IRS Information for Charities and Other Nonprofit Organizations

• Life Cycle of a Public Charity or Private Foundation
• Sign up for the EO-Update Newsletter
• IRS Taxpayer Forums
• "Stay Exempt" series
• Good Governance Practices (draft)
• Telephone Tax Refunds for 2006

Urban Institute Resources

• Overhead Cost Study Project - A variety of Guide, Policy Briefs and other information on how nonprofits track their overhead costs, the quest for benchmarks and best practices and other issues.
• Unified Chart of Accounts - This page provides a useful tool for setting up your chart of accounts for easy reporting on the IRS Form 990 and other standard financial reporting forms.
• Other Expenses - How do nonprofit organizations report "other expenses" on their IRS Form 990s?

How To Guides

• How to start a nonprofit organization (Foundation Center)

Resource Libraries and FAQs

• Alliance for Nonprofit Management - includes sections on Board Development, Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Financial Management, Risk Management, and Credit Card Acceptance
• Fieldstone Alliance (formerly part of the Amherst Wilder Foundation) has a wealth of practical books and publications, and also offers consulting services.
• Free Management Library
• Grand Valley State, The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide (Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership)
• Help4Nonprofits Library
• Idealist.org Nonprofit FAQ
• Social Entrepreneurship Guide (European Bahai Business Forum)

Publications and Specialized Resources

• La Piana Associates, Inc. briefing papers
• McKinsey Quarterly articles on nonprofit management, outcome measurement and related topics
• Nonprofit Finance Fund
• Nonprofit Quarterly
• Integration of Quickbooks or other accounting systems and fundraising software?
• Resources for Outcome and Performance Measurement -- NCCS resources to help you complete Part III of the Form 990 and address broader questions in this area

Governance Sites and Publications

• BoardSource - It's Knowledge Center and Q&As have a range of free and members-only publications
• Governance Matters
• Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals - Governance for Nonprofits
• New York State Society of CPAs Nonprofit Governance Library
• Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations, Second Edition by American Bar Association (Amazon price: $16)
• Why Nonprofits Fail: Overcoming Founder's Syndrome, Fundphobia and Other Obstacles to Success by Stephen R. Block (Amazon price: $26)
• Guide to Nonprofit Corporate Governance in the Wake of Sarbanes-Oxley by ABA Coordinating Committee on Nonprofit Goverance (Amazon price: $17.21)
• Nonprofit Law Made Easy by Bruce R. Hopkins (Amazon price: $23)
• The Executive Director's Survival Guide: Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader by Mim Carlson
• A Desktop Guide for Nonprofit Directors, Officers, and Advisors: Avoiding Trouble While Doing Good by Jack B. Siegel (Amazon price: $107)
• See also:
  • Free Management Library (above)