To help you on your mission or project we’ve put together this list of nonprofit and community resources, research websites and Orange County community data information.
Orange County Community Data
FACE 2024 Scorecard Report
It’s our most current community snapshot highlighting how, by working together, we are bringing about significant change here in Orange County.
How Much It Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2023
The Real Cost Measure is United Ways of California’s statewide report on financial challenges for working families. It factors the costs of housing, health care, child care, transportation and other basic needs to reveal what it really costs to live in California. Check out the interactive county and neighborhood map.
Cost Study of Homelessness Report
We partnered with Jamboree, and the University of California, Irvine, with the support of the Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC), 2-1-1 of Orange County, and the Hospital Association of Southern California to create a collaborative study on the cost of homelessness in the county.
Cost Study of Homelessness Executive Summary
This executive summary includes preliminary recommendations from the collaborative study on the cost of homelessness in the county.
2023-24 Orange County Community Indicators Report
Since 1999, the Orange County Community Indicators Project has annually produced reports measuring the overall quality of life in Orange County by tracking key indicators of economic, social, and environmental well-being.
2022 Point in Time Count Summary
We supported Orange County’s Point in Time Count, which is a biennial survey of people experiencing homelessness on a particular night. The results of the count shape Orange County’s approaches to ending homelessness.
2022 Family Financial Stability Index Report
Summary Report and 2022 Neighborhood-Level Index Results for Orange County, California.
The Family Financial Stability Index was developed in response to the needs of Orange County United Way to measure progress on their FACE 2024℠ goals, which arose out of their strategic planning process and encompass the domains of Education, Income, Housing, and Health.
Nonprofit Resources
Helpful Websites
Big Data Base
A comprehensive, keyword and field searchable database with detailed information and profiles on foundations, corporate donors, matching gift programs, in kind donations and government grant makers.
Board Cafe
Board Café is the electronic newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, Board Café offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service.
California Association of Nonprofits
Provides resources to help promote, strengthen and advance the influence, professionalism, accountability and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. Offer conferences, management, fundraising and technical support resources.
Executive Coaches of Orange County
Executive Coaches of Orange County (ECOC) is a nonprofit that provides one-on-one coaching to nonprofit leaders at no charge. The 25+ coaches have been helping busy managers set specific goals and solve difficult issues in a confidential setting for over 10 years.
Executive Director Forum
Each Executive Director Forum is comprised of 10 to 12 executive directors facilitated by two ECOC coaches who are experienced nonprofit management consultants. The monthly meetings use a proven process to guide the group to practical solutions for issues brought to the table by each participant.
Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grant makers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.
Foundation Search
A comprehensive, keyword and field searchable database with detailed information and profiles on foundations, corporate donors, matching gift programs, in-kind donations and government grant makers.
Grantsmanship Center
The Grantsmanship Center provides training workshops of varying intensities for nonprofit and government agency staff to learn comprehensive and applicable skills needed to benefit local communities. Through their Grantsmanship Training Program, grant-seekers create, critique, and evaluate proposal components as well as study funding sources to prepare a complete proposal.
Grant Station
Membership-based service that provides grant proposal alerts, complete list of Funder profiles, grant research tools, as well as proposal writing tools and many other resources for nonprofit administration.
GroundWork Group Orange County
GroundWork Group’s mission is to strengthen the impact of nonprofit organizations by enhancing their ability to manage their business operations and achieve their missions through sustainable and affordable information management, education and technology solutions.
Guidestar
Offers “Grant Explorer”, a comprehensive source of grant information available online. It has information on funding and programs for more than 34,000 US foundations and 680,000 grants.
NOZA Search
World’s largest searchable database of charitable donations.
OneOC
Access to various nonprofit resources including targeted foundation lists and free or low cost trainings for nonprofit capacity building.
Orange County’s Healthier Together
Orange County’s Healthier Together is a community-wide initiative that aligns public and private resources within the public health system to improve health for all communities in Orange County. This initiative is led by the Health Improvement Partnership (HIP).
Orange County Nonprofit Tools and Resources
TechSoup
For technology assistance specifically for non-profit organizations. Contains articles, message boards, and free tools and resources lists.
The Olin Group
The Olin Group is dedicated to raising the standard of business practice among nonprofits and to fostering collaboration and resource sharing throughout the nonprofit community. Services include program and fund development, strategic planning, and foundation and grants management.
US Government
Information on government grant opportunities.
Research Websites
Orange County research and statistics can be found at:
