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Accounting/Bookkeeping software, training or consulting
Lumity
CPAs for the Public Interest

Board development
Boardnet USA
CPAs for the Public Interest
IFF's Capacity Building Digest #1

Building Sustainably(Energy-Efficient/Environmentally-Friendly/Design Considerations)
CCLF's Building for Sustainability guide (PDF)
CCLF's Sustainable Building Resource guide (PDF)
Chicago Center for Green Technology
Design Matters: Best Practices in Affordable Housing
Greener Buildings online resource center
Emergency Picnic
Global Green USA's Greening Affordable Housing Initiative
Global Green's Green Building Resource Center
Global Green's A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing (PDF)
New Ecology, Inc.'s Getting Started on Green Affordable Housing (PDF)
Tellus Institute's Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing (PDF)

Capacity-building
GoodCity
IFF's Capacity Building Digests

Community organizing
Community Renewal Society
National Organizers Alliance
Catholic Campaign for Human Development (grants)

Computer/technology training or consulting
Lumity (formerly IT Resource Center)

Consultants
The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN)
>>ACN's How To Choose the Right Consultant checklist(PDF)
>>ACN's Contract Guide (PDF)

Economic development resources
Catholic Campaign For Human Development

Faith-based resources
Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) Affiliate: 1000 Churches Connected
The Storehouse of Vision Chicago

Financial management classes/consulting
Lumity

Fundraising and grant writing help
Donors Forum

Housing/community development (online resources)
Knowledge Plex
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, University of Illinois at Chicago

Housing cooperative resources
Co-op Development Assistance Manuals ("Toolboxes") (published by the Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund)
Voorhees Center's Affordable Housing Cooperatives: Conditions and Prospects in Chicago (PDF)

How to set up a nonprofit in Illinois
Lumity's comprehensive how-to guide
Community Economic Development Law Project

Legal services (free or low-cost)
Community Economic Development Law Project
Northwestern University’s Small Business Opportunity Center
University of Chicago's Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic

Marketing/Publicity
Community Media Workshop
Valerie Denney Communications (VDC)
VDC's Making News: Insider's Guide to Strategic Media Relations
VDC's Nonprofit Executive Spokesperson Training
Taproot Foundation

Nonprofit management
UIC Great Cities Institute's Online Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Organizational development
Organizational Development Network

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SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE

Download CCLF's original BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE (and an updated resource list) to learn how to create energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly affordable housing and other community projects.

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