Nonprofit Sources - MGMT 28000 Philanthropy & Nonprofit Management - Clevenger

Nonprofit Sources Overview

This page provides specific nonprofit resources. These are not library databases. See the Management Databases menu for resources to find journal articles.

Nonprofit Management Sources

Future Fundraising Now Blog
Jeff Brooks' blog is written for fundraisers who focus on donors and recognizes that they are people to get to know and respect.
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is the voice of the nonprofit sector, a statewide organization that brings together all parts of the nonprofit ecosystem—nonprofits, funders, community and business leaders, and elected officials—to strengthen nonprofits and raise the sector’s voice on critical issues. It is MNN’s mission to strengthen the nonprofit community through advocacy, public awareness, and capacity building.
National Council of Nonprofits
The National Council of Nonprofits produces and curates tools, resources, and samples for nonprofits.
501 Commons Organization
501 Commons provides expertise to nonprofits through 30+ services, including a full range of management consulting; technology consulting (IT planning and database development); outsourced HR, accounting, IT infrastructure, and database management services; professional development and board training; and free advisory services.
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is the only national membership organization that brings together a diverse community of changemakers at nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs working to strengthen civil society and ensure all people in the United States thrive.
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) is a diverse community of scholars, educators, and practice leaders that strengthens the field of nonprofit and philanthropic research in order to improve civil society and human life.

Nonprofit Sources and Data

Guidestar Nonprofit Reports
Use the free basic search to find IRS 990 forms (filed by nonprofits) and an overview of the organization. Note: you may need to create a free account to view more than one nonprofit profile.
Charity Navigator
The world's largest independent nonprofit evaluator.
IRS Charities and Nonprofits
Tax information, tools, and resources for charities and other tax-exempt organizations. Use this page to search for American tax-exempt organizations status and filings, learn about tax-exempt organization types, and more.
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) Classification System - from Guidestar
GuideStar uses the NTEE Classification System developed by the National Center for Charitable Statistics as part of its keyword searching criteria. Learn more about it here.
NTEE Core Codes (NTEE-CC) Overview - from the National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system is used by the IRS to classify nonprofit organizations. Learn more about its history and uses.
How do you define a nonprofit’s size?
Nonprofit Research Reports from Candid
Recent research reports about the nonprofit sector presented by Candid, a site combining GuideStar and Foundation Center to become the largest source of information on nonprofits in the US.
US Social Sector Dashboard
Candid’s U.S. Social Sector Dashboard shares up-to-date data and key facts about the organizations, financial flows, and people that make up the sector.
The Nonprofit Sector and Government: Clarifying the Relationship
This pamphlet provides an introduction to the work of the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Strategy Group (NSSG), followed by the group’s statement, "The Nonprofit Sector and Government: Clarifying the Relationship."

Nonprofit News

The Nonprofit Times
A business publication for nonprofit management.
The Listening Post Project of the JHU Center for Civil Society
The Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project (LPP) identified key trends and challenges facing the U.S. nonprofit sector and the innovative strategies nonprofits adopted in response.
IRS e-newsletter for charities
Use the link to subscribe to EO Update, a free e-Newsletter from the IRS Exempt Organizations office. The EO Update newsletter provides information on tax policy, services and information that’s important to tax-exempt organizations

Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Search the full-text of the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present.
Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as Political Science, English, Sociology, Humanities, Business, International Studies and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources including the Akron Beacon Journal, Plain Dealer, Record-Courier, and USA Today. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
The New York Times contains every article, fully searchable, published in the New York Times since 1851. First, set up an account (instructions here). Then just connect to nytimes.com and login. Or, once you have your account set up, download the NYTimes app from the app store. For more information on setting up an account and using the iPad app, see the New York Times Subject Guide.
http://www.nytimes.com/

Selected Nonprofit Journals

You can use any of the library's databases to search for articles by subject, keyword or title. However, you can also browse journals if you just want to see the latest news. Most of these journals are available by searching the library's journal finder. Just type in the title to search and then select "Full Text Access" to read it.

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Times
Board Leadership
International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing
Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing
Foundation Review
International Journal of Volunteer Administration
Nonprofit Quarterly
National Civic Review
Philanthropy Magazine
Philanthropy Matters
Philanthropy Journal
Third Sector
Stanford Social Innovation Review