Course Links - Nonprofit Management

Resources for the Nonprofit Management Courses within the Public Administration Program at Point Park University.

GENERAL INFORMATION SITES

• Charity Navigator
• Foundation Center
• GivingUSA Foundation Philanthropic Resources
• GuideStar

LEGAL

• Nonprofit Center (NOLO.com)
• Pennsylvania Attorney General - Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section
• Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Charitable Organizations

IRS

• Issues for Firefighters

STATS AND DATA

• How to Read a 990 (Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York)
• Foundation Center - 990 Search
• National Center for Charitable Statistics

ETHICS

• Fieser, J. (2010). Ethics. Retrieved November 11, 2010, from Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/ethics/
• Gibelman, M., & Gelman, S. R. (2000). Very public scandals: an analysis of how and why nongovernmental organizations get in trouble. International Society for Third-Sector Research. Dublin, Ireland: International Society for Third-Sector Research.
• Gilkeson, N. (2007). For-profit scandal in the non-profit world: Should states force Sarbanes-Oxley provisions onto nonprofit corporations. The Georgetown Law Journal .

Other Resources:

• GuideStar - How Ethical is your Nonprofit?
• McDevett and Ormrod - Kohlberg's Three Levels and Six Stages of Moral Reasoning

GRANT APPLICATION FORMATS AND LOGIC MODELS

• Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Common Grant Application
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide

FINANCE

• Nonprofit Accounting Basics

FUNDRAISING

• Free Management Library - All About Nonprofit Fundraising
• FundRaiserHelp.com
• Michigan State University - Nonprofit Fundraising Websites

MARKETING AND PR

• YouTube: 19 ways non-profits can use social media to connect with donors 

RESEARCH ON NPOs AND FOUNDATIONS

• Research Papers Sponsored by the Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs. Volume III: Special Behavioral Studies, Foundations, and Corporations. (pdf)

BLOGS

• PhilanTopic