• Management/technical assistance providers
• Legal resources
• Nonprofit associations
• State agencies
• Start-up guides

Management/technical assistance providers

• Central Texas chapter

  Association of Fundraising Professionals

  The Central Texas Chapter, founded in 1984, is based in Waco. It offers networking breakfasts, roundtables and programming for fundraising professionals at all levels of career development.

• Center for Nonprofit Management

  The Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas provides training, consulting services, a nonprofit jobs board, loan funds, and other resources for North Texas nonprofits. Also has an office in Forth Worth.

• East Texas Center for Nonprofits

  A program of the United Way of Smith County, the center provides nonprofit startup resources, education and training for nonprofit professionals and leaders. Its service area includes 14 counties in the northeast Texas region.

• Mission Capital

  This page offers a variety of documents of interest to nonprofits and a downloadable report: "The Nonprofit Effectiveness Framework: Six Critical Elements to Nonprofit Work."

• United Way of Greater Houston

  Nonprofit Connection

  A program of the United Way of Greater Houston, the Nonprofit Connection is Houston's one-stop resource for nonprofit management services. The library is open by appointment. This page also links to an online resource collection that includes board duties, a sample conflict of interest statement and guidelines for nonprofits.

• Nonprofit Enterprise Center

  The Nonprofit Enterprise Center provides a myriad of services, including nonprofit clinics, workshops, conferences, and consulting for nonprofit organizations in the Paso del Norte region.

• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  Nonprofit Resource Center

  Offers nonprofits in the Rio Grande Valley region resources such as training, technical assistance, networking and partnership opportunities. It also helps nonprofits recruit volunteers.

• Amarillo Area Foundation

  Nonprofit Service Center

  The center offers consulting, education and other resources including a monthly Executive Director Leader Circle and the Marketers' and Communicators' Roundtable.

• NPower

  According to the organization: "NPower is a national nonprofit that provides free technology training to young adults from underserved communities. As part of their career-readiness program, they give students opportunity for a paid internship with local nonprofits and corporations."

• Volunteer Center of Lubbock

  Partner with Us

  For an annual fee, nonprofit partners get help recruiting volunteers and resources such as training, promotion, consultations and networking opportunities. Scroll down this page to the "Nonprofits" section and click on "Learn More."

• Executive Service Corps of Houston

  Request for Assistance

  Offers coaching and guidance to nonprofits in areas such as governance, program delivery and sustainability. Use this page to request assistance. The site also has a resource page with helpful links for nonprofits such as Blue Avocado and TechSoup.

• San Antonio Area Foundation

  Resources

  This page answers questions about starting a nonprofit in Texas and provides helpful links, including one to their list of capacity-building consultants.

• Serve Denton

  Serve Denton exists to help nonprofits fulfill their mission and advance the common good of Denton County through co-location, collaboration and communication.

• Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center

  The Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center is a 501c3 public charity organization offering programs and services for area nonprofits, including training programs and access to funding research databases.

• United Way for Greater Austin

  Registration page for volunteer recruitment help from United Way for Greater Austin.

• Volunteer Center

  The Volunteer Center's mission for Round Rock and the surrounding communities is to partner with nonprofit agencies and community members to develop, support and promote volunteerism in Williamson County.

• United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

  Volunteer Center

  Helps nonprofits recruit volunteers. Use this page to register your organization.

• Volunteer Houston

  Helps member nonprofits recruit and manage volunteers.

• VolunteerNow

  Dallas-based organization that offers nonprofits help with recruiting and managing volunteers, professional development and discount purchasing.