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.

NEBRASKA



Nonprofit 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//

NEVADA



Nevada 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

[email protected]

NEW HAMPSHIRE



New 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 JERSEY



Center 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 YORK



Council 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 CAROLINA



North 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 DAKOTA



North 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//

OHIO



Ohio 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

OKLAHOMA



Executive Service Corps of Central Oklahoma provides management and technical assistance from Oklahoma City.
-- http://connections.oklahoman.net/escco/

OREGON



Oregon 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

PENNSYLVANIA



Pennsylvania 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 ISLAND



The 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 CAROLINA



South 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 DAKOTA



No information about support for nonprofits in South Dakota is available.

TENNESSEE



Center 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.)

TEXAS



Texas 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):

  • Center for Nonprofit Management
    2900 Live Oak

    Dallas, 75204
    Tel 214-826-3470.

  • Computer Learning Center--United Way of Texas Gulf

    2200 North Loop West
    Houston, Texas, 77018
    Tel
    713-685-2481.

  • Funding Information Center
    507 Brooklyn
    San
    Antonio, Texas 78215
    Tel 512-227-4333


"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

UTAH



Utah 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

VERMONT



No information is available.

VIRGINIA



Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations

Contact: Russell Cargo

2711 Buford Road PMB # 339

Bon Air, VA 23235

Phone:(804) 516-3014

[email protected]

The Coalition of Virginia Nonprofits
c/o David L. Bailey, Lobbyist

1001 E. Broad St., Suite 225

Richmond, VA 23219

804-643-5554

[email protected]

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

WASHINGTON



Northwest 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: [email protected]

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

WISCONSIN



There 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)

WYOMING



The 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

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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