Non-Profit Management

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We have selected these resources to help you find relevant information on your research topic. Please contact a librarian for help using the resources listed in this guide or for help with your research process.

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Reference and Background Information

Search for Reference sources that contain information about your specific research topic here:


You may also consult the resources below for overviews of the topic that you have chosen to research. Use these resources to help you to put your topic in context and give you the big picture of what information exists about your topic. These resources may have bibliographies at the end of each entry that can help further your research.

  • Catalog for Philanthropy
    Free Online
    This website contains a directory of Massachusetts charities.</noinclude>

  • Commonwealth 5 Nonprofit Profiles
    Free Online
    This website contains links to profiles of nonprofit organizations supported by WCVB-TV.</noinclude>

  • Foundation Center
    Free Online
    This website provides resources and information on nonprofit management, fundraising, grants and grantmakers.

  • Guidestar
    Free Online
    Guidestar provides basic information on nonprofit organizations for free and more detailed information for a fee. Some of the information that is available for free is the option to verify a nonprofit's legitmacy and to view a nonprofit's recent Forms 990.

  • Idealist.org
    Free Online
    Idealist.org is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995. It is an interactive site where people can exchange resources and ideas. The "Our Resource Centers - Tools for Organizations" section of this websites contains links to resources and materials for nonprofit managers.

  • National Center for Charitable Statistics
    Free Online
    The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data pertaining to the nonprofit sector in the United States. The Statistics portion of this website contains lots of great data such as quick facts about nonprofits as well as the number of nonprofit organizations by state.

  • The Boston Indicators Project
    Free Online
    The Boston Indicators Project produces reports that contain data on Boston and its neighbors and tracks changes on the following sectors: Civic Vitality, Cultural Life and the Arts, the Economy, Education, the Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety, Technology, and Transportation.

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Selected Books on Nonprofit Management

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Finding Articles

Below are suggested databases and indexes for articles on the topic that you have chosen to research. These databases include articles from newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Articles are shorter and more narrowly focused than books or reference materials so you should use them after you have narrowed your topic.

  • ABI/Inform
    Simmons Eresource
    Find in-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, and a wide variety of other topics from more than 1800 leading business and management publications, most of which are fulltext or page-image. Includes fulltext Wall Street Journal.


ProQuest 
Enter your search terms:


Use the Advanced Search for a more precise search:

  • Type in a word or phrase in the search box (use the * to truncate; and to link separate concepts;or to group similar concepts)
  • Consider selecting a search field name in the drop down menu, or accept "Citation and Abstract" as the default. The most specific search would use the "Subject" field. Other Search Fields include article title, author, company name, personal name, source, SIC code, ticker
  • Click an operator (AND, OR, AND NOT, WITHIN 3, PRE/1) to link your search terms
  • Specify limits such as Date, full text only, or scholarly/peer reviewed
  • Results are available as: citation, full text, text and graphics and/or page image (like a photocopy of article). Articles can be emailed to you.

  • Business Source Premier
    Simmons Eresource
    A comprehensive business periodical database that includes scholarly journals and business periodicals covering topics such as management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more. BSP provides more than 8,800 full text scholarly publications, some as far back as 1922, such as the Harvard Business Review.
    Use the Advanced Search for a more precise search:
  • Type in search terms in the Find search box
    • group similar concepts in ( ) linked with "or". For example: (women or female or gender)
    • Truncate word variants with *. For example: instead of typing (manage or management or managing or manager) just type manag*
    • Link separate concepts with "and". For example: (women or female or gender) and (manag* or executiv*)
  • Consider selecting a specific "Field" to limit the search. The most specific and generally most accurate is a SU Subject Heading search. Also common TI title, AB abstract, CO company.
  • Refine your search with Limits such as: Full Text only, from a specific Journal, Peer Reviewed (more scholarly), Date Published.
  • Refine your search with Expanders To search within the entire fulltext of an article, check the "search with within full text articles". To take advantage of the built in thesaurus, check the box "also search for related words"

  • Lexis Nexis Academic
    Simmons Eresource
    Provides searchable access to a comprehensive spectrum of full-text information from over 5,600 sources--including non-English language sources--selected to meet academic research needs. Included are national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789, business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, industry and market news, statistics, and medical information.

  • Lexis Nexis Academic: Business Research
    Simmons Eresource
    For business-specific news, facts and events related to companies and industries:
  1. Choose News tab
  2. Choose Business News Publications from Selected Sources drop-down menu.
  3. Enter at least one search term.
  4. Choose index in which to search for the keyword, such as: headline, lead paragraph.

  • Bizjournals
    Free Online
    "The national bizjournals site features local business news from around the nation, updated throughout the day, top business stories from American City's print editions, industry-specific news from more than 40 industries, advice columns, and a full menu of tools to help business owners and operators manage their businesses more successfully. There's also easy navigation to each of the 42 local business sites."

  • Academic Search Complete
    Simmons Eresource
    Academic Search Complete is a great place to start your search for both popular and scholarly articles, no matter what your topic is! It contains journals from almost every topic and is designed specifically for academic institutions. It provides more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, 4,400 of which are peer-reviewed journals. This resource also features content as far back as 1865.

  • Academic Onefile
    Simmons Eresource
    Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.

  • Expanded Academic ASAP
    Simmons Eresource
    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. Updated daily.
    TIP: Use the Advanced Search for a more precise search!

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Selected Periodicals on Nonprofit Management

  • The Chronicle of Philanthropy
    Available in print and as Ejournal


  • Nonprofit Management & Leadership
    Available asEjournal


  • The NonProfit Times
    Available as Ejournal


  • Nonprofit World
    Available as Ejournal


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Searching the Web

Simmons librarians have created a customized search engine that allows you to find Non-Profit Management information on the free web.
Use this Non-Profit Management Google Custom Search Engine box to search all select, quality free web sites at the same time:


You may also wish to go directly to, or bookmark, the Non-Profit Management Google Custom Search Engine

Tips for Searching the Internet:

  • Use the advanced search function, which is available from most search engines:
  • Limit your search to .edu and .gov sites. These often provide quality research, statistics, and commentary. Sites ending in .org often have good information, too, but are likely to espouse a strong stance or bias on the issues they cover and may not be objective.
  • Try Scandoo, which presents search results from Google, Yahoo! Search, or Live (MSN) with an evaluation about the objectivity, credibility, and overall reliability of the site.
  • Consider using a directory of pre-screened, annotated sites:

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Writing Style and Citation

For more information on style and citation for this discipline, please contact the Simmons College Writing Center

You may also consider consulting these resources:

  • Writing Resources
    Free Online
    The Writing Center provides online resources for citing your research. If you are unsure of which citation style to use, consult your professor and consider the following:
    • Use APA (American Psychological Association) when your topic is in the Social Sciences
    • Use ASA (American Sociological Association) when your topic is in Sociology
    • Use MLA (Modern Language Association) when your topic is in the Humanities
    • Use Chicago/Turabian when your topic is in Literature, History or the Arts
    • Use CSE (Council of Science Editors) when your topic is in the Sciences


  • RefWorks
    Simmons Eresource
    RefWorks is a great program for organizing articles, books, and other materials you need for research. You can also use RefWorks to create bibliographies, create in text citations in your paper (Write-N-Cite), and share your research with others. Access RefWorks from the A-Z list of resources on the library's web page, and then follow the instructions to create your own username and password. We hold RefWorks Clinics throughout the semester. For more information, ask a reference librarian

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Related Topics

Business and Management

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