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Advocacy/Activism
ActionNetwork: Developing online campaigns
Virtual Activist 2.0
Alliance for Justice: Lobbying technical assistance for nonprofits.
Benton Foundation Advocacy Toolkit
Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI): Lobbying and advocacy resources and training for nonprofits.
Convio's guide to "Using the Internet for Effective Grassroots Campaigns"
OMB Watch: Get the latest news on permissible advocacy activities for nonprofits
PANO

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Board Development
BoardSource: Building effective nonprofit boards
MAP for Nonprofits
Board Café: Free e-newsletter for nonprofit boards
Nonprofit Genie of the California Management Assistance Partnership
National Association of State Charity Officials
Why People Serve on Nonprofit Boards

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Careers
National Nonprofit Jobs Co-op Site
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nonprofit Times
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Job Bank
Delaware Valley Grantmakers Job Corner

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Communication and Marketing
Greater Philadelphia Film Office:  Annual Tripod Initiative matches professional filmmakers with students to produce projects for community organizations
Guerilla Marketing
MAP for Nonprofits
NewsLink: Online Access to Hundreds of Newspapers, Magazines, etc.
OnLine PR Resource Guide
Yale Web Style Guide

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Executive Transitions
Annie E. Casey Foundation Leadership Development
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Burnout, Low Pay May Drive Young Charity Workers Away
Compasspoint:  When the executive director leaves
Create the Future.com Executive Transitions Resources on the Web
Executive Transitions Initiative
Leadership Transitions:  Critical Thresholds  
Navigating Transition Turbulence
Support Center for Nonprofit Management
 

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Finance
The Nonprofit Finance Fund
MAP for Nonprofits

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Fundraising/Philathropy/Grants
Association of Fundraising Professionals
American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel
Basic Elements of Grant Writing: Guideposts offered to assist applicants to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and to other funding sources
Center for Responsible Funding
Changing our World Articles on Philanthropy
Charities Aid Foundation: Links you directly to the giving program of each company's site
Charity Navigator
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Conflict Buster: Calendar of regional events
Council on Foundations
Delaware Valley Grantmakers
Direct Marketing/Mail
E-Philanthropy Foundation
Evaluating Donor Management Software
The Foundation Center: Includes information for grantseekers, links to grantmakers, an online library, and sections on training and seminars as well as funding trends and analysis
Fundraising Success Magazine
The Grantsmanship Center: Information related to grant seeking and proposal writing.
GrantStation: Member-based funder search.
Grassroots Fundraising Journal
MAP for Nonprofits
National Charities Information Bureau: Promotes informed giving and charitable integrity.
National Committee on Planned Giving
National Network of Grantmakers
Network for Good
Newsletter Archives on Fundraising Online Newsletter Archives
Nonprofit Guides Grant-making Tools
Nonprofit Mailers: Basics of direct mail
Philanthropy Journal
Philanthropy News Digest Archives
Philanthropy News Network Online
Planned Giving
Planned Giving Today
Proposal Writing Short Course
Prospect Research
The Regional Foundation Center
Winning Government Grant Proposals Online: Searchable by subject
Women in Philanthropy

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General Resources
About.com: About Nonprofit Charitable Organizations.
Alliance on Line
Bridgestar
Charity Channel
Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides: Internet Resources: From The University of Pennsylvania Library Web
The CompassPoint: frequently asked nonprofit questions, Board Café tips for board members and a chat room
Free Management Library:  Access to hundreds of articles on issues relating to nonprofit governance and management
GuideStar Nonprofit Database: lists nonprofit 990s, boards, missions, etc.
Idealist.org
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Knowledge Base
MAP for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Education Center, University of Wisconsin
Nonprofit Issues:  e-newsletter of "nonprofit law you need to know"
Nonprofit Practices & Principles, Minnesota Council on Nonprofits
The Philadelphia Nonprofit Capacity-Building Collaborative Resource Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
Practices and Principles, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Pennsylvania Association for Nonprofit Organizations: Statewide membership organization serving and advancing the sector

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Human Resources
Employment Law Resource Center
Labor Laws at U.S. Department of Labor
MAP for Nonprofits

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News Sources/Periodicals
Chardon Press: Kim Klein's site, featuring publications, excerpts from articles, and very helpful fundraising tips.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy News Digest
Mission-Based Management - Peter Brinckerhoff's Blog
Nonprofit Times
Online Fundraising News Archive
Tech Soup's By The Cup
Philanthropy News Network Online

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Program Evaluation, Outcomes Measurement and Assessment
The Innovation Network
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund of the Aspen Institute
MAP for Nonprofits
McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Standards of Excellence Assessment Tool

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Strategic Planning
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Drucker Foundation
Nonprofit Expert.com

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Support Organizations/Start-up Resources
Coming of Age: offers an online course to help nonprofits build their capacity to offer compelling volunteer opportunities to people age 50+.
Compasspoint
Delaware Associations of Nonprofit Agencies
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)
Philadelphia LawWorks: a collaboration of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia VIP and other Philadelphia public interest and pro bono legal organizations, assists nonprofit groups and small businesses that provide essential services to their communities and directly serve community residents.
MAP for Nonprofits
Management Evaluation: behaviors-based tool for management evaluation
Regional Foundation Center at Free Library - printed materials on all aspects of nonprofit operation
Resources for Human Development - New Beginning Nonprofit Incubator

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Technology Resources
Convio: Monthly newsletter on using the Internet effectively.
NPower Pennsylvania: Putting technology know-how in the hands of Nonprofits
The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Profit Quests Tips on Building a Website
Tech Soup's By The Cup
Technology Enterprise Network

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Volunteers
Energize
Volunteers (About.com)
Negotiating the Volunteer-Nonprofit Relationship