Selected Resources for:
Nonprofit Organizations

Catalog of Nonprofit Literature  

http://lnps.fdncenter.org/

1988-

LNPS covers information on domestic and international philanthropy and the nonprofit sector by identifying, indexing, and abstracting relevant books, articles, and non-print resources. Includes topics such as fundraising, proposal development, and revenue-generating activities. Also includes works related to charitable giving, including project reports, studies, and statistical analyses. Literature on all aspects of company-sponsored foundations and corporate giving is included, as are materials related to the nonprofit sector, its composition, administration, management, and voluntarism. Also covers publications that discuss the impact of government policies and funding upon the sector and the legal and tax implications of local, state, and federal regulation and legislation.

Chronicle of Philanthropy  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3292576~S4

The newspaper of the nonprofit world for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.

Philanthropic Studies Index (PSI)  

http://cheever.ulib.iupui.edu/psipublicsearch/psisearchform.htm

A tool to locate information on voluntarism, nonprofit organizations, fundraising, and charitable giving. Indexes academic journals, dissertations, working papers, web sites, and other information sources from 1940 to the present

Stanford Social Innovation Review  

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=318&TS=1163006204&clientId=5604&VType=PQD&VName=PQD&VInst=PROD&pmid=66418&PageNum=1

Articles, ideas, and resources for socially responsible nonprofits, foundations, and businesses. Access through ABI/Inform Database

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations  

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=11-07-2011&RQT=318&PMID=69720&clientId=58117

A journal covering voluntary and nonprofit organizations. It aims to present leading-edge academic argument around civil society issues. Available from ABI/Inform Database.

Dictionary of Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Non-Profit Sector  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b2861156~S4

2005

Contains some 600 definitions, including 348 concepts, 160 organizations, and 100 persons of importance.

Location: Ref. HV 12 .A64 2005

Dictionary of nonprofit terms and concepts  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3099795~S4

Location: Ref. HD2769.15 .S63 2006

Foundation Directory  

http://0-fconline.fdncenter.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip_login.pl

Information on finances, governance, and giving interests of US grantmaking foundations with assets greater than two million dollars.

Location: Ref Desk AS 911 .A2 F65

National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b2121789~S4

Contains 250,000 listings of nonprofit organizations, indexed by 260 areas of activity. Indicates income range and IRS tax filing status for each organization.

Location: Ref. AS 29.5 .N38

Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b3132089~S4

Location: Ref. HD62.6 .N67 2006

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

FirstGov.gov for Nonprofits  

http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml

Starting point for nonprofit organizations to access federal information about grants from government agencies, regulations, taxes, and other services and information.

Idealist  

http://www.idealist.org/

Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. At this interactive site, people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.

Internet Nonprofit Center  

http://www.nonprofits.org/

Maintained by Idealist, this site offers information for and about nonprofit organizations in the United States.

PNN Online  

http://www.pnnonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index

Formerly the Philanthropy News Network, PNN Online publishes nonprofit news and information.