For Oregon and Washington Nonprofits:

The Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO)  
This statewide organization connects nonprofits of all types and sizes to share information and support one another.  NAO merged with Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS) to provide training, consultation, information, and resources that nonprofits need to do their work better.  NAO sponsors an Executive Directors, Nonprofit Fiscal Managers, Information Technology and Diversity Leaders Networks.

The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook  

The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook is a how-to guide for both emerging and established nonprofit organizations. It is four reference books in one: legal, tax exemption, management, and accounting. The new edition includes an expanded section on the Board of Directors, a discussion of the revised Form 990, new policies to help you comply with governance concerns, and more.  View Q&A with the Handbook’s authors.

Guide to Nonprofit Board Service in Oregon
Published by the Oregon Department of Justice, this publication provides a basic introduction to the role and responsibilities of Boards of Directors.

Oregon and National Resources  
Broad range of technical assistance and organizational resources intended for Volunteer Managers available at the Oregon Volunteers website.

Lots of Nonprofit Resources
The Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is focused on creating an infrastructure of support for local nonprofits in a rapidly growing and dynamic community. This webpage is chock full of links to a range of useful resources.

For Grant Seekers

Oregon Foundation Websites 
Grant writers can access dozens of websites for members of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Federal Grant Opportunities
A good one-stop resource for finding current opportunities for the full range of Federal grants.

Guidestar
Includes Federal Tax Return (Form 990) information for nonprofit organizations and foundations. Look up PDF’s of 990’s to see grant award amounts, funding patterns, grant application guidelines and more.

Nonprofit guides
Grant writers will find good background on the basic elements needed to create full grant proposals and you can review some sample proposals.

Willamette Valley Development Officers
Provides information, training and support for development directors, grant writers, strategic planners and consultants.  Publishes a membership and consultant directory.

Oregon Foundation Databook
This publication is the bible for Oregon grant writers.  Every foundation is here along with a list of their most recent grantees and amounts.  If a grant writer was going to buy one publication to find potential Oregon grant sources then this is it.

For Program Planning

Program Guides
Several useful publications are available for download (free registration) including Mapping Change: Creating a Theory of Change and Making Measures Work for You: Outcomes and Evaluation

Census Data: American fact finder 
A great resource forreference information that can document community needs with data from the U.S. Census Bureau.