The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services has developed a booklet that helps nonprofit deal with in-kind donations.

The 15 page PDF booklet looks at in-kind donations as hidden assets for your organization. The resource booklet is designed to give you a broad overview of how in-kind donations can be incorporated into your not-for-profit organization’s resource development efforts.

Among the topics covered are:

1. What are in-kind donations?
2. In-kind donations and your organization’s capacity/sustainability
3. Where to look for in-kind donation and how to approach prospective
4. Management of in-kind donations
5. Calculating the value of typical in-kind donations

Download your free copy at: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/AdolescentHealth/InKindDonations.pdf

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation launched the Knight News Release Workshop website to help nonprofits create effective press releases.

The website will show you how with a free step-by-step guide to creating a media plan and writing a news release. Resources include:

 
• Tips For Success
• Model News Release #1
• Model News Release #2
• News Release Worksheet
• Polishing Tools
• Flesch & the Common Man
• Things to Avoid

Check it out at: http://www.knightcommunications.org/workshop/index

Did you miss your chance to join the Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp for a day of knowledge, resources and networking, all focused on how to start and run a vibrant nonprofit? It was designed to educate and empower the next generation of nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs, connecting them with valuable industry resources, peers and potential supporters. And it was October 18th 2008.

Well, don't despair!

Nonprofit Boot Camp Online offers you free access to presentations, handouts, podcasts, and session notes from Nonprofit Boot Camp. Access it all via: http://craigslistfoundation.org/index.php?page=Nonprofit_Boot_Camp_Online.

GreatNonprofits is a place to find, review, and talk about nonprofits. You may already know that reviews by other people who have gone to a restaurant or tried out a doctor are a great way to find out about the quality of those services. If you have direct experience with a nonprofit, GreatNonprofits makes it easier for you to share your knowledge so that other people can discover the great nonprofits that are out there.

They don't review nonprofits themselves. Much like Amazon book reviews or consumer reviews site (Epinions, Zagats, TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc.), the reviews and ratings are posted by people who have been touched by a nonprofit and want to share their story about it. You'll see stories of people who have volunteered for or donated to nonprofits and stories of people who have received services.

Visit GreatNonprofits at http://www.greatnonprofits.org/.