Nonprofit Companies & Organizations
The non-profit or not-for-profit sector can include government or other organizations, charities and companies. This type of information can be more difficult to locate than information on publicly held entities. There are two approaches that usually will help you with most research needs in this area: how to find them and how to find in-depth background information on specific ones.
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Top Databases
Associations UnlimitedHere information can be found on nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. It covers major international organizations and U.S. national, regional, state, and local organizations. Entries for each organization include contact information, descriptions of the organization, number of members, budget and other information. The database allows searching by association name, acronym, keyword in name, location, subject terms, SIC codes, etc. Trade associations in particular can be a very valuable resource for data about an industry. Check their descriptions to see if the association collects statistics or if they have a library that collects data. [more]
Business & Industry
Business & Industry is a broad business information database that focuses on facts, figures, events and market information about companies, industries, products and markets. It covers all industries and is international in scope. B&I draws content from a large number of trade and industry publications, regional, national and international newspapers, business dailies and newsletters. This is a good database to search for recent events about a company or industry and tends to have very good coverage of marketing topics. It is also useful for finding information about regional company and industry news. [more]
Business Source Premier
BSP provides coverage to virtually all subject areas related to business, including management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. In addition to covering the major scholarly business journals, BSP also covers company reports, SWOT analyses, working papers, country reports, industry reports and other searchable categories like case studies, book reviews, product reviews, speeches, and interviews. This database is the exclusive online provider of many major journals like the Harvard Business Review, but it does not contain the fulltext of the Wall Street Journal (see Factiva for WSJ). [more]
CareerSearch
CareerSearch covers U.S. (public and private), Canadian, and international companies, universities, and non-profit organizations. The database is primarily designed to aid individuals in identifying job prospects based upon selected criteria such as location, industry, SIC codes, and other elements. It does not include job announcements. It usually contains the names of Human Resource Managers and top executives, as well as basic company information. The database can also be used to identify competitors by industry and SIC code, making it useful for company competitive analysis or the development of business plans. [more]
D&B Million Dollar Database
Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database (D&B) provides directory information on over 14 million businesses. You can search by a number of variables to identify businesses by name, industry, geographic location, number of employees, ownership structure, sales, as well as the names of the top executives. The database is useful for company research for projects but also for job prospecting. For each company, you will find the headquarters location as well as some branch, subsidiary, or division locations. To be included in this database, companies must have sales in excess of one million dollars or employ more than twenty people. Our subscription covers Domestic U.S. companies only. [more]
Factiva
Factiva is a multi-functional database. It is primarily used to find the full-text of business publications, including magazines, trade publications, and newspapers. It has full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal. It is a good source for international and local business news, which typically isn't covered in other databases. Also included in this database are company profiles and financial quotes. [more]
ProQuest
A multi-disciplinary database, ProQuest has full text availability for nearly 2,000 journals in all academic fields. Users can search the entire database or individual modules (such as Newspapers) in such areas as arts, business, education, health, humanities, law, psychology, science and social science. Full text is available for about one half of the journals included, with graphics available for many of the full text articles. It includes same-day, full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal. [more]
TableBase
This easy-to-use database contains tables and text excerpted from numerous publications. Along with simple keyword searching, users can also limit searches by choosing from lists of concept terms, marketing terms, countries, industries, and document types. If you're looking for a ranking of products or companies in table format, this is a great resource to begin your search. You can select to view the table only- or you can select the full text article which includes the table within the context of the original article. [more]
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Books, Reference & Print Resources
Magazines & JournalsAvailable via the database Business Source Premier: Nonprofit Counsel, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Nonprofit World, Nonprofit World Funding Alert and Nonprofit World Report.
Giving USA: Giving USA Foundation AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy
REF HV 89 .G5
Search for more books in the ACORN Catalog
Internet Resources & Websites
The Foundation Center there is a branch location physically located at Nashville Public Library downtown location
Guidestar
Requires full paid membership for all information yet free version has good information.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Local weekly publications featuring local business news. Most major cities have one.
National Association of Secretaries of State
At the US State level - can find background information and organizational annual reports linked on these sites. For example, the SOS for Tennessee: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Council on Foundations
See NETWORK tab for Career and Job information.
Government Job Board
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Has links to state job boards for nonprofits.
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Additional Information
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- Don't know where to begin? Check out the How do I begin my research? page for information on how to get started researching various topics and use citation information.
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- Additional databases are also available through the Jean & Alexander Heard Library.
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