Course Guide
MBA 292A&B Nonprofit Management
Fall 2010
The following online and print resources provided by the Long Business Library are key to finding information required for this course. Use the Library proxy Server to access the electronic resources from off-campus.
Books
| The Long Library has a large collection of books on nonprofit organizations covering accounting, finance, leadership, management, marketing, philanthropy, startups, etc. To locate them, use the OskiCat catalog to search for books in the Long Library. Subject headings, such as the following, will prove useful: nonprofit organizations, independent sector, boards of directors, social entrepreneurship, volunteer workers, etc. Choose the subject search box and restrict the search to the Long Library by choosing BUSI from the location menu. E-books may be located and used online through Ebrary. |
Key Journals
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Chronicle of Philanthropy (print version on Current Periodical shelving) International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Nonprofit Counsel Nonprofit Management & Leadership Nonprofit World Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations |
Articles in Academic Journals and Magazines/Newspapers/Research Reports
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic Search Complete | Indexes thousands of journals and magazines. Use the subject search box to look for articles on your topic. Full text is available for many of the articles. Good for viewpoints on business topics not normally found in business magazines. |
| Business Source Complete | Indexes thousands of business journals and magazines. Use the subject search box to look for articles on the subject of your paper. Company names should be searched using the "company entity" box. Full text is available for many of the articles. |
| Catalog of Nonprofit Literature | An open website of the Foundation Center that indexes numerous print and digital resources providing information about nonprofit organizations. |
| Factiva | A full text database of magazines and newspapers, including Business Week, Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, etc. Very useful for current information on business topics, company activities, and developments in U.S. and international industries. |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | A very user-friendly search tool for finding articles in magazines and newspapers, and company profiles and financials. |
| New York Times (Proquest) |
You may read the paper by date of publication, or search by topic of interest. |
| Wall Street Journal (Proquest) |
You may read the paper by date of publication, or search by topic of interest. |
Profiles of Nonprofit Industries
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of American Industries | Two print volumes located in the Reference Collection HC102 E53.
Provides short profiles for many nonprofit sectors (museums, professional membership associations, etc. |
| IBIS World Industry Market Research | A database providing 25-30 page reports on the
following nonprofit sectors:
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Nonprofit Statistics
| Source | Description |
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| Nonprofit Almanac 2008 | Located in the Reference Collection HD2769.2 U6 N64.
Table of Contents:
Links to organizations that do research on nonprofits may be found at the Foundation Center |
Other Useful Information
Long Library homepage
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