Delivers public-interest news releases from more than 600 nonprofit organizations and government agencies - including foundations, public-policy advocates, professional associations, think tanks, colleges, universities, medical and scientific research centers, publishers and public relations agencies.

Reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. Includes evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the BBB charity standards.

An interactive, online development tool, CareerLeader provides a fully integrated approach to self-assessment and suitability for various types of careers, including nonprofit management. Developed by Dr. Timothy Butler, Director of MBA Career Development Programs at the Harvard Business School, and Dr. James Waldroop, Dr. Butler's associate at HBS for 18 years, CareerLeader is currently being used by individuals around the world through the website (www.careerleader.com), and by 200 top business and MBA programs in the US and around the world to help guide their students.

This site provides a great introduction to social entrepreneurship. Programs and activities fall into three broad areas: knowledge development and dissemination, MBA involvement in the social sector, and increasing awareness of the field.

Charity Channel provides a newsletter that covers all aspects of consulting for the nonprofit sector. “Whether you are thinking about making the transition to consulting, or have been a successful consultant for decades, this eNewsletter will challenge and motivate you.” Available on an every other week basis.

The Commonweallth Institute's mission is to support women CEO's, entrepreneurs and senior corporate executives by helping them grow their businesses and careers.

As an angel investor in the social sector, Echoing Green "identifies, funds and supports the world's most exceptional emerging leaders and the organizations they launch". The organization published Be Bold: Create a career with impact (www.bebold.org), a book which profiles past Echoing Green Fellows and provides readers with the inspiration and tools to create careers with social impact.

Guidestar is a site that offers descriptive and financial data on 650,000 nonprofit groups, drawn primarily from the organizations' informational tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service. The information includes a breakdown of each charity's assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenditures, including administrative and fund-raising costs. The site also includes profiles of nonprofit groups and links to articles about philanthropy and nonprofit management.

This unique program balances theory and practice and focuses on how participants can translate their expertise and subject-matter knowledge into curriculum that will best serve today’s urban adolescents.

Presents breaking news in the world of philanthropy from over 200 news sources.

A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiatives, philanthropy and citizen action. This site is a great place to learn about individual organizations, through the over 700 links to member organization websites, and the sector as a whole.

Contains information for and about nonprofits as well as a comprehensive FAQ.

Network for Good is an E-philanthropy site where individuals can donate, volunteer and get involved with the issues they care about.

onPhilanthropy is a resource for nonprofit and philanthropy professionals. It offers articles, reports/white papers and email newsletters. onPhilanthropy also sponsors a DotOrgJobs, an online employment resource.

Philanthropy Journal delivers daily online news to help people better understand, support and work in the nonprofit sector. In addition to news, Philanthropy Journal features job openings, events calendars and announcements about grants/gifts and people working in the nonprofit sector. Philanthropy Journal also offers free weekly and biweekly enewsletters. resource.

The Stanford Social Innovation Review, a publication of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, chronicles the nonprofit sector and promotes innovative solutions to social problems. The main audience is nonprofit executives, grant making executives, social entrepreneurs, and corporate executives concerned with social, environmental and community issues. The Review aims to foster an exchange of views between public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a national newspaper of the nonprofit world, available to subscribers on its web site. For an additional fee, users can search the Guide to Grants, an electronic database of all foundation and corporate grants listed in The Chronicle since 1995. The site also contains a wealth of free materials including Internet resources, hundreds of job opportunities updated every two weeks as well as forthcoming conferences, workshops, and deadlines for grants and awards.

The Foundation Center offers several different knowledge resources. First is a searchable database (LNPS Online) of the literature of philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries and contains more than 21,700 full bibliographic citations, of which more than 14,400 have descriptive abstracts. In addition, the sites offers extensive information, data and statistics pertaining to foundations including statistics on foundations and grants in states and metropolitan areas, lists of top U.S. funders (private foundation, community foundation, corporate foundations), latest funding trends and analysis, tutorial on foundations.

Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group is dedicated to building the capacity of nonprofit organizations, associations, institutions of higher education, the public sector and the professionals who make them run smoothly. Click on the link above to view NPAG's knowledge on hiring practices—for both organization's and individuals.

The Nonprofit Quarterly, produced by Third Sector New England, is a nationally circulated magazine dedicated to elevating the level of critical thinking, dialogue, and cross learning in the nonprofit sector, particularly as it relates to participatory management practices, community building and civic engagement. Each issue focuses on a theme of critical importance and provides you with the cutting edge, relevant and useful information you need to manage more effectively and advance your mission. Recent themes have included governance and executive transitions.

