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Advocacy & Public PolicyCHNA 17Workshops for Specific Groups:
1. Cultural Humility (3 HOURS)
2. Racial Justice 101 (THREE 2-HOUR SESSIONS)
3. Racism and Mental Health: Exploring Local Findings (3 HOURS)
4. Equity Conversation (1 HOUR/WEEK FOR 6 WEEKS)
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Advocacy & Public PolicyInteraction InstituteVirtual TrainingRacial Justice:
Fundamentals of Facilitation for Racial Justice Work – Online
Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations: An Online Learning Series
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Advocacy & Public PolicyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Getting started:
1. Bolder Advocacy: Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook
2. NCN: Everyday Advocacy – Basics, Tools, and Evidence That It Works
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Advocacy & Public PolicyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Advocacy Tips:
1. Independent Sector: Beyond the Cause – The Art and Science of Advocacy
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Advocacy & Public PolicyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Lobbying:
1. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth: New Lobbyist Registration and Reporting System
2. NonProfitPro: Lobbying 101: 6 Tips on Advocating Without Trouble
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Advocacy & Public PolicyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Meeting with Elected Officials:
1. MALegislature.gov: Find a Legislator in Massachusetts
2. Library of Congress: Find a US Congress Member
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Board ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Getting started:
1. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
2. NCN: Finding the Right Board Members for Your Nonprofit
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Board ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Board Member resources:
1. BoardSource: Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education
2. MNN 411 Article: How the Voice of Your Board Can Advance Your Mission
3. NCN: Board Roles and Responsibilities
4. NCN: Self-Assessments for Nonprofit Boards
5. Raise Funds: How Board Members Can Become Effective Fund-Raisers
6. TSNE MissionWorks: Governance Best Practices- Resources from Nonprofit Experts
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Board ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Financial Literacy:
1. Nonprofit Law Blog: Duties of the Treasurer of a Nonprofit Corporation
2. MNN 411 Article: 6 Reasons Finance Belongs in Your Nonprofit Board Room
3. NCN: Financial Literacy for Nonprofit Boards
4. The Wallace Foundation: Governance Resources for Nonprofit Financial Management
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Board ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Governance Policy Tips:
1. Charities Review Council: Document Checklist for the Accountability Wizard
2. Nonprofit Law Blog: Board Meeting Minutes
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Board ManagementThird Sector New EnglandVirtual & In Person TrainingBetter Nonprofit Management Training Series:
- Financial Management 101 (Dec 5, 2023)
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Getting started:
1. About.com: Eight Basic Steps to Marketing Your Nonprofit Organization
2. Fenton: Social Change Communications
3. Forbes: Content Marketing and Nonprofits
4. Foundation Center: A Guide to Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
5. Getting Attention: Nonprofit Marketing Plan Template
6. Hubspot: How to Create a Holiday Marketing Campaign
7. MNN 411 Article: Hire Out or Invest Within?
8. MNN 411 Article: Who’s Your Brand Champion?
9. Network for Good: Organizing Your Nonprofit Marketing Plan
10. Nonprofit Hub: How to Create Your Initial Nonprofit Marketing Plan
11. Nonprofit Marketing Guide: 5 Goals for a Nonprofit Content Marketing Strategy
12. Selfish Giving: Consultation, Blog and Publications
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Annual Reports:
1. Yearly: A Tool for Building Online Reports Online
2. Chronicle of Philanthropy: Online Annual Reports- A Sampling
3. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Nonprofit Annual Reports
4. Network for Good: Top Five Questions about Nonprofit Annual Reports
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Communicating to the Media:
1. Cause Vox: 8 Principles for Writing a Nonprofit Press Release
2. Hubspot: How to Write a Press Release
3. Inc.: How to Write a Press Release
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Crisis Communication:
1. Nonprofit Marketing Guide: Nonprofit Crisis Communications 101: Shorten the News Cycle
2. Nonprofit Risk Management Center: Crisis Communications
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Design:
1. Hubspot: 29 Free Online Design Tools for Creating Stunning Visual Content

