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The National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) is the network of state and regional nonprofit associations serving over 20,000 members in 41 states and the District of Columbia. NCNA links local organizations to a national audience through state associations, and helps small and mid-sized nonprofits.

With 10,000 members in 12+ cities, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) is a powerful, organic vehicle for retaining and strengthening next generation nonprofit leadership. Led by and directly responsive to the needs of early career nonprofit professionals, YNPN engages and supports young professionals through professional development, networking opportunities, and advocacy.

Stone & Youngberg LLC provides underwriting and investment services to clients in a thoughtful, reliable and honest manner and offers a wide variety of tax-exempt and taxable securities for investment by individuals and institutions. Stone & Youngberg underwrites more California municipal debt issues than any other firm in the United States. Headquarted in San Francisco, Stone & Youngberg has offices throughout California and in major markets nationwide.

Best of the Board Cafe: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards: You love the newsletter, now read the book! By Board Cafe Editor Jan Masaoka and other contributors. "A must-read, must-have for nonprofit board members. If only every board member knew the nitty-gritty provided by this book, the effectiveness and efficiency of boards (and executive directors) would triple overnight."— Barry Z. Posner, co-author, The Leadership Challenge

GIFT (Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training) believes that building a strong donor base is central to long-term social justice. We provide training, analysis, and resources, and publish the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, co-founded by Kim Klein. Want to get effective fundraising ideas every other month? Visit our website to subscribe today!

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a consulting, training, and research organization helping nonprofits with management tools, strategies, and resources to lead change. With San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, we work with community-based nonprofits in executive transition, planning, boards of directors, finance systems and business planning, fundraising, and technology.

Spectrum Nonprofit Services provides consulting and training in the areas of finance, business planning and strategy for community-based nonprofits throughout the Midwest. Our framework helps organizations better articulate how they accomplish their mission and build an organization around the dual bottom line of mission impact and financial sustainability.

KFAI is a volunteer-based community radio station broadcasting information, arts and entertainment programming for a Twin Cities audience of diverse racial, social and economic backgrounds. KFAI provides a voice for people ignored or misrepresented by mainstream media, and fosters the values of democracy and social justice in its listening area.

Darkness to Light's public awareness campaign seeks to raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse. Our newest initiative, Stewards of Children, a sexual abuse prevention program, provides frontline training for organizations and corporations that serve children and youth.

The National Safety Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, charitable, international public service organization dedicated to educating and influencing people to prevent accidental injuries and deaths. We serve as the nation's leading resource on industry trends, professional development, and strategies for advancing safety and health programs and practices.

Road of Life: Cancer Prevention for Kids offers a free, easy to use health education curriculum for 3rd to 5th graders. Road of Life is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating preventable cancers by educating children on fitness, nutrition and tobacco use decisions they can make to lead healthier lives.

The 360 Group is an organizational development and executive search consulting firm, driven to assist organizations to be their most effective, so that communities are better served. In every search assignment, we make demographic and experiential diversity a priority, recognizing that a rich mix of professionals characterizes effective organizations.

Commongood Careers is an innovative nonprofit search firm supporting social entrepreneurs with recruitment and hiring needs at every level of the organizational chart. Over the past year, Commongood Careers completed 200 searches in 20 states for 50 of the nation's leading nonprofits, with 55% of those placements filled by candidates of color.

Energize, Inc. energizes leaders of volunteers with tools and wisdom to ensure every ounce of volunteer effort makes a difference. Find books, articles, free resources, and an innovative online training plan at www.energizeinc.com. Also publishes e-Volunteerism, a quarterly subscription journal edited by Susan J. Ellis and Steve McCurley.

Intellicorp.net:nationwide provider of background checks and employment and volunteerscreening. Our secure and instant online access to criminal records andother public information helps businesses and organizations reduce exposure to fraud, workplace violence, and negligent-hiringlawsuits. Intellicorp delivers the data you need to make the bestpossible risk decisions.

