Resources & Tools
Explore a curated library of free resources for nonprofits and social impact teams: practical tools, templates, and guides we recommend helping you strengthen strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
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Resources for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Ready
Choose from over 600 free online courses, videos, and downloadable guides to support the most common nonprofit jobs.
Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management.
Narrative Initiative
A curated collection of guides, worksheets, webinars and trainings offered as a resource for the field of narrative change practitioners. While Narrative Initiative created some of these resources, others are generated by partners. If you’re new to the idea of narrative change, check out the “where to start” section.
Tags: Communications, Narrative Change, Messaging.
Acumen Academy
Free online courses that are available to social change leaders of all types. Courses cover a variety of topics.
Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management, Strategic Planning.
Propel Nonprofits
Free resources for nonprofits with helpful articles and downloadable templates and checklists on a variety of topics.
Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management, Strategic Planning.
Spitfire Communications Tools
Best-in-class communications tools and resources for the dreamers, the game changers, the innovators and the movement leaders.
Tags: Communications, Marketing.
Smart Chart created by Spitfire
The Smart Chart is a free tool designed to help mission-driven organizations create an actionable and effective communications plan.
Tags: Communications, Messaging, Marketing.
Nonprofit Financial Commons
Free resources and recorded webinars on a variety of topics to help nonprofit leaders sustain, grow, and innovate.
Tags: Accounting and Finance, Operations.
Nonprofit Learning Lab
Browse 100+ hours of free nonprofit resources, including downloadable guidebooks and webinar series. These resources are designed to help executive directors, c-suite staff, development directors, program directors, volunteer managers, operation directors, and board members.
Tags: Fundraising, Grant Writing, Leadership, Governance, Accounting and Finance, Operations, Marketing, Communications, Volunteer Engagement, Program Management.
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Tips and free tools nonproft leaders and funders offering webinars, workshops and other resources. Some resources are fee-based.
Tags: Accounting and Finance, Leadership, Operations.
Board Source
Board Source provides nonprofit board resources to increase board effectiveness and strengthen organizational impact. They offer free downloadable resources, trainings and publications.
Tags: Leadership, Board Governance, Strategic Planning.
Strong Nonprofits Toolkit by The Wallace Foundation & BDO
Resources to strengthen nonprofit financial management and governance including downloadable templates.
Tags: Leadership, Accounting and Finance, Board Governance.
Reflection Tools + Quizzes:
Find Your Kairos Moment
A short reflection for social impact leaders navigating complexity and change.
Strategic Plan Clarity Quiz
Is Your Strategic Plan Doing Its Job? If your plan feels more like a document than a driver or if your team struggles to communicate what really matters, you’re not alone. Many nonprofits have a “plan on paper,” but it often lacks the clarity and specificity needed to inform decisions, priorities, and communications. That’s why we created the Strategic Plan Clarity Quiz, a quick and practical tool to help you determine whether your plan provides a powerful foundation for clear communication and confident leadership, or if it’s time for a change. Take the quiz today and find out: Strategic Plan Clarity Quiz