Nonprofits and Public Policy: Home
Finding Articles
- Academic Search PremierProvides access to major popular and scholarly journals, including many full-text articles.
- Business Source PremierProvides access to full-text business journals.
- Google Think Tank Search EngineSearches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks.
- PAIS IndexA bibliographic index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Includes full-text articles.
- Social Services AbstractsIndexes and abstracts over 1,600 current journals in the disciplines of social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development.
- Sociological AbstractsProvides access to approximately 2,500 journals in sociology and other related disciplines, both theoretical and applied.
- Worldwide Political Science AbstractsDatabase of the international journal literature in political science, public administration, policy, law and international relations.
Finding Foundation & Nonprofit Information
- Foundation CenterComprehensive database on the U.S. and global philanthropy. Available at the North Carolina Collection of Durham County Library. Contact them at 919-560-0171
- Nonprofit QuarterlyIndependent nonprofit news organization.
- National Center for Charitable StatisticsNational repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Available with limited data.
- Blue AvocadoNonprofit online magazine for community nonprofits.
- NCSU Institute for Emerging IssuesNon-partisan public policy organization at North Carolina State University.
- Council on FoundationsActive philanthropic network founded in 1949. Nonprofit leadership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations.
- Chronicle of PhilanthropyIndependent news organization for leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and others involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
- GuideStarProvides financial information on over 1.8 million nonprofits (requires free registration)
- OpenSecrets.org"Nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy." See who is giving to various campaigns and causes
Finding books
example "subject heading" catalog searches for topic areas:
Non-governmental organizations
Nonprofit organizations -- Government policy
Government Information
- U.S. Census Bureau topicsHas statistics on a variety of topics, including health, education, and income & poverty.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesThe Statistical Abstract of the United States is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, with recent data for states and metro areas, as well as some on foreign countries.
- ProQuest CongressionalComprehensive source of current and historical U.S. Congressional material, including bills, testimony, reports, documents, selected prints, the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code, Federal Register, and the Code of Federal Regulations.
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