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The mission of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is to increase the effectiveness and impact of people working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector. With offices in San Francisco and San Jose, we offer over 600 workshops throughout the Bay Area each year on subjects relating to nonprofit management, including finance, fundraising, human resources, and hands-on technology instruction. Our other services include a broad range of consulting services, executive coaching, research and publishing, the Board Connection, and our San Jose-based Nonprofit Development Library.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is based in San Jose, CA, USA
With offices in San Francisco and San Jose, and partnerships throughout the Bay Area, CompassPoint brings nearly 30 years of experience to the nonprofit sector with a variety of services, including training, consulting, research, publishing, coaching, and more.
CompassPoint's workshops - nearly 600 annually, throughout the Bay Area - are considered the virtual training department for the local nonprofit sector, with classes in fundraising, financial management, supervision, and board development, as well as hands-on instruction in Word, Excel, Access, and more.
CompassPoint's consulting group excels at Strategic Planning, Financial Management, and other areas of nonprofit management. We are also equiped to assist you with interim executive directors and executive coaching.
Visit our San Jose-based Nonprofit Development Library for your fundraising research needs. The library features nearly 1,000 volumes, as well as FC Search, the Foundation Center's database of 60,000+ funders on CD-ROM.
CompassPoint's workshops - nearly 600 annually, throughout the Bay Area - are considered the virtual training department for the local nonprofit sector, with classes in fundraising, financial management, supervision, and board development, as well as hands-on instruction in Word, Excel, Access, and more.
CompassPoint's consulting group excels at Strategic Planning, Financial Management, and other areas of nonprofit management. We are also equiped to assist you with interim executive directors and executive coaching.
Visit our San Jose-based Nonprofit Development Library for your fundraising research needs. The library features nearly 1,000 volumes, as well as FC Search, the Foundation Center's database of 60,000+ funders on CD-ROM.
Boardroom Dancing: How to Lead and When to Follow
: How can Executive Directors and board work more effectively together? Come to this workshop together and learn how.
Budgeting for Grant Proposals
: Put together a budget that foundations will love! Make your proposals stand out as winners.
Financial Management Concepts for Nonprofit Organizations
: An introduction to financial management for accountants and managers working in a nonprofit organization setting.
The Nuts and Bolts of Fundraising: Two-Day Workshop
: The foundations of fundraising for nonprofit organizations, including individual donors and grants.
Writing Successful Grant Proposals: Two-Day Workshop
: Learn the basics of writing winning proposals. On the second day we'll review a proposal that you bring in.
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