Hi JWpink,
Here is a list of relevant resources:
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/
Academic research focusing on nonprofit organizations.
Civicus
http://www.civicus.org/
International organization promoting citizen participation in non-governmental agencies.
Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/
A membership organization for grantmaking foundations. A good place to find general information about foundation giving.
Giving USA
http://www.aafrc.org
The American Association of Fundraising Counsel produces an annual report, Giving USA, on charitable giving in the United States
Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org/
Information about charitable giving and issues important to nonprofit organizations.
Institute for Policy Studies, John Hopkins University
http://www.jhu.edu/~ccss/
Research and information dissemination about nonprofit organizations.
Literature of the Nonprofit Sector
http://lnps.fdncenter.org/
Searchable database of nonprofit publications from the Foundation Center.
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/
A program of The Aspen Institute supporting research about nonprofit organizations.
Erin
As President of a non profit, whatever your Board decides is affordable to be paid, that`s it. We have one paid employee, our Executive Director, the rest are volunteers.
The less you spend on staffing, the better your odds of getting a grant. You do not say what kind of non profit. Non profit management is an art. Pun intended...