Members' Resources

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Shepherd's Center Network
Shepherd’s Center Philosophy: Word | Acrobat
List of centers, directors and board chairs by state (report from database)
NEW! Chart of programs and services provided by Center (report from database)
Map of Shepherd’s Centers

Community Development
Defining your community: Word | Acrobat
Creating Vision and Focus: Word | Acrobat
Building Partnerships with Congregations: Word | Acrobat
Fund Raising
Building a case for support: Word | Acrobat
Creating a Fund development Plan: Word | Acrobat

Fundraising Internet Links & Resources of Interest to Nonprofits:

www.nonprofits.org
This FAQ's long list of websites that offer fundraising support and services of various kinds -- charity malls, donations processors, special event and membership processing, etc., etc. There's also list of other websites with discussions and analysis of this rapidly growing category of resources.

www.cof.org
Council on Foundations with links to many foundations and general information on foundations and giving. (1099)

fdncenter.org
The Foundation Center which links to foundation and corporate sites of interest to fund raisers, general information on foundations and giving. (1099)

www.tgci.com
The Grantsmanship Center which links to foundation and corporate sites of interest to fund raisers, and has general information on fund raising. (1099)

www.jointogether.org
Join Together Online publishes a running list of recent large grants and other news of interest in the funding arena. (0601)

www.fund-raising.com
See the Idea bank and Resources pages for great fundraising ideas.

Edited digests of previous discussion topics of the FundClass discussion group, including: Special Events, Direct Mail, "the Annual Fund", and "a Discussion of the Primary Fundraising Methods", plus information on how to subscribe to the free FundClass list can be found at: : http://www.fundraiser-software.com/fundclass.html

www.fundsraiser.com

ACF Compassion Capital Fund Foundation Center—www.fdncenter.org
Information on U.S. philanthropy, research on trends in the field.

Foundations on Line—www.foundations.org
You can browse the foundation directory, pick a listed foundation, search any foundation's information page or search any foundation's home page. Foundation home pages may contain downloadable information such as grant applications, periodical and financial reports, and e-mail capabilities.

Grantmakers in Health—www.gih.org
To support the work of the Resource Center, GIH has developed a searchable database on the priorities, grants, and initiatives of health grantmakers. This database captures and categorizes the work of health philanthropy by foundation characteristics, health programming area, targeted populations, and funding strategy. It encompasses over 13,000 grants and initiatives from nearly 330 foundations.

Grants.gov—www.grants.gov
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that will have an unparalleled impact on the grant community.

Grassroots Fundraising Journal—www.grassrootsfundraising.org
Practical tips and tools to help you raise money for your organization.

GuideStar.—www.guidestar.org
The leading source of information on US nonprofits. A searchable database of more than 1.5 million IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations.

HHS GrantsNet—www.hhs.gov/grantsnet
GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management and Policy (OGMP) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs.

Technology Opportunities Program—www.ntia.doc.gov/top
A highly-competitive, merit-based grant program that brings the benefits of digital network technologies to communities throughout the United States. TOP awards matching grants to public and non-profit organizations to demonstrate practical applications of telecommunications and information technologies.

Marketing
Marketing a Shepherd's Center: Word | Acrobat

Governance of a Shepherd's Center


Board of Trustees
Structure: Word | Acrobat
Evaluation: Word | Acrobat
Legal Information
Incorporation Process: Word | Acrobat
Model By-Laws: Word | Acrobat
Tax Exemption: Word | Acrobat
Risk Management: Word | Acrobat

Policies and Procedures
Basic Policies: Word | Acrobat

Additional Links
Free Management Library for For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations
Community Tool Box
Board Cafe'
Nonprofit Risk Management Center

www.fastennetwork.org
Faith and Service Technical Education Network assists faith-based nonprofits and foundations work better together and with governments to improve lives in the communities they serve. (0704)

www.idealist.org
Action Without Borders maintains this site with information about nonprofits worldwide. It can be searched in many ways for organizations of interest. There are also sections with topical information on government, support organizations, finance, consultants, jobs, management, personnel, public relations and other issues of interest to nonprofits (including the Nonprofit FAQ). (0405)

www.capaciteria.org
The Capaciteria is an interesting experiment in collecting user feedback about online resources designed to help nonprofits. Any visitor can use the extensive lists of useful links to other websites. The links are arranged in categories to facilitate navigation. Registration is required to suggest new links and contribute to the ratings. (0506)

www.ucp-utica.org
Internet Resources for Nonprofits is a current listing of annotated resource links particularly useful to nonprofit agencies and their staff, volunteers and community leadership. It is non-commercial (no advertising, no sponsors) and maintained by a volunteer editor whose regular employment is for a major regional nonprofit and who gathers sites of possible interest to the profession.

Charity Channel
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Independent Sector
Nonprofit Genie



Programs and Services
Shepherd's Center Model programs and services: Word | Acrobat
Home Services: Word | Acrobat
Health Promotion: Word | Acrobat
Life Long Learning Word | Acrobat

SCA Model Programs
Breaktime Club Creates a partnership between professionals, volunteers, caregivers and care receivers to create enrichment and socialization for the dependent care receiver as well as respite for the caregiver. Word | Acrobat

Equipping Caregivers provides monthly meetings of education and support for those who care for the elderly. Participants are furnished with resources and tools for managing their own self care and the care of aging persons. Word | Acrobat

Partners in Health is a health literacy initiative focusing on personal health management and doctor/patient communications for older adults and their caregivers. Word | Acrobat

SPRINGthing: Word | Acrobat

Best Practices
Best Practices Word | Acrobat
Staff and Volunteers
Executive Directors: Word | Acrobat
Volunteers: Word | Acrobat

Links
AVA Association for Volunteer Administration
NCOA Respectability
ServiceLeader.org
Energize
Points of Light Foundation
Volunteer Match



Establishing A Shepherd's Center   Word | Acrobat


Recommended Readings   Word | Acrobat