Data and Statistics

• 2008 Community Health Assessment for Northwestern Michigan 
• 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book 
• 2010 Kids Count Data Book 
• American FactFinder, U.S. Census 
• Collaboration Among Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Study 
• Economic Impact of Nonprofits on Northwestern Michigan- video presentation 
• EnVision Manistee Report 
• Meeting Challenging Times: Results of a Nonprofit Survey of Northwestern Michigan, full report 
• Meeting Challenging Times: Results of a Nonprofit Survey of Northwestern Michigan, Summary Report 
• Michigan's Nonprofit Sector through the Recession 
• Nonprofits, Innovation, and Performance Measurement 
• Recession Pressures on Nonprofit Jobs 
• Regional Extract, Economic Impact of Michigan's Nonprofit Sector-2009 
• State of Michigan Population Data 
• Transfer of Wealth in Michigan Report, October 2007 
• Traverse Area Market Snapshot 
• Volunteering in America Report: Michigan 

Evaluation

• Creating a Community of Learners.pdf 
• Customer Satisfaction Worksheet 
• Dashboards 
• Developing Customer Satisfaction Surveys 
• Evaluating Your Executive Director's End Results 
• From Chris Ameen's January 23 workshop "Developing an Evaluation Plan That Works for Your Organization" 
• Is your organization a Nonprofit? Or is it a Community Benefit Organization? 
• Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Toolkit 
• Learning as we go.pdf 
• Organizational Capacity Assessment 
• Outcomes and Program Improvement 
• Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension and Outreach Program Evaluation Resources 
• Random Sample Size Chart 
• Rotary Charities Logic Model Training 
• Sample Customer Satisfaction Survey 
• Sample Patient Satisfaction Survey 
• Sample- NorthSky Organizational Capacity Assessment 
• Survey Analysis Tool 
• The Free Management Library - Evaluation Activities in Organizations 
• United Way of America Outcomes Research Network 
• University of Wisconsin - Extension Program Development and Evaluation, Logic Model Resources 
• WhatWorks Performance Measurement Toolkit 

Financial Management

• 11-ways-to-focus-on-ends-over-means
• 20 Emergency Funding Sources for Nonprofits
• Competitive wage information for all sectors of the economy
• Enhancing your Governance Policies in Response to New Form 990
• Fiscal Management Associates
• Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement
• Fiscal Sponsorship Procedure
• General Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement
• Increasing Your Board's Financial Knowledge
• IRS Compliance Guide
• Opportunities in Lean Time
• Preparing for an Audit Description
• RSM McGladrey
• Service Agencies Merge Back-Office Functions to Save $20M Annually
• Setting Internal Controls
• Sustaining Your Mission for the Long Haul
• The Art & Science of Budgeting Part 1
  The Art & Science of Budgeting Part 2
• There have been recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) changes that may affect your tax exempt organization.
• UNDERSTANDING AND DRAFTING NONPROFIT GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICIE
• Work with What You've Got: A Model for NonProfit Financial Sustainability
• Write the Perfect RFP

Foundations & Grantmaking

• Common Grant Application Form
• Council of Michigan Foundations
• Foundation Center
• Getting Good at Grants
• Grants.gov
• Nonprofit Guides
• Perspectives on Grant Seeking: Asking for Operational Support, presented by GVSU Professor Al Lyons
• Perspectives on Grant Seeking: Asking for Operational Support, presented by Mike Montgomery, LTU
• Rotary Charities Logic Model PowerPoint presentation from January 2010
• Rotary Charities Logic Model Training
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Fundraising

