skip to content
Login
Join
About
Ask Us
Multimedia
This is an iframe.
SUBJECTS
Arts and Culture
Education
Environment
Health
Human Services
More Subjects...
SKILLS
Fundraising Planning
Finding Funders
Developing Proposals
Managing Nonprofits
More Skills...
CLASSROOM
Course List
Training Calendar
TOOLS
Knowledge Base
Sample Documents
Find Us
More Tools...
GrantSpace
Tools
Knowledge Base
Nonprofit Management
Print
Knowledge Base
Find Answers
Our
Knowledge Base
serves up the best answers to your social sector questions.
Nonprofit Management
Establishing a Nonprofit Organization
Q:
How do I start a nonprofit organization?
1
Q:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of becoming a nonprofit organization?
Q:
How do I write a business plan for a nonprofit organization?
Q:
Can I get funding for my nonprofit while I am in the process of incorporating or getting tax-exempt status?
Q:
What is the "public support" test? How do I calculate it?
Q:
What are nonprofit bylaws? Where can I find samples?
Q:
What is an EIN?
Q:
What are articles of incorporation? Where can I find examples for nonprofits?
Q:
Where can I learn about nonprofit mission statements?
Q:
Where can I find examples of nonprofit budgets?
Q:
Where can I learn about developing my nonprofit's board?
Q:
How can I find board members for my nonprofit?
Q:
What do nonprofit organizations need to know about the new Form 990?
Q:
How do I start a grantmaking foundation?
Q:
What resources are available for setting up a scholarship fund?
Q:
What is social enterprise?
Q:
Can my organization have a subsidiary?
1
Q:
Where can my U.S.-based nonprofit learn about international operations?
Q:
How do I learn about dissolving my nonprofit?
Q:
How do I learn about dissolving a private foundation?
Accountability
Q:
How can I find information about a particular (non-grantmaking) charity?
Q:
What activities can jeopardize a nonprofit organization’s tax-exempt status?
Q:
Where can I find out who has donated money to a particular nonprofit organization?
Q:
What do I do if I suspect that a charity is a fraud?
Q:
How can I recognize and avoid grant or scholarship scams?
1
Q:
Where can I find information on nonprofits’ responsibilities in regards to the USA PATRIOT Act and terrorism?
Q:
Where can I learn about ethics in fundraising?
Q:
How long should nonprofit organizations retain business-related records?
Q:
Where can I find information on a board’s legal duties?
Q:
What do nonprofit organizations need to know about the new Form 990?
Q:
Can a nonprofit organization conduct fundraising activities in multiple states?
Q:
Where can I learn about nonprofit program evaluation?
Q:
Where can I learn more about nonprofit audits?
Q:
Can nonprofits engage in advocacy or lobbying efforts?
Q:
Will foundations fund overhead or administrative costs for nonprofits? What is an acceptable overhead rate?
Q:
Where can I learn more about making a nonprofit annual report?
Researching Nonprofit Organizations
Q:
How many nonprofit organizations are there in the U.S.?
Q:
How can I find information about a particular (non-grantmaking) charity?
Q:
Where can I find out who has donated money to a particular nonprofit organization?
Q:
Where can I find demographic information about my community?
Q:
What do I do if I suspect that a charity is a fraud?
Q:
What is the monetary value of volunteer time?
Q:
How can I locate charities that provide disaster relief?
Q:
Where can I find information on nonprofits’ responsibilities in regards to the USA PATRIOT Act and terrorism?
Q:
Where can I find online quotations regarding the value of philanthropy?
Nonprofit Boards
Q:
Where can I find information on a board’s legal duties?
Q:
How can I find board members for my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I learn about developing my nonprofit's board?
Q:
What are nonprofit bylaws? Where can I find samples?
Q:
What is the board's role in fundraising?
Q:
Where can I find information about advisory boards for nonprofits?
