Publications/Publishers

BoardSource -  www.boardsource.org  -  Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. Provide web resources and publications in order to strengthen nonprofit boards of directors.

Chronicle of Philanthropy -  www.Philanthropy.com  -  The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the leading national newspaper of the nonprofit world. In print, The Chronicle is published biweekly.

Indianapolis Not-for-Profit News -  www.NotforProfitNews.com  -  A weekly e-mail publication featuring local and national nonprofit news, training, resources, and job information focused on Central Indiana.

Nonprofit Times -  www.NPTimes.com  -  The leading national business publication for nonprofit managers.

Wilder Foundation Publishing -  www.FieldstoneAlliance.org  -  Great guides on topics like strategic planning, collaborations, and marketing for nonprofits.

Central Indiana Nonprofit Service Providers

Association of Fundraising Professionals (Central IN) -  www.afpindiana.afpnet.org  -  The AFP Indiana chapter seeks to enable its members and affiliated organizations to better serve society and diverse communities through inspired advocacy of voluntary actions for the common good. For more information, contact Sarah Hayden at (317) 842-9268.

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University -  www.philanthropy.iupui.edu  -  This unparalleled organization is a concentrated and growing resource for the study of philanthropy. Among other features, the Center on Philanthropy offers a 25,000 volume Philanthropic Studies collection plus masters and doctoral programs.

Charitable Advisors, LLC -  www.charitableadvisorsllc.com  -  Charitable Advisors, a consulting practice based in Indianapolis, Indiana focuses its efforts on expanding the capacity of the local not-for-profit sector. They work with individual organizations and groups of nonprofits in executive recruiting, strategic planning, organizational assessment, and board development.

Community Development Law Center -  www.cdlawcenter.org  -  The Community Development Law Center is the only legal services organization in Indianapolis specifically formed to provide free or low-cost legal assistance to community organizations.

eTapestry -  www.eTapestry.com  -  eTapestry provides web-based donor/member management software, website design, and online ecommerce pages to thousands of nonprofits around the world. eTapestry may be different from the kind of software you are used to. We offer software as a service, making it ideal for organizations of all types and sizes.

Executive Service Corps -  www.escindy.org  -  ESC Management Assistance Program provides capacity building and critical management consulting to organizations to create an even greater impact upon our community.

Indianapolis Center for Congregations -  www.CenterforCongregations.org  -  Helps Indianapolis-area congregations find solutions to their pressing practical problems by referring to excellent resources. The Center for Congregations also provides a full schedule of training events.

Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center -  www.INRC.org  -  The Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center is a non-profit that provides information and assistance to neighborhood organizations in order to prioritize and address the issues affecting the quality of life in their neighborhoods.

Indiana Youth Institute -  www.IYI.org  -  The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of children and youth by serving the institutions and people of Indiana who work on their behalf. This site provides information, resources, training, and low-cost consulting services for youth-serving organizations.

IUPUI Solution Center -  www.solutioncenter.iupui.edu  -  Created May 2004 with two primary goals: (1) to serve the state as a key partner in its efforts to increase the numbers of highly trained and degreed professionals, and (2) to facilitate meaningful collaboration and talent-driven partnerships with Indiana's business, industry, nonprofit, and government sectors.

Lacy Leadership Association -  www.SKLLA.org  -  The Lacy Leadership Association develops, engages and mobilizes current and future leaders to encourage philanthropic involvement in the community. The LLA offers a platform for members to address and advance community issues; hosts networking, educational and service events, and conducts two annual leadership development programs for community members.

Leadership Ventures -  www.leadershipventures.org  -  Leadership Ventures is dedicated to advancing collaborative leadership and developing organizational capacity in the not-for-profit sector.

United Way Nonprofit Training Center -  www.uwci.org/nptrain.htm  -  The United Way Nonprofit Training Center provides a wide variety of workshops on various aspects of organizational governance and nonprofit management. They also provide short-term and long-term consulting; referrals to reliable and ethical consultants; recommended books, articles and websites and a quarterly newsletter.

Better Business Bureau of Central Indiana -  www.indy.bbb.org/  -  Resource tool for finding information on charities and donors (e.g. charity reports and standards, r

Peace Learning Center -  www.PeaceLearningCenter.org  -  Peace Learning Center (PLC) is an Indianapolis-based community educational institution that promotes

Foundations/Funders

Annie E. Casey Foundation -  www.aecf.org  -  The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes grants that help states, cities, and neighborhoods fashion more innovative, cost-effective responses to these needs.

Central Indiana Community Foundation -  www.cicf.org  -  Central Indiana Community Foundation's mission is to inspire, support, and practice philanthropy, leadership, and service in our community.

The Clowes Fund -  www.clowesfund.org  -  The Clowes Fund, a family foundation, seeks to enhance the common good by encouraging organizations and projects that help to build a just and equitable society, create opportunities for initiative, foster creativity and the growth of knowledge, and promote appreciation of the natural environment.

LISC -  www.lisc.org  -  Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping nonprofit community development organizations transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity -- good places to work, do business and raise children.

Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Inc. -  www.ninapulliamtrust.org/html/index.htm  -  The Trust accepts requests from only charitable organizations located in and serving the metropolitan areas of Indianapolis, Indiana and Phoenix, Arizona, with the exception of environmental requests. For environmental requests, the Trust will consider proposals from charitable organizations throughout Arizona and Indiana, if the project has statewide impact.

Lumina Foundation -  www.luminafoundation.org  -  Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access and success in education beyond high school.

Other Website Resources

Connect to Help -  www.connect2help.org  -  Formerly the Information and Referral Network, Connect2Help is a nonprofit agency that facilitates connections between people and the agencies they need. Connect2Help also collects data and publishes information on needs, resources and gaps in services to inform community funders and planners.

GuideStar -  www.guidestar.org  -  GuideStar offers nonprofits a simple, no-cost way to reach a national audience of donors, grant makers and others interested in learning more about your good works.

Network for Good -  www.networkforgood.org  -  Network for Good is the Internet's leading charitable resource, bringing together donors, volunteers and charities online to accomplish good. On their website, www.networkforgood.org, users can donate to more than one million charities and search from among more than 36,000 volunteer opportunities.

Nonprofit Risk Management Center -  www.NonprofitRisk.org  -  the Nonprofit Risk Management Center uniquely provides practical, affordable suggestions for controlling risks that threaten a nonprofits' ability to accomplish its mission. They offer services from technical assistance to software to training on a vast array of risk management topics.

501(c)3 assistance -  www.form1023help.com/  -  This website, posted as a public service by Sandy Deja, author of "Prepare Your Own 501(c)(3) Applic

Indiana State Secretary's Office -  www.in.gov/sos/business/forms.html  -  View this link for more information on how to form articles of incorporation for your 501(c)3 nonpro

Small Business Administration - Indiana -  www.sba.gov/localresources/district/in/index.html  -  This website is a helpful tool for small business and nonprofit development.

Society for Nonprofit Organizations -  www.snpo.org/resources/startup.php  -  This site contains commonly asked questions and answers regarding starting a nonprofit organization.

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in Indiana -  www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/indiana/forming-nonprofit-corporation-indiana  -  This website gives sample articles of incorporation, sample bylaws, and more information on how to f