The Nonprofit FAQ
| Local Organizations State-by-State: N through Z |
| In many states, an association of nonprofits provides management assistance, group buying, insurance, advocacy on behalf of the sector and other services of value to member organizations. Many of these associations are members of the National Council of Nonprofits; members of the National Council can be found at http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/salocator. To find information for a specific state, scroll down in this file. If the state is not listed, that means we have not heard of any general-purpose nonprofit support organization there. Any information that can add to or correct this list will be very welcome; please click on the Feedback button at the bottom of this page to send us any suggestions or corrections. Action without Borders offers listings of organizations searchable by country (and state) with links to their websites and other information. See http://www.idealist.org/. Idealist also maintains a list of "support organizations" for nonprofits in the US and around the world, see http://www.nonprofits.org/tools/support-orgs.html. The addresses of state charities registration offices are available from the National Association of State Charities Officials at http://www.nasconet.org/agencies. NEBRASKANonprofit Association of the Midlands http://www.nonprofitam.org Executive Service Corps-Nebraska provides management and technical assistance. -- 402/522-7934 See also the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at http://bsbpa.umkc.edu/mwcnl// NEVADANevada Association of Nonprofits Organizations Contact: Linda Lysakowski, President of Board 10245 S. Maryland Parkway # 1188 Las Vegas, NV 89123 Phone: (702) 832-0955, Fax: (702) 892-0655 linda@cvfundraising.com NEW HAMPSHIRENew Hampshire Center for Nonprofits 10 Ferry Street, Suite 315 Concord, NH, 03301 (603) 225.1947 (603) 228.5574 http://www.nhnonprofits.org/ Executive Service Corps of New Hampshire provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.escne.org/NNE.html NEW JERSEYCenter for Non-Profit Corporations 1501 Livingston Avenue North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 (732) 227-0800 Fax: (732) 227-0087 http://www.njnonprofits.org// The Pro Bono Partnership is a source for pro bono transactional legal assistance for charities in suburban New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. -- http://www.probonopartnership.org The National Executive Service Corp office in Manhattan provides management and technical assistance in northern New Jersey -- See New York. Executive Service Corps of the Deleware Valley provides management and technical assistance in southern New Jersey. -- http://www.escdv.org You can look at information on charities registered with the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs at http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/charfrm.htm NEW YORKCouncil of Community Services of New York State NCNA member 272 Broadway Albany, New York 12204 (518) 434.9194 Fax: (518) 434.0392 http://www.ccsnys.org The Council of Community Services of New York State (CCSNYS) serves nonprofits across New York State. CCSNYS has five locations in the state with corporate offices in Albany and regional offices in New York City, Oneonta, Poughkeepsie and Mt. Vernon. Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York 1350 Broadway, No. 1801 New York, NY 10018 (212) 502-4191 fax (212) 502-4189 The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) serves nonprofits in the five counties (“boroughs”) that make up New York City, as well as Westchester County and the two counties of Long Island – Nassau and Suffolk. "Cause Effective is a New York-based nonprofit that helps nonprofit organizations build their capacities to develop human and financial resources through consulting, workshops, and publications." http://www.causeeffective.org/ "Citizens for NYC mission is to stimulate and support self-help and civic action to improve the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods." http://ccnyc.neighborhoodlink.com/ccnyc/ "Community Resource Exchange is a not-for-profit organizations that provides management assistance to the diversity of not-for-profit groups serving the poor and disenfranchised." http://www.creny.org/ Executive Service Corps of Central New York provides management and technical assistance from Oneonta. -- http://www.hartwick.edu/esc Executive Service Corps of Rochester provides management and technical assistance. -- 585/242-6574 Executive Service Corps of the Tri-Cities provides management and technical assistance in the Albany area. -- http://www.escot-inc.org/ Fund for the City of New York "is an independent private operating foundation and public charity. Its mandate is to respond to the opportunities and problems of New York City; to improve the performance of the city's government and the quality of life of its citizens. To achieve these ends, the Fund introduces new programs, technology, and methods to government agencies and nonprofit organizations, and helps to implement them." (Description from Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/nyc.html) http://www.fcny.org/portal.php/fcny/about/ "In case you hadn't seen it, the Lawyers Alliance for