Libraries and Data Banks
Provided are links to major university and association collections on nonprofit management, fundraising, and philanthropy as well as online encyclopedias and data banks on population statistics, social issues, and services of interest to grant writers and nonprofit managers.
| Alliance for Nonprofit Management | ||
| The Alliance is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits. Its online Resource Center is a searchable database that includes information on organizations, websites, books, newsletters, and other products and services for nonprofit organizations. | ||
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| Charity Village | ||
| Charity Village is Canada's most comprehensive website on and for the nonprofit sector. This page lists an extensive collection of online resources. Scroll down the page to access databases on funding sources, directories of nonprofits worldwide, online publications for the nonprofit community, and management resources. | ||
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| FEDSTATS | ||
| Over 70 agencies of the U.S federal government produce statistics useful in framing the problem to be addressed through a grant or in describing the characteristics of the population and community it is designed to serve. FEDSTATS provides direct access to statistical reports at the national and regional levels, up-to-date press releases, program descriptions, and agency addresses. An easy-to-use search engine is provided. | ||
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| Foundation Center | ||
| The Foundation Center databases are among the most extensive in the nonprofit sector. Although a number are not retrievable online, the site's SearchZone contains some of the best nonprofit information retrieval tools on the Internet. Among the site's search tools are Foundation Finder, 990 Finder, Grantmaker Websites, Foundation Center Content Search, FRP Search, Job Search, Foundation Directory (subscription service), and Literature on the Nonprofit Sector. | ||
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| Guidestar | ||
| GuideStar is a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States. Although there are no fees for a basic search, paid subscribers access a great many more details on the nonprofit organizations they identify. GuideStar's advanced, fee-based services are powerful tools for sorting NPO's, analyzing financial performance, benchmarking compensation, and researching grant activity. GuideStar collaborates with the National Center for Charitable Statistics . | ||
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| HighBeam Library Research | ||
| HighBeam Library Research is used to access millions of documents from thousands of newspapers, magazines, books, and other sources. Basic membership is free, and full membership is by subscription. HighBeam describes itself as running an online research engine for individuals that fills the gap between free search engines and high-end research services. | ||
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| MSU Grants and Related Resources Library | ||
| The Michigan State University Foundation Collection is one of America's most comprehensive university-based grants and fundraising libraries. Its website serves as both a guide to its collections and a gateway to Internet resources, including current awareness tools, discussion lists, and job information. Users will find numerous locations from which to access relevant online journals, books, reports, and databases. | ||
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| National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) | ||
| The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. NCCS is a program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) at the Urban Institute. Registered users can view, extract, download, and analyze data on nonprofit organizations and charitable behavior from the NCCS DataWeb, which includes 501©(3) public charities and private foundations and other exempt organizations. Other data sources include U.S. and State Profiles and a National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities. | ||
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| North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) | ||
| NCREL provides research-based expertise, resources, assistance, and professional development opportunities in the areas of education, urban poverty, and crime, to educators and policymakers. | ||
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| Payton Philanthropic Studies Library | ||
| Produced by what is probably the most complete library of philanthropy on any U.S. campus, the Payton Philanthropic Studies Library, at Indiana University, includes an online catalog, an index of philanthropic studies, and a number of gateways to a wide range of resource sites, ranging from electronic journals to information about local and national agency networks to public and voluntary sector funding. | ||
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| ReliefWeb | ||
| ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on complex emergencies and natural disasters and is a project of the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Included are links to humanitarian organizations on the web. Downloadable policy reports address such concerns as global health and the impact of global events on children. Comparative national statistics are available. | ||
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| Search Engine Tutorials | ||
| For those new to Internet searches, the University of Southern California's Beaufort Library offers an easy-to-follow search engine tutorial. See also the relationship chart from Bruce Clay, which shows how general-purpose search engines interact with each other. | ||
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| Statistical Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan | ||
| The University of Michigan's Documents Center provides this extensive directory of web-based statistical information. Links are organized by topics such as demographics, environment, housing, labor, and transportation. Sources cited include federal agencies, international institutions, university consortiums, and private organizations. | ||
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| The Whitehouse Social Statistics Briefing Room | ||
| The Whitehouse Social Statistics Briefing Room provides links to information on crime, demography, education, and health in the United States. Information is maintained and updated by the statistical units of relevant federal agencies. Sources are fully cited. | ||
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| University of Michigan Sites | ||
| Like many academic institutions, the University of Michigan Library and the University's Division of Research sites provide specialized services for students, faculty, researchers, and service professionals. Among the Library's services are the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory Online which permits authorized U-M affiliates to search by grant subject, size, field, grant recipient, and other topics. The Research site provides up-to-date information on sponsored projects, research faculty expertise, and research policies. The Rackham Graduate School lists sources of student fellowships. Many universities also subscribe to the Community of Science (COS), with its databases of researchers and available grants by areas of interest and expertise. | ||
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