Useful links

Our Useful Links page is designed to assist the community, academic researchers and students in accessing the latest available information and resources regarding the nonprofit sector.

As there are more than 200 links on this page, we recommend that you use the Page Index to begin your search.

Page Index

Latest Resources

New Report: Good Times and Philanthropy: Giving by Australia's Affluent (March 2008) by Kym Madden and Wendy Scaife, CPNS, QUT.

New Resource: Corporate Community Investment in Australia (2007) Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, Business Council Australia, Prime Minister's Community Business Partnerships.

Recent Seminars: Visit our Seminars and Events to view audio, video and PowerPoint presentations of the following seminars:

Twilight Seminar - 'The Effects of Social Information, Social Identity and Emotion on Giving'
FIA Bequest Fundraising Workshop (notes only)
Just Change: Strategies for increasing philanthropic impact
JB Reid Nonprofit Governance Colloquium
Phil Desbrow Memorial Lecture:  Reflections on 25 Years as a Development Professional: The Past, The Present and The Future - Pamela Cook
UCA Nonprofit Car Fleet Safety Seminar
Standard Chart of Accounts Training Workshop (Qld)
Help With Writing Your Thesis
Raising Funds for Educational Scholarship Funds

View items previously posted on latest resources.

QUT Internal Resources

The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Library

CPNS has a private library of materials for the use of researchers. The holding includes: Third Sector Review, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Voluntas: International Journal on Nonprofit Organisations and Voluntary Action, QUT Working Papers, UTS CACOM Working Papers, Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Industry Commission Report on Charitable Organisations (1995) CD Rom (containing all submissions and public hearing transcripts) - a treasure trove of knowledge about the Australian Third Sector.

Download the CPNS Library catalogue (Word, 1.8kb) last updated 03 July 2008.

Note: The Library list is catalogued numerically not alphabetically. For easier searching, save the catalogue on your computer, click on Tables menu, Select Sort function then sort table by one or more columns (e.g. sorting by Resource column will group like items together - i.e. books, journals, conference proceedings, reports, CDs, etc)

The CPNS library is housed on Level 2 of B Block.

QUT Library Holdings

CPNS has established links with three liaison librarians who are able to assist with Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies research. Sue Collins, Maria Thompson and Janet Baker are situated next to the Researchers' Centre on Level 7 of the Gardens Point library.

QUT has an extensive and growing holding of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies materials available to QUT researchers and students. The following materials can be accessed by taking the link 'Databases' from the Library website.

• The Australian Bureau of Statistics has a wealth of volunteer and nonprofit statistics. Staff and researchers at QUT have access to full ABS data through the library database link (look for the AusStats database).
• Social Science Research Network (SSRN) contains papers under "Nonprofit Organisations and Public Enterprise". It also contains the Hauser Centre for Nonprofit Organisations Research Papers Series.
• Directory of Australian Associations is a comprehensive listing which includes profiles and contact information of thousands of organised specialist interest groups throughout Australia.

The following journals are of major interest to nonprofit researchers. Most issues of these journals are held in the CPNS library. The QUT library holds them for some dates only - with certain dates available via electronic databases. (GP = Gardens Point campus; CA = Carseldine campus. To access databases, use the library website.)

