by
Richard Irving

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Updated: 29 March 2007

Almanacs
Directories
Funding
Administration
Law & Tax
Finding A Book
Indexes and Abstracts

Almanacs

New Nonprofit Almanac & Desk Reference. Biennial. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2002-.
The Almanac produced jointly by Independent Sector and the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute, provides key data, high-quality information, and insightful trend analysis about the nonprofit sector as a whole.
Dewey: REF HV 90 H63x

State Nonprofit Almanac. Biennial. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press, 1997-.
This book lists 501(c)(3) public charities and their support, expenses, and assets, as reported to the Internal Revenue Service on annual information returns (Form 990). The charities are also categorized by their activities, using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities. This publication is a product of the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), located in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, in collaboration with Independent Sector.
Dewey: REF HV 89 S83x

Directories

National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. Annual. Rockville, Md.: The Taft Group, 1990-.
Provides organization name, address, IRS filing status, employer identification number, charitable deduction eligibility, annual income, and type of activity, for over 260,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Dewey: REF AS 29.5 N38
Ulib: REF AS 29.5 N38

Encyclopedia of Associations Annual. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co.,1961-.
Provides information on more than 22,000 nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope.
Dewey: REF HS 17 G334
Ulib: ReadyRef HS 17 G334 
Online: Associations Unlimited http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Associations Unlimited in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Encyclopedia of Associations. Regional, State, and Local Organizations. Northeastern States Biennial. Detroit, MI : Gale Research Co., c1987-.
Provides information on nonprofit organizations "that are organized and function at the regional, state, county, city, neighborhodd, and local levels." This particular volume is limited to the northestern United States.
Dewey: REF HS 17 G335x
Ulib: ReadyRef HS 17 G335x, Ulib has the vols. for all regions
Online: Associations Unlimited http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Associations Unlimited in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Greater Capital Region Human Services Directory. Annual. Council  of Community Services of New York State, Inc., 1992-.
Includes contact information and brief descriptions for nonprofit human service providers in the 11 county Greater Capital Region. Arrangement is alphabetical but there is a subject index.
Dewey: REF HV 99 A3 F48x
Ulib: REF HV 99 A3 F48x
Internet: Greater Capital Region Human Services Directory http://www.ccsnys.org/hsd//hsdsearch.asp

Guidestar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations (http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp)
Produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., this site includes a searchable database of more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations.


Funding

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. http://www.cfda.gov/ ,  Washington, DC: GSA.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs (CFDA) is a government-wide compendium of all 1,499 Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public.  These programs provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, services, information, scholarships, training, insurance, etc., to millions of Americans every day.
Ulib: GOVDOC Ref J 85 PREX 2.20 :

Community of Science. http://www.cos.org , Community of Science, Inc.
Provides information on more than 400,000 research funding opportunities worldwide through its COS Funding Opportunities. Its COS Expertise database provides references to researchers.

Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development: a guide to current sources for local programs and projects.Westport, CT: Oryx press, 2005.
Contains descriptions of more than 3,000 funding programs directed to the improvement of communities. Has, subject, sponsoring organizations, and grants by program type indexes. Also, has "A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing".
Dewey: Ref HN 90 C6 F85 2005/2006

Government Assistance Almanac. Annual. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1985-.
A commecial version of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. In addition to program information contains information on obtaininng federal assistance, an agency index, and master (subject) index.
Dewey: Ref HC 110 P63 G69

The Foundation Directory. Irregular. New York: Foundation Center, 1960-.
Reference source for information about private and community grantmaking foundations in the United States. Descriptive information for each foundation includes contact information, donors, foundation type, summary financial data, purpose and activities, fields, of interest, types of support, limitations, applications information. The directory includes donor, geographic, subject, and foundation name indexes. The Foundation Center web site, http://fdncenter.org , offers free information on grantmaking, research information on philanthropy, a "Fund Finder" search engine, and a Catalog of Nonprofit Literature. Some features, such as the online version of the Foundation Directory require a subscription.
Dewey: REF AS 911 A2 F65
Ulib: ReadyRef AS 911 A2 F65

