Helpful Web Links:

BoardSource (http://www.boardsource.org/) increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program.

BoardSource provides

·    Resources to nonprofit leaders through workshops, training, and an extensive Web-based database.

·    Governance consultants who work directly with nonprofit leaders to design specialized solutions to meet an organization's needs.

·    A comprehensive selection of material on nonprofit governance, including a large selection of booklets, books, videotapes, and audiotapes.

·    An annual conference that brings together approximately 600 board members and chief executives of nonprofit organizations from around the world.

TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org/) is a technology website for nonprofits. Created by CompuMentor in 2000, TechSoup has become a trusted resource about technology in the nonprofit community.

This comprehensive website features six main areas:

• Technology-focused How-To Articles
• A Complete Services Directory
• Online Community Discussions
• Technology and Nonprofit News and Views
• Donated and Discounted Products at TechSoup Stock
• Free Downloads, Recycled Hardware Providers and other product resources

 
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (http://www.cfnpe.org/site.cfm/starting-nonprofit.cfm)is an initiative in Ohio launched to promote "excellence" within nonprofit organizations. Their mission is to help nonprofit organizations achieve their missions through effective management.

Those who will benefit from the Center's expertise include executive directors and board members of nonprofit organizations, as well as the managers, staff and volunteers. They pledge to offer services that are comprehensive, affordable, timely, high quality, relevant, user friendly, responsive and inspirational.

Public Education Newtork  (http://publiceducation.org/)

Mission:  To build public demand and mobilize resources for quality public education for all children through a national constituency of local education funds and individuals.

Their weekly “Newsblast” is available free by subscribing at this web site.

Npower Indiana (http://www.npowerin.org/)

NPower's mission is to ensure that all nonprofits can use technology to better serve their communities.

Npower Indiana provides:

·         High-quality, unbiased, affordable, appropriate technology services to nonprofits.

·          Locally based services driven by the needs of the nonprofit community, combined with the knowledge and resources of a national organization.

National School Foundation Association (http://schoolfoundations.org/
The Mission of the NSFA is to promote the organization, development, and success of

K-12 school foundations and their partnering schools and school districts.

 INAPEF is a State Affiliate of NSFA.  INAPEF members are entitled to receive the following benefits:

·         Access to the “Members Only” section of the NSFA web site.

·         Monthly member e-mail news

·         Online donation processing

·         Webinars (online training seminars)

Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network (http://www.inrn.org/)

The Network is a regionally-based service providing affordable, accessible, and high quality public and private workshops, board retreats, and consultant referral. Services are designed to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations anywhere in the state. Topics
range from cutting edge to basic content.

Services include:

• Workshops in your community, designed for nonprofits, at your request
• Custom workshops for your board or staff
• Consultant referral
• Library referral
• In-depth series

See their list of “Helpful Links” to other web sites. 

Indiana Youth Institute (http://iyi.org/)

The mission of IYI is to promote the healthy development of children and youth by serving the institutions and people of Indiana who work on their behalf. They are a source of useful information and practical tools for nonprofit youth workers. Secondary audiences include educators, policymakers, think tanks, government program officials, and others who can impact the lives of Hoosier children.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (http://afpnet.org/)

AFP represents nearly 28,000 members in more than 190 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs.  The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

Indiana Department of Education (http://www.doe.state.in.us/)

See also the web site for the Garfield license plate promotional material at

http://www.doe.in.gov/publications/Garfield.html

Firstgiving (http://firstgiving.com/)

Firstgiving helps people who want to make a difference. They believe that individuals are the driving force behind charitable giving. Thier mission is to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to raise more money than they would have thought possible for the causes they care about. Our ambition is to create the world's most user-friendly fundraising tools and to host a diverse and lively online community where donors, fundraisers and beneficiaries can support, learn from and communicate with each other in their own ambition to support their causes.

Firstgiving runs a website where individuals raise money online for any nonprofit organization in the US. Fundraisers set up an online fundraising page using a simple template and send it to family and friends with a personal message to ask for support for a walk, run or bike ride, growing an embarrassing mustache, or any other reason they can think of. Our fundraising pages help raise more money than traditional methods and make it easier for everybody.