Library Guides: MCOM 3010-Management Communication: Non-profit Information

Sources for non-profit information

Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is a non-profit evaluator similar to Guidestar. It requires free registration to access some expanded features of the site.
Charity Navigator Advanced Search
Use the Advanced Search to locate non-profits by category, location, and more

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of newspapers, periodicals, and other sources of business and general news, plus company reports, industry reports, and financial data compiled by Dow-Jones and Reuters. Note: Factiva allows for a maximum of 8 concurrent users.
Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new window
You can use the grants search feature to find out which grants your nonprofit has won and in what amounts. This can tell you more about the non-profit's activities, programs, and which of its revenue streams are temporary/ subject to renewal.

Google News
Search Google News for the latest news articles and publicity on your non-profit organization.
GuideStar
GuideStar provides information about the mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, and governance of non-profit organizations. Some information is available for free (if you sign up for a free account,) and some is available only to subscribers.
GuideStar's Directory of Charities and Non-Profit Organizations
Use this list to find non-profit organizations by category.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. NOTE: Before searching, please change the default previous 2 years to all available dates.

Non-profit websites
Thoroughly review the websites for the non-profit organizations you are considering; look for areas on the websites that discuss the organizations' mission, volunteer opportunities, and their impact on individuals and groups.