200 Public Square
Suite 2650
Cleveland, OH 44113-2204
Tel: (216) 736-7711
Fax: (216) 736-7710
E-mail:  bvu@businessvolunteers.org
URL:  http://www.businessvolunteers.org/

Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) strengthens nonprofits by involving thousands of volunteers from the community; engaging hundreds of business executives and professionals on nonprofit boards of directors; and providing board and management consulting and training services for nonprofits.

10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7167
Tel: (216) 368-2275
Toll free: (800) 760-2275
Fax: (216)368-8592
URL:  http://www.cwru.edu/mandelcenter/

The Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations is located at Case Western Reserve University, and is a multi disciplinary center for education, research, and community service offering advanced degrees and certificates in nonprofit management in addition to other educational programs and services.

1226 Huron Road, #300
Cleveland, OH 44115-1702
Tel: (216) 781-2944
Fax: (216) 781-2988

The Center for Community Solutions helps policymakers, community leaders, and service providers to identify the health, social, and economic challenges facing Greater Cleveland, and to target resources toward sound, cost-effective solutions.

703 South Main Street, Suite 200
Akron, Ohio 44311
Tel.: (330) 762-9670
Fax: (330) 762-9678
E-mail: center@cfnpe.org
URL: http://www.cfnpe.org

The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence is to help nonprofit organizations achieve their missions through effective management.

(street address)
1717 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

(mailing address)
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: (216) 687-2135
URL: http://urban.csuohio.edu/

The College offers a master's degree in public administration with a subspecialization in nonprofit management, along with an academic certificate program in nonprofit management, and noncredit leadership and management training programs. The Center for Nonprofit Policy & Practice (CNP&P), founded in 2001, supports the nonprofit sector locally through training and technical assistance, scholarly and applied research, and education in the leadership and management of nonprofit organizations.

Tower Press, 1900 Superior Avenue, Suite 130
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 575-0331
Fax: (216) 575-0332
E-Mail: info@cpacbiz.org
URL: http://www.cpacbiz.org/

The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture works to strengthen NE Ohio's cultural assets and connect them with NE Ohio’s people and visitors. It has four program areas: public policy, communications, business capacity building, and research.

50 Public Square, Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113-2291
Tel: 1- (800) 505-4811 or (216)696-1292
Fax: (216)781-3349
E-mail: info@neo411.biz

The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) is the small business division of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. NEO411.biz, a service of COSE, is THE source for information on starting or growing your business in Northeast Ohio. Since beginning in 2004, the team at NEO411.biz has worked with thousands of individuals and small businesses, helping them connect with regional service providers and resources for assistance starting or growing their business.

7575 Northcliff Avenue, Suite 203
Brooklyn, OH 44144
Tel: (216) 741-4077
Fax: (216) 741-6042
E-mail: info@deacomfdn.org
URL:  http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/deaconess/index.html

In lieu of a financial grant, Deaconess Community Foundation has the internal capacity to provide accounting services to a limited number of qualified non-profit organizations for a specified time period.

The Master of Arts in Nonprofit Administration will prepare those interested in serving the community and moving into management and administration by teaching leadership models, team-building skills, ethical values and practices, financial management, and strategic planning.

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program at Kent State University focuses on management in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Contact: Carol K. Willen, Ph.D.
Manager, Lakeland Nonprofit and Public Service Center
Tel: (440) 525-7434
Fax: (440) 525-7601
E-mail: nonprofitcenter@lakelandcc.edu

The Nonprofit and Public Service Center at Lakeland Community College supports the capacity of nonprofit and public service organizations through professional development programs and consulting services and fosters opportunities for networking and collaboration in order to help build community.

Contact: Philip D. Star
Director,Center for Neighborhood Development
Mailing Address: 2121 Euclid Ave. UR 348
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location: Urban Affairs, Rm.UR348
Cleveland, OH
Tel: (216) 687-2241
Fax: (216) 687-9277
E-mail: phil@urban.csuohio.edu

A program for leaders in Cleveland area neighborhoods to increase knowledge, skills & access to resources.

