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Research Guides: Nonprofits

 The nonprofit sector covers many industries, in order to find the best information a search needs to be conducted across industries. Best bets for starting your research: 

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Industry Publications
Nonprofit World [icon - Stanford Network]

Weekly newsletter; analysis, interpretation, and commentary on biotech news and developments

The Chronicle of Philanthropy [icon - Stanford Network]

A bimonthly periodical providing news and information for foundations, corporate grant makers, and people who work for non-profit, tax exempt organizations in health, education, religion, the arts, and social services.

Nonprofit Times
Bimonthly periodical and the leading business publication for nonprofit management. • catalog record

News and Journal Articles

The Non-Profit Sector: a Resesarch Handbook (Main: HD62.6.N67 2006)

Comprehensive handbook on the history of Nonprofits and chapters outlining the overall market, governance, legal matters and participants.

Business Source Complete [icon - Stanford Network]

Contains articles full text and abstracts from Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Journal of Socio-Economics.

ABI/Inform [icon - Stanford Network]

Contains articles full text and abstracts from Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing, Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

Companies
GuideStar

The descriptive information is derived from IRS Forms 990 and Forms 990EZ filed by the nonprofit organizations or their voluntary responses to a GuideStar questionnaire.


BBB Wise Giving Alliance

Better Business Bureau for charities.  Links to the National Charity Report Index which notes whether 20 better business standards have been met.

MarketLine [icon - GSB Network]

Comprehensive information, news and market reports for international companies, industries and countries.  Covers biotechnology, drugs, drug delivery.

OneSource's US Business Browser [icon - GSB Network] [icon - Password]

Market Research Reports, Market Share, Analyst Reports.  Use the Companies search to limit Ownership to nonprofit.

Trade Associations
Encyclopedia of Associations [icon - Stanford Network]

Contains over 120,000 entries for regional, national, and international nonprofit organizations.  Search by Subject Descriptor; use the term nonprofit.

Statistics

Giving USA
Provides current information about facts and trends in philanthropy. • catalog record

National Center for Charitable Statistics

National clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States, run by the Urban Institute

WetFeet Guide to Careers in Nonprofits and Government [icon - Stanford Network]

Statistics on the top 100 foundations and nonprofits, top federal agencies by expenditure, salary statistics.

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