Resources and Information: Program Resources

  • The Center for What Works
    The Center for What Works (WhatWorks) improves social sector results through benchmarking for nonprofits, a strategy to facilitate outcomes measurement and reporting by linking nonprofits and funders...
  • The Chronicle of Philanthropy
    The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is a great news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in...
  • The Corporation for National and Community Service
    The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.The Corporation for...
  • The Finance Project
    The Finance Project is a specialized non-profit research, consulting, technical assistance, and training firm for public and private sector leaders nationwide. It helps leaders make smart investment...
  • The Foundation Center
    The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. To achieve their mission, the Foundation Center:
    • Collects, organizes, and...
  • The Game Plan: Building Girls' Sports Programs
    This thorough guide helps program managers and coaches through several aspects of creating a successful girls' sports program. Sections include coaching tips, parent engagement, health watch, and...
  • The MBA Nonprofit Connection
    The MBA Nonprofit Connection is a nonprofit organization that facilitates the placement of business school students and alumni in nonprofit jobs. The MNC functions as an extension of the career...
  • The Volunteerist Quarterly Magazine
    The Volunteerist, is a new, not-for-profit quarterly magazine and affiliated website designed to promote corporate citizenship and community volunteerism. The Volunteerist is a publication of Vpoint...
  • Volunteer Management Audit
    This material will help you:
    *Evaluate the volunteer management infrastructure in your organization
    *Educate executives and staff about the complexity of volunteer program leadership...
  • Volunteer Match
    Volunteer Match is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer and offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer, and...
  • Volunteer Solutions, UWMB
    Volunteer Solutions, UWMB, allows non-profits to post their organization information, volunteer positions, and Board openings online for free. Volunteer Solutions is a nonprofit volunteer-matching...
  • Volunteer Time: Independent Sector Evaluates
    Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. Our nonpartisan coalition...
  • VolunteerSelect
    Created by ChoicePoint as a charitable service to provide qualified non-profit organizations with affordable access to the most comprehensive public record and proprietary databases available for the...
  • VolunteerToday
    The mission of Volunteer Today, an electronic gazette, is to provide free of charge information on the engagement of volunteers through (1) pertinent information on recruiting and engaging volunteers...
  • Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook
    Whether you are part of a major university development office or a small, new charitable nonprofit, Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook is an excellent resource on the sometimes daunting and...
  • World Volunteer Web
    The World Volunteer Web is brought to you by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. The World Volunteer Web supports the volunteer community by serving as a global clearinghouse for...
  • Youth Venture
    Youth Venture is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping young people aged 12-29 to create and launch their own community-focused projects. It aims to provide girls and boys with the opportunities...
  • • HandsOn Network

    HandsOn Network is the volunteer-focused sector of the Points of Light Institute. HandsOn has become the largest volunteer network in the country including over 250 action centers and more than 70...