For Nonprofits

Resources for Nonprofits

General

Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT)

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A tool developed by McKinsey and Co. and customized for Social Venture Partners, the OCAT helps nonprofits identify their organizational strengths and challenges and establish capacity building goals.

Ask An Expert

Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Ask ACT experts have teamed up to provide answers to questions you have about managing nonprofits.

Center for Social Innovation Community Resources

Access the latest knowledge and ideas, learn new business tools to enhance your organization's impact, and connect with management expertise of students and alumni.

Center for Effective Nonprofits

Resources and workshops to strengthen community organizations as they improve the quality of life for those they serve.

Training

CompassPoint

Offers classes for nonprofit staff and volunteers in Leadership & Management, Boards & Governance, Strategy, Fundraising, Finance and Technology.

Consulting Services

Stanford Alumni Consulting Team (ACT)

Alumni of Stanford's Graduate School of Business provide pro bono management consulting services to the nonprofit community through a network of alumni volunteers.

HBS Community Partners (pro bono service)

Harvard Business School alumni apply their business and management skills as volunteer consultants working in the nonprofit sector.

Taproot Foundation (pro bono service)

Receive assistance in business-related capacity building services, specifically marketing, human resources, and information technology infrastructure.

Net Impact of Silicon Valley, Service Corps (pro bono service)

Net Impact members share their business expertise with nonprofits in the areas of marketing, finance, business planning, fundraising, strategic planning, and new program development.

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

Find support for community-based nonprofits with executive transitions, planning, boards of directors, finance systems and business planning, fundraising, and technology.

Community at Work

Access a team of expert facilitators who support organizations in finding inclusive, innovative solutions that lead to sustainable agreements. Consultants also offer skills in strategic planning, team development, and organization redesign.

Legal Resource

Volunteer Legal Services Program

Pro bono business-law attorneys, working through The Bar Association of San Francisco, help nonprofit organizations who serve low-income individuals and communities in Northern California.

Technology Solutions

CompuMentor

Helps nonprofits enhance productivity and build sustainable technology systems that foster their missions.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software

Salesforce.com provides complimentary licenses for its CRM software to nonprofits as part of an ongoing capacity building initiative.

TechSoup: The Technology Place for Nonprofits

Connects nonprofits with donated and discounted technology products.

Conferences

Nonprofit Day