New York (http://www.lany.org/) puts out a publication called "Getting Organized" ($85) which is available from the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (1 East 53rd Street New York, NY - phone 212-319-2787) that we have been using to set up a NFP organization in NY. The guide is very New York specific, but so-far (we're through the state filing and getting ready to submit 1023 to the IRS) we haven't needed a lawyer. For what its worth you may want to pass it on to others looking at forming a NY NFP organization." -Bob Purtell Materials for the Arts gathers potentially useful materials from businesses and makes them available to artists and art projects in New York City. -- http://www.mfta.org National Executive Service Corps provides management and technical assistance from New York City. -- http://www.nesc.org/ The Pro Bono Partnership is a source for pro bono legal assistance with business transactions for charities in suburban New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. -- http://www.probonopartnership.org "The Support Center for Nonprofit Management works with nonprofit organizations, offering training, coaching and consulting services tools to help them navigate today’s demands. The Support Center works directly with Board Leaders, Executive Directors and their staff, helping meet challenges." (Adapted from webpage -- Ed.) http://www.supportctr.org/ A long list of Public Interest and Research Groups based in New York City with thumbnail descriptions and weblinks is available at the Columbia University Library at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/nyc.html NORTH CAROLINANorth Carolina Center for Nonprofits 1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27609-7322 (919) 790-1555 fax: (919) 790-5307 http://www.ncnonprofits.org "NCYT is a statewide community of young people working and volunteering in North Carolina’s nonprofit sector. NYCT’s mission is to encourage and mobilize the resources of young nonprofit professionals and those interested in promoting the active involvement of young people in the nonprofit sector." (North Carolina Network of Young Nonprofit Professionals) http://www.ncyt.org/ http://www.nonprofit-gov.unc.edu is a new website set up for the Project to Strengthen Local Government-Nonprofit Relationships, which is a collaboration of the Institute of Government (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and the NC Center for Nonprofits. This site provides links to articles related to both nonprofit management and nonprofit-government relationships. We are in the process of adding training exercises for both graduate students and professionals. (4/12/01) ESC of the Greater Triangle provides management and technical assistance from Durham. -- http://www.esctriangle.org/ Executive Service Corps of Charlotte provides management and technical assistance. -- 704-688-2740 In 2004, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation that directs the Office of State Budget and Management to develop new reporting guidelines for non-state entities (including nonprofits) that receive state grants or federal funds that flow through state government agencies. The new gudelines will replace the existing reporting requirements and take effect July 1, 2005. (From the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, 3/2/05.) NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations PO Box 1091 1605 E Capitol Ave Bismarck ND 58502 (701) 258.9101 http://www.ndano.org/ See the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at http://bsbpa.umkc.edu/mwcnl// OHIOOhio Association of Nonprofit Organizations 100 E. Broad Street, Suite 2440 Columbus OH 43215-3119 (614) 280-0233 Fax: (614) 280-0657 http://www.ohiononprofits.org Center for Nonprofit Excellence "Our mission is to help nonprofit organizations in the greater Summit County [Akron] area to achieve their missions through effective management." http://www.cfnpe.org OKLAHOMAExecutive Service Corps of Central Oklahoma provides management and technical assistance from Oklahoma City. -- http://connections.oklahoman.net/escco/ OREGONOregon Nonprofit Coalition Coordinating Council A project of Technical Assistance for Community Services, Portland, Oregon. http://www.tacs.org Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.esc-cincinnati.org The Community Nonprofit Resources Group (http://www.cnrg-portland.org/) has an active email discussion list for people who work in nonprofits. See the website for details. You can search the database of charitable organizations registered with the Oregon Department of Justice by accessing http://www.state.or.us/cgi-bin/OrgQuery.pl PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) 777 East Park Drive, Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-236-8584 x1003, Fax: 717-236-8767 http://www.pano.org/ "Delaware Valley Grantmakers [is a] regional resource for networking, news and information on grantmaking and philanthropy in greater Philadelphia and neighboring regions." http://www.dvg.org/ Executive Service Corps of the Lehigh Valley provides management and technical assistance. -- 610-504-6199 Executive Service Corps of the Deleware Valley provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.escdv.org Executive Service Corps