2. MNN 411 Article: How to Get the Photos You Need

3. Nonprofit Tech for Good: 111 Low-Cost or Free Online Tools for Nonprofits

4. Techsoup: A Few Good Online Survey Tools for Your Nonprofit

5. Canva for Nonprofits
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Mass Communications:
1. Communications Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Network for Good: Bring Your e-Newsletter from Snoring to Soaring
3. Nonprofit Expert: Nonprofit Newsletter Basics
4. USPS: Business Mail 101 Permits and Postage
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Online Branding & Social Media:
1. Expertise: 5 Steps to Master Small Business Social Media
2. Network for Good: 10 Tips to Improve Your Nonprofit Website
3. Wired Impact: 10 Well Designed Responsive Nonprofit Websites
4. Socialbrite: Should You Start a Blog for Your Nonprofit
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Presenting & Public Speaking:
1. Hubspot: 7 Little Known PowerPoint Tricks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
2. Fortune: Public Speaking
3. Toastmasters International
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Communications & MarketingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Storytelling:
1. GiveGab’s Storytelling template
2. Nonprofit Hub: 7 Tips for Sharing Stories About Your Work
3. Nonprofit Hub: Free Guides
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Conflict and Partnership DevelopmentCommunity Dispute Settlement CenterIn Person TrainingMediation Training:
1. Basic Mediation Training
2. Mediation Practicum
3. Divorce Mediation Training
4. Specialized Training
5. Teleseminars
6. Conflict Management
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Fundraising Plans & Practices:
1. Harbor Compliance: Register for your Massachusetts Charitable Solicitation License
2. The Balance: How to Create a Fundraising Plan for a New Charity
3. CapitalQuest: Materials, Training Guides, and Articles for Managing a Capital Campaign
4. The COVID-19 Fundraising Template Kit for Nonprofits
5. Creative Ways to Integrate Current and Future Gift Marketing
6. Develop Your Fund-Raising Plan with Consensus
7. Fundraiser Help: Sample Fundraising Letters
8. Guidestar: Top 10 Fundraising Tips
9. IRS Charitable Contributions: Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements (.pdf)
10. MNN 411 Article: Capital Campaign Planning Studies
11. MNN 411 Article: How Nonprofits Can Use ‘Shiny Objects’ to Raise More Money
12. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Ethical Fundraising
13. National Council of Nonprofits: Saying ‘Thank You’ to Donors
14. Raise Funds: Building Donor Loyalty
15. Raise Funds: In-Kind Gifts: How to Acknowledge and Recognize Them
16. Step By Step Fundraising: Fundraising Donation Letter Template – 12 Items to Include in Donation Letters
17. Society for Nonprofits: Fundraising Guide
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Grants:
1. View current grant and award opportunities.
2. AGM’s Common Proposal and Report forms
3. The Balance: How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal
4. Candid Learning: Introduction to Proposal Writing Short Course
5. Free Management Library: Corporate Giving: Foundation Grants vs. Sponsorships
6. Non-Profit Guides: Grant-Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
7. Nonprofit Hub: Don’t Start Writing Your Nonprofit Grant Until You Read This
8. Strengthening Nonprofits: Acquiring Public Grants (PDF)

