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resources that you may find useful in your work. If you have something
that would be an asset on this page, please let us know.
Government- Enviro$en$e — es.epa.gov
- Enviro$en$e, part of the U.S. EPA's web site, provides a single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information and data bases.
Management Tools- Board Café — www.boardcafe.org
- Board Café is a concise guide, offering a menu of ideas, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service.
- Strategic Planning — www.rivernetwork.org/library/libod_rvsp97jour.cfm
- In "Voices From the Grassroots" by Rita Haberman, River Network offers an informative case study of Friends of the Chicago River along with helpful tools to help you examine strategic planning and your organization.
Nonprofit Assistance- Green Media Toolshed (GMT) — www.greenmediatoolshed.org
- Green Media Toolshed (GMT) is a growing online community of more than 175 environmental organizations working to move their issues and stories through the media to their target audiences. Through a central online hub, GMT provides access to shared communications tools such as a comprehensive online media contact manager and customizable web tools that help groups work better with reporters as well as with their partners. Additionally, GMT features include a gallery of thousands of photos and an extensive media training library.
- Hurwit & Associates — www.hurwitassociates.com
- Legal counsel for nonprofit, philanthropic, and tax-exempt organizations. They provide: Comprehensive legal counsel in all aspects of nonprofit law, including nonprofit corporate, tax, regulatory, charitable trust, and intellectual property law; Strategies and tools for sound and effective nonprofit governance, board structures, and board/staff relationships; Legal documents attuned to critical nonprofit needs, including nonprofit bylaws, gift instruments, contracts, merger and social venture agreements, and documents for applying for tax exemption and starting a nonprofit organization.
- Social Justice Fundraising Conference - August 2006 — www.grassrootsfundraising.org/raising_change/index.htm
- Sponsored by the Grassroots Fundraising Journal.
At this conference, you will have the opportunity to learn fundraising skills in a social justice context, and explore the politics of funding and the role of fundraising in movement-building. Some of the topics we will cover include: Why social justice activists and organizers should care about how money is raised in their organizations; How US tax policy affects the nonprofit sector, and particularly groups working on issues of social, economic, racial and environmental justice; How social justice organizations can build both financial and political power through grassroots fundraising;
Practical workshops on a variety of individual donor fundraising strategies.
- Technical Assistance for Community Services — www.tacs.org
- Technical Assistance for Community Services~TACS~provides assistance to nonprofit organizations to help them develop the people and skills they need to achieve their missions. TACS has provided training and/or consultation for over 3,000 nonprofits throughout Oregon and Washington. TACS provides workshops, networks, and consultations on financial management, board development, strategic planning, building diversity, organizational development and leadership issues.
- The Grassroots Fundraising Journal — www.grassrootsfundraising.org
- Practical tips and tools to help you raise money for your organization.
- Training Resoursces for the Environmental Coummunity — trecnw.org
- Training Resources for the Environmental Community -- TREC -- is designed to strengthen the effectiveness of the environmental movement in Western North America by enhancing the core capacities of environmental organizations and by empowering current and rising leaders. TREC provides organizational development and technical assistance to environmental groups.
Private- Alliance for Nonprofit Management — www.allianceonline.org
- Mission: To provide leadership in enhancing a civil society by challenging and strengthening those who deliver management and governance support services to nonprofit organizations.
- Board Source — www.boardsource.org
- Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, This organization is dedicated to building stronger nonprofit boards and stronger nonprofit organizations.
- EcoNet — www.igc.org/igc/econet
- EcoNet™: working to support ecological sustainability and environmental justice
- Environmental Support Center — www.envsc.org
- Working for the environment
- Free Management Library — www.mapnp.org/library/
- A project of The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
- GuideStar — guidestar.org
- A clearinghouse of information on nonprofit organizations.
- Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofits Worldwide — www.iknow.org/HumanRes.html
- Minnesota Lakes Association — www.mnlakesassn.org
- Holds a bibliography of over 600 lake management and planning resources.
- New England Grassroots Environment Fund — www.grassrootsfund.org
- Nonprofit grant program designed to foster a broad range of local environmental initiatives in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.
Protection- River Network — www.rivernetwork.org
- Resources and support for organizatons dedicated to protecting America's rivers.
- Yahoo! Environment and Nature — dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/
- Compilation of useful environmental links.
Volunteer- Energize, Incorporated — www.energizeinc.com
- Website devoted to volunteer management. Includes a library of articles and book excerpts, a monthly "hot topic" essay, an online bookstore, and links to discussion groups.
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