Finding Books

From the library homepage, select ?search catalog.?

Search the library catalog for "nonprofit organizations".

Louisville Free Public Library http://www.lfpl.org is also an excellent resource.  

In addition to searching for ?nonprofit organizations,? you might consider searching for the name of the organization you are researching.  Some larger groups have been the subject of publications.  Another approach is to search for the subject that the nonprofit focuses on.  For example, you might find information about the American Red Cross in books about disasters. 

Nonprofit Organizations    378.3, 658.1, 658.15, 658.151, 658.04, 658.048, 658.45

Reference Books

Non-profit corporations in Kentucky  R 346.7306 M928n

Also, Sullivan University Library offers the Library Alert service, which is designed to alert SUS students, faculty and staff of the latest titles @ the Sullivan University Louisville library! Sign up to be notified by e-mail when the library receives new books, videos, DVDs, etc., in the categories that interest you.

Databases

These databases contain many full text articles and can be accessed from the library?s web page:

Opposing Viewpoint Resource Center: Critical Thinking

From the library homepage, select databases, and Opposing Viewpoints.

A keyword search for ?nonprofit organizations? will yield a small collection of organizational profiles under the reference tab.  Groups included range from the American Bar Association to the John Birch Society to the World Wildlife Fund.  Numerous articles are linked under ?Magazines and Newspapers.?

 

BPubs.com:  A search engine that scans an indexed directory of business publications.

 

EBSCOHost

From the library homepage, select databases, and EBSCOHost.  Click on EBSCOHost web.  From the database selection menu select, Business Source Premier.

?Nonprofit organizations? as a search term will locate articles about nonprofits in general.  Searching for a particular organization name will be useful, particularly for larger organizations.

EBSCOHost offers a variety of other databases, and you might find it helpful to look in MasterFILE Premier, Academic Search Premier or Health Source, depending on the focus of your organization.

 

Morningstar: Library Edition comprises a premier financial database providing 1995- present access to 6,000+ stock and 13,000+ mutual fund reports,  plus analyst reports on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds. A special feature is Morningstar's INVESTMENT CLASSROOM containing 150 different interactive financial courses. The exclusive stock and fund Morningstar Ratings are industry standards. Updated daily.

 

Proquest

Scholarly journals and newspapers covering business topics.

 

Louisville Free Public Library Databases:

Use your Louisville Free Public Library card and PIN to access these databases

 

Community Resource Network:  Provides information on local human services agencies

New York Times: Newspaper articles from New York Times.

Wall Street Journal:  Newspaper articles from Wall Street Journal.

Webliography:

Better Business Bureau:  http://www.give.org/reports/index.asp

The Better Business Bureau compiles a database of nonprofit organizations.  Many of the listings include the organization?s website address, as well as detailed information about the organization?s mission and how they spend contributions.

 

About.com: http://nonprofit.about.com/

About.com is a website offering comprehensive information on a wide array of topics.  The section on nonprofits features articles on starting a nonprofit, fundraising, and profiles of selected nonprofits.

Once you have selected a nonprofit organization to study, the particular organization?s website will undoubtedly provide useful information (e.g.: http://www.redcross.org/ , http://national.unitedway.org/ , etc.).

SPSS@13.0: A comprehensive data analysis system installed on a few computers on the lower level of the Sullivan University Library & Learning Resource Center.