Publications
- The Guide to Starting a Nonprofit (175 KB PDF) by 501 Commons (formerly the Executive Service Corps of Washington) describes the steps you should take to getting started and includes many links on topics such as: board development, nonprofit finances, business and strategic planning, and other topics important to making nonprofits successful.
Websites
- Cascade Executive Programs at the Evans School: Provides university-quality professional development training that addresses the specific challenges, opportunities, and constraints faced by public and nonprofit sector employees
- Alliance for Nonprofit Management: Serves as a gathering place for nonprofit professionals to share and learn from each other
- Center for Creative Leadership: Offers a great variety of books on leadership, team building, and communicating effectively
- Leader to Leader Institute: Provides educations opportunities and a forum for connecting board members to conferences and other resources
- The Milano MiX Initiative: Provides staff of community-based organizations with tools to build management skills in order to improve their effectiveness with information on managing people and change, fostering communication, government boards, and improving information
- Bridgestar: Helps nonprofit and philanthropic leaders make strategic decisions and build organizations that inspire and accelerate social change
- Nonprofit Finance Fund: Serves both nonprofits and their funders by offering an integrated package of financial and advisory services
Find out more about other resources and our research on nonprofits and philanthropy by contacting the Nancy Bell Evans Center at 206.221.4629 or nbec@u.washington.edu.