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Nonprofit E-Resources
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Internet Resources
in Nonprofit
Electronic
Databases
Off-campus access to the databases (http://furbo.gmu.edu/dbwiz/) is restricted to GMU students, faculty and staff only. See Accessing Restricted Information (http://infosparc.gmu.edu/LSO/proxy.html) for more information.
ABI-Inform, 1984-presen. Covers business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, etc. Includes full-text documents.
Expanded Academic
ASAP, 1980-present. Covers astronomy, religion, law, history,
psychology, humanities, current events, sociology, and the general sciences.
Includes full-text documents.)
Factiva, Need to use Microsoft IE 5.01 or higher. Factiva is an online database that provides mostly full-text access to Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, business and news publications, magazines, and journals.
General BusinessFile ASAP, 1980-present. Covers finance, acquisitions & mergers, international trade, money management, new technologies, and more. Includes some full-text documents.
LexisNexis Academic. Access to a wide range of news, business, government, legal and reference information. Includes full-text articles.
MOCAT - Catalog of GPO Publications, Updated daily, 1994-present. Provides citations to U.S. government publications with hot-links to online full-text when available.
PapersFirst, 1993-present. Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library.
Periodical Abstracts, (New Name: ProQuest General Reference), 1990-present. Covers more than 1,800 periodicals on a wide variety of topics, plus current coverage of articles from newspapers.
Public Affairs
Information Service (PAIS), 1972-present. Includes articles, books, conference
proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.
Sociological Abstract, 1963-present. Citations and abstracts of journal articles, dissertations, conference papers, selected books and book review.
Social Science Abstracts, 1983-present. Abstracts of articles from the Social Science disciplines
E-journals
Crain's
Nonprofit News
(07/17/1996 to present) in Factiva
(Need to use Microsoft IE 5.01 or
higher)
Foundation
News & Commentary
(01/01/1992 to 12/31/1996) in ABI/INFORM
Complete
Fund Raising
Management (12/01/1987 to present) in ABI/INFORM
Complete
International
Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing (02/01/2001 to present) in ABI/INFORM
Complete
Miller GAAP
for Not-For-Profit Organization (Audits to present)
in LexisNexis
Academic
Nonprofit and
Voluntary Sector Quarterly (06/01/1998 to
12/31/2000) in ABI/INFORM
Complete
Nonprofit
Management and Leadership
(01/01/1997 to present) in ABI/INFORM
Complete
The NonProfit
Times (01/01/1989 to 01/01/1991) in InfoTrac
OneFile
The
Non-profit Times (12/01/2000 to present) in Business
ASAP
Nonprofit
World (11/01/1987) to present in ABI/INFORM
Complete
Internet Resources in Nonprofit
Action Without Border (http://www.idealist.org/): Action Without Borders is a global network for volunteer opportunities and nonprofit services in communities around the world. The site covers: 1) over 29,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission; 2) volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world, and a list of organizations that can help you volunteer abroad; and 3) the best Nonprofit Career Center on the Web, with hundreds of job and internship listings.
Association of
Fundraising Professionals (http://www.afpnet.org/):
AFP is the standard-bearer for professionalism in fundraising. This organization “represents 26,000 members in 167
chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, working to advance
philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification
programs.”
Benton
Foundation’s Practice Toolkit (http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/):
Best practice toolkit to help nonprofits make effective use of
communications and information technologies.
BoardSources (http://www.boardsource.org/) formerly National Center for Nonprofit Boards): Visit this site to discover what help is available for nonprofit leaders, boards and paid executive staff.
Charity Net (http://users.aol.com/charitynet/private/index.html): Many charity organizations can be found here.
The D.C. Foundation Center
(http://fdncenter.org/washington/index.html).
Direction Center NPO List (http://www2.gvsu.edu/~directct/npos.htm): The site provides: 1) a list of resources for NPO such as funders and publishers; 2) a list of nonprofit organizations; 3) United Way Sites; and 4) a list of foundations and corporate grant makers.
The Foundation Center Online (http://fdncenter.org/): “Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on institutional philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.”
GuideStar (http://www.guidestar.org/): GuideStar, a project of Philanthropic Research, Inc., is a searchable database of more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Handsnet (http://www.handsnet.org/): An information-sharing site for individuals and organizations working work with a broad range of public issues.
Independent Sector (http://www.indepsec.org/): A “diverse collection of more than a million charitable, educational, religious, health, welfare organizations.”
Internet Nonprofit Center (http://www.nonprofits.org/): Includes a Nonprofit locator to help locate any charity in the U.S., a chat room, library, links to sites of interest to donors and volunteers, and a wealth of other resources.
Internet Resources for Non-Profit Public Service Organizations (http://ShortGuides.com/nonprofit): Includes 1) information on nonprofit programs and activities; 2) business and corporate information; and 3) government information and programs.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (http://www.ifrc.org/): A comprehensive website on Red Cross, Red Crescent, and more than 178 member Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide.
Nonprofit Virtual Library (http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znonprof.htm): This website was created by Michigan State University Libraries with comprehensive online resources in nonprofit.
Nonprofit Gateway (http://www.nonprofit.gov): A network of links to more than 530,000 Federal government websites with information and services to nonprofit organizations.
PNN Online: the Nonprofit News and Information
Resource (http://pnnonline.org): “PNNOnline delivers news, information, and resources to all
segments of the nonprofit world in order to help them better achieve their
goals.”
The Taft Group (http://www.galegroup.com/taft/): The Taft Group has more than 30 years experience in publishing reference works for the nonprofit arena.
Nonprofit Career Resources
America's Job Bank (http://www.ajb.dni.us):
“America's Job Bank is the biggest and busiest job market in
cyberspace,” in which job seekers can post their resume and search
for job openings posted by employers.
Community Career Center (http://www.nonprofitjobs.org/): Search nonprofit job opportunities by job type, member organization, employer name, job title, work location, mission, and/or minimum salary.
FedWorld Federal Job Search (http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html): FedWorld is a gateway to government job opportunities and the site is
updated daily.
Nonprofit Career Network (http://www.nonprofitcareer.com/): Includes non-profit job resource center; directory of professional services; best non-profit web sites; jobs, conferences, workshops & conventions; and frequently asked questionns.
Opportunity Knocks (http://www.opportunitynocs.org): A leading source of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities.
Mason Links
GMU Nonprofit Management Program (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/npmp/): Graduate Program in Nonprofit Studies; includes Search Engines, Publications and other Web Resources.
Department of Public & International Affairs (http://www.gmu.edu/departments/pia/): The Department of Public and International Affairs offers students a B.A. degree in Government and International Politics, a B.S. degree in Public Administration and Administration of Justice, and an M.S. degree in Public Administration. Nonprofit Management is one of Master of Public Administration programs.
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