Recommended Best Practices for Nonprofits

Beginning in January 2007, all organizations requesting a grant from the Trust will be expected to have enacted these eight best practice recommendations, which are based on recommendations from the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector.

For specific information and policy examples, visit:

• Independent Sector's Checklist for Accountability 
• Board Source's E-Policy Samplers

January 2006

The Role of Nonprofit Board Members Today: What You Need to Know

Based on a Piper Academy presentation by representatitves from CBIZ Miller Wagner, KPMG and Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., this overview provides insight into board member liabilities and how to avoid conflicts of interest, accounting standards, financial reporting and internal controls.
October 2002

Online Board & Governance Resources

• Board Source
• ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
• Board Café
• Independent Sector
• Boardnet USA
• Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

Measuring Impacts: An Introduction to Evaluation

Developed as a Piper Academy by Dr. Wayne Parker, director of research and evaluation for the Trust, this 46-page presentation highlights the importance of setting measurable goals and objectives and explains logic models.
January 2005

Online Measurement & Evaluation Resources

• What is a Survey?
• Free Management Library
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Toolkit
• Planning and Evaluation Resource Center
• Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
• Innovation Network (Logic Models)
• ARTD Management and Research Consultants (Logic Models)

Online Grant Writing and Fundraising Resources

• Just Grants! Arizona
• The Grantsmanship Center
• Foundation Center
• Grant Station
• Book: Thank You for Submitting Your Proposal
   

Need Technical Assistance?

Learn more about two resources - Nonprofit Tech and TechSoup.org - that provide software, educational services and support to nonprofits.
May 2006

Online Technology Resources

• Nonprofit Tech
• TechSoup.org

Online Arizona Nonprofit Resources

• ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
• Just Grants! Arizona
• Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
• Arizona Commission on the Arts

Online General Nonprofit Resources

• Foundation Center
• The Council on Foundations
• Allliance for Nonprofit Management
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• IKNOW.org
• NCOA Models of Significant Service Background and Resource Guide 12 20.pdf 
• NCOA Summaries of Models of Significant Service Partners Models.pdf 
  

Research Findings on Mentoring

Dr. Wayne Parker, director of research and evaluation at the Trust, presents the results from a research study evaluating mentoring programs and their effectiveness.
April 2004

Online Data Resources

• StateMaster.com
• Child Trends Databank
• National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
• Electronic Statistics Textbook
• Hyperstat Online Statistics Textbook
• Refdesk.com
• Social Development Research Group
• Annie E. Casey Foundation National Survey Indicators Database
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Data
• AgingStats.gov