Organizational development for nonprofits

The Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) offers training, workshops and conferences.

Sign up for individual coaching to get the financial skills you and your team need to make your nonprofit organization successful.

Save time and money finding quality workers for your business with personalized, zero-cost recruitment services.

Get information about managing a nonprofit organization, including financial planning, board governance, and sample policies.

Comprehensive guide for starting your nonprofit

Find a sponsor to accept donations and manage money for your project as you start up and grow.

Introduction to tax-exempt status in California.

Apply for tax-exempt status, find forms and federal resources.

If you engage in business in San Francisco, you must register, renew your registration annually, and show your Registration Certificate in your place of business.

Apply for and receive certain grants and contracts with the City as a Fully Compliant Supplier.

Learn what types of businesses are allowed at a particular location in San Francisco

Free, on-demand templates to support your nonprofit in navigating real estate and financial management needs.

Open a new business or change your business operations under Prop H.

First Year Free is a new program that waives the cost of many business fees for qualifying businesses.

Comprehensive online resource for starting, running, and growing a business in San Francisco.

Find funding opportunities for arts, youth, employment, health, housing and wellness services in San Francisco.

A list of Bay Area funders who award grants and funding to a wide range of causes and communities.

Candid offers free training to find, research and write grants and proposals.

A guide to organizational assessment tools and resources.

Evaluation tools and resources from the National Council of Nonprofits

Strengthen your organization with the help of pro bono volunteers.

CEN's mission is to improve the long-term sustainability of nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Resources and information from foundations, nonprofit organizations, government, and business.

Get help with creating a plan to strengthen your organization.

The foundation awards place-based grants, exploratory grants, and resource capacity-building grants.

The Solutions Project funds the most effective and least resourced climate organizations.

This page contains useful nonprofit resources from many different organizations and is curated by the City's Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative.