Resources
Below are some of our favorite tools that we’ve found in our travels. We’ll look forward to continuing to bring you more tools as we discover them. Have a favorite tool that’s not listed? contact us
In addition to the resources listed below,
the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and
Economic Development’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP)
offers over 20 different training documents on their website. Visit
www.cted.wa.gov/site/666/default.aspx.
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Advocacy
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Board Development
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Desktop Tools
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Emergency Food Provision How To’s
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Food Safety
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Fundraising
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Information on Hunger & Food Security Initiatives
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Marketing
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Nutrition
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Organizational Strength & Capacity
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Services Providers
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Technology
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Volunteer Resources
Advocacy
Federal:
Bread
for The World, nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for
the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation’s decision makers.
www.bread.org
Center
on Budget & Policy Priorities, organization working at the
federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that
affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
www.cbpp.org
Coalition on Human Needs, alliance of national organizations
working to promote public policies that address the needs of
low-income and other vulnerable people.
www.chn.org
Community Food Security Coalition,
coalition of North American organizations, dedicated to building
strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure
access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food
for all people at all times.
www.foodsecurity.org
Food
Research and
State:
Children’s Alliance,
Policy
Watch, bulletin about issues and events in
Statewide Poverty Action Network, works
to eliminate the root causes of poverty in
Washington State Budget and Policy Center, provides credible,
independent and accessible information and analyses of state fiscal
issues with particular attention to the impacts on low and
moderate-income persons.
www.budgetandpolicy.org
Board Development
Board Café,
a monthly e-newsletter that offers tips for board members.
www.boardcafe.org
BoardSource,
offers
tools to help build an effective nonprofit board.
www.boardsource.org
United Way of King County,
nonprofit resources page featuring downloadable forms for board
assessment, board composition analysis and more.
www.uwkc.org/nonprofit/governance
Desktop Tools
Babblefish,
listing of online
language translators.
www.babblefish.com
Meet-O-Matic,
propose and schedule meetings online and invite participants using
your own email system, then monitor responses.
www.meetomatic.com
Merriam-Webster,
dictionary and thesaurus with audio pronunciation.
www.m-w.com
Emergency Food Provision How-To’s
Charity Food Programs That Can End Hunger In
“Hungering for Disaster Preparedness:
Strategies, Resources and Tips for Food Pantries and Their
Coalitions,” available on the web at
http://www.solid-ground.org/publications/HDP.pdf.
Serving Up Justice:
How to Design an Emergency Feeding Program and Build
Community Food Security, by Caroline Fanning and Lani Mc'leod,
available from World Hunger Year, 212-629-8850.
www.worldhungeryear.org
Food Safety
Food
Service Rule, guide to food safety standards from the Washington
Department of Health.
www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/sf/food/FoodRuleMain.htm
USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline, Food safety questions? They have answers. 1-888-674-6854
Fundraising
The Grassroots
Fundraising
Journal, fundraising tips
and tools. 1-888-458-8588,
www.grassrootsfundraising.org
How to Succeed in
Fundraising by Really Trying,
tips from philanthropist Lewis B. Cullman on how to execute a
fundraising campaign. Witty and brief, available at
www.LewisCullman.com.
Feinstein Foundation,
has given
away $1 million each spring for the past ten years to hunger
fighting agencies as part of its National Challenge.
www.feinsteinfoundation.org
Kraft Foods, Inc.,
Community
Nutrition Program, announces annual Request for Proposal (RFP) and
more.
http://kraft.com/responsibility/contributions_communities.aspx
MAZON: A Jewish
Response to Hunger,
national nonprofit agency that allocates funding to prevent and
alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.
www.mazon.org
Northwest Development
Officers Association (NDOA),
provides comprehensive training opportunities and support for
nonprofit fundraisers. www.ndoa.org
Philanthropy Northwest, association that promotes effectiveness
in philanthropy. The ‘Looking for a Grant?’ page features tips and
resources for grant-seekers.
www.philanthropynw.org
Potlatch
Foundation, a Native-led grantmaking foundation and leadership
development organization offering culturally appropriate training
and technical assistance to build the capacity of grantmakers,
Tribes, Native groups, and other Native grant seekers in Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana.
www.potlatchfund.org
Information on Hunger & Food Security Initiatives
America’s Second Harvest — The Nation’s Food Bank Network, the largest charitable domestic
hunger-relief organization in the country. Works through a
nationwide network of
distribution centers. Provides information and statistics about
hunger and
World Hunger Year,
WHY, is a
national and international leader in the fight against hunger and
poverty, with an emphasis on supporting grassroots organizations.
www.worldhungeryear.org
Marketing
Food
Stamp Program Photo Gallery, offers free photographs for use in
communicating Program nutrition education and outreach messages.
http://grande.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp_album.php
Smart Chart,
a planning tool which helps nonprofits develop high-impact
communications strategies.
