Scholarly and Professional Resources for Nonprofits
- Guidestar: http://www.guidestar.org/, web database of all IRS-registered charitablenonprofits. Access to 990 forms
- IRS: http://www.irs.gov/ and follow link for charities and nonprofits (at the “information for…” drop-down item in upper right corner) for additional see links to a variety of resources for organizations seeking exempt status as well as codebook and downloadable list of registered nonprofits.
- Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org, follow "UI Policy Centers" link to Center on Nonprofits and See also National Center for Charitable Statistics and the links under http://nccs.urban.org/index.cfm.
- Gale Group: "What’s Available" for information on membership associations in all fields.
- Raffa & Associates: iknow.org, accounting firm specializing in nonprofits (this does not constitute an endorsement of the firm).
- Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance: ratings of nonprofits and information for
- The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society : http://ccss.jhu.edu/, see links under "Research Projects" to the Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project and Nonprofit Economic
- Saguaro Seminar: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/saguaro/, major survey on civic engagement in theS. in collaboration with Robert Putnam.
- American Religion Data Archive: http://www.thearda.com/, links to major data sources on
- National Association of State Charity Officials: See http://www.nasconet.org/, see links to charity regulation at the state level and IRS
- Nonprofit Accounting Basics: http://www.nonprofitaccountingbasics.org/reporting-operations/statement-financial-activities. This is a great resource with information about nonprofit accounting
- Human Resources Toolkit: This is a fantastic resource on HR issues in nonprofits compiles by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
Nonprofit Professional Associations & Infrastructure Organizations
- ARNOVA: http://www.arnova.org/. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action - the major scholarly association in the Also moderated discussion group for researchers in the field (see instructions for how to join the ARNOVA Listserve under "Quick Links" at the ARNOVA home page.
- ISTR: http://www.istr.org/. International Society for Third-Sector Publishes the VOLUNTAS journal.
- NACC: http://www.naccouncil.org/ - Nonprofit Academic Centers
- American Society of Association Executives: professional association of association executives.
- Alliance for Nonprofit Management: http://www.allianceonline.org/,association of nonprofit managers and consultants to nonprofits.
- The Giving Institute: Its affiliated group, Giving USA Foundation, publishes Giving USA.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals: Professional association of fundraisers
- Independent Sector: http://www.independentsector.org, trade association for national nonprofits (ignore request for password, g., press escape button).
- Foundation Center: http://foundationcenter.org/,
- Council on Foundations: http://www.cof.org/, information about
- National Council of Nonprofit Associations: http://www.ncna.org/, network of state and regional associations of nonprofit
- Charity Channel: http://charitychannel.com/ a long list of nonprofit discussion groups, career opportunities, and other resources (may not be available).
- NPAction: http://www.npaction.org/provides information on how to undertake
- National Center for Nonprofit Entreprise: http://www.nationalcne.org/, provides information and technical assistance on nonprofit
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy: http://philanthropy.com/, major publication in the field
- NonProfit Times: http://www.nptimes.com/, trade publication focusing on the nonprofit
- Nonprofit Quarterly: http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/, trade publication focusing on the nonprofit
- International Center for Nonprofit Law: http://www.icnl.org/, resource on international nonprofit
- Affordable Colleges Online. https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/volunteering-nonprofit-degrees/, resource on careers in the nonprofit sector.
- Careers in the nonprofit sector: https://edubirdie.com/blog/nonprofit-careers
Indiana Resources
- Indiana Nonprofit Sector: http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/, for description and analysis of Indiana nonprofit
- Indiana Grantmakers Alliance: http://www.indianagrantmakers.org/, regional association of grantmakers, includes a listing of Indiana community foundations.
- Indiana Association of United Ways: http://www.iauw.org; state association of United Way organizations, includes a listing of Indiana United
- Indiana Attorney General: link to Indiana nonprofit