Murrell Library Research Guides: Nonprofit Management &amp; Leadership: Websites

Nonprofit Links
Leadership Organizations

Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Professional association for nonprofit consultants, coaches, academics, funders, and nonprofit professionals.
Aspen Institute - Program on Philanthropy & Social Innovation
This program seeks to inform and maximize the impact of grantmaking foundations, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and public-private partnerships through leadership development initiatives, convenings, and communications so that each can contribute to the good society at home and abroad.
Candid
A merger of Guidestar and the Foundation Center. Provides information about nonprofits, grantmakers, and grantseekers.
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
The Center on Philanthropy is moving philanthropy forward in the 21st century. Its cutting-edge programs and initiatives provide nonprofits, donors and scholars with the resources they need to make a difference.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the top news source for nonprofit leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. For more than 20 years, The Chronicle has been connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas.
Donors Forum
Donors Forum is a nonprofit membership association that promotes philanthropy and a strong nonprofit sector in Illinois.
Giving Institute
Since 1935, the Giving Institute and its 34 member firms have embraced and embodied the core values of ethics, excellence, and leadership in advancing philanthropy.
Idealist.org
A project of Action Without Borders, Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Independent Sector
Founded in 1980, Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Has a lot of good information and publications about nonprofit management on its website.
National Council of Nonprofits
The homepage for the National Council of Nonprofits, the nation’s largest nonprofit network.
NonProfit Times
The leading business publication for nonprofit management.
Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life.
Social Enterprise at Kellogg (SEEK)
The SEEK program reflects the converging challenges that managers face today as they strive to be socially responsible global leaders in their chosen fields.
Urban Institute
In 1968, the Urban Institute was established as a center for independent nonpartisan analysis of the problems facing America's cities and their residents. Urban Institute researchers analyze policies, evaluate programs, and inform community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being.

Advancing Women
Provides career and business strategy tools and resources. Includes the full text of the journal Advancing Women In Leadership, a professional, refereed journal that focuses on women’s issues.
AL!VE: Association for Leaders in Volunteer Engagement
Fosters collaboration and networking, promotes professional development, and provides advocacy for leaders in community engagement.
American Management Association
A major association in the field of management, the AMA also conducts studies, surveys, and white papers dealing with leadership.
Association of Leadership Educators
CAS: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Center for Creative Leadership
A global provider of executive education that develops better leaders through its exclusive focus on leadership education and research.
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
A non-profit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC which envisions a society that uses its resources effectively to achieve better futures for all children and youth.
International Leadership Association
The global network for all those who practice, study and teach leadership. The ILA promotes a deeper understanding of leadership knowledge and practices for the greater good of individuals and communities worldwide.
Leadership Atlanta
Celebrating more than 40 years of developing leaders, Leadership Atlanta is the oldest sustained community leadership program in the nation.
Leadership Development
A commercial training company that also offers many free resourcesi n their "Leader Library."
Leadership Quest
Leaders’ Quest is a social enterprise committed to improving the quality and impact of leaders around the world through training and experiential programs.
National Visionary Leadership Project
This organization unites generations to create tomorrow's leaders by recording, preserving, and distributing through various media, the wisdom of extraordinary African American elders - Visionaries - who have shaped American history.
OBWeb
Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.

Organizations
Research Institutes

Shape America: Society of Health and Physical Educators
The leading organization for the study of kinesiology. It publishes the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Contains career information and links for future professionals.
American Camping Association
American Canoe Association
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
National Recreation and Park Association
Wilderness Education Association

Think Tank Search
Searches websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks. From the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.