The Nonprofit Sector
This is a guide to some of the most useful sources of information on nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector. All of the print items listed are at the Kennedy School Library. For help in identifying and locating additional material, please consult a member of the KSG Library's reference staff.
Directories
Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources. R.R. Bowker. (Ref AS911.A2 A67) View HOLLIS record
ARNOVA Membership Directory (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action). Online directory access requires membership.
Encyclopedia of Associations. Gale Research Co. (Ref AS22.E5) A guide to approximately 23,000 national and international organizations. View HOLLIS record
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations. Gale Research Co. Biennial. (Ref AS22.E53) A guide to U.S. nonprofit membership organizations that function at the regional, state, county or city level. View HOLLIS record
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations.
Gale Research Co. (Ref AS8.E53)
A guide to international nonprofit membership organizations
and national organizations based outside the U.S. View HOLLIS record
Environmental profiles: A Global Guide to Projects and People. Linda Sobel Katz. (Ref TD171.K38) View HOLLIS record
Foundation Directory.
Foundation Center, N.Y., N.Y. (Ref AS911.A2 F65)
A directory to information on the finances, governance, and
giving interests of the nation's largest grant making foundations
with assets of $2 million or more. View HOLLIS record
Foundation Directory, Part 2. (Ref AS911.A2 F652). A directory to information
on U.S. grant making foundations with assets from $1 million
and less than $2 million. View HOLLIS record
Environmental Grantmaking Foundations: Directory. Environmental Data Research Institute. (Ref TD12.E5 2003) View HOLLIS record
Guide to U.S. Foundations, their Trustees, Officers and Donors. Foundation Center. Annual. (Ref AS911.A2 F64) View HOLLIS record
Guidestar
Information on the activities and finances of more
than 650,000 charities and nonprofit organizations. Features
a database searchable by name, keyword, mission, geographic
location and revenue range.
Hauser
Center for Nonprofit Organizations - Harvard
University.
"The Center serves as the focal point for scholars, students
and practitioners who share an interest in nonprofit policy
and leadership ... "
The Europa International Foundation Directory. Europa Publications. (Ref AS911.H65) View HOLLIS record
Associated Grant Makers Directory. Associated
Grantmakers of Massachusetts. (Ref AS28.M4 M48)
Directory of Massachusetts and New Hampshire philanthropic organizations. View HOLLIS record
National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. The Taft Group. (Ref AS29.5.N38) View HOLLIS record
Nonprofit Sector Yellowbook. Leadership Directories. (Ref AS29.5.N66 2003) Who's who in the management of the leading foundations and nonprofit organizations. View HOLLIS record
NWO: a Directory of National Women's Organizations. The National Council for Research on Women. (Ref HQ1903.N96) Organizations included in this directory are national nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is women. View HOLLIS record
Public Interest Group Profiles. Foundation for Public Affairs. Biennial. (Ref JK1118.P79) View HOLLIS record
Statistical Sources
Giving USA. American Association
of Fund-Raising Counsel. Annual. (Ref HV89.G5)
"A compilation of facts and trends on American philanthropy." View HOLLIS record
The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk
Reference. Jossey-Bass
Pub. (Ref HV89.N66)
Provides an overview of the size and scope of the nonprofit
sector in the United States, including, current and future trends.
Statistics on wages, finances, employment, giving, etc. are
also given. View HOLLIS record
State Nonprofit Almanac. Urban
Institute Press. (Ref HV89.S73)
Includes profiles of charitable organizations.
View HOLLIS record
Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy: Funding
Enemies, Forsaking Friends. Austin
Fulk. (Ref HV89.F845)
Provides data on the "giving patterns" of
major U.S. corporations. View HOLLIS record
Reference Resources
FirstGov
for Nonprofits
" ... a central starting point to help nonprofit organizations
access online Federal information and services."
Grants.gov
This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply
for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making
agencies.
INC:
Internet Nonprofit Center
Developed by The Evergreen State Society of Seattle, this site
provides "information for and about nonprofit organizations"
in the United States. Their substantial FAQ section answers
many questions about the operation of nonprofit organizations.
Internet
Resources for Nonprofits - Utica Public Library
"Materials on management and governance, fund raising and
grants, topical publications, program evaluation, donor prospect
research, public policy issues, government, and much more."
The
Literature of the Nonprofit Sector - The
Foundation Center
An annual bibliography with abstracts of current literature
(i.e. books, journal articles, dissertations, etc.) in the areas
of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.
Mission Statements: A Guide to the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors. John W. Graham and Wendy C. Havlick. (Ref AS30.G69) Includes the mission statements of over 600 U.S. and Canadian organizations, many of which are nonprofits. View HOLLIS record
Rockefeller
Foundation
Founded in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation is one of the
largest private philanthropic entities in the United States.
SPIN
(Sponsored Programs Information Network)
Lists grants available from government and nonprofit organizations.
International in scope, the database provides a keyword search
option.
Journals
ABI/Inform
(Harvard ID & PIN required)
An excellent database
to search for journal articles about the management of nonprofit
organizations. It provides citations, abstracts and full text
of over 500 of the 1,000 academic management, marketing, and
general business journals.
Factiva.com
(Harvard ID & PIN required)
Factiva , an archive of over 8,000 electronic publications,
includes the full-text of newspapers, magazines, trade journals,
newswires, television and radio transcripts. Factiva
also provides business information, including company financial
profiles and reports and SEC filings.
Foundation
Center
"Your gateway to philanthropy on the World Wide Web."
Features current Philanthropy News Digest
and access to the Foundation Center's Online Library.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Quarterly. (Periodical Shelves)
Nonprofit Management & Leadership. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Quarterly. (Periodical Shelves)
PAIS
(Harvard ID & PIN required)
An excellent database
to search for journal articles about nonprofit organizations.
PAIS indexes over 1600 public policy journals and is international
in scope.
Philanthropy News Network
Online
A daily online journal which covers the nonprofit sector.
Contains many useful links including one for searching nonprofit
job opportunities.
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. Manchester University Press. Semiannual. (Periodical Shelves)
Career Resources
The Public
Services Career Center Kennedy School of Government.
The KSG Career Center's web site provides links to career related
web resources, many of which provide information about nonprofit
organizations.
Associated Grantmakers
of Massachusetts
AGM's home page provides information concerning their services.
Services include: forums for nonprofits on topical issues in
philanthropy, proposal writing workshops, professional development
workshops for staff of nonprofits, etc.
Careers in Nonprofits & Government Agencies.
WetFeet Insider Guide. 2005. (Ref HF5382.7.C37) View HOLLIS record
The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector. Stephanie Lowell. (Ref HD2769.2.U6L68) View HOLLIS record
Good Works: A Guide to Careers in Social Change. Donna Colvin (Ref HF5382.7.G66) View HOLLIS record
Idealist.org
from Action Without Borders.
Includes a Global directory of Nonprofit Websites with links
to over 10,000 sites in 120 countries, an online library of
Resources for Nonprofit Managers and the Idealist a site devoted
to nonprofit job and internship opportunities.
Jobs and Careers with Nonprofit Organizations. Ronald L. Krannich. (Ref HF5382.7.K74) View HOLLIS record
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