Board Source is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors. It is the world's largest, most comprehensive publisher of material on nonprofit governance, offering more than 100 booklets, books, videos, and audio-tapes. 

CompassPoint is a California nonprofit consulting and training organization that provides nonprofits with the management tools and concepts necessary to best serve their communities. This site includes Genie, which provides quick and easy-to-understand answers to FAQs and Board Café, a monthly electronic newsletter.

Foundation Center Cooperating Collections includes St. Louis Public Library, St. Charles City-County Spencer Road Branch and Kirkwood Public Library. GrantSpace, a service of The Foundation Center offers tutorials and provides free links provided by The Foundation Center staff.

Independent Sector works to strengthen and promote a healthy, vibrant third sector. It speaks out on public policy, conducts and disseminates research, and publishes helpful guides.

Management Help offers a free electronic guide/toolkit for nonprofit boards.

Nonprofit Risk Management Center helps reduce risk for nonprofit volunteers and paid staff. It produces excellent, easy-to-read publications. Many are free.

Nonprofit Services Center offers training and other helps for Missouri and metro area nonprofits.

Quality Standards represent United Way's values and belief system about how nonprofits should operate. The Quality Standards assist nonprofits in structuring themselves as related to Program, Governance, Finance and Administration.

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts provides a sample conflict of interest policy and other easy-to-understand information on nonprofit legal and accounting issues.