CompassPoint Nonprofit Services

Provides nonprofits with management support, computer training and technical assistance.

Description:

A nonprofit consulting and training organization. Provides nonprofit organizations with the management tools and concepts necessary to best serve their communities. Offers workshops, consulting, publications, special management programs and an extensive Web site with information on all aspects of nonprofit management. Consulting services include such topics as strategic planning, board/staff roles, budgeting and accounting systems, technology planning, meeting design and facilitation, fundraising strategies, executive director transition and program evaluation. Workshops on management, computers and the Internet are offered every year at locations in San Francisco, Milpitas, San Mateo and the East Bay. Also holds four yearly conferences on financial management, fundraising, and general nonprofit management. Publishes a free electronic newsletter: "Talking Point". A family of websites offers information to the nonprofit communities including the Genie (www.genie.org) featuring answers to frequently asked questions; and Consultants ONTAP, an on-line searchable database listing hundreds of consultants who work in the Bay Area nonprofit community (www.ontap.org). Also offers special programs in such areas as executive transitions, AIDS service organizations, neighborhood associations, community development agencies and leadership coaching. Another office is located in Milpitas (described separately).

Location

Public Transit:

MUNI - Market Street, Mission Street lines. BART - Montgomery or Powell Street stations.

Service Options

Languages Spoken:

Spanish

Accessibility Options:

Wheelchair

Services

Fees:

Workshop series: $75-$225 per participant. One-to-one consultation: $150-$190 per hour (third party funding may be available). Fees may vary according to income and work sharing. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.

Audience:

Nonprofit organizations, staff, volunteers and board members of nonprofits

Eligibility:

Must be a public agency or a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization or in process of achieving nonprofit status

How to Apply:

Register for workshops online at www.compasspoint.org/onevent/classes.php. Appointment necessary for consulting services. Register by mail, fax or Internet for classes.

Service Wait Estimate:

Varies.

Service Areas:

Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Marin County
San Francisco County
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County