of Western Pennsylvania provides management and technical assistance. -- 412-227-4057 Nonprofit Leadership Institute is "a resource center for nonprofit boards" at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. -- http://www.nli.duq.edu/nli/index.cfm The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University (Philadelphia) "provides capacity building services to nonprofit organizations." http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/ RHODE ISLANDThe Nonprofit Institute 500 Prospect Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 728-1331 http://www.thenonprofitinstitute.org Formerly Nonprofit Resources of Southern New England. Executive Service Corps of New England (Rhode Island) provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.escne.org/Rhode_Island/rhode_island_index.htm SOUTH CAROLINASouth Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations 900 Elmwood Ave., Ste. 101 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 929-0399 Fax: (803) 929-0173 http://www.scanpo.org SOUTH DAKOTANo information about support for nonprofits in South Dakota is available. TENNESSEECenter for Nonprofits 630 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 423-752-0300 http://www.cnpchatt.org Provides capacity building services to nonprofits in the Chattanooga area. (From the website -Ed.) Center for Nonprofit Management 44 Vantage Way, Suite 230 Nashville, Tennessee 37228 615) 259-0100 Fax (615) 259-0400 http://www.cnm.org/ "The Center for Nonprofit Management is a nonprofit organization committed to helping nonprofits enhance their results by providing education, consulting, research, performance evaluation, and recognition." (From the website -Ed.) TEXASTexas Association of Nonprofit Organizations 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd., Box 51 Austin, TX 78752 (512) 223-7076 Fax: (512) 223-7210 http://www.tano.org "Amarillo Area Foundation offers management and technical assistance to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle through the Nonprofit Services Center." http://www.aaf-hf.org/nonprofit.htm Executive Service Corps of Houston provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.eschouston.org Executive Service Corps of San Antonio provides management and technical assistance. -- http://www.escsa.org/ "The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Management is to build a stronger community by increasing the performance and impact of nonprofit organizations." (Dallas) -- http://www.cnmdallas.org/index.html Nonprofit Service Center of Tarrant County provides management and technical assistance From Ft. Worth. -- 817/924-5393 "Greenlights for Nonprofit Success strengthens Central Texas nonprofits through consulting, education, networking and resources." (Austin) http://www.greenlights.org "The Management Assistance Program (MAP) is committed to assisting individuals and organizations improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. the purpose of MAP is to provide management training and consultations to help nonprofit managers, staff, board members and key volunteers improve their management skills, enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their organizations, examine current issues related to nonprofit management and diversify their funding sources." (Corpus Christi) http://coserve1.panam.edu/nrc/cc.html "The Management Assistance Program is Houston's one-stop management support center for nonprofits." http://www.unitedwayhouston.org/help/map.html North Texas Center for Nonprofit Management (Wichita Falls) http://coserve1.panam.edu/nrc/wf.html The Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource Center (Edinburg) http://coserve1.panam.edu/nrc/ Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources ("Texas C-BAR") links nonprofits to pro-bono attorneys for matters not involving any litigation. -- http://www.texascbar.org There's a listing of organizations in the Texas Nonprofit Management Support Network online at http://coserve1.panam.edu/nrc/tips.html Texas Nonprofit Management Assistance Network (San Antonio) http://www.texasnetwork.org/ DebITRC.at.aol.com wrote on Nov 22 1994: I am listing the Texas members of the nonprofit Technology Resource Consortium (providers of assistance with technology to nonprofit organizations):
"The Texas Cultural & Arts Network (TCAnet) houses a host of information on arts and culture. It uses a virtual village theme with separate buildings for organizing content. TCAnet was two years in development and houses one of the largest arts & cultural collections on the Internet. Original content can be found amongst a huge collection of external links. TCAnet is a service of the Texas Commission on the Arts." --Laura M. Wiegand, Texas Commission on the Arts T (512) 463-5535 ext. 42330 http://www.arts.state.tx.us UTAHUtah Nonprofits Association 175 S. Main Street, Suite 750 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Tel: (801) 596-1800 Fax: (801) 596-1806 http://www.utahnonprofits.org VERMONTNo information is available. VIRGINIAVirginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations Contact: Russell Cargo 2711 Buford Road PMB # 339 Bon Air, VA 23235 Phone:(804) 516-3014 racargo@vanno.org The Coalition of Virginia Nonprofits c/o David