Links

http://www.genie.org—A project of the California Management Assistance Partnership, and the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, this site contains a wealth of nonprofit experts' opinions, publications, links, and answers to frequently asked questions, including 22 FAQ's pertaining specifically to Form 990.

http://www.form990.org—The Form 990 website. This site is a prototype of an electronic or magnetic filing system that when enabled will allow the user to complete a Form 990 and submit it to the appropriate agencies. Additionally the site will enable the public to view any Form 990 on record. The form 990 will be a smart form and will signal the user when calculation, ratio, and omission errors are made.

http://www.muridae.com/publicaccess/index.html—"The U.S. Nonprofit Organization's Public Disclosure Regulation Site." Eric Mercer, Manager, DU Consulting and Development Division developed this site as a resource guide for information access. This site provides valuable links to publish Form 990 online, federal rules regarding disclosure and financial analysis of tax returns.

http://www.990online.com—Eric Mercer's site on how to fulfill requirements of the new IRC Section 6104 (d) through online publication.

http://www.bway.net/~hbograd/cyb-acc.html—Cyber-Accountability Project of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York. A scholarly, well written site that addresses issues within the nonprofit sector and offers a listserv for the sector.

http://www.ecfa.org—"Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship" and "Donor's Bill of Rights." Evangelical Council of Financial Responsibility. Seven Standards is a doctrine of practices to adopt for a responsible and accountable organization. Donor's Bill informs a perspective donor on what they should know before they donate.

http://www.bbb.org/pas/srp/—Council of Better Business Bureau's Standards for Charitable Solicitations. The BBB outlines activity standards to promote ethical practices by philanthropic organizations. Subject areas range from governance to public accountability. This site also provides definitions of activities and could be useful in developing by-laws.

http://www.give.org/standard.cfm—National Charities Information Bureau's Standards in Philanthropy. This site details standards by which a donor can judge an organization and offers a free publication entitled Wise Giving Guide.

http://www.guidestar.org—GuideStar, an initiative of Philanthropic Research, Inc., contains numerous information on specific nonprofit organizations. It currently has data and statistics for more than 650,000 nonprofits.

http://www.nonprofits.org—Information for and about nonprofit organizations. An overview of the nonprofit sector with news, changes and developments. This site has a nonprofit locator, essays on fundraising and giving and an extensive FAQ database.

http://nccs.urban.org—The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) located at the Urban Institute. NCCS serves as the national repository from the Internal Revenue Service and other sources of statistical information on the nonprofit sector.

http://www.independentsector.org/programs/leadership/goal1.htm—"A Checklist of Accountability," Independent Sector. This site provides a list of items to disclose that fosters trust between grantmakers and grantseekers.

http://www.nsfre.org—The National Society of Fundraising Executives website. News, professional certification information, fund-raising resource center, directory of consultants.

http://www.ncna.org—The National Council on Nonprofit Associations website. This organization is a network of state and regional associations with a collaborative membership of more than 20,000 community nonprofits.

Additional Links of Interest

http://www.NASCOnet.org—The Board of Directors of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) is the publisher of this website. This website is intended to be a meeting place for nonprofit leaders in the United States of America and U.S. state charity officials.

http://www.nptimes.com—Nonprofit Times

http://www.irs.gov/bus_info/eo/index.html—Information for tax exempt organizations from the IRS Exempt Organizations (EO) Division.

http://www.nonprofits.org/library/gov/urs/—The Unified Registration Statement (URS) represents an effort to consolidate the information and data requirements of all states that require registration of nonprofit organizations performing charitable solicitations within their jurisdictions. The effort is organized by the National Association of State Charities Officials and the National Association of Attorneys General, and is one part of the Standardized Reporting Project, whose aim is to standardize, simplify, and economize compliance under the states' solicitation laws.