QUT Library Holdings: Nonprofit Journals

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Call number: GP Periodical 361.7 33
GP holds Vol. 21 (1) to Vol. 29 (4) Dec. 2000; Vol 34 No 1 March 2005
Latest received March 2005, Vol 34 No 1
Available electronically via ProQuest (Jun 1998 to present). Access via Library database page.
Hard copies also available in CPNS Library (Vol 19 No. 1 (Spring 1990) – Vol 34 No. 4 (Dec 2005))
**NOTE: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly is available online in full text for ARNOVA members from http://nvsq.sagepub.com. The new electronic journal site offers many new enhanced features, including advanced content searching and citation linking, as well as content from previous issues back to 1999.
If you are not an ARNOVA member, our Centre has a subscription and the username and password can be used by Centre staff and students. Contact Kathryn Crissman for these details.
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL (from journal homepage): Journal of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organisations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Th[e] dynamic field [of nonprofit research] is at the center of such contemporary public policy debates as the future of federal social policy, the changing role of religion in public life, national service, and the privatization of public services. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ) provides cutting-edge research, discussion, and analysis of the field and leads its readers to understanding the impact the nonprofit sector has on society. It is an International, Interdisciplinary Journal for Nonprofit Sector Research providing a forum for researchers from around the world to publish timely articles from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. NSVQ is dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and voluntarism. This goal can be achieved only through the cumulative efforts of many different disciplines. Among the disciplines represented in NVSQ are: Anthropology, Arts and humanities, Economics, Education, Health, History, Law, Management, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology, and Urban Affairs.   Current Coverage in Vital Areas of Nonprofit Scholarship:  In order to provide a profound coverage of the most current issues, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly focuses on five general areas: Organization and Leadership, Philanthropy, Voluntarism, Public Policy, and Civil Society.

Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Call number: GP Periodical 658.048 24
GP holds Vol 1 (1 - 4); Vol 3 - Vol 11 (4)
Latest received Summer 2001, 11 (4).
Available electronically via Wiley Interscience, full text from 1998 to present. Access via Library database page.
Hard copies also available from CPNS Library (Vol 1 No 1 (Fall 1990) – Vol 15 No. 4 (Summer 2005 ).
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL (from journal homepage): The first journal to bring together the best thinking and most advanced knowledge about the special needs, challenges, and opportunities of nonprofit organizations. Each issue of NML offers readers the authoritative insights of top executives and scholars on the common concerns of nonprofit leaders in all settings, including social services, the arts, education, foundations, community development, advocacy work, religion, professional associations, and others.

Voluntas
Call number: GP periodical 658.049 37
GP holds Vol. 3 (1992) to Vol. 12 (2001)
Latest received: Dec 2001, 12 (4)
Available electronically via Springerlink (Full text 01/03/98 to present). Access via Library database page.
Hard copies also available from CPNS Library (May 1991 - Sept 2005)
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL (from journal homepage): The official journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research, Voluntas is an interdisciplinary international journal that aims to be the central forum for worldwide research in the area between the state, market, and household sectors. Articles are published in English but abstracts in French, German, and Spanish are included, and submissions in these languages are welcomed. The journal combines full-length articles with shorter research notes (reflecting the latest developments in the field) and book reviews.

International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
ISSN: 1465-452
Vol 6, No 1 (Feb 2001) - Present
Latest issue: Vol 10, No 1 (Feb 2005)
Available electronically via ABI/INFORM Global or ProQuest 5000 International. Access via Library database page.
Some hard copies available at CPNS Library (Vol 9, No 3 Aug 2004; Vol 9 No 4, Nov 2004; Vol. 10, No 4, Nov 2005)
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL (from journal homepage): Provides an invaluable insight into how your organisation’s marketing might be enhanced:  Refereed, referenced articles on latest thinking and techniques by leading practitioners, consultants and academics; Case studies from not-for-profits themselves, describing practical experiences, the problems faced and the lessons learned; Reviews of nonprofit marketing resources such as conferences, textbooks and Internet sites.

Third Sector Review
Call number: CA Periodical 361.70994 27
CA holds Vol. 1 (1995) to Vol. 4 (2) (1998); Vol 8 No 1 (2002) - Vol 10 No 4 (2005)
Latest received Vol 10, No 4 (2005)
Not available electronically, however, Table of contents can be reviewed on the ANZTSR website under Publications (abstracts available for 2003).
Hard copies also available from CPNS Library (Vol 1 1995 - Vol 6 2000; Vol 8 (2) 2002 - Vol 11 (1) 2005)
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL: Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Review enables the publication of relevant research findings and theoretical developments. There are two issues published annually including special issues, which are published as new research becomes available.

