Curriculum
| Board Management and Donor Engagement |
| Branding and Marketing |
| Business Canvases |
| Design Thinking |
| Financial Management |
| Fundraising |
| Impact Metrics and Reporting |
| Incorporation and Accounting |
| Infrastructure and Operations |
| Leadership |
| Management – Stakeholders, Investors, and Volunteers |
| Spirituality |
| Storytelling |
| Strategic Partnerships |
Resources
Board Management and Donor Engagement
- Board Source: Boardsource.org – browse the largest collection of nonprofit governance and leadership publications, training and certificate programs, and diagnostic and assessment tools.
- The Bridgespan Group: Bridgespan.org– resources on Board Management, as well as a Knowledge Library for Nonprofits
Design Thinking
- Ideo U: IdeoU.com – coursework and training on Design Thinking, Creativity, and Storytelling
Fundraising
- Foundation Center: FoundationCenter.org – Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level.
- Jewish Federations (JFNA): Find your Federation – Local Jewish Federations support local initiatives. Find your local chapter to learn what grants are available for your organization.
- Jewish Communal Funds: Fiscal Sponsorship – apply for fiscal sponsorship from a donor advised fund in your issue area
Impact Metrics and Reporting
- General Assembly: GeneralAssemb.ly – Online and in-person courses for data analytics, coding, design, and more
Management – Stakeholders, Investors, and Volunteers
- The Entrepreneurial Myth (The E-Myth): Emyth.com – 1: The myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs. 2: The fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work.
Storytelling
- Start with Why: Simon Sinek on TED – He says inspired leaders think, act, and communicate from the inside out. They start with Why.
- Plus Acumen: Storytelling for Change – browse online courses for Storytelling and additional resources for building nonprofit organizations.
General Resources:
- Y Combinator: Startup School – Access to Y Combinator’s courses and curriculum. Startup School is a free 10-week massively open online course (MOOC).
- UJA Workshops: Weiner Center for Leadership and Learning – workshops for nonprofit professionals, lay leaders, and and more. Learn about budgeting, fundraising, management essentials
- Acumen+: Acumen+ offers free courses on design thinking, storytelling, and more.
- Blue Avocado: Blue Avocado provides a database of nonpfrofit resources, a place where nonprofit experts share their experiences and best practices
Grant Opportunities:
- Natan: Natan is a giving circle. Natan members pool their charitable contributions and decide together where the pooled funds should go.