Non-Profit Resources
Non-profits are businesses too! Many non-profits believe that if they operated in a more business-like fashion that it would make them look too much like the for-profit sector. The reality is that the more they operate like a business the better positioned they will be to achieve their organizational goals as well as to obtain donor funding. Learn about local non-profit resources by visiting the links on this page.
Starting & Operating a Nonprofit Organization
LOCAL RESOURCES
The Institute for Entrepreneurship offers courses and seminars to help you succeed no matter what your role is in the non-profit sector. Topics can include:
- Starting a nonprofit
- Writing, amending and revising bylaws
- Completing the 501(c)(3) application
- FREE One-on-One Business Counseling
View the Current Class Schedule
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library offers:
- Training on non-profit topics
- Foundation Center Cooperating Collection
- Links to other valuable non-profit resources.
WEB BASED RESOURCES
The Free Management Library offers comprehensive advice and materials for anyone considering starting a nonprofit organization.
Offering resources for nonprofits, including a information packet on How to Start a 501(c)(3).
The SBA has collected links to programs and services, including tax information for nonprofits, to help non profits find opportunities available to them from the federal government.
A national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.
Dedicated to advancing the public good by building exceptional nonprofit boards and inspiring board service, BoardSource strives to support and promote excellence in board service, is the premier source of cutting-edge thinking and resources related to nonprofit boards, and engages and develops the next generation of board leaders.
Funding Resources
GRANT WRITING
The Institute for Entrepreneurship offers courses and seminars to help you succeed no matter what your role is in the non-profit sector. Topics can include:
- From Grant Seeking to Grant Writing
- Making Your Grant Budget Work
- Fundraising – From Strategy to Results
View Current Class Schedule
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
These resources will help you get started exploring possible funding opportunities:
Search the Foundation Directory to find foundation funding. The library periodically offers free classes to help you learn how to maximize this tool. View current class offerings.
In an effort to support social entrepreneurs, Social Ventures Partners Charlotte created SEED20, an annual competition designed to discover, spotlight, and fund the region’s greatest ideas for building social value.
Learn about federal grants and financial assistance offered to nonprofit organizations.
Could crowdfunding work for you? Explore crowdfunding websites that can help your nonprofit get off the ground.
Philanthropy & Social Venture Resources at a Glance
It can be helpful to know about local organizations that are dedicated to improving our community. You never know, they just might be good resources for you to connect with.
A nonprofit corporation created by and for the people of the Carolinas to help individuals, families, nonprofits and corporations make a positive impact on their communities.
A new community initiative that seeks to help increase the creation, scale, and impact of social ventures in Charlotte. Guided by the conviction that in purposefully encouraging, enabling, and scaling high-impact social ventures and socially driven entrepreneurs, Charlotte can create a robust cluster of innovation for the region that spurs economic development, improves the lives of citizens, and drives a new model of sustainable growth.
A network of highly engaged individuals who invest in social initiatives & promising nonprofits to effect long-term positive change in our community.
Proving resources to strengthen communities by helping children lead successful lives, improving health and wellness, fostering excellence through education and enriching spirits.
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