• "Major Donor Meetings and Conducting the Ask" from Andy Robinson March 5, 2009 Workshop 
• "The Art of Fundraising in Challenging Economic Times" Power Point presentation, presented on June 13, 2008 
• "The Fundamentals of Fundraising" Power Point presentation, January 2008 workshop 
• "The Fundraising Clinic" PowerPoint presentation 
• A Development Director Needs More Than "A Smile And A Shoeshine," But It's A Good Start  
• Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Code of Ethical Standards and Practices 
• Background information from Andy Robinson's March 5, 2009 Workshop" Big Money for Small Groups" 
• Bonding information for Fundraising Professionals 
• Building a Case Statement worksheet 
• Charitable Lead Trust Diagram 
• Charitable Remainder Trust with Credit Shelter Trust 
• Charity Auctions 
• Checklist tool to position for asking grantors for operating support 
• Conducting the House Party from Andy Robinson's March 5, 2009 workshop 
• Contact Management/ Donor Software 
• Crafting the Case Statement Presentation 
• Creating a Prospect List template 
• Donor-Center Fundraising 
• Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement 
• Five Keys to Pulling out of the Economic Nosedive 
• FriendRaising and Your Board 
• From the "More Askers, More Donors, More Money" 
• From the workshop "Making the Most of Direct Mail" on September 24th, 2007 
• Fund-raising Forum Library 
• Gift Acceptance Policy 
• Grassroots Fundraising - Fundraising Basics 
• MCACA Mini-grant Application Workshop 
• NorthSky Fund Development Plan Template for nonprofit organizations 
• Obtaining Business Underwriters 
• PowerPoint Presentation from Keith Hopkins, April 30, Major Gifts Workshop 
• Roth IRA Conversion White Paper 
• Sample Codicil to Will and Amendment to Revocable Living Trust 
• Sample Cultivation Letter 
• Sample Fund Development Committee 
• Sample Fundraising Job Descriptions 
• Sample Fundraising Volunteer 
• Sample gift charts and gift range calculators 
• Sample Letter of Inquiry 
• Seventeen Minutes to Sustainable Funding 
• The Five Levels of Charitable Planning Presentation Handout 
• The Five Levels of Charitable Planning Presentation Slides 
• The Next Generation of American Giving 
• Transfer of Wealth in Michigan Report, October 2007 
• UNDERSTANDING AND DRAFTING NONPROFIT GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICIE 
• Youth Orchestra of America PowerPoint Presentation 

Governance

• 10 Signs Your Board Members Stink & What to Do About It, Part I (Signs 1-5)
• Board and Staff Responsibilities Template
• Board Composition Analysis tool
• Board Member Exit Interview
• Board Member Profile Tool
• Board Members 10 Basic Responsibilities
• Board of Directors Member Commitment Agreement template
• Board of Directors' Manual template
• Board Orientation Outline
• Capturing the Power of Leadership Change.pdf
• Carver's Policy Governance® Model in Nonprofit Organizations
• Community Legal Resources
• Conflict of Interest template.pdf
• Consent Agenda: Finding Time for Your Board to Discuss What Matters
• Directors & Officers Insurance:
• Governing for What Matters (In 4 Parts)
• Interim Executive Directors: The Power of the Middle.pdf
• Questions to Ask When Considering Board Service
• Risk Management Essentials
• Risk Management Essentials
• Sample Advisory Board Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Agreement
• The Leadership Balancing Act: Establishing an Effective Partnership Between the Executive Director & Board
• Up Next: Generation Change and the Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations.pdf

Human Resources

• "Practical Hiring Tips", PowerPoint Presentation from January 8, 2009 workshop
• Common Good Careers at www.cgcareers.org
• Employment Law Manual for Nonprofit Organizations
• Executive Director sample role
• Marketing & Development Job Description.pdf
• Sample Compensation Policy
• Sample Independent Contractor Agreement
• The 501 Alliance
• The Free Management Library for Nonprofits & For-Profits
• The Nonprofit Human Resources Center
• Writing a Great Employment Ad

