Library of Documents for Not-for-Profits

United Way of Hudson County supports other non-profits in Hudson by providing much-needed funding support; distilling up-to-the-minute information on legislation and other essential news in addition to serving as a resource-provider to help other Non-Profits better serve the clients in their communities.

The following documents are provided for your use:

General Resource

Goals for the Common Good

Working with many partners, United Way continually looks for the most effective ways to help people gain access to educational, economic and health-related opportunities. To achieve further progress, it is now necessary to measure where we stand in these

Thinking of Forming a Non-Profit?

Creating a non-profit can be an extremely important and rewarding activity, but starting and sustaining a new organization is also quite challenging. This publication is a tool to explain the basics of what a non-profit is and portray a realistic picture

Thinking of Forming a Non-Profit? (Spanish Version)

Web Technology

How to Hire a Great Website Design Firm

There are a huge number of website development firms, but only a fraction of them deliver any actual value for their clients. Use this document to evaluate any firms you might consider to build your next website.

Search Engine Snake Oil

Watch out for search engine con-artists! This document will help you understand how search engines work, and how to avoid being taken advantage of when looking for search engine optimization services.

Top-10 Bad Website Warning Signs

We've compiled a list of common mistakes that novice website designers make, causing problems for their visitors.

Website Traffic Statistics Explained

Hits? Visitors? Referrals? Do you understand how to correctly interpret your website traffic? This document will help explain all the terms in plain English, and how to use that knowledge to improve your website.