan to support the overall strategic growth of their organizations.

Organizations that have benefited from this program in the past include:

2007:

   Hispanic Business Initiative Fund

   The Ophelia Project/Boys Initiative Tampa Bay

   Pier Acquarium

   Franciscan Center

   The Studio@620

2006:

   Clothes to Kids, Inc.

   Pediatric Cancer Foundation

   Dunedin Fine Arts Center

   Cornerstone Family Ministries

   Everyday Blessings

2005:

   Computer Mentors Group, Inc.

   Abe Brown Ministries, Inc.

   Creative Clay, Inc.

   Francis House, Inc.

   Tampa Bay Watch

                                                 

 

 

Note that not all resources will be appropriate to all organizations, nor does Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay warrant the accuracy or availability of any of the listed resources or their applications to individual agencies.