Websites:
Bplans.com
Free information on business planning, examples, templates. Also sells business planning software, has links to data, provides model plans by type of business or service.
Strategyzer
Creator of the Business Model Canvas. Provides courses, web and iPad applications, and a book (provided with Strategies for Success course materials).
Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Glossary of Fundraising Terms
Candid
free basic information on over 100,000 foundations, staff support, and short courses. Finding a 990
GrantSpace
A service of Candid.org, provides short courses, information, and resources, for securing funding and operating effective organizations.
MIT Enterprise Forum Business Plan Resource Guide
A list of resources focused on writing a business plan
The Sustainability Mindset
Website for the book, The Sustainability Mindset, by Jeanne Bell and Steve Zimmerman; Includes free downloadable templates for generating matrix maps.
U.S. Small Business Adminstration
Has an online tutorial for preparing a business plan: SBA Learning Center- How To Write A Business Plan
The Modern Non-Profit
Blog on navigating starting, maintaining, and growing a non-profit. Article on 33 Must-Know Fundraising terms.
Publications:
After the grant: the nonprofit’s guide to good stewardship
Margolin, J.B. 2010. After the grant: the nonprofit’s guide to good stewardship. The Foundation Center, Washington, DC.
A brief tutorial for business planning for nonprofit enterprise
Massarksy, C.W. 2002. A brief tutorial for business planning for nonprofit enterprise.
The budget-building book for nonprofits: a step-by-step guide for managers and boards
Dropkin, M., J. Halpin, and B. La Touche. 2007. The budget-building book for nonprofits: a step-by-step guide for managers and boards. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
The business case for passion
Komisar, R. 2001. The business case for passion. Leader to Leader 19, Winter 2001.
Business model generation
Osterwalder, A. and Y. Pigneur. 2010. Business model generation. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken. Included in Strategies for Success course materials.
Enterprising nonprofits: revenue generation in the nonprofit sector
Massarsky, C.W. and S.L. Beinhacker. 2002. Enterprising nonprofits: revenue generation in the nonprofit sector. Yale School of Management, The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures.
The Foundation Center’s guide to proposal writing
Geever, J.C. 2012. The Foundation Center’s guide to proposal writing. The Foundation Center, Washington, DC.
The grantseeker’s guide to winning proposals
Margolin, J.B. and E.K. DiMaio. 2008. The grantseeker’s guide to winning proposals. (includes funder review notes) The Foundation Center, Washington, DC.
How to build a business plan
Massarksy, C.W. 1988. How to build a business plan. Article developed from “Business Planning for Nonprofit Enterprise” by C.W. Massarsky in Nonprofit Entrepreneur, New York, Foundation Center.
Hurdle: the book on business planning
Berry, T. 2002. Hurdle: the book on business planning. Eugene: Palo-Alto Software Inc. Also see software from Palo-Alto Software, Business Plan Pro.
The lean startup
Ries, E. 2011. The lean startup. Crown Business, New York.
Making money while making a difference: how to profit with a nonprofit partner
Steckel, R., R. Simons, J. Simons, and N. Tanen. 1999. Making money while making a difference: how to profit with a nonprofit partner. High Tide Press, New Lenox, IL. Useful publication regarding strategic alliance structures. Please note, publication written from vantage of for-profit audiences.
Models for financial sustainability of biological databases and resources
Chandras, C., et al. 2009. Models for financial sustainability of biological databases and resources. Database, Vol. 2009, Article ID bap017, doi:10.1093/database/bap017.
Nonprofit sustainability: making strategic decisions for financial viability
Bell, J., J. Masaoka, and S. Zimmerman. 2010. Nonprofit sustainability: making strategic decisions for financial viability. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
The sustainability mindset: using the matrix map to make strategic decisions
Bell, J. and S. Zimmerman. 2015. The sustainability mindset: using the matrix map to make strategic decisions. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
Foster, William Landes, et.al. (Spring 2009). “Ten Nonprofit Funding Models”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, pp. 32-39.
Venture forth! The essential guide to starting a moneymaking business in your nonprofit organization
Larson, R. 2002. Venture forth! The essential guide to starting a moneymaking business in your nonprofit organization. Saint Paul, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.