For more on grants from the Free Management Library, click here.
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Individual Donors and Annual Appeal:
1. Fundraiser Help: Fundraising Letter Templates
2. How to Create a Gift Range Chart for Your Fundraising Campaign
3. How to Write a Better Fundraising Letter
4. MobileCause: 5 Incredible Annual Fund Appeal Strategies You Should Try
5. Nonprofit Expert: Developing an Annual Giving Program
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Major Gifts
1. The Art of Recognizing Your Next Major Donor
2. Beginner’s Guide to Donor Cultivation
3. 6 Major Donor Cultivation Tips To Catapult Your Nonprofit Toward Sustainability
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Raffles and Legal Issues:
1. Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office: Frequently Asked Questions About Nonprofit Gaming Events
2. Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office: Guidance on Raffles
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Special Events:
1. Make the Most of the Special Events for Your Nonprofit
2. Nonprofit Information: Virtual Fundraising: Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online
3. Wild Apricot: How to Run an Online Auction for Your Nonprofit
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Sponsorships:
2. Eventbrite: Perfecting Your Sponsorship Pitch Deck
3. MNN 411 Article: Up Your Game & Improve Your Performance to Succeed with Sponsorship
5. National Council of Nonprofits: Corporate Sponsorship
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Development & FundraisingMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Resources:
1. Associated Grant Makers
2. Foundation Center
3. Management Help Grant Information
4. National Council of Nonprofits
5. Philanthropy Massachusetts
6. TSNE Missionworks
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Development & FundraisingPhilanthropy MAVirtual TrainingSkills & Workshops:
1. Meet-the-Donors Program
2. Skillbuilding Workshops:
- Introduction to Grant Research
3. Core Workshops:
- Introduction to Grant Writing
- Introduction to Individual Donor Cultivation
4. Breakthrough Workshops
- Advanced Grant Seeking
- Advanced Donor Cultivation
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EvaluationMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Organizational Evaluation:
1. American Evaluation Association
2. Free Management Library: Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources
3. Free Management Library: Basics of Identifying Strategic Issues and Goals
4. Foundation Center: Where Can I Learn About Nonprofit Program Evaluation?
5. Guidestar: Charting Impact Resources
6. MNN 411 Article: Making the Most of Charity Evaluators
7. MNN 411 Article: Unlocking the Potential of Performance Measurement
8. NCN: Organizational Self-Assessments
9. Nonprofit Business Plan Template
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EvaluationPhilanthropy MAVirtual TrainingWorkshops:
1. Introduction to Outcomes Measurement
2. Introduction to Logic Models
3. Advanced Outcomes Measurement
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General Development TrainingDemocracy CenterIn Person TrainingMeetinghouse Program
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General Development TrainingDemocracy CenterIn Person TrainingActivist Supply Closet
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General Development TrainingDemocracy CenterVirtual TrainingSkills Training Series
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General Development TrainingInstitute for Nonprofit PracticeIn Person TrainingCore Certificate Program
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General Development TrainingInstitute for Nonprofit PracticeIn Person TrainingCommunity Fellows Program
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General Development TrainingInstitute for Nonprofit PracticeIn Person TrainingRise Fellowship Program
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General Development TrainingInstitute for Nonprofit PracticeIn Person TrainingSummer Fellowship Program
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General Development TrainingMel King InstituteIn Person TrainingProfessional Education
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General Development TrainingThird Sector New EnglandVirtual & In Person TrainingCustomized Trianing
1. Board Development
2. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3. Successful Planning and Sustainability
4. Supervision and Human Resouces
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General Development TrainingThird Sector New EnglandVirtual TrainingBetter Nonprofit Management Series (Sign up for news)
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Getting StartedHuman:
1. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) via 501 Commons: Sample Employee Handbook (.pdf)
2. Nonprofit HR: The Essential Nonprofit Employee Handbook Template
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Best Practices:
2. NCN: Principles and Practices
3. TSNE 2017 Report: Valuing Our Nonprofit Workforce (Compensation Report)
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Working with Diverse Cultures:
1. AMA: Managing Cultural Diversity
2. Catalyst: Diversity Matters Infographic
3. Community Wealth Partners: The State of Diversity in the Nonprofit Sector
4. Human Resources Best Practices During COVID-19
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Employee Management:
1. Self Esteem Boston: Online Learning Center and Curriculum Store
2. Free Management Library: Employee Benefits and Compensation (Employee Pay)
3. Inc.: Nonprofit Organizations and Human Resources Management
4. NCN: Compensation for Nonprofit Employees
5. NCN: Managing Nonprofit Employees (PDF)
6. Nonprofit Hub: The Secret to Motivating Your Nonprofit Employees
7. Nonprofit Risk: Transitions: Make the Most of Organizational Change
8. Understanding Boston: For the Benefit of Our Workers – The Massachusetts Nonprofit Employee Benefit Study (.pdf)
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Hiring:
1. USEEOC: Background Checks – U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Termination:
1. Chronicle of Philanthropy: How Exit Interviews Can Help Charities Improve Conditions for Their Remaining Employees
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Human ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Orientation:
1. Chronicle of Philanthropy: Practical Tips for New-Employee Orientation
2. Guidestar: Ensuring New Employees’ Success: Best Practices for Employee Onboarding
3. Joan Garry Consulting: A Slam Dunk New Employee Orientation Process
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesInstitute for Nonprofit PracticeVirtual TrainingLeadership learning series
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesInteraction InstituteVirtual TrainingLeadership:
1. Facilitative Leadership for Social Change – Online
2. Bringing Facilitative Leadership for Social Change to Virtual Work Webinar Recordings
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Employee College Repayment Assistance:
1. Congress.gov: College Cost Reduction and Access Act (PDF)
2. Equal Justice Works: Student Debt Relief
3. Financial Aid Calculator
4. Income-Based Repayment Info