Financial Accountability and Management
ISSN: 0267-4424
Vol 13, No 1, 1997 - present
Latest issue: Vol 21, Iss 2, 2005
Available electronically via IngentaConnect (Blackwell Publishing, 1997 to present). Access via Library database page.
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL (from journal homepage): A leading international academic journal, publishing new thinking and research in the financial accountability, accounting, and financial and resource management of all types of governmental and other non-profit organizations and services. Interdisciplinary in approach, the journal includes contributions from economics, political science, social and public administration, and management sciences, as well as accounting and finance.

The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society
ISSN: 1063-2921
Vol 22 (No 1) 1992 - Vol 22 (No 4) 1993
Available electronically via Academic Search Elite (1990 - present). Access via Library database page.
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL: How will technology change the arts world? Who owns what in the information age? How will museums survive in the future? The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society has supplied answers to these kinds of questions for over twenty-five years, becoming the authoritative resource for arts policymakers and analysts, sociologists, arts and cultural administrators, educators, trustees, artists, lawyers, and citizens concerned with the performing, visual, and media arts as well as cultural affairs. Articles, commentaries, and reviews of publications address marketing, intellectual property, arts policy, arts law, governance, and cultural production and dissemination, always from a variety of philosophical, disciplinary, and national and international perspectives.

Ontario Law Reform Commission: Report on The Law of Charities

One of the most recent and exhaustive studies on the law of charity was carried out by the Ontario Law Reform Commission. Days after the Report was released, the Commission had reached the end of its term. The Report was published on the Internet and a few hard copies are located in Law Faculties in Canada. About a year later, the Commission's web site was discontinued, making access to the Report very difficult.

The Program on Nonprofit Corporations, Queensland University of Technology was able to secure the agreement of the Ontario Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations to publish the material at no charge provided the source of the material was acknowledged.

QUT express its thanks to the Ontario Government for permitting the publication of this Report.

© Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1989. Reproduced with permission.

To Table of Contents and links to all sections of the report (19 chapters, 10 Appendices, bibliography, etc.). If you experience any technical difficulties with these documents or if you require an alternative to PDF, please contact the CPNS Research Assistant.

Alert Services

Alert Services are email services that will alert researchers to any new articles or books using authors, subject classifications or key words in abstracts. Subscription to an alert service allows students/researchers to keep abreast of the literature in their area of interest. Centre staff most commonly use ProQuest or Wiley Interscience but others are listed on the Library website. The university librarians can assist you to subscribe to appropriate services and decide on the appropriate key word triggers. Or sign up yourself by visiting the database and looking for their "Setting Up An Alert" menu or button. Or print a copy of Directions for Setting Up Alerts in ProQuest or Wiley Interscience and follow along (Word document).

Most alert services and research databases are accompanied by a Direct Document Delivery service which allows you to order (at your own expense) faxed full text journal articles. Staff and postgraduate students can also use QUT library's Document Delivery service to order copies. Access via QUT Library website Document Delivery page.

Internet Resources

Virtual Libraries of Philanthropic and Nonprofit Links

These are sites on which to search broadly. They offer a range of links, reference lists and discussions.

