Use these databases to find articles and/or essays in scholarly journals and books.
ARNOVA – The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action is a focus of much of the most current nonprofit research today. www.arnova.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Nonprofit employment data) www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/nonprofits-account-for-12-3-million-jobs-10-2-percent-of-private-sector-employment-in-2016.htm
Guidestar.org www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits
National Center for Charitable Statistics nccs.urban.org/
National Council of Nonprofits www.councilofnonprofits.org/
Nonprofit Works: An Interactive Database to the U.S. Economy ccss.jhu.edu/nonprofit-works-announcement/
Watchdog organizations evaluate the management and operations of the largest and most visible charities. These include: