Sustainable Organizations
Resource Library

Resource

Offering(s)

Premier Partner

WNC Nonprofit Pathways

• Capacity building/assessment

AFP WNC

• Fundraising/resource development resources, networking

ARC Ready Appalachia

• Nonprofit resources and network of regional nonprofits

Board of Development Best Practices

• Searchable guide for forming and developing a board

Busting the Overhead Myth

• Resources for nonprofits looking to address overhead needs

Candid Learning

• Nonprofit resources and trainings

Collective Impact Forum

• Coalition building

Community Data Resources

• North Carolina-specific community data

Council of Nonprofits

• Resource Library and pro-bono tax and law references

DEI in the Workplace

• Free framework to initiate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices in your workplace

Finding Grants

• Library of searchable grant opportunities

Finding Grants Continued

• Library of searchable grant opportunities

Housing Assistance Council

• Resources for housing nonprofits

Little Green Light

• Affordable fundraising/CRM software for nonprofits

Mountain Community Capital Fund

• Loans for small businesses in WNC

MyFutureNC

• Education attainment data

National Council of Nonprofits

• General resource with varied nonprofit-specific articles/best practices

NC Center for Nonprofits

• Starting a nonprofit, DEI, sustainability, pro bono
  assistance

2024 NC Housing Coalition’s County Profiles

• A snapshot of housing needs for each of North Carolina’s 100 counties.

NC Housing Finance Agency

• Grants associated with home ownership and urgent
  repair

NC IDEA

• Entrepreneurship resources, data and grants for small businesses

NC Rural Center

• Lending, data, small business resources

Nonprofit Finance Fund

• Free, community-informed data consulting

Nonprofit Leadership Center

• Racial equity and leadership resources

Nonprofit Learning Lab

• Volunteer management and organizational assessment
  tools

Nonprofits Philanthropy in WNC

• Nonprofits, philanthropy and the independent sector

Nonprofit Technology Network

• Free technology efficiencies

North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

• Overall resource including free library, publications, pro
  bono services

Office of Strategic Partnerships- Monthly Connect Series

• NC public-private partnerships

Organizational Resilience Toolkit

• Checklist and searchable toolkit for organizational resilience

Organizational Sustainability Roadmap

• Self-assesment for organizational sustainability

Self-Help Credit Union

• Lending for nonprofits

Shift Happens in Community Toolkit

• Community-based organizing

Small Business Development and Technology Center

• Hands-on assistance for entrepreneurs

Storytelling Tips for Nonprofits

• A guide to assist nonprofits in promoting their impact to the outside world

Strategic Planning Basics

• Assistance to help start the strategic planning process

Tamarack Institute

• Coalition building

WNC Funder List

• Private foundations with the practice or potential to fund in Western North Carolina

WNC Health Network

• Resources and coalition for local Health & Wellness providers