Idealist.org's Top Ten Websites Every Nonprofit Should Know
Idealist.org has compiled a Top Ten List of Websites Every Non-Profit Should Know:
- At http://www.foundationcenter.org, the Foundation Center provides information about every foundation in the country. Much of this information is free, but some of it is for paying subscribers only.
- At http://www.guidestar.org, Guidestar lists financial information for 800,000 nonprofits. You can use Guidestar for research, and you can also update your organization's entry there.
- At http://www.idealist.org, Idealist.org has built the leading nonprofit job site in the country. In addition to jobs, you can also list events, volunteer opportunities and internships, and at http://www.idealist.org/consultants you can find the most comprehensive directory of nonprofit consultants on the Web.
- At http://news.gilbert.org, Michael Gilbert maintains a great site with daily news updates bridging the online and nonprofit worlds. You can read the news there, or you can subscribe for weekly email updates.
- At http://www.nonprofitbasics.org, the Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership is building a resource center with lots of great information for starting, running and funding an organization.
- At http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq, Putnam Barber maintains the Nonprofit FAQ - an older resource center that is special because it is based on actual questions and answers posted by nonprofit managers over the years.
- At http://www.networkforgood.org, people can find volunteer opportunities, and they can also make donations to hundreds of thousands of nonprofits. Most importantly, you can use this site to add a free donate button to your website.
- At http://www.serviceleader.org, you will find a huge site covering every aspect of volunteer management, from screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, to legal issues, risk management and virtual volunteering.
- At http://www.techsoup.org, Techsoup has built the leading resource center for all issues related to nonprofit technology. In addition, they offer steep discounts on software for nonprofits, sometimes up to 90% off the list price.
- At http://www.volunteermatch.org, people can find volunteer opportunities all over the country by ZIP code or area of interest.