Legal Considerations

• A handout on the revised IRS 990 form 
• Community Legal Resources 
• Easy-to-Use Online 990 Form for Nonprofits 
• Employment Law Manual for Nonprofit Organizations 
• Enhancing your Governance Policies in Response to New Form 990 
• Guidelines for document retention and destruction 
• Help Filling Out Your 501(c)(3) Application 
• Information on Fair Labor Laws 
• Internal Revenue Service Resources 
• IRS Charities and Nonprofits offical site 
• IRS Stay Exempt website 
• Learn More About Tax Exempt Status from the IRS 
• Legal Filing Requirements for Nonprofit Organizations 
• Link to instructions regarding IRS 990 form 
• Links to Additional Web Sites for Tax Information for Nonprofit Organizations 
• MNA's Risk Management FAQs 
• PowerPoint Presentation on Revised IRS 990 form 
• Preparing Your 990 Form 
• Sample Articles of Incorporation 
• Sample Bylaws for Nonprofit Organizations WITHOUT Members
  Sample Bylaws for Nonprofit Organizations WITH Members 
• Sample Compensation Policy 
• Sample Joint Venture Policy 
• The Impact of the pension protection act of 2006 on nonprofit organizations.pdf 
• Whistle Blower policy 

Marketing and Communications

• 101 Writing Tips for Successful Email Marketing.pdf 
• Andy Wolber presentation: Social Media: Introduction to the Tools, September 29, 2009 
• Article: Media Tips on Developing a Story Bank 
• Building a StoryBank Workshop Presentation 1-29-10 
• Communications Plan Template 
• Community Research Services, LLC  
• Creative Commons 
• Crisis Communication Policy & Procedure 
• Developing a Sales Strategy.doc 
• eNonprofit Benchmarks Study 2008 
• From the "What's in a Name? Learn Why Branding is Important for Your Organization" 
• Getting Started: Email Marketing for Nonprofits, By Eve Smith 
• How to Start a Blog 
• Improve Media Relations with Your Web Site.pdf 
• Kellogg Foundation Communications Toolkit  
• Knight Communications News Release Worksheet 
• Marketing Checklist.doc 
• Marketing Implementation Calendar.doc 
• Marketing Implementation Template.doc 
• Materials from May 28, 2009, Marketing Clinic 
• Message Matrix Template 
• Messaging in 2010 PowerPoint Presentation 
• Messaging in 2010 Presentation handout 
• Northwestern Michigan Media Contact List 
• Overnight Prints 
• Photo Release Form 
• Release of Information Form for Obtaining Permission to Publish Testimonials 
• Sample Marketing Budget.doc 
• Sample promotional calendar.doc 
• Sample Social Media Policy 
• Should You Start a Business Blog? 
• Template- Editorial Opinion (Op Ed) 
• Template- Letter to the Editor 
• Template- Media Advisory 
• Template- Media Release 
• The Art of Story Banking 

Organizational Management & Leadership Development

• Business Planning Tools: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence and the National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise have developed these templates and guides. 
• Commongood Careers Report 
• Community Research Institute 
• Dashboards 
• Emergency Succession Plan Template 
• Executive Director sample role 
• Executive Transitions Monographs 
• Meyer Foundation Report 
• Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center 
• Professor Jerry Lindman's PowerPoint presentation from the "Mission Driven Path" 
• Risk Management Essentials 
• Strategic Agility: Moving from Strategic Planning to Strategic Thinking 
• The Free Management Library for Nonprofits & For-Profits 
• THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN BRIEF: 

Public Policy

• Advocacy Guide: InterAction's Eight Steps to Strategic Advocacy 
• Advocacy Toolkit: Creating Campaigns that Change the World 
• Kellogg Foundation Policy Toolkit  

Starting a Nonprofit

• Business Planning Tools for Nonprofits 
• Business Planning Tools: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence and the National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise have developed these templates and guides.  
• Business Tools 
• Getting Started: A summary of key steps to starting a nonprofit in Michigan 
• Help Filling Out Your 501(c)(3) Application 
• How to Start a Nonprofit from TSNE 
• Internal Revenue Service Resources 
• Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center 
• Miracles - Inspiration for Starting a Nonprofit 
• Sample Articles of Incorporation 
• Sample Bylaws for Nonprofit Organizations WITHOUT Members
  Sample Bylaws for Nonprofit Organizations WITH Members 
• The RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship 

