Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit - Management

Books

  • New Philanthropy Benchmarking: Wisdom for the passionate: Working book prospectus format (Pardee HD62.6.K39 2002)
  • The Nonprofit Sector: A research handbook (Pardee HD62.6.N67 2006)
  • Building Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations (Pardee HD62.6. B85 2001)
  • Begging for Change: The dollars and sense of making nonprofits responsive, efficient, and rewarding for all (Mugar HV41 .E35 2004)
  • The Nonprofit Handbook Management (Theo Open Stacks HD62.6 .N662 2001)
  • Financial and Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HD62.6 B78 2000)
  • Breakthrough Management for Not-for-Profit organizations : Beyond survival in the 21st century (Pardee HD62.6 .B755 2003)
  • Effectively Managing Nonprofit Organizations (Mugar HV41 .E344 2006)
  • Forces For Good : The six practices of high-impact nonprofits (Pardee HD62.6 .C78 2008)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofits : a guide to gaining competitive advantage (Pardee HG4027.65 .J33 2005)

Search Terms for online catalog, e-books from NetLibrary and business databases:nonprofit organizations; non profit organizations; nonprofit organizations – management; nonprofit organizations – consulting; human services – management; nonprofit administration

Advanced search options: Under ‘advanced search’ students may search by subject and may also limit hits by year of publication

Nonprofit - Finance & Accounting

Books

  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations: Policies and practices (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HG 4027.65 .Z74 2007)
  • Nonprofit Financial Planning Made Easy (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HG4027.65 .B553 2008)
  • Not-for-Profit Accounting, Tax, and Reporting Requirements (Pardee Reference- Career Resource, Section 17 HG4027.65 M363 2003)
  • The Cash Flow Management Book for Nonprofits : A step-by-step guide for managers, consultants, and boards (Pardee HG4027.65 .D763 2001)
  • Wiley not-for-profit GAAP - (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HF5686.N56 N6 2008)
  • Financial and accounting guide for not-for-profit organizations (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HF5686.N56 G76 2007)

Search Terms for online catalog, e-books from NetLibrary and business databases: nonprofit organizations – finance, non profit organizations – finance; nonprofit organizations – accounting; nonprofit organizations – financial management

Advanced search options: Under ‘advanced search’ students may search by subject and may also limit hits by year of publication

Nonprofit - Fundraising

Books

  • New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference (Pardee Reference - Career Resource, Section 17 HD2769.2 .U6 N47 2002)
  • The “how to” Grants Manual: Successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants (Pardee HG177.B38 2007:also in CD-ROM see circulation desk)
  • Nonprofit Essentials (Pardee HG4027 .65 .N48 2005)
  • People to people fundraising: Social networking and Web 2.0 (Mugar HV41.2 . P46 2007)
  • The fundraising feasibility study: Its not about the money (Mugar HG177 .F865 2007)
  • Nonprofit essentials. Endowment Building (Pardee HG4027.65 .N48 2005)
  • Nonprofit Internet Strategies: Best practices for marketing, communications, and fundraising success (Pardee HF5415.1265 .N65 2005)
  • How to write a grant proposal (Pardee HG 177 .N49 2003 also in CD-ROM see circulation desk)
  • The law of fundraising (Law Annex KF1389.5 .H66 2002)
  • Successful corporate fund raising: Effective strategies for today's nonprofits (Mugar HV41.9 .U5 S535 2000)
  • The five strategies for fundraising success: A mission based guide to achieveing your goals (Mugar HV41.2 .W355 2000)

Search terms for online catalog, e-books from NetLibrary and business databases: nonprofit organizations – fundraising; non profit organizations – fundraising; nonprofit organizations – statistics; charities – economic aspects; volunteerism – economic aspects; fund raising – handbook; corporate philanthropy

Advanced search options: Under ‘advanced search’ students may search by subject and may also limit hits by year of publication

Nonprofit Human Services

Books

  • Designing and Planning Programs for Nonprofit and Government Organizations. (Mugar HV40. P325 2004)
  • Effectively Managing Nonprofit Organizations. (Mugar HV41 .E344 2006)
    Managing within networks : adding value to public organizations (Mugar JK421 .A56 2007)
  • Organizational development in the public sector (Mugar JF1525.O73 C37 2003)

Search Terms for online catalog, e-books from NetLibrary and business databases: nonprofit organizations – human services; public management; public administration; human services – planning; social planning

Advanced search options: Under ‘advanced search’ students may search by subject and may also limit hits by year of publication.

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Selected Nonprofit Journals

Selected Business Databases

To locate additional databases available see Find Business Articles and Data

Selected Nonprofit Websites

Directories

Catalogue for Philanthropy

  • http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org
  • This is a free service whose function is a comprehensive, institutionalized system for promoting philanthropy

Commonwealth 5 Nonprofit Profiles

  • http://cf.thebostonchannel.com/bos/sh/charity/front_charity.cfm
  • This is a free service that allows users to view profiles of nonprofit organizations supported by WCVB-TV.

Guidestar

  • http://www.guidestar.org
  • Guidestar is the National Database of Nonprofits


General Philanthropy Websites

Associated Grant Makers

  • http://www.agmconnect.org
  • Provides tools and information for grant makers and grant seekers

Association of Small Foundations

  • http://www.smallfoundations.org
  • Provides members with peer learning opportunities and targeted resources

The Boston Indicators Project

  • http://www.bostonindicators.org/IndicatorsProject/
  • This project offers new ways to understand Boston and its neighborhoods in a regional context. It aims to democratize access to information, foster informed public discourse and track progress on shared civic goals and reports on 10 sectors: Civic Vitality, Cultural Life and the Arts, the Economy, Education, the Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Technology, and Transportation.

Council on Foundations

  • http://www.cof.org/
  • Provides best practices for nonprofit organizations

Foundation Center

  • http://foundationcenter.org
  • This is a free service that provides resources and information on nonprofit management, fundraising, grants and grant makers

Idealist.org

  • www.idealist.org
  • A free service provided by Action Without Borders that facilitates the exchange of resources and ideas

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)

  • http://nccs.urban.org/
  • The NCCS is a national clearinghouse of data pertaining to the nonprofit sector that includes nonprofit profiles, quick answers and statistics.

USA.gov for nonprofits

  • http://www.usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml
  • Provides information on federal grants, loans and other assistance as well as, information on management & operations and tax

 




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