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Nonprofit Management Resources
American Society of Association Executives
Website: www.asaenet.org
E-mail: service@asaenet.org
Phone: 202-371-0940
ASAE represents more than 20,000 professionals employed by the not-for-profit trade, professional, and philanthropic organizations. ASAE offers seminars, electronic list servers and more, to connect you with other professionals.
Fieldstone Alliance
60 Plato Boulevard East
Suite 150
Saint Paul, MN 55107
Website: http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/
Phone: 800-274-6024
E-mail: info@FieldstoneAlliance.org
Formerly the A.H. Wilder Foundation Publishing Center, Fieldstone Alliance offers information on a wide variety of topics for nonprofit organizations. To request a catalog call or visit the website.
Independent Sector
1200 18th St NW
Suite 200
Washington D.C.
Website: http://www.independentsector.org/
Phone: 202-467-6110
E-mail: info@independentsector.org
A national leadership forum, working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action that help organizations better serve people and communities.
Manual of Communicable Diseases in Shelters
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program
Website: http://www.bhchp.org/BHCHP%20manual/index.html
“The Health Care of Homeless Persons: A Manual of Communicable Diseases & Common Problems in Shelters & on the Streets" describes 36 serious health problems that frequently afflict homeless persons and discusses appropriate responses and treatment. The manual addresses communicable disease control and food handling in shelter settings, and describes current approaches to the management of chronic diseases. The resource was originally released by The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and is no longer available in print form. It is available only on-line through the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program website.
Housing First Handbook
National Alliance to End Homelessness
1518 K Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20005
Website: http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/1225
Phone: 202. 638.1526
E-mail: naeh@naeh.org
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has released a new handbook, “Housing First for Families,” which summarizes strategies and models for implementing a housing first approach. It includes information about program designs, staffing models, working with landlords, outcomes, financial assistance, and funding sources. The housing first approach helps families move into permanent housing as quickly as possible and provides case management and other stabilizing support services. The handbook cites many examples of how communities came to adopt this approach. The document also includes summaries of a variety of existing housing first programs that serve homeless families across the country. It was produced by LaFrance Associates, with support from the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
1101 Vermont Ave. NW
Suite 1002
Washington D.C. 20005
Website: http://www.ncna.org/
Phone: 202-962-0322
Most states have nonprofit associations that provide technical assistance to nonprofits. To find contact information for the nonprofit association in your area visit the NCNA website.
Network for Good
7920 Norfolk Ave.
Suite 520
Bethesda, MD 20814
Website: http://www.networkforgood.org
Phone: 866-650-4636
Network for Good is the Internet's leading charitable resource, bringing together donors, volunteers and charities online to accomplish good. Users can donate to more than one million charities and search from among more than 36,000 volunteer opportunities. In addition, non-profits can access tools for fundraising, volunteer recruitment and donor communication.
NonProfit Times
201 Littleton Rd, 2nd Floor
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Website: http://www.nptimes.com/
Phone: 800-535-8207
A business publication for nonprofit agency management. Visit the website to see if you qualify for a free subscription.
Obstacles to Re-entry After Incarceration
Legal Action Center
225 Varick Street, 4th Floor
New York, ny 10014
Website: http://www.lac.org/lac/upload/lacreport/LAC_PrintReport.pdf
Phone: 212-243-1313
E-mail: lacinfo@lac.org
In 2004 The Legal Action Center released a state-by-state report card on the obstacles facing people with experience in the criminal justice system upon their reentry to society. The report card, which grades each state on whether its laws and policies help or hurt people seeking reentry, is accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue of each state's legal barriers to employment, housing, benefits, voting, access to criminal records, parenting and driving. The report also includes recommendations on how federal and state policymakers can help reintegrate people with criminal records into society in ways that better promote public safety.
Resources for Nonprofits
Website: www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm
The University of Michigan has gathered an internet compilation of resources for nonprofits, categorized by subject. “Homeless” is one of the subject areas, which also include housing, health and social services.
Road Map: Guidelines for Evaluation and Dissemination
Mitsubishi Electric American Foundation
1560 Wilson BLVD.
Suite 1150
Arlington, VA 22209
Website: http://www.meaf.org/news/roadmap.html
Phone: 703-276-8240
A resource publication free of charge to nonprofit organizations. Produced by Mitsubishi Electric American Foundation, the booklet outlines the principles of evaluation and dissemination, and provides guidance in applying those principles to nonprofit social service programs.
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