5. MNN: Student Loan Forgiveness for Nonprofit Workerss
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Leadership Succession:
1. Annie E. Casey Foundation: Nonprofit Executive Leadership and Transitions Survey
2. Free Management Librart: How to Do Succession Planning
3. MNN: But what if you get hit by that bus?
4. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Facing the Future
5. Raffa: Transition Guides
6. TSNE MissionWorks: Leadership New England Report
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Leader Resources:
1. Free Management Library: Free Basic Guide to Leadership and Supervision
2. MNN 411 Article: Creating a Great Place to Work – It’s All About Leaders
3. MNN 411 Article: Nonprofit Leaders Should Not Try to do Everything
4. MNN 411 Article: Sink, Swim or Soar – The Choice is Yours
5. MNN 411 Article: Zoning Basics for Nonprofit ED’s
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Mission Statement:
1. Free Management Library: Basics of Developing Mission, Vision and Values Statements
2. Grant Space: Nonprofit Mission Statements Online Resources
3. Raise Funds: Don’t Make Your Organization’s Statement of Purpose A “Mission Impossible”
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Leadership and Employee ResourcesMel King InstituteVirtual & In Person TrainingTraining:
1. Approaches to Supervision
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Accountability, Transparency and Disclosures:
1. Guidestar: Paper-Thin Transparency
2. IRS Charitable Contributions: Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements (.pdf)
3. IRS: Exempt Organization Public Disclosure and Availability Requirements
4. NCN: Public Disclosure Requirements for Nonprofitss
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation:
1. Grant Space: What are Nonprofit Bylaws?
2. Harbor Compliance: Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
3. Harbor Compliance: Nonprofit Bylaws Template
4. Lawyers Clearing House: Legal Referral Program
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Code of Ethics:
1. Guidestar: How Ethical is Your Nonprofit Organization?
2. NCN: Document Retention Policies
3. NCN: Ethics and Accountability for Nonprofits
4. NCN: Whistleblower Protections for Nonprofits
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Fiscal Sponsorship:
1. Fiscal Sponsorship Directory
2. MNN: The What, Why and How of Fiscal Sponsorship
3. TSNE MissionWorks: Fiscal Sponsorship
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Insurance and Risk Management:
1. Free Management Library: Risk Management, Disaster Planning and Protecting Against Crime
2. NCN: Investment Policies for Nonprofits
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Pro Bono and Reduced Fee Legal Assistance for Nonprofits:
1. International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
2. Lawyers Clearinghouse: Pro Bono with Impact
3. NCN: Pro Bono and Skilled Volunteers
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LegalMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Taxes:
1. Form 990 Online
2. Guidestar: Form 990 FAQs
3. IRS Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits
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Strategic PlanningMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Getting Started:
1. Curtis Strategy: Designing Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations
2. FML: All About Strategic Planning
3. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
4. Synthesis Partnership: Strategic Planning for Nonprofits… and the Value of Integrated Planning (PDF)
5. TCC Group: Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders (.pdf)
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Strategic PlanningMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Business Plan:
1. Free Management Library: Business Planning (For nonprofits, for-profits and hybrid organizations)
2. NCN: Business Planning for Nonprofits
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SupervisionNonprofit Leadership AllianceVirtual TrainingOn-demand classes: Leaderosity, See the full course catalog
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TechnologyCCTVVirtual TrainingOn-demand classes:
1. CCTV online classes
2. CCTV Media Production Tutorials
3. Foundational Technology Lessons
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TechnologyCCTVVirtual TrainingMedia Production Classes
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TechnologyCCTVIn Person TrainingIn-Person Classes:
Media Production Class
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TechnologyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Affordable Technology and SoftwareTechnology:
1. Consistent Computer Bargains
2. Top 10 Best Website Builders
4. MakeAWebsiteHub.com: How to make a website in 3 stepss
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TechnologyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Technology Funding:
1. Human Service Solutions: Nonprofit Tech Funding
2. Technology Grant News: Non-Profit Technology Grants
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TechnologyMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Maintenance:
1. Free Management Library: Basic Technical Support and Maintenance of Small Computer Systems
2. Techsoup: An Overview of the RFP Process for Nonprofits, Charities, and Libraries
3. Techsoup: Manuals for Refurbishing Computers
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TechnologyLinked in learningVirtual TrainingOn demand courses: make sure to explore the 75% nonprofit discounts here first.
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Volunteer ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Recruiting:
1. eHow: How to Attract Volunteers to a Nonprofit Organization
2. Free Management Library: Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs
3. Readiness Roadmap: Is Your Organization Ready for Skills-Based Volunteers

Recruiting Sites:
Boston Cares
Idealist
Massachusetts Volunteer Match
Points of Light
Connect for Good

AmeriCorps and Other Service Learning Programs:
AmeriCorps
Corporation for National & Community Service
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Volunteer ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Managing/Retaining:
1. KnowHowNonProfit: Managing and Retaining Volunteers
2. National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Volunteers
3. NOLO Law for All: Nonprofit Volunteers- Top Five Tips to Keep Them Coming
4. Nonprofit Hub: When the F1 Key Doesn’t Work – Attracting and Retaining Volunteers
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Volunteer ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Training:
Energize Inc.: Training Design and Content
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Volunteer ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Volunteer Liability:
1. Nonprofit Times: Risky Business: There’s liability for the acts of your volunteers
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Media ProductionCCTVVirtual TrainingOnline Classes:
Media Production Class
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Volunteer ManagementMass Nonprofit NetworkReading Materials Volunteer Recognition:
1. Volunteer Match: Ways to Show Appreciation
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