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Nonprofit Organization Data

Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator includes financial data, a rating based on financial and accountability data, historical data, reviews, and news.
You must register for a free account to access the historical data.
Guidestar
Free version includes limited information on nonprofits. You will need to make a free account.
World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)
Includes a worldwide NGO directory and a section of grant-writing advice.
UN NGO Branch Civil Society Organizations
Another way to locate an international NGO using a variety of criteria.
More NGO resources - UC Berkeley guide to NGOs

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business related articles and reports. Helpful when looking for company and industry information.
The industry’s most used business research database, providing full text, indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back as far as 1886. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 25,000 most-cited authors in the database.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source This link opens in a new window
Articles and books on topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small businesses, as well as case studies and company profiles.
For topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, this database offers full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.
Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.

Foundation Directory
*Best bet. For Spring Semester 2024, you will have access through April 5.
Find in-depth information on grantmakers and their funding opportunities.
Grantli – State by State Resources
Information on grantmakers and other grant-finding resources organized by state.
Community Foundation Location
An interactive map with community foundation information.
Grants.gov
Find and apply for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
A bi-weekly newspaper of the nonprofit world with articles on charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.

Wall Street Journal (Historical Newspaper Archive) This link opens in a new window
Full text of the Wall Street Journal from 1984 - current.
New York Times (Historical Newspaper Archive) This link opens in a new window
Full-text page images of the newspaper, including advertisements, editorial cartoons, etc. Coverage is from 1851 up to the past three years and includes the New York Times Book Review and the New York Times Magazine.
US Midwest Newsstream This link opens in a new window
News sources from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
US Midwest Newsstream enables users to search the most recent regional news content, as well as archives which stretch back to the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. Midwest Newsstream covers news sources from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Earlham Libraries Catalog & Beyond This link opens in a new window
Catalog of books, media, and other materials available in the Earlham Libraries. Also searches libraries worldwide through WorldCat.