www.smartchart.org
Stock.XCHNG,
one of the leading free stock photography sites on the web with over
200,000 photos by more than 15,000 photographers.
www.sxc.hu
Nutrition
Basic
Food Nutrition Education Program’s Resource Link page, provides
a comprehensive list of resources in diverse categories.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/bfnep/resource_links.htm
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR), federal commodity food program home page features lots of resources including commodity fact sheets and recipes. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/fdpir/
Native American Nutrition Education Database, sponsored by the
Food and Nutrition Information Center/National Agricultural
Library/USDA. A catalog of over 50 different publications relating
to food and nutrition for Native Americans.
http://peaches.nal.usda.gov/pubs/ethnic/NativeAmericanResources.asp
Recipes for Commodities, booklet
of recipes for less common USDA Commodity products.
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/recipes/hhp/HHP-CreativeRecipes-rev2.pdf
TEFAP Commodity Fact Sheets and Recipes,
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/tefap/cfs_tefap.htm
United Tribes Technical College Extension Program,
offers educational materials for a fee by mail including “Bison &
Nutrition” and “The Four Directions to Eating Lean and Being Lean.”
http://landgrant.uttc.edu/extension.asp
WSU Extension Nutrition Education, programs offered
to help Washington residents make healthier food choices, extend
their food resources, manage their diabetes to live a healthier life
and handle food safely to keep their families well.
http://nutrition.wsu.edu
Organizational Strength & Capacity
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services,
includes a resources directory, featuring the Nonprofit Genie FAQ
section with everything from board development to federal form 990
to volunteer management.
www.compasspoint.org
Free
Management Library,
online library with over 75 searchable topics on activities
necessary to plan, organize, lead, and coordinate activities in an
organization.
www.managementhelp.org
Fieldstone Alliance,
practical nonprofit publications on a range of management and
community organizing topics.
www.fieldstonealliance.org
How to
Form and Maintain a Nonprofit in Washington State,
free publication from the King County Bar Association with legal
advice and sample bylaws,
www.kcba.org/ScriptContent/KCBA/publications/pdf/nonprofit/NPHandbook.pdf
IKNOW,
Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide, a
clearinghouse for links to websites containing nonprofit
information. www.iknow.org
Innovation Network,
national organization offering web-based tools
and program planning, with some resources available for free to
those who register.
www.innonet.org
Kellogg
Foundation,
offers toolkits on communication, evaluation, and policy, and a host
of other free publications.
www.wkkf.org
Nonprofit Facilities Financing,
program of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC),
helps organizations access below-market rate interest loans —
through bonds — to fund a wide variety of projects. 1-800-767-4663,
http://www.wshfc.org/
Third
Sector
Risk Management & Disaster Preparedness
Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group,
publishes a number of free guides to risk management and
understanding your insurance needs, for example, developing a
vehicle safety program and appropriate policies.
http://www.ani-rrg.org/
3 Days, 3 Ways,
public motivation campaign sponsored by the King County Office of
Emergency Management to help individuals, families, and communities
prepare for emergencies and disasters.
www.govlink.org/3days3ways
Services Providers
Columbia Legal Services,
nonprofit organization employing lawyers and legal workers who
provide legal assistance to low-income and special needs people and
organizations in
Community Voice Mail,
makes a phone number with voice mail possible for thousands of
people each year.
www.cvm.org
Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations,
connects nonprofit organizations statewide with free business legal
counsel through volunteer attorneys.
www.waaco.org
WithinReach,
statewide organization providing resources for maternal, child, and family health. Operates several
toll-free information and referral lines.
www.withinreachwa.org
Technology
Del.icio.us,
social bookmarks manager which allows you to save and access
bookmarked websites from any web connection.
http://del.icio.us/
Ebase,
free database program, designed specifically for non-profits by
nonprofits. www.ebase.org
Idealware, free candid
Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of
interest to nonprofits.
www.idealware.org
NPower,
technology-related technical assistance for nonprofits, including
classes and online technology assessment and planning tools,
www.npower.org
Survey Monkey,
create professional online surveys quickly and easily, free for
small surveys.
www.surveymonkey.com
Tech Soup,
a nonprofit technical support organization that offers nearly free
software by some of the biggest companies and provides a monthly
update with tips.
www.techsoup.org
Volunteer Resources
Congressional Hunger Center,
non-profit anti-hunger leadership training organization located in
Idealist,
a comprehensive networking site for nonprofit organizations and
volunteers.
www.idealist.org
National Volunteer Week,
typically in April, is a great time to recognize and show
appreciation for volunteers.
www.pointsoflight.org
Volunteer Match,
a leading website for connecting volunteers and nonprofit volunteer
opportunities,
www.volunteermatch.org.
Craig’s List is also a good place to list,
http://geo.craigslist.org/iso/us/wa, and your local
Volunteer Resource,
library of resources and effective practices on volunteering and
volunteer management.
www.volunteerresource.org