Sustainability and Planning

• Building Effective Partnerships in Service-Learning 
• Business Planning Tools for Nonprofits 
• Business Planning Tools: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence and the National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise have developed these templates and guides.  
• Business Tools 
• Conducting Community Needs Assessments 
• Four Questions for Charities to Answer as They Seek to Thrive in Hard Times 
• LaPiana Real-Time Strategic Planning approach 
• Moving Forward with Strategic Planning 
• NorthSky Strategic Plan Template for Nonprofit Organizations 
• Opportunities in Lean Times 
• Organizational Capacity Assessment 
• Sample- NorthSky Organizational Capacity Assessment 
• Service Agencies Merge Back-Office Functions to Save $20M Annually 
• Social Enterprise: What is it and how can my organization consider it? 
• Steps for Considering and Creating an Alliance 
• Strategic Restructuring Presentation from May 2010 
• The Changing Landscape: Strategic Structuring in the Nonprofit Sector 
• The Sustainable Nonprofit Archives 
• The Sustainable Nonprofit: Spending Your Web Site Dollars Wisely 
• Tools to Prepare Your Nonprofit Organization to Meet the Collaboration Challenge 
• Work with What You've Got: A Model for NonProfit Financial Sustainability 

Technology

• 10 Things Every Nonprofit Executive Needs to Know About IT 
• A Few Good Tools: Low-Cost Constituent Databases 
• Andy Wolber presentation What's My Role? How Social Media Changes Our Work, September 29, 2009 
• Andy Wolber presentation: Social Media: Introduction to the Tools, September 29, 2009 
• Choosing a Database 
• Contact Management/ Donor Software 
• Determing Your Social Network Needs 
• dotOrganize 
• Glossary of computer terms 
• Google Analytics 
• Idealware 
• London ICT Champion 
• Making the Accounting Software Decision.pdf 
• MobileActive 
• Need to Update Your Information Technology? Try Service Learning.pdf  
• NPower Michigan's Techguide Wiki 
• NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network 
• Tech Essentials, April 13, 2010 Webinar 
• TechAtlas 
• TechSoup Stock 
• The knowledgebase 
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator 
• Web Basics Webinar Descriptions 

Volunteer Management

• "Getting Started with Your New Volunteer" Power Point presentation, presented on June 30, 2008 
• "Rethinking Resources- Responding to the New Volunteer" Power Point presentation, May 19, 2008 workshop 
• "The New Volunteer" materials from Pam Evan's March 5 workshop 
• 14 Steps to Developing a Top Notch Volunteer Program 
• Best Practices of Exceptional Volunteer Programs 
• Building Exceptional Volunteer Programs PowerPoint Presentation 
• Casting a Wider Net: Expanding Your Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Strategies Power Point, presented on June 19, 2008 
• Identifying Volunteer Opportunities Worksheet 
• Organizational Vision & Needs Assessment 
• PowerPoint Presentation from April 22, 2009 Workshop, -The New Volunteer- 
• Presentation from October 22, 2009 Break for Lunch: Capturing and Reporting Volunteer Data 
• Release of Information Form for Obtaining Permission to Publish Testimonials 
• Sample Volunteer Log 
• Sample volunteer satisfaction survey 
• Sample Volunteer Survey 
• Volunteer Center of Traverse City 
• Volunteer Infrastructure Assessment 
• Volunteer Interview Questions 
• Volunteer Manual Content 
• Volunteer Position Description template 
• Volunteer Program Assessment-Manager Tool 
• Volunteer Program Assessment-Staff 
• Volunteer Recruitment Process worksheet