Advocacy

Independent Sector
Information on Sarbanes-Oxley and proposed U.S. Senate regulations

National Council of Nonprofits

Board Development & Governance

Alliance for Nonprofit Management
FAQs and answers about board development, strategic planning, fundraising, risk management and credit card acceptance.

BoardSource
Increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through their consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program.

Blue Avocado
Blue Avocado is a nonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits. We publish on the 1st and 15th of every month through an HTML newsletter delivered to more than 50,000 subscribers. Blue Avocado also includes the Board Café newsletter.

CompassPoint
One of the best capacity building organizations in the country.

Free Complete Toolkits for Boards
From the Free Management Library

Career Development

Seattle University Not-for-Profit Leadership Program

The Evergreen State College Master in Public Administration

University of Washington Nonprofit Management Program

University of Washington Tacoma Fundraising Management Program

Ethics

Compendium of Standards, Codes, and Principles of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations
Independent Sector’s list of complied guidelines regarding nonprofit ethics and accountability standards

Financial Management

eFile Form 990
Complete and electronically file your Form 990, Form 990-EZ and Form 8868 (Request for Extension) online.

Financial Accounting Standards Board
Online newsletter on Federal Accounting Standards

Internal Revenue Services - Charities
IRS information for nonprofit organizations. You can subscribe to the Exempt Organizations Update newsletter.

Guidestar
Lists every nonprofit who has filed a 990 tax form.

Stay Exempt – Tax Basics for 501 c3’s
Free online web training and resource list relating to tax exempt status.

QuickBooks
You can sign up for their nonprofit newsletter, ask a question or find helpful tips in their library.

Unified Chart of Accounts
Freely available chart of accounts to help translate to the 990.

Fundraising

APRA-NW
The Association of Prospect Researchers for Advancement (APRA), Northwest Chapter.

Association of Fundraising Counsel
Donor Bill of Rights, Code of Ethics, Education and Philanthropic Resources

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Charity Channel

Chronicle of Philanthropy Newspaper

GrantStation

Grassroots Fundraising Journal

Leave a Legacy of Washington
Promotes Planned Giving

Network for Good – A Fundraising Guide for the Overworked Nonprofit

Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting
From the Free Management Library

Northwest Development Officers Association (NDOA)

Philanthropy Northwest

Puget Sound Grantwriters Association

The Foundation Center
Online foundation directory

Washington Planned Giving Council

Human Resources

Nonprofit Personnel Policies and Performance Evaluations
Good examples from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits website

Human Resources Management
From the Free Management Library

Idealist
Great place to post jobs

Legal & Risk Management

King County Bar Association
They have a great publication available online called "How to Form & Maintain a Nonprofit Corporation In Washington State."

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

WAACO
Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations (WAACO) assists charitable and community-based nonprofits to obtain free assistance on business legal matters including the Nonprofit Legal Self Assessment Checklist and information on starting a nonprofit.

Libraries, Periodicals & Helpful Resources

All About Boards
All About Boards offers inexpensive nonprofit board training materials for State Associations and Management Support Organizations.

California Management Assistance Partnership
Free, fast and practical answers to FAQs

Executive Service Corps of Washington
ESC is a capacity building organization serving the Seattle area and is Partner of The Nonprofit Center. Their website provides many free resources for nonprofits including a guide to starting a nonprofit.

Fieldstone Alliance Publishers

Free Management Library
Excellent resource materials

IKNOW – Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide

Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers

King County Library System's Nonprofit & Philanthropy Resource Center

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

National Council of Nonprofit Associations

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide

Nonprofit Times

Nonprofit FAQs

Soliciting for Charity in Washington
This document, written by Putnam Barber, attempts to present the requirements of RCW 19.09 (the Charitable Solicitation Act) and the procedures of the Charities Program in a way that can help managers of nonprofit organizations, other people who may want to engage in charitable solicitations and members of the public to understand our program.

Washington Secretary of State
Provides an online lookup feature of charitable organizations which includes which includes the percentage of an organization’s expenses dedicated to its program services.

Starting a Nonprofit

Establishing a Nonprofit Organization
Tutorial describing 12 tasks to start a nonprofit

Internal Revenue Service
Tax information on all types of charities

Washington Secretary of State
Information for charities including forms, legislation and FAQs.

Technology

NPower
NPower offers consulting expertise in Network and Desktop Support, Technology Strategy and Planning, Databases and CRM, Website and Application Development, and Training. In addition, we provide a robust Scheduled Support service to help social sector organizations maintain Stable and Secure IT infrastructures.

TechSoup
Low-cost software for nonprofits

Volunteers

Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs
From the Free Management Library

United Way of Pierce County Volunteer Center
Searchable database of volunteer opportunities in the South Sound area

Volunteer Today Newsletter