Career: Nonprofits

About the Industry
Associations
Directories
Fundraising & Startup
Trade Journals
Websites

About the Industry

Career Guides
The following books may be found in the Career Reference Section in Pardee Library. They do not circulate:
100 Best Nonprofits to Work For X HD 2769.2 U6 H36
Jobs and Careers with Nonprofit Organizations X HD 2769.2 U6 K7
Non-Profits and Education Job Finder X HF 5382.75 .U6 L326
Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Non-Profit Sector
X HD 2769.2 U6 L68

Circulating Books can be found in the Library Online Catalog:

Word Search - To find books in the Pardee Library, type relevant word(s) and use "Location" drop down menu. Books may be sorted by date, using "Search and Sort" menu.
Subject Search - The catalog can be searched using the following subject headings:
Bank Loans
Business Plans
Foundations
Fund Raising
Grants
Grantwriting
Non-governmental Organizations
Non-profit
Public Administration

Associations

American Association of Grant Professionals
http://www.grantprofessionals.org

Association of Fundraising Profesionals
http://www.afpnet.org

Social Enterprise Alliance
http://www.se-alliance.org

Associations Unlimited [ About ]
Library database includes listings of numerous associations listed by geography, keyword, and type.

Directories

Guidestar
http://www.guidestar.org
Guidestar is the National Database of Nonprofits.

Associations Unlimited [ About ]
Use subject/word search to find contact information on a variety of nonprofit associations - U.S. and International.

Boston Business Journal, Book of Lists
Pardee Reference - Reference Desk
X HF5068.B7 D65
Includes a section on largest nonprofits in the Boston area.

Consumer Sourcebook
Pardee Reference - Industry
X HC 110 C63 C638 2003 (Table 1)
Lists associations, government and private organizations that advocate for and protect the consumer. Includes agencies that share consumer information with the public and other resources related to a variety of industries.

see also, Books in Pardee Reference Career Section.

Fundraising & Startup

The following books can be found on Pardee Library Reference Table 1 (Industry: Nonprofits). They do not circulate:
Financial and strategic management for nonprofit organizations X HD62.6 .B78
New nonprofit almanac and desk reference X HD2769.2 .U6 N47
Fundraising X HG177 .E34
Complete Book of Model Fund-Raising Letters X HG177 .K86
Applying for Research Funding X HG177 .R53
Foundation Giving X HV85 .F68
How to form a nonprofit corporation X KF1388 .Z9 W37

Foundation Directory (Law Reference AS911.A2 F65 2000)

Trade Journals

The magazines below deal with issues that face the nonprofit and public administration sector. Check Boston University's Electronic Journals to see if these titles are available full text.

Administration & society ( Mugar JA3 .J56)
Administrative science quarterly (Pardee HD28 .F56)
Chronicle of Philanthropy (Mugar HV41.2 .C45)
Nonprofit management & leadership (Pardee HD62.6 .N665)
Nonprofit World (ejournal only)
Nonprofit World Funding Alert (ejournal only)
Policy & practice of public human services (Mugar HV1 .F43)
Public administration [UK]. (Mugar JA8.F23)
Public administration review [US] (Mugar JA1 .F40)
Public personnel management (Pardee HF5549 .A2 P4M)
Research in social problems and public policy (Mugar HM1 .R47)

Websites

Bridgestar
http://www.bridgestar.org
Bridgestar provides research and access to non-profit job postings (registration is currently free through their pilot program).

The Hauser Center
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hauser/links
Harvard website links to non-profit areas of interest.

Hire Culture
http://www.hireculture.org
Hire Culture is a job site for culturaly based opportunities.

Sustainable Business
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs
This site contains positions at environmentally friendly businesses.

On Philanthropy
http://www.dotorgjobs.com/rt/dojhome
This site is especially for non-profit professionals.

ExecSearches
http://www.execsearches.com/exec/default.asp
Mid-level and executive positions in the non-profit world are located on this site.

NonProfit Times
http://www.nptimes.com
Has a salary survey as well.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov
Wages and salaries are given for various kinds of jobs and includes regional economic outlooks.