The Foundation Grants Index. Annual. New York: Foundation Center; distributed by Columbia University Press, 1970/71-.
Provides information on actual grants awarded by foundations. The main arrangement is by 28 major subject fields, but there are several other indexes including, recipient name index, foundation name, type of support/geographic area.
Dewey: REF AS 911 A2 F66
Ulib: REF AS 911 A2 F66

Guidestar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp
Produced by Philanthropic Research, Inc., this site includes a searchable database of more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations. The Advanced Search option facilitates locating nonprofits dealing with specific issues within a geogaphic area.

The "How To" Grants Manual: successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants. 5th ed. David G. Bauer. Phoenix, AZ: The American Council on Education and Oryx Press, 2003.
Step-by-step information regarding the preparation of grant proposals.
Dewey: REF HG 177 B38 2003

The International Foundation Directory, 2004. 13th ed. London, UK: Europa Publications Limited, 2004
Descriptions of significant foundations arranged alphabetically by home country. Has foundation name, main activities, and areas of activity indexes. Also, a short article on researching and applying to foundations.
Dewey & UKIB REF HV 7 I57

The Nonprofit Handbook, vol.2 - Fund Raising. 3rd ed. James M. Greenfield. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001.
Topics covered include, managing fund development, ethics and governance, environmental and institutional readiness, annual giving programs, major giving programs, select audiences and environments, support ingredients.
Dewey: REF HD 62.6 N662x 2001

Nonprofit Sector Research Fund http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/
Associated with the Aspen Institute, the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund provides funding for research on nonprofit organizations and their practices. Includes references to relevant publications some of which are available full text.

Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations. Annual. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2000-.
Information on more than 1,000 organizations that provide funding to nonprofits. Main arrangement is alphabetical by the state of the funding organizations. Includes geographic and subject indexes. Each entry includes the organization's name, contact information, and principal areas of interest, and for some entries samples of funding projects.
Dewey: REF  HD 2769.2 O64 2002

Proposal Planning & Writing. 2nd ed. Lynn E. Miner, Jeremy T. Miner & Jerry Griffith. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.
General information on finding  public and private funding, writing a proposal, and  a detailed guide to writing government proposals.
Dewey: REF HG 177.5 U6 M56 1998

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing. rev. ed. Jane C. Geever & Patricia McNeill. The Foundation Center, 1997.
Another step-by-step guide to preparing a grant proposal and finding potential funders.
Dewey: REF HG 177.5 U6 G44 1997


Administration

Association of Small Foundations, (http://smallfoundations.org/) .
ASF is intended to provide assistance to nonprofits with few or no staff. Its web site provides information on grantmaking including samples of relevant forms.

The Nonprofit Handbook, vol. 1 - Management. 3rd ed. Tracy Daniel Connors. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
Covers a broad range of issues under the topics of effectiveness, efficiency, and evolutionary environment.
Dewey: REF HD 62.6 N662x 2001

Budgeting for Not-For-Profit  Organizations. David Maddox. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.
Ulib: HG 4027.65 M33 1999

The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Managemnt. 2nd ed. Robert H. Wilbur. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000.
Ulib: HD 62.6 C66 2000

Enterprising Nonprofits: a toolkit for social entrepreneurs. J. Gregory Dees, Peter Economy & Jed Emerson. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
Dewey:  HD 62.6 D44 2001


Law & Tax

Charitable Institutions (Office of the New York State Attorney General) (http://www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/charities.html)
The Attorney General's Charities Bureau is responsible for supervising charitable organizations in New York State. Its web site includes important information regarding legal aspects of nonprofit management. Also, the full text of the annual report, Pennies for Charities, which documents the amount of money collected by fund raisers actually going to charities.

