E-newsletters & E-zines
- AARP – Make a Difference
Membership organization leading positive social change and delivering value to people age 50 and over through information, advocacy and service. - Blue Avocado
A practical, provocative and fun online magazine for nonprofits. - Charity Channel
Articles, resource guide, and weekly e-information about nonprofits and volunteering. - e-Volunteerism
Readings with cutting edge information and commentary on a variety of aspects of volunteerism. - IJOVA – The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
Connecting practioners, academicians, and consultants in greater service to the global volunteer community. - Philanthropy Journal
The Fletcher Foundation sponsors this free site for anyone who is interested in raising money, engaging volunteers in the fund raising process, needing tips on e-fund raising. - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
An online and newspaper publication dedicated to fundraisers. Contains listings of resources and available grants. - Volunteer Today
The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism
Fund Development
- 79 Grant Writing Resources
Programmatic, statistical, and productivity resources and tips for grant writers - Association of Fundraising Professionals
Professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. - Causes.com
Causes is devoted to bringing the best of engineering and product design to the world of activism and philanthropy - Charity Navigator
America’s independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,400 of America’s largest charities. - Fundnet Services
Grants, fundraising, scholarships and financial aid resources - Fundraiser.com
Great fundraising ideas - GrantStation
Interactive website that allows grantseekers to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects, and mentors them through the grantseeking process. Fee for service. - Philanthropy Journal
The Fletcher Foundation sponsors this free site for anyone who is interested in raising money, engaging volunteers in the fund raising process, needing tips on e-fund raising. - Raise-Funds
How to raise money, nurture relationships & build support for your nonprofit - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
An online and newspaper publication dedicated to fundraisers. Contains listings of resources and available grants.
Leadership Tools & Tips
- BoardSource
Tools and information to build effective nonprofit boards of directors - CANDID Essential data, tools and resources
- Charity Village
Canada’s supersite for the nonprofit sector - Community Tool Box
Online, freely accessible “box of tools” to support community work - Evite
Free online invitations, free ecards, birthday invitations, party invitations, birthday ecards, party ideas — everything you need to throw a party. - Free Management Library
Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs - LinkedIn for Nonprofits
Enables nonprofits to identify potential volunteers, board members, employees, and donors. - MyCommittee.com
Simple and free tool to manage committees and/or meetings. Easily create meeting agendas and minutes, share and work together on documents and other committee tasks, add and reply to comments, communicate with members and other contacts. - Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group
Liability Insurance coverage tailored for nonprofits, plus added value with many free or highly discounted risk management resources. - Points of Light Institute
Through a variety of programs and services, the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life — businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth, and older adults — to volunteer. - Tech4Impact
Less about techno-jargon and more about the human factors in using technology successfully, including the Internet, to benefit people, communities and the environment - The Joy of Leadership
Offers simple, successful management solutions for leaders in business and non profit organizations
National
- AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Authorized in 1964 and founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993. VISTA has been on - Association of Volunteer Administrators
- Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, - National Council of Nonprofits
A trusted resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits
Volunteer Administration
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
A neutral, open forum committed to strengthening the research community in the emerging field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies - Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) is the only international professional certification in the field of volunteer resources management. - Doing Good Together
A national nonprofit organization that promotes kindness lessons and service ideas. - Energize Inc.
An international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism - Institute for Volunteering Research
Aims to develop knowledge and understanding of volunteering in a way that is relevant to practitioners and policy makers. - Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administrators
Resource library - Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Provides risk management assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. Many articles and tutorials. - Readiness Roadmap
Helping nonprofits navigate skills-based volunteering - Sign Up Genius
Organize Volunteers Online for Free
Tool to document the economic value of volunteer time - Volunteer Canada
Canada’s site for information on volunteering - Volunteer Management Resource Center
Current research, best practices, tools, and ideas from idealist.org - VolunteerHub
VolunteerHub provides creative information technology for connecting people and purposes. Site includes a blog with helpful articles for volunteer managers. - Volunteering in America
Access volunteering trends, statistics, tools, resources, and information for the nation, U.S. regions, states, and major cities. - VolunteerPro
Membership-based learnning community where volunteer resource managers get access to expert online training and tools
Volunteer Leadership Associations
- Association of Leaders in Volunteer Management
Serves to enhance and sustain the spirit of volunteerism in America by fostering collaboration and networking, promoting professional development, and providing advocacy for leaders in community engagement. - Hospice Volunteer Association
Encouraging excellence in hospice volunteering through education and communication - International Association of Volunteer Effort
IAVE exists to promote, strengthen and celebrate the development of volunteering worldwide. - Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administrators
Resource library - National Associate of Volunteer Programs in Local Government
A national association of administrators for volunteer programs in local, city, and county government - National Association of Volunteers in Local Government
International association of administrators for volunteer programs in local, city, and county government - Texas Association of Healthcare Volunteers
Supports volunteer organizations by providing educational opportunities, which enhance the delivery of healthcare services. Nearly 300 healthcare auxiliaries and volunteer groups in Texas make up TAHV membership. - Texas Association, Directors of Volunteer Services
The association of choice for managers of healthcare volunteer programs
Volunteer Recruitment Sites
- Australian Volunteers International
Enables Australians to volunteer and work overseas, in partnership with people of developing communities - Catchafire
Matches professionally-skilled volunteers with nonprofits and social enterprises. - Corporation for National and Community Service
Improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. - Create the Good
50+ individuals can search for flexible, meaningful volunteer opportunities or post positions. - GivePulse
A civic network that matches professionals ?and service-learning students ?with non-profits and organizations. - idealist.org
A “global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources”, offering a directory of volunteer opportunities and other resources. - LinkedIn for Nonprofits
Enables nonprofits to identify potential volunteers, board members, employees, and donors. - SERVE.gov
Online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own. - Single Volunteers, Inc.
Provides singles with a productive way to meet other singles by organizing volunteer activities which groups of singles then perform. - Volunteer Match
A leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer.
Web Tools
- Constant Contact
Email marketing software that makes it easy to create professional HTML email campaigns with no tech skills. - Doodle
Easy scheduling - Sign Up Genius
Organize Volunteers Online for Free - Social Network Tutorials
Tutorials that help show nonprofits, cause organizations, businesses and individuals how to effectively use social media–twitter, blogs and more - Survey Monkey
Tool to create and publish custom surveys in minutes - TechSoup
The technology place for nonprofits - Volunteer Management Software
A list of all of the volunteer management software geared towards nonprofit organizations. - Volunteer Management Software Products
Find research, guides and inforgraphics - Volunteer Spot
Free for everything you coordinate. - WhenToHelp.com
Scheduling Software provides online acess to schedules. Qualifying charities can use this scheduling software for free. - Wufoo
Wufoo is a free web application that helps anybody build amazing online forms.
