Resources
General Resources
These resources cover a wide range of topics and areas of capacity building identified by Flashpoint.
Blue Avocado
Blue Avocado offers a fresh website that describes itself as “Practical, provocative and fun food for thought for nonprofits.”
Center for Nonprofit Management Training
As one of the nation’s leading management support organizations, the Center for Nonprofit Management brings the most current tools for best practices in nonprofit management to thousands of nonprofit boards, staff and volunteers each year. The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Management is to build stronger communities by increasing the performance and impact of nonprofit organizations. Our vision-transforming the nonprofit sector to create and enhance vital, caring communities.
Connect VA
Connect VA (formerly ConnectRichmond and ConnectSouthside) provides information, resources and instant access to nonprofits, civic leaders, volunteers and others interested in improving metro Richmond and Virginia.
Corporation for National and Community Service
As one of the nation’s leading management support organizations, the Center for Nonprofit Managementbrings the most current tools for best practices in nonprofit management to thousands of nonprofit boards, staff and volunteers each year. The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Management is to build stronger communities by increasing the performance and impact of nonprofit organizations. Our vision-transforming the nonprofit sector to create and enhance vital, caring communities.
Give Richmond
The Community Foundation, in partnership with GuideStar and a collaborative of local funders, is pleased to share with you this new website containing comprehensive information about your favorite nonprofits.
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. Our nonpartisan coalition of approximately 600 organizations leads, strengthens, and mobilizes the charitable community in order to fulfill our vision of a just and inclusive society and a healthy democracy of active citizens, effective institutions, and vibrant communities.
Jossey-Bass
A division of Wiley, Jossey-Bass publishes books, periodicals, and other media in the areas of boards, fundraising, leadership, management and strategic planning, social change, tax law, and finance and accounting. To order a catalog, click here and then check the areas listed under the Nonprofit Organizations section on the webpage.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society.
National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
NCNE helps nonprofits make wise economic decisions. NCNE focuses on resources-how nonprofits can find them and use them well; and one idea-how ways of thinking can improve the way nonprofits work. To that end, NCNE engages a network of academic researchers, business leaders, consultants and nonprofit practitioners. We work with them to provide nonprofits with the knowledge and learning that will help them make decisions that will achieve sustainable impact.
Nonprofit Learning Point
Providing high quality, accessible professional and leadership development for the nonprofit community in Greater Richmond.
Nonprofit Times
Breaking news and analysis on nonprofits: charities, associations, medical groups, religious organizations.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SSIR is a part of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. Our mission is to share substantive insights and practical experiences that will help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better.
The Greater Richmond Association for Volunteer Administration
GRAVA is a professional nonprofit organization that pursues excellence in mobilizing and supporting volunteer resources management. They meet monthly for workshops, discussion and a daylong seminar every March.
The Institute on Philanthropy-University of Richmond
The Institute on Philanthropy, or IOP, strengthens the community by educating nonprofit professionals, volunteers, donors and community leaders in ethical and effective fundraising, marketing and board development strategies.
The National Council of Nonprofits
The National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) is a trusted resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits.
The Nonprofit Quarterly
The Nonprofit Quarterly’s overarching editorial goal is to strengthen the role of nonprofit organizations to activate democracy. Nonprofit Quarterly believes that open societies require venues for individuals to undertake public projects together that are larger than friends and family but smaller than the state and that range from community arts and group homes to environmental advocacy.
Virginia Service
Located in the Department of Social Service, Virginia Service is one of the lead agencies for volunteerism and service for the Commonwealth of Virginia. They offer a host of resources which include AmeriCorps funding and promoting volunteerism throughout the state.
Wiley
Wiley, a worldwide publisher, offers resources in nonprofit management in such areas as boards and board development, finance and accounting, fundraising and grantsmanship, law, management and leadership, and marketing and communications.