Top 10 Center Resources

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We're always curious what resources and membership benefits are most important to you. Here is the list of the NH Center for Nonprofits top ten resources used by members and website users.

  1. McKinsey & Company's Board Self-Assessment Tool
    This Nonprofit Board Self-Assessment Tool is designed to help nonprofit organizations assess their board's performance and identify priorities for board activities going forward.
  2. How to Start a Nonprofit in New Hampshire
    Harbor Compliance's "How to Start a Nonprofit in New Hampshire" guide covers every aspect of starting a nonprofit.
  3. Volunteer Policies Template
    Easily adapt this Volunteer Policies Handbook template for use in your organization.
  4. Sample By-Laws
    When you're getting ready to write your organization's by-laws it can be helpful to look at samples from other organizations.
  5. Capital Campaign Brochure Samples
    NH Public Radio, NH Technical Institute, and the Cocheco Valley Humane Society shared their capital campaign brochures.
  6. A Checklist of Filing Requirements for NH Nonprofits
    A great list of initial and ongoing filing requirements for nonprofits in NH
  7. Wages & Benefits Report
    THE 2024 SURVEY IS NOW OPEN! The Center, in partnership with  Common Good Vermont and the Maine Association of Nonprofits, conducts a compensation survey every two years to equip New Hampshire nonprofits with reliable, local data to catalyze conversations, shape compensation strategies, and justify compensation levels to the public and the IRS.
  8. Development Plan Samples
    Check out these sample development plans for ideas to develop your own.
  9. Budget Template
    Use this worksheet as a sample for your own budget.
  10. Board Self-Assessment Tool
    The Board Self-Assessment Questionnaire allows nonprofit boards to assess their effectiveness in 13 aspects of governance, ranging from board-staff roles to external relations practices. This tool has been used by hundreds of boards and thousands of board members throughout the US and abroad since 2009.