The Unemployment Services Trust is dedicated to providing the nonprofit community with a safe, cost-effective alternative to payment of state unemployment taxes. UST members save 50% of their unemployment taxes their first year of participation in the Trust. Visit www.chooseust.org or call Bill Downey at 1-888-249-4788 to learn more on how you can save!

Chapman welcomes you to experience and quality. You will notice that our unique approach to insurance and consulting provides our clients with a team of advisors. Beyond simply offering products, Chapman delivers peace of mind. With more than thirty years exclusively in nonprofits and a client focused service level, your cause is our commitment.

Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI-RRG): A 501(c)(3) nonprofit insurer that provides stable, specializedliability insurance coverage and free/highly subsidized loss control tomore than 2,300 nonprofits in 23 states plus DC. Coverages includegeneral liability, directors and officers, automobile, improper sexualconduct,social service professional, and liquor liability. Propertyinsurance available through partner program. All companies AM Bestrated A or better.

CAN Insurance Services (CIS) is a subsidiary of the California Association of Nonprofits, providing insurance services to thousands of nonprofits for more than 20 years. Visit our website today for a free quote and learn how we can help your organization.

Specialists in Non Profit Arts, Education, and Conservation Organizations throughout California. Nonprofit Environment Consultants' Professional and General Liability. Conservation Organizations--Art Galleries--Theater Groups--Retreat Centers. All your insurance needs. High service accounts welcome. Call us! We work for you. Ojai, California. 800-400-7288. www.mcdanielinsuranceservices.com

Nonprofits' Insurance Alliance of California (NIAC): A 501(c)(3) nonprofit insurer that provides stable, specializedliability insurance coverage and free/highly subsidized loss controlresources to more than 6,500 nonprofits throughout California.Coverages include general liability, directors and officers,automobile, improper sexual conduct, social service professional, andliquor liability. Property insurance available through partner program.All companies AM Best rated A or better.

Checco Communications is a consulting firm that specializes in branding. We help organizations better define who they are, what they do, how they do it, and why anyone should care enough to support them! Larry Checco, Principal, Silver Spring, Maryland

The National Directory of Ethnic Media is an indispensable tool for reaching ethnic consumers, voters, and communicators in the United States. The Directory lists more than 2,000 organizations, including print, online, radio, and television. Searchable by city, state, language, ethnicity and media type. From New America Media, the first and largest national collaboration of ethnic news organizations.

Traverso Santana Design, the San Francisco partnership behind the Blue Avocado website, brings the power of design to nonprofits and public agencies. We handle all aspects of brand communications, from identity development to marketing campaigns, from printed annual reports to full scale websites.

American culture purports to "value" family, but too few public policies, and corporate and nongovernmental practices promote strong families and successful youth. This newest brief from the National Human Services Assembly, "Family Strengthening Writ Large," challenges the human services sector, in partnership with low-income families, to make "family fundamentals" a reality for the vast majority of families.

The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national

clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. NCCS works closely with the IRS and others and builds national, state, and regional databases and develops uniform standards for nonprofit reporting.

Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out: As the sector turns its attention to strengthening its leadership pipeline, this 2008 study of 4,700 nonprofits finds positive indicators on the recruitment, retention, and development of next-generation leaders. The study also reports on significant barriers faced by new leaders, and makes recommendations for organizations and for funders. From CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Meyer Foundation, and Idealist.org. (Click for free PDF.)

Finally, an easy-to-use, affordable tool to organize your board of directors online. Available as a fully hosted solution with no hardware or software to install. BOARDnetWORK gives your board a full set of integrated communications tools to exchange information. Take alook at the demo at www.boardnetwork.org.

Save up to 96% on popular and new software for your nonprofit. TechSoup Stock can help your nonprofit build its computer technology on a tight budget, with donated products from Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, Symantec, and more. Exclusive distributor of Microsoft product donations. Fees as low as 4% of retail value. No membership fee.