Resources

Capacity Building Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations

Guidelines for CBOs to strengthen their organization and improve management and operational systems. The audience is small nonprofit organizations or CBOs. It is intended to stimulate inquiry, rather than provide rigid instructions. The toolkit covers 6 areas of organizational capacity: project development, monitoring & evaluation, financial systems, budgeting, grant proposal writing, and reporting to funders. Author Yumi Sera. Link here.

State of California Compliance

• CalNonprofits | See Nonprofit Compliance Checklist

• Department of Justice | oag.ca.gov/charities

  The Attorney General’s Guide for Charities is an invaluable resource for charitable organizations to understand responsibilities and to comply with California law

• Secretary of State | sos.ca.gov

• Franchise Tax Board Charities and Nonprofits | ftb.ca.gov

• Department of Tax and Fee Administration Tax Guide for Nonprofit Organizations | cdtfa.ca.gov | 800-400-7115

IRS Compliance

• IRS, Charities and Nonprofits | https://www.irs.gov/charities-and-nonprofits and Stay Exempt | stayexempt.irs.gov

Tools and Training for Nonprofit Organizations

• CalNonprofits | calnonprofits.org | Advocacy, education, and research for nonprofits

• National Council of Nonprofits | https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/running-nonprofit| Tools, research, and resources to operate a nonprofit. Good resource for templates for manuals and policies.

• Candid | candid.org | Nonprofit data, tools, and resources

• Candid GuideStar | guidestar.org | Database of nonprofit organizations, including form 990s

• BoardSource | boardsource.org | Support for board of directors

Funding Search

• State of California Grants Portal | grants.ca.gov

• Federal Funding Opportunities | grants.gov

• Private Foundation Research | https://www.grantmakers.io/ (free and open source)

• Candid Search | https://candid.org/blogs/candids-free-fundraising-nonprofit-resources-tools/ | Nonprofits with annual revenue or expenses under $1 million that earn Candid’s Gold Seal of Transparency are eligible for free access to the prospect research tool through the Gold for Gold program.  Access free sample fundraising documents | https://learning.candid.org/page/sample-documents