Many excellent resources are available to nonprofits and for-profits that care about building a more sustainable, socially responsible planet. Here are some of our favorite online haunts:


Web sites


Americans for Community Development:
www.americansforcommunitydevelopment.org

The source for information about L3Cs


Blue Avocado: www.blueavocado.org

A weekly e-newsletter with resources and articles for nonprofit boards and staff


Business for Social Responsibility:
www.bsr.org

Research, events and consulting focused on sustainable business solutions


CausePlanet:
www.causeplanet.org

An excellent resource with articles, books and resources “where nonprofit leaders get smarter faster.”


Grassroots Fundraising Journal: http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/index.php?topic=grfj

The source for ideas and information about fundraising for small to medium-sized nonprofits


Skoll Foundation: www.skollfoundation.org

A focus on social entrepreneurship as a means to solving world problems


The Nonprofit Times: www.nptimes.com

A resource for the business side of nonprofit management


Tuggl: www.tuggl.com

Tuggl helps consumers find socially responsible service companies. It was created with the belief that both consumers and local companies want to do good, and benefit their friends, neighbors, and other community members.

In that spirit, Tuggl exists to promote those people actively trying to make a positive impact on their community. By cultivating an atmosphere of goodwill, sharing, and communication, Tuggl empowers those individuals and companies that insist on making their communities (and this world) a better place.

 



Associations

Colorado Nonprofit Association: www.coloradononprofits.org

Colorado’s statewide association that “fosters an environment that supports nonprofits and recognizes the benefits they provide to our communities.”

 

Social Enterprise Alliance: www.se-alliance.org/

Where mission meets marketplace



Books and Magazines

The Good Book of Badvocacy
[PDF:  4.11MB]


Grassroots Fundraising Journal: http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/index.php?topic=grfj

The source for ideas and information about fundraising for small to medium-sized nonprofits


Stanford Social Innovation Review: www.ssir.com

A quarterly publication of best practices, tools and ideas for nonprofits and socially responsible businesses




Auctioneer


Roger Sierens, Auctioneer: www.SoldbySierens.com

I've been a personal friend and colleague of Roger Sierens for the past 25 years. There is no one better at his craft. Give him a call when planning your next auction...you'll see what I mean and you'll understand very quickly why I consider Roger such a good friend. ~ Rick Zwetsch





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