Internal Revenue Service - Charities & Non-Profits (http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html)
Provides federal tax information for nonprofits.

Financial and Accounting Guide for Not-For-Profit Organizations. 6th ed. Malvern J. Gross. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
Ulib: HF 5686 N56 G76 2000

Nonprofit Law Made Easy. Bruce R. Hopkins. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005.
Dewey: KF 1388 Z9

The First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers. Bruce R. Hopkins. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
Dewey: KF 1389.5 Z9 H66 2000

The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations. 2nd ed. Thomas K. Hyatt. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
Dewey: KF 6495 H4 H93 2001

New York Nonprofit Law and Practice: with tax analysis. Victoria B. Bjorklund, James J. Fishman, & Daniel L. Kurtz. Charlottesville, Va. : Michie, 1997.
Dewey: KFN 5342 B58 1997


Finding A Book

Minerva (ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG)

Books owned by the University Libraries can be accessed through the Minerva online catalog. Minerva can be searched by author, title, subject, keywords, etc. Subjects may be searched by using either the Library of Congress subject headings or by keywords. Minerva includes books for all three libraries: Dewey Library, the University Library and the Science Library. The location "DEWEY" is for Dewey Library, the location "ULIB" for University Library and the location "SCIENCE" for the Science Library. Minerva also indicates if a book is on order or on loan (and when it is due back). If a book you need is on loan, you may request that it be returned for you (select Request Forms on the University Libraries homepage). Please ask for help or instructions at the reference desk (442-3691).

OTHER SOURCES

Information on the holdings of other capital district libraries is available through CaDiLac, the Capital District Library Council Union Catalog. The WorldCat database offers author, title and subject access to books owned by libraries throughout the United States and world. Library catalogs from around the world are also available on the University at Albany Library web site. NOTE: Books or articles not owned by the University Libraries can be requested through interlibrary loan.


Indexes and Abstracts

Business Source Complete. EBSCO Internatiional
Provides full text access to over 1,000 journals dealing with management, business, and public administration.
ONLINE: Business Source Complete http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Business Source Premier in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

EconLit. American Economic Association.
"EconLit is a comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.)." Excellent coverage of financial and managment issues relating to nonprofits.
Online: EconLit http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type EconLit in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Human Resources Abstracts. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage publications.
Aims to list the most important current periodical literature on human, social and human resource problems. Arranged by 14 subject categories including labor resource development, employment/unemployment, equal opportunity, career development, social services, etc. Subject and author indexes. Quarterly with annual cumulated author indexes.
Dewey: REF HV 1 P68X, V.10+; 1975+ (V. 1-9, 1966-1974 with title: Poverty and Human Resources Abstracts)

Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (PAIS). New York: Public Affairs Information Service.
Indexes resources in public affairs and policy for use by the government, the business/financial community, researchers and students. Emphasis is on factual and statistical information. 1400 periodicals as well as books, reports, and federal and state documents are arranged by subject and indexed by author.
Dewey: REF INDEX H 1 Z999 P83, V. 1; 1915+
Ulib: H 1 Z999 P83, V. 1+; 1915+
ONLINE: PAIS http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type PAIS in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Social Science Index. New York : H.W. Wilson Co.
International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law.
Dewey: REF AI 3 S63X; 1971-.
Ulib: REF AI 3 S63X; 1971-.
ONLINE: Social Science Abstracts http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Social Science Abstracts in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Social Services Abstracts. Bethesda, MD: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Online: Social Services Abstracts http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Social Services Abstracts in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)

Sociological Abstracts. Sociological Abstracts, Inc.
Primary database for sociology information covering journals and conference papers. International coverage of the social aspects of nonprofits or nongovernmental organizations.
Ulib: BldgOnly HM 1 S67 Not currently received; v.1-47,no.7 1952/53-1999.
ONLINE: Sociological Abstracts http://library.albany.edu/databases/search.asp type Sociological Abstracts in the search box (University at Albany affiliation required for remote access)