Not-for-Profit Resource Links

  • Foundation Center
    The most well-known resource for researching grant and corporate funding opportunities. Free access is available on Staten Island at the St. George Library and at Wagner College.
  • Human Services Council of New York City
    An organization focused on providing advocacy and technical assistance to those not-for-profits operating in the social services sector in New York City.
  • Lawyer's Alliance
    Lawyer’s Alliance is a Manhattan-based not-for-profit that offers pro-bono and low cost legal services to organizations throughout the City
  • New York Nonprofit Press
    An online and print newspaper covering New York’s not-for-profit community.
  • Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York City
    A citywide membership organization with a mission to provide professional development, advocacy, and technical assistance services to not-for-profits throughout the region.
  • ReServe
    An organization that connects experienced retired and semi-retired individuals to not-for-profit organizations at minimal cost.
  • Tech Soup
    A site devoted entirely to issues surrounding technology use at not-for-profits, including the opportunity to purchase brand-name software at significantly reduced prices.

Presentations

  • Annual Budget Template
    A sample annual budget for a not-for-profit. In Excel format.
  • Basics of Labor Law
    A presentation that outlines the basics of labor law as they relate to not-for-profits.
  • Demographics of Staten Island
    A breakdown of the changing demographics of Staten Island by Joseph Salvo, Chief of the population bureau of the Department of City Planning.
  • Internal controls for Not-for-Profits
    A presentation by Jim Connors of Eisner Amper LLC on how to manage internal controls and risk management issues at not-for-profits.
  • Organizational Budget Template
    A sample of a monthly budget template that not-for-profits can use to track regular expenses against an annual budget. In Excel format.
  • Program evaluation presentations
    A collection of program evaluation presentations and webinars from Penn State University that provide a good overview of the process of effective program evaluation.
  • Project Budget Template
    A sample of a project budget that can be included in a grant application. In Excel format.