The Nonprofit Times is a leading business publication for nonprofit management. Features include special reports such as yearly salary surveys and the NPT Power and Influence Top 50. The most recent issues are available online. The 'issue library' dates back two years and contains selected articles free of charge. The 'Resource Directory' is broken into nearly 40 categories to further assist with nonprofit management.

The National Center for Charitable Statistics is a statistical resource offering state and national breakdown of the number and types of charities and their sources of revenue. It also includes figures on private support, total expenses, and total assets for individual charities, as reported on the informational tax returns they file with the Internal Revenue Service.

VolunteerMatch is an online clearing house for volunteer opportunities.

YourOnRamp.com, a free online resource and networking community designed to help professional women creatively navigate career transitions and stay current with developing business and lifestyle trends. The site offers a job board exchange with professional part-time, full-time and nonprofit postings, a career toolkit of everything from resume writing to developing an effective "elevator pitch" and a social network to stay current and connected.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is a professional association/learning community of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits.

National organization serving the needs of association professionals through its extensive education and certification programs, publications, research and information, public policy and public relations activities, and member services.

Written by Lily Cohen and Dennis R. Young.

Written by Carole Kanchier.

The Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) is a collaboration of national, state, and regional, advocacy, policy, and research organizations. Job postings, networking groups, and resources available online.

Execsearches.com offers access to nonprofit and public sector employment in higher education, health, advocacy, philanthropy, government, social and human services, and community and economic development.

Written by Stephanie Lowell.

Idealist offers domestic and international nonprofit opportunities, ranging from volunteer to full-time positions. In addition, the “Nonprofit Career Center,” offers further resources regarding the job search and career paths.

Opportunity NOCs New England posts job listings for New England's nonprofit employers. The organization’s free e-mail newsletter is delivered biweekly to more than 7,000 job seekers and nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut.

OpportunityKnocks offers the ability to view nonprofit jobs across the nation and post a resume for nonprofits that are hiring to view.

The Taproot Foundation is a volunteer organization that provides local nonprofits with grants of consistent, high-quality professional services. They organize and manage teams of talented, services professionals who volunteer their skills in the delivery of marketing communications materials and human resources programs and information technology systems to nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. These materials help nonprofits strengthen their messaging, increase the effectiveness of outreach to their communities and improve fundraising results.

Written by Hermenia Ibarra.

Work It, Mom! is on online community and resource for professional moms. Their mission is to connect and empower professional and entrepreneur moms to thrive in every aspect of their careers, family and personal lives.

AESC is the worldwide professional association for retained executive search firms. Senior executives searching for new positions can connect with member search consultants through AESC's BlueSteps service, and hiring organizations can connect with member firms that have appropriate geographic, industry and functional specialties.

CompassPoint is a nonprofit training, consulting and research organization whose mission is to increase the effectiveness and impact of people working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector.

Written by Jim Collins.

Written by Burt Nanus and Stephen M. Dobbs.

Written by Michael Watkins.

TechFoundation is a Cambridge-based nonprofit organization that delivers technology, expertise and capital to help the nonprofit community better serve humanity. TechFoundation has several programs including TechConnect, a tech-oriented educational series for nonprofit decision-makers, and TechMarketplace, which offers discounted hardware, software, and training from vendors like Dell, CDW, and SkillSoft. In addition, TechFoundation conducts two TechGrant rounds per year.

TechSoup is the technology web site just for nonprofits. At TechSoup, nonprofits can receive donated & discounted technology products for a small administrative fee. TechSoup also provides a wealth of free technology information: Articles & News, Tools & Resources, Interactive Community, and a weekly e-newsletter.

The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN) seeks to help nonprofits make more effective use of technology to advance their missions. N-TEN supports the people who provide technology services to the nonprofit sector by creating opportunities to identify peers and develop professional support networks, share information and resources, and work collaboratively on a range of projects.

Written by Brian O’Connell.

This site offers not only a place for potential board members to connect to nonprofit organizations that need board members, but offers resources to educate individuals on topics such as how to think about joining a board, and the responsibilities of being on a board.

BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is a resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide. BoardSource offers a series of pamphlets and books on various aspects of nonprofit governance and board membership.

Board Café is the electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. This newsletter offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service. Each issue will bring you a cornucopia of "Little Ideas," as well as one "Big Idea" you can use in your board work.