Nonprofit Resources
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Don’t forget to check out our donor resources and consultant list.
Working with your Community Foundation
Looking to understand how the Quad Cities Community Foundation can help your nonprofit bring its mission and vision to life? This guide walks you through all the ways you can work with the Community Foundation.
From there, explore the groups, organizations, and publications below. Each one is a gateway to invaluable support and insights to help nonprofits advance their missions.
groups to engage with
These membership groups don’t just offer useful tools and trainings—they also connect you with your peers across the region and beyond.
Nonprofit CEOs and executive directors connect, collaborate, and learn from each other at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Nonprofit fundraising professionals meet for for idea sharing, peer resourcing, and growth in development planning and execution at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Quad Cities Chapter
Education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy for local Quad Cities fundraising professionals.
Nonprofit board leadership research, leadership, and support. Tools, resources, and research data to increase board effectiveness and strengthen organizational impact.
Statewide association representing both grantmakers and nonprofits in Illinois. Education, advocacy, thought leadership, and facilitation of collective action.
Great River Human Resources Association
A volunteer organization whose primary objective is to educate human resources professionals in best practices.
Quad Cities Area Trauma Informed Consortium
A consortium of community members and local social service organizations working together to provide training and education about the impact of trauma on the health and well-being of individuals, families, and our community, and to change the systems in which health, human services, and education are provided.
Quad City Estate Planning Council
Provides educational opportunities for attorneys, certified public accountants, chartered life underwriters, trust officers, financial advisors, development officers, and other professionals actively practicing estate planning.
Quad City Planned Giving Council
Planned giving education and programming for advisors and nonprofit fundraising professionals.
ideas to explore
From publications to workshops, these resources are worth putting in regular rotation as you look to solve tough challenges and pursue exciting opportunities.
The Community Foundation’s very own toolkit full of customizable templates, language, and other tools that will help make your case for endowment. (Available to nonprofit endowment fund holders.)
A collection of tools to get the information needed to do good, including Guidestar, Candid Learning, GlassPockets, and others. Be sure to check out Candid’s Nonprofit Startup Assessment, which helps you evaluate your readiness to start a nonprofit and access resources to build your skills and knowledge as a founder.
Chamber of Commerce: How to Start a Nonprofit
The national Chamber of Commerce offers a thorough compendium of resources on how to start and register a nonprofit organization, including specific requirements for each state.
Publication providing news and opinion from "deeply reported stories on the big ideas that shape the work of charities and foundations to the practical guidance in our online resource center."
A comprehensive home base for principles, tools, events, and action opportunities within Community-Centric Fundraising, a reimagined fundraising model grounded in equity and social justice.
CompassPoint Finance and Strategy Resources
Templates, checklists, and more to help you strengthen your organization’s fiscal policies and procedures.
Valuable research and information on fundraising, stewardship, donor relations, and more.
Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center
Workshops and training for nonprofit workers statewide, critical information on nonprofit issues, and publications and guidelines for Iowa’s nonprofit organizations.
Philanthropy education resources and support for educators, youth leaders, nonprofits, and families to help youth develop lifelong engagement in philanthropy as givers of time, talent, and treasure for the common good.
Mismatched: Philanthropy’s Response to the Call for Racial Justice
A comprehensive assessment by the Initiative for Philanthropic Racial Equity of racial equity and racial justice funding.
A wealth of guidance on a wide range of nonprofit accounting topics, from internal controls to reporting and operations.
Developed by the National Council of Nonprofits, a rundown of everything you need to know about independent audits.
Nonprofit Finance Fund Glossary
A comprehensive glossary of nonprofit finance terms and concepts.
Nonprofit publication "providing research-based articles and resources to educate the nonprofit sector."
Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Training nonprofits in capacity building, leadership development, technical assistance and resource support to make communities safer, healthier and more vibrant.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Publication "Informing and Inspiring Leaders of Social Change."
Created by the Wallace Foundation, this comprehensive toolkit is designed to strengthen your nonprofit financial management.