1956 West 25th St., Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 830-2770
Fax: (216) 830-2767
E-mail: npi@neighborhoodprogress.org
URL: http://www.neighborhoodprogress.org

NPI is a nonprofit organization committed to restoring the health and prosperity of Cleveland's neighborhoods through a broad array of catalytic programs and services.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts-Cleveland
c/o Cleveland Bar Association
113 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 696-3525

Toledo Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
421-A North Michigan Street
Toledo, OH 43624
Tel: 419-255-3344

Service organization which provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and a resource library to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations.

Project Connect works with nonprofits throughout the state of Ohio to develop and utilize technology to improve the efficiency of service delivery, streamline business operations, and further mission fulfillment. Info Line, Inc., is Summit County's 24-hour community information and referral service, linking people in need of services with the providers of such services.

1005 North Abbe Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
Tel: (440) 366-4031
Fax: (440) 366-4159
URL: http://www.lorainccc.edu/Business+and+Industry/PSI/

The Public Services Institute of Lorain County Community College in collaboration with the Lorain County Growth Partnership present a comprehensive series of educational seminars geared specifically for elected officials, appointed officials, department administrators, and individuals considering elected office at any level of government.

Case Law School
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
Tel: (216) 368-3600
URL: http://www.law.case.edu/clinic/

Law students at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, with the supervision of faculty, learn the process of incorporating a nonprofit institution. In exchange, forming organizations can receive low-cost consulting and legal advice.

3615 Superior Avenue
Building 31, 4th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-4131
Tel: (216) 431-6070
Fax: (216) 431-6077
E-mail: info@organizeohio.org
URL: http://www.organizeohio.org/

Organize Ohio works to advance and encourage community organizing in the state of Ohio. Organize! Ohio is working to build a system of support for community organizing by providing training, increasing communication, and advocating for resources to strengthen local organizing efforts around the state.

The Akron Community Online Resource Network is a service of the Akron Summit County Public Library. ACORN offers three basic services to users: access to local information and community organizations; internet access; and free web site hosting for non profit groups, clubs, and organizations in Summit County.

C/O Dan Hanson, Director
3150 Payne Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 781-4131
E-mail: cap@magnuminc.com

CAPS collects and donates computer equipment to underresourced nonprofits. This on-going project gathers donated computer equipment, parts and software and does testing and repair work to create functional systems. The repaired systems are then donated to worthwhile causes. They have donated over 1000 PCs to various non-profit organizations in the community.

NORTHWEST OHIO

1700 North Reynolds Road
Toledo, Ohio 43615
Tel: (419) 531-2046
Fax: (419) 531-5049
URL:  http://www.artscouncillew.org

The Arts Council Lake Erie West is a regional nonprofit arts organization serving Northwest Ohio that provides a variety of consulting services primarily for cultural organizations and some schools interested in arts integration. Services include organizational development, board development, program planning and evaluation, and master planning consultation.

2260 Park Avenue, Suite 402
Cincinnati, OH 45206
Tel.: (513) 891-4016
Fax: (513) 354-6688
URL: http://www.partnershipcenter.net

The Technology Group at The Partnership Center provides affordable technology—software, services, support—for nonprofits.

3610 Park 42 Drive
Sharonville, OH 45241
Tel.: (513) 554-4944
Fax: (513) 554-4966
E-mail: notification@cincy-crc.org
URL: http://www.cincy-crc.org

The Community Resource Center provides merchandise and support services to qualified nonprofits through collaborations with businesses, funders, and other nonprofit entities, and also provides bi-monthly training and quarterly newsletters.

126 N. Main Street, Suite 210
Dayton, OH  45402
Tel: (937) 222-2787
Fax: (937) 222-2786
URL:   http://www.cultureworks.org

Culture Works offers workshops and technical assistance each year to provide professional development to administrators and staff of local and regional nonprofits of all sizes.  Programs about marketing, proposal writing, program development, fundraising and other areas are offered, in addition to one-on-one consultancies with arts and cultural organizations.

Culture Works also makes grants. Public dollars are distributed annually through a competitive grant process to artists and organizations. Private funds raised through the Culture Works annual campaign are distributed annually through a competitive grant process to small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations in the region.

Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Telephone: (937) 775 2941, (800) 452-4723
Fax: (937) 775 2422
URL: http://www.wright.edu/cupa/department.htm

The Department of Urban Affairs and Geography offers the Master of Public Administration (MPA). The primary mission of the MPA degree program is to prepare current and future public and nonprofit managers to meet change and challenges in both the public and not-for-profit sectors in a complex urban environment.

SOUTHEAST OHIO

PO Box 157
Trimble, OH 45782
Tel.: (740) 767-4938
Fax: (740) 767-4957
URL:  http://www.ruralaction.org

The Non-Profit Services program strengthens community organizations by providing financial management, strategic planning, grant writing, training and technical assistance on a fee for service basis. 

P.O. Box 456
36 Public Square
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Tel.: (740) 753-1111
Fax: (740) 753-3333
URL:  http://www.appalachianohio.org

In addition to grantmaking, the Foundation provides workshop and training activities for organizations in Southeast Ohio designed to increase the competitive quality of grant applications for funding from public and private sources.

1 Pinchot Lane
P.O. Box 787
Athens, Ohio 45701
Tel: (740) 594-8499
Fax: (740 592-5994
URL:  http://www.coadinc.org/

The Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development is a private, non-profit community-based organization serving rural, mostly Appalachian, counties in eastern and southern Ohio. It is comprised of seventeen Community Action Agencies that serve a 30 county area. COAD has three major program divisions: Community Development, Early Care and Education and Senior Programs.  COAD also offers scholarship assistance and leadership development opportunities

Nelsonville Public Library
95 West Washington Street
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
Tel: (740) 753-2118
Contact: Sandy McConnell
E-mail:  smcconnell@athenscounty.lib.oh.us
URL:  http://www.athenscounty.lib.oh.us

Ohio University Eastern Library
45425 National Road
St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950
Tel: (740) 699-2490
Contact: Patricia Murphy, M.S. L.S., Library Director, Branch Manager
E-mail:  murphy@ohio.edu
URL: http://www.eastern.ohiou.edu/directory/library/library.htm

Portsmouth Public Library
1220 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
Tel: (740) 354-5688, ext. 239
Contact: Jennifer Hanlon, Grants Administrator; Beverly Cain, M.S. L.S., Library Director
E-mail:  jhanlon@mail.portsmouth.lib.oh.us
URL: http://www.portsmouth.lib.oh.us

"ABC for Nonprofits" are special reference collections held in a select number of Appalachian libraries. Each library, as a participating Business Center, has organized a unique resource section for building nonprofit excellence. The Portsmouth Public Library, a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, provides fundraising information and technical assistance. The libraries where the collections are housed are conveniently located and provide easy access to a wide range of management and fundraising tools in Appalachian Ohio.

CENTRAL OHIO

Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations (OANO)

100 E. Broad Street, Suite 2440
Columbus, OH 43215-3119
Tel: (614) 280-0233
Fax: (614) 280-0657
URL: http://www.ohiononprofits.org/

OANO is a statewide membership association of more than 450 nonprofit organizations. OANO’s mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of the charitable nonprofit sector in Ohio. To carry out its mission, OANO offers programs and services to strengthen the leadership and management of nonprofit organizations, expand public awareness and understanding of the nonprofit sector, and provide access to affordable products and services. On behalf of its members, OANO monitors public policy issues that affect Ohio’s nonprofit organizations and encourages nonprofits to become active participants in the policy process. OANO is the sponsor of the Standards for Excellence, an ethics and accountability code for Ohio’s nonprofit sector.

Ohio Grantmakers Forum (OGF)

Main Office:
37 West Broad Street, Suite 800
Columbus, OH 43215-4198
Tel: (614) 224-1344
Fax: (614) 224-1388
URL: http://www.ohiograntmakers.org/

Northeast Ohio Office:
1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1630
Cleveland, OH 44115-2001
Tel: (216) 861-6223
Fax: (216) 861-6335

The Ohio Grantmakers Forum is a leadership and knowledge organization working to enhance philanthropy by providing needed tools, training, networking opportunities, research and information, and legislative monitoring to the state’s grantmaking community. OGF’s membership is comprised of over 200 private and family foundations, community foundations, corporate foundations and giving programs, and other grantmaking public charities.

