Schweickert & Company — Nonprofit Risk Management Resources

Our Favorite Nonprofit Resources

Starting a Nonprofit: One-Stop Answer Page
This page on the About.com Web site provides links to information about starting a nonprofit. It includes sections on First Steps, Getting Started, Planning, Board of Directors, and Raising Money.

Capacity Building & Fundraising
	Charity Channel The CharityChannel community is comprised of nonprofit sector professionals from around the world who volunteer their time, advice, information, tips and articles for the benefit of the community.
	Successful Independent SuccessfulIndependent.com is a website for independent consultants and other independent professionals looking for resources and information to help them run their businesses more profitably...Articles and hundreds of resources including job sites, organizations, hiring agencies, business services, women's entrepreneural resources, and more.
	Guidestar Guidestar provides information about the operations and finances of nonprofit organizations is readily accessible and actively utilized by decision makers throughout the nonprofit sector.
	Points of Light Foundation The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.
	Connect Connect's mission is to provide nonprofit organizations with resources to strategically build their capacity for long-term sustainability and growth.
	American Fundraising Professionals The 250+ members of the Orange County Chapter of AFP are professional fundraisers, executive directors, consultants, volunteers and service providers.
	Idealist.org Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. This site lists over 37,000 nonprofit and community organizations, thousands of volunteer opportunities, and a nonprofit career center.

Human Resources/Risk Management
	Nonprofit Risk Management Center The NonProfit Risk Management Center offers a wide range of services (from technical assistance to software to training and consulting help) on a vast array of risk management topics (from employment practices, to insurance purchasing to internal controls and preventing child abuse).
	On-line Volunteer Risk Management Tutorial The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is offering a great training resource for Volunteer Coordinators through their website. The "Volunteer Risk Management Tutorial" provides great information on how to make informed decisions to achieve greater success for your organization. Also featured on the tutorial are sample forms for interviewing, hiring, and evaluating volunteers.

Local Professional Service Providers for Nonprofits
	Volunteer Center of Orange County The Volunteer Center Orange County is the essential partner in improving quality of life in Orange County by connecting community resources, increasing volunteerism, and building professional capacity in nonprofit organizations.
	Jonathan Resnick, CPA Providing audit services to Orange County Nonprofit organizations.

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