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General
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Starting up a Not for Profit (About.com)
- Katya's Not for Profit Marketing Blog
- New! Calculate Your Agency's Carbon Footprint (pdf)
- New! Carbon Calculator for Events (pdf)
- New! US Government Grants Listings
Board Resources
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Board Effectiveness Checklist - 30 question Checklist
- Board Fundamentals - what you need to have in place
- Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management (Free Management Library)
- A complete Toolkit for Boards (Free Management Library)
- Free Pod casts on Key Board Issues
Marketing
- New! Tool lets you see what people are thinking as they search the web - help NFPs gauge how they may be viewed by the world and identify what keywords may help people find a NFP online
Policy Issues
- Policy and Procedures-defining the difference-it could save you
- Ten steps to Policy Creation
- New! Guide to Police Checks and Working with Children Checks (Australia)
- New! Criminal Records Bureau checks- Guidance for volunteering (UK)
Social Media
- New! Do you have multiple Facebook accounts? Here isi how log into multiple accounts
Technology
- New! Google Apps Standard Edition free for small NFPs-easy access to email/shared calendars and more
- Volunteer Management Software -Full listing of most software types
- Websites where You Can List and Find Volunteer Opportunities ( EnergizeInc)
Volunteers
- OurSharedResources.org-free service - add and access useful Volunteerism Resources
- "Turn Your Organisation into a Volunteer Magnet", free practical book
- Global Volunteer Management Survey results here
- Hub for listing Volunteer Centres, Professional Associations ( EnergizeInc)
- Volunteerism Blogs (EnergizeInc)
- Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities document
- On line discussion groups re volunteerism (Energize Inc)
