Resource Library

Five assessments that focus on governance, mission-driven programs, partnerships, communication, and advocacy.

(August 16, 2022) Whether you’re applying for funding, pitching a new program initiative, lobbying for a policy solution, or asking for a raise, your success hinges upon your ability to make your case. In this session, you'll get back to the basics of how to get what you need and want for your nonprofit. Using real-world examples shared by participants, we’ll walk through the steps of clarifying your goals and desired outcomes, understanding your audiences, mapping your resources, and choosing the strategy and tactics that make sense for your organization. This session will equip you with the basic strategic framework to make your strongest case to any audience.

Decrease burnout through careful implementation of a collaborative leadership model with the executive roles split between two leaders.

Overview of diversity quotas, affirmative action, and pitfalls to avoid.

This communications toolkit provides tips, tactics and examples of values-based messaging for short- and long-term campaigns and strategies to shift public narratives and motivate change.

The essential guidelines for maintaining tax-exempt status with the IRS.

(June 29, 2022 webinar) Have you wondered how current trends may affect your ability to attract funding? This webinar will provide an overview of current trends in philanthropy.

A comprehensive guide from the Center for Urban and Racial Equity sharing their approach from five years of working with nonprofits to build transformational racial equity.

How to use Instagram's platform for storytelling and fundraising.

Sample purchasing policies to be compliant with federal and state regulations.

(March 24, 2022 briefing) Nonprofit Policy Briefings bring together nonprofit leaders from around North Carolina for updates and discussions on the state of NC's nonprofit sector and the key policy issues affecting nonprofits. David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy at the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits will offer an update on trends in the nonprofit sector as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and information about state and federal policy issues affecting nonprofits in 2022.

(May 17, 2022 webinar) In this session, you will learn about practical tools that have emerged for revising reserve targets, as well as unpack the last decade and current credible frames of thinking regarding how reserves are built, accessed, and invested within your organization.

(May 2, 2022 webinar) Join staff from the NC Budget & Tax Center for the latest trends in state budgets, including analysis of the long-term impact of tax choices, and an overview of the budget process and how to engage and lift up the important complementary role that federal and local budget processes are playing in this moment as we rebuild from the pandemic and downturn.

Guide to help nonprofits effectively train volunteers through learning journeys.

Legal compliance with financial management standards for nonprofits receiving federal funds.