L. Bailey, Lobbyist 1001 E. Broad St., Suite 225 Richmond, VA 23219 804-643-5554 BaileyDBA@aol.com http://www.cvnp.org/ "The goal of the SW Virginia Nonprofit Development Program is to provide an affordable, high quality training program that will result in better-managed non-profits serving the communities of this part of the Commonwealth." http://www.radford.edu/~bac/gnac/locations.htm WASHINGTONNorthwest Nonprofit Resources PO Box 9066 Spokane, WA 99209-9066 (509) 325-4303 http://www.nnr.org/ Executive Alliance 508 2nd Ave W Seattle, WA 98119 206 328-3836 http://www.exec-alliance.org A membership association for EDs of nonprofit organizations in the central Puget Sound region. "Advancing a Powerful Nonprofit Sector-Supporting a Vibrant Community and Thriving Economy" The Nonprofit Center 1501 Pacific Avenue, Suite 320 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 272-5844 http://www.npcenter.org/ The Nonprofit Network 904 Main Street Vancouver, WA 98660 (360) 695-6443 http://www.npnnw.org/ Volunteer Centers of Washington http://www.volunteerwashington.org/ Links to the volunteer centers that are active throughout the state and resources for volunteer managers and people who want to volunteer. Whatcom Council of Nonprofits c/o 119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: 360-671-6463 Email: wcf@whatcomcf.org http://www.wcnwebsite.org Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations facilitates connections between attorneys and nonprofit organizations needed assistance with business law questions such as leases, employee handbooks, intellectual property protection, bylaws, etc. ("Business law" questions do not include situations in which a lawsuit is underway or on the horizon.) Information from the website at http://www.waaco.org. Executive Service Corps of Washington provides management and technical assistance from Seattle. -- http://www.escwa.org For a list of Washington state agencies whose programs affect nonprofits one way or another, see http://www.exec-alliance.org/require.shtml. This page includes links to those agencies' own websites. For a list of organizations supporting nonprofits in the central Puget Sound area, see http://www.exec-alliance.org/support2.shtml; also included are links to centers serving nonprofits in other cities across the state. These lists are maintained by Executive Alliance -- http://www.exec-alliance.org. You can search the database of organizations registered with the Washington Secretary of State under the Charitable Solicitations Act (RCW 19.09) using the search page is available through http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/default.htm "The database of Human Services managed by Crisis Clinic of Seattle/King County is now available online at no cost to users. Thousands of services throughout King County are listed with program details and the database is searchable by topic area or keyword, and also by geographical region so you can find what you need. The address for Community Resources Online (CRO) is: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/crisisclinic. You can also get to CRO from Crisis Clinic's new web site at http://crisisclinic.org. Topic Areas include: Education, Health Care, Income and economic opportunity, Protection, law and safety, Individual and Family Life, Target groups, Organizational systems, Basic Needs, Mental health care, and Environmental Quality." -- Philp Klein WISCONSINThere is a Nonprofit Center in Milwaukee with information for and about nonprofits in Wisconsin. The website address is: http://my.execpc.com/~npcm/ ENTECH (http://www.entech.org) provides unbiased technology assessments and consultancy services for nonprofits in South-Eastern Wisconsin. Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) as a program of the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management (http://www.uwm.edu/MilwaukeeIdea/HBI), ENTECH is actively involved in empowering nonprofits in technology. (Email 9/2/05) WYOMINGThe Wyoming Secretary of State has a page of helpful information about nonprofit corporations in that state at http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/np.htm. States in the first half of the alphabet are listed in http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faq/210-74/96-23 If you see something that needs to be corrected or know of an organization that should be listed, please click on "Feedback" below and let us know. Thank you! Minor updates, 6/1/01; corrections and updates, 2/20/02; further small changes 3/2/02; Virginia added 3/6/02; Wisconsin added 8/14/03; URLs and other information revised 4/27/05; further additions and revisions 5/5/05; 5/30/05; 7/8/05; ESC links added 7/10/05; Utah address change 7/28/05; ENTECH (WI) 9/24/05; Tennessee Nonprofit Association removed 12/7/05; NLI (Pennslyvania) added 2/4/06 Texas C-BAR added 3/2/06; Executive Service Corps of the Deleware Valley entry corrected 5/23/06; Materials for the Arts (NY) added 6/24/06; more Washington centers 6/25/06; Chattanooga, Tennessee, added 8/2/07; Washington information updated 6/14/08; "NCNA" replaced by general information about the National Council of Nonprofits; Vermont Association deleted (no longer operating) 2/17/09; Pennsylvania Association address updated 5/11/09 -- PB |