Nonprofit Employment/Volunteering
Q:
Where can I learn about job openings and working in the nonprofit sector?
Q:
Where can I find salary information for nonprofit jobs?
Q:
Where can I find information on writing a resume for a nonprofit job?
Q:
Where can I find examples of nonprofit job descriptions?
Q:
How many people are employed in the nonprofit sector?
Q:
Where can I find or post volunteer opportunities?
Q:
What is the monetary value of volunteer time?
Q:
Is the value of volunteer time tax deductible?
Q:
Where can I learn more about recruiting and managing volunteers for my nonprofit?
Q:
How can I learn about involving youth in volunteering and philanthropy?
Q:
How can I find board members for my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I learn about executive transitions in nonprofits?
Q:
How do I become a nonprofit consultant or grant writer?
Consultants
Q:
Where can I find technical assistance or a consultant for my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I find "pro bono" tax or legal assistance for my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I learn more about hiring a consultant?
Q:
Should fundraisers be paid a fixed fee or a percentage of the money raised?
Q:
What is CFRE?
Q:
How do I become a nonprofit consultant or grant writer?
Other Nonprofit Management Issues
Q:
Can non-501(c)(3) organizations get foundation grants?
Q:
Can nonprofits engage in advocacy or lobbying efforts?
Q:
Can public schools apply for grants from private foundations?
Q:
Where can I learn about nonprofit program evaluation?
Q:
Where can I learn more about disaster planning for my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I find information on nonprofits’ responsibilities in regards to the USA PATRIOT Act and terrorism?
Q:
What is a gift acceptance policy? Where can I find examples?
Q:
Where can my nonprofit learn more about interacting with the media?
Q:
Where can I find reviews and resources for fundraising and other nonprofit software?
Q:
Where can I find best practices for NGOs?
Q:
What information should be in a gift acknowledgement letter? Where can I find samples?
Q:
How do I learn about dissolving my nonprofit?
Q:
Where can I find networking and learning opportunities in the environmental field?
Q:
Where can I find networking and learning opportunities in the education field?
Q:
Where can I find networking and learning opportunities in the arts/humanities field?
Q:
Where can I find networking and learning opportunities in the health field?
Q:
Where can I find networking and learning opportunities in the human services field?
Sustainability
Q:
How do I write a business plan for a nonprofit organization?
Q:
What is strategic planning? Where can I learn more about it?
Q:
What is earned income and how do I learn more about it?
Q:
Where can I find out more about shared space opportunities for my nonprofit?
1
Q:
How much should my nonprofit have in its operating reserve?
1
Q:
Where can I find information about collaboration and other kinds of strategic alliances?
Q:
Where can I find examples of nonprofit budgets?
Q:
Where can I learn more about disaster planning for my nonprofit?
Q:
What's the difference between contingency and scenario planning? Where can I learn more about these topics?
Q:
What is risk management? Where can I learn more about it?
Q:
Where can I learn about executive transitions in nonprofits?
Q:
Where can I find information on nonprofit capacity building?
Q:
What is the board's role in fundraising?
Q:
What is social enterprise?
Questions by Category
About
Funding Resources
General
Foundations
Corporations
Government Funders
Individual Donors
Online/Virtual Fundraising
Funding Research
Definitions and Clarification
Fundraising Planning
Proposal Writing
Forms 990 and 990-PF
Statistics
Training
Nonprofit Management
Establishment
Employment/Volunteering
Boards
Accountability
Consultants
Sustainability
Researching Nonprofit Organizations
Other Nonprofit Management Issues
Individual Grantseekers
General
Artists
Students
Fiscal Sponsorship
For-Profit Enterprises
Resources for Non-U.S. Grantseekers
Grantmakers
Preguntas y respuestas en español
Donantes institucionales
Recursos para la investigación
Procuración de fondos
Propuestas de proyectos
Gestión y administración
Junta directiva
Ámbito internacional
Apoyo a particulares
Pequeñas empresas