300 E. Broad Street, Suite 490
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 224-5917 x108
Fax: (614) 224-8132
E-mail:  info@communityresearchpartners.org
URL:  http://www.communityresearchpartners.org

Community Research Partners is a non-profit organization established in April 2000 by United Way of Central Ohio, the City of Columbus and the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at The Ohio State University. CRP was formed to support and advance human services and community development practice and policy through measurement, evaluation and research.

195 North Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 221-6766
E-mail:  info@firstlink.org
URL: http://www.firstlink.org/

FIRSTLINK's mission is to strengthen and enhance the quality of life in the community by mobilizing volunteers and connecting people to critical community resources.

Neighborhood Partnership Center
360 S. Third Street
Columbus, OH 43219
Tel.: (614) 241-3072
Fax: (614) 224-5835
URL: http://www.uwcentralohio.org/npc.asp

The Neighborhood Partnership Center provides technical assistance, training and other resources to neighborhood leaders and grass roots neighborhood organizations.

350 Page Hall
1810 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 292-4545
Fax: (614) 292-4868
URL: http://www.glenninstitute.org/glenn/index.asp

The John Glenn Institute works to engage citizens of all ages in public service and to disseminate policy research.

Jefferson Center for Learning and the Arts
65 Jefferson Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 228-7441
Fax: (614) 228-7445
URL: http://www.thejeffersoncenter.org/id13.html

The Academy serves nonprofit board presidents, executives, and boards with research, publications, and educational programs.

100 E. Broad Street, Suite 2250
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 224-2606
Fax: (614) 224-7461
URL: http://www.gcac.org

The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), a not-for-profit organization, encourages and supports cultural development in the Greater Columbus area. In this capacity, GCAC provides technical services to artists and arts organizations, acts as the community's voice on arts advocacy issues, and serves as the official agency for the City of Columbus grants for the arts.

37 North High Street
Columbus OH 43215
Tel: (614) 225-6948
Fax: (614) 221-1408

Leadership Columbus is a 10 month leadership & trusteeship development program.

274 E. First Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: (614) 387-6021 Fax: (614) 728-3521

Ohio Community Computing Network supports Community Technology Programs with program development, training, fundraising support and advocacy.

This Web site provides over 2,500 Internet resources to help nonprofit organizations with their legal and management questions. Sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Foundation and the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

STATE AGENCIES

471 East Broad Street, Suite 1620
Columbus, OH 43215-3857
Tel: (800) 293-9774 or (614) 461-7802
Fax: (614) 461-4651
URL: http://www.ohiohumanities.org/

The mission of the Ohio Humanities Council is to encourage all Ohioans to become explorers of the human story, to use history, philosophy, and the other humanities as the means to arrive at new insights.

727 East Main Street
Columbus, OH 43205-1796
Tel: (614) 466-2613
Fax: (614) 466-4494
URL: http://www.oac.state.oh.us/

The Ohio Arts Council was created in 1965 to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." This is accomplished by the Council in two primary methods; first, through the various grant funding programs that the Council operates to provide support to artists and to make arts activities available to a broad segment of Ohio's public; and secondly, by providing services that help to enhance the growth of the arts.

Charitable Law Section

150 East Gay Street, 23rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 466-3180
URL: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/

The Charitable Law Section provides information on the legal requirements for incorporating as a nonprofit in the State of Ohio. Copies of the IRS tax returns, 990 and 990-PF, are available through the Charitable Law Section of the AG’s office, an appointment is necessary. The Charitable Law Section also publishes titles of interest, including the “Charitable Foundations Directory of Ohio.”

Client Service Center
30 E. Broad Street, Lower Level
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 466-3910
Toll free: 1-877-SOS-FILE or 1-877-767-3453
URL:  http://www.state.oh.us/sos/

The Ohio Secretary of State's office provides all the necessary forms to incorporate in Ohio. Two free publications are available: The Legal Guide for Nonprofit Organizations and Guide to Organizing a Business in Ohio. Call (614) 466-0565.