Selected Websites - Public and Nonprofit Management

Guide to NonProfit Research in the Watson Library

Use this guide as a starting point for print and electronic resources available, supplemented by the sites below.

Associations on the Net

Collection of more than 500 Internet sites for professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, business, industry and labor groups, political parties and advocacy groups.

BoardSource

Includes materials to help board members and senior staff at nonprofits work together to lead their organizations more effectively.

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Weekly news journal of the nonprofit sector includes a summary of news, plus full text of major feature stories. (Past issues are not searchable, but major stories can be browsed by topic.)

The Foundation Center

The Center's purpose is to disseminate information about foundations, corporate giving, and grant-making. This site includes a publications catalogue, statistics on foundation giving, and information about the Center's libraries and activities. See also Literature of the NonProfit Sector database.

Global Directory of Nonprofit Web Sites (The Idealist)

Provides links to more than 10,000 Web sites in 120 countries.

Guidestar Database of Non-Profits (data from IRS documents)

From Philanthropic Research, an information service on the programs and finances of more than 600,000 charities and nonprofits, news on philanthropy, and resources for donors and volunteers. Limited information is available by registering with the site. Full reports are fee-based.

Indiana University Center on Philanthropy

In addition to supporting degrees in nonprofit management and philanthropic studies, the Center publishes research material on the nonprofit sector, including the Philanthropic Studies Index. The Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library accommodates reference requests from practitioners and researchers outside the Indiana University community.

Institute for NonProfit Management. Columbia University.

INM was formed to build the managerial capacity of not-for-profit organizations. Through intensive, graduate-level programs, participants study core management disciplines tailored specifically to the not-for-profit sector. INM’s programs emphasize the importance of deploying resources strategically to fulfill the organization’s mission and meet its goals.

The National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute

The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Resources include the State Nonprofit Almanac 1997, Resources on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, factsheets, and more.

New York State Attorney General Office's Charities Site

Tips and guides, reports, forms, and other web sites.