• Alliance features links to civil society publications from around the world. You can also search other areas of the Alliance magazine site from this point.
• Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles features a link to searchable databases covering (amongst other things) sports fundraising and sponsorship
• American Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals has a summary of 'Organisational Governance Principles and Resources for Directors of Nonprofit Organisations' put together by ASCS and the National Centre for Non-profit Boards (use the page's search faciilty to locate this document).
• Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (US)
• Australian Charities is a site with many links to other organisations and nonprofit news.
• Australian Directory of Philanthropy is a listing of Australia's grant making bodies (trusts, foundations etc). Go to 'Subscribers' link on the website. The access password is available to Centre members from Myles McGregor-Lowndes.
• Center for Civic Partnerships (US) provides an extensive list of tips, tools and resources on nonprofit topics .
• Charities Aid Foundation (AUS) - provides information about CAF, its services, resources including news stories, case studies and a charity directory (search facility which allows new charities to add themselves to the directory online). The UK CAF produce a report called Charity Trends based on the biggest 500 fundraising charities as well as other useful CAF research publications.
• Charity Village is a Canadian site that lists organisations along with International site links. [Please note: due to technical difficulties, this page is not always found. If page does not load, try again at a later time.]
• Chronicle of Philanthropy is a fortnightly US trade newspaper of about 60 pages.
• Community Foundations of Canada is the membership organization for Canada's community foundations. Their website also offers a range of links and resources, including a 'foundation stories' section showcasing the experiences of foundation operators.
• The Dyson Foundation is a private, family-directed grant-making foundation in New York. Their website offers a variety of topics & links related to the nonprofit sector and philanthropy.
• The Foundation Center LNPS Online (US) is a searchable database of philanthropy literature with more than 22,953 bibliographic citations.
• The Future of Philanthropy (US) – site examining how U.S. philanthropy is being transformed. Download the book Looking Out for the Future (in its entirety or in sections) for free or take a virtual tour of many of the leading innovations underway in philanthropy along with links to related resources.
• getCited (US) is an online academic database, directory and discussion forum.
• Great Boards is a service provided by Bader & Associates. It is most useful for health related nonprofit governance issues and includes resource material, FAQs and links.
• Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. You will find over 23,000 nonprofit and community organisations in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission. In addition, it hosts The Nonprofit FAQ: information for and about nonprofits. FAQs are divided by topics under the headings organisation, management, regulation, resources and development. Also hosts the Volunteer Nonprofit Research Project . Institute of Fundraising (UK) has good material on a range of fundraising research issues and codes of practice.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation (UK)
• Michigan State University maintains a collection of 150 Internet source links with annotations. It also provides a list of nonprofit databases on the Internet which are useful for researchers.
• National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (US)
• New York University School of Law has created an online database offering over 7,000 nonprofit law citations: The Nonprofit Law Bibliography.
• Nonprofit Gateway offers links to US charities, organisations and nonprofit policies.
• Non-profit Genie (US) offers a book review section, resources and links for the nonprofit community.
• St James Ethics Centre is a fully independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgmental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics and ethical decision-making.
• Volunteer Canada has posted a free, 28 page guide to Volunteer Program Management Resources. A PDF file can be downloaded.
• WINGS Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support offers a search by category of grantmaker with many links to sites and resources.
• World Volunteer Web (United National Volunteers programme in partnership with eight other organisations) - supports the volunteer community by serving as a global clearinghouse for information and resources linked to volunteerism that can be used for campaigning, advocacy and networking.

Sites with Rich Bibliographic Sources

Sites with full text resource availability.

• The Asia Foundation and
• The Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network are good places to start in respect of Asian Philanthropy and Nonprofit studies.
• ARNOVA's Abstracts Database Search provides access to abstracts published in the yearly Arnova Conference Proceedings and in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ). The members only section of the ARNOVA site now also offers past issues of ARNOVA news and book discounts (contact Kathryn Crissman for password information if you are a student/staff member of the CPNS).
• Australian Citizenship Database has some listing of third sector issues. It will be a fruitful source for those who are interested in privatisation. It is maintained by the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights At Deakin University.
• Carter and Associates is a US/Canadian law firm dealing with nonprofit matters - site has charity, not-for-profit and church law sections with downloadable resources.
• Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society at The City University of New York has a searchable database of literature.
• Centre on Wealth & Philanthropy (formerly Social Welfare Research Institute - SWRI) Boston College, website contains significant reports on wealth transfer and other nonprofit matters.
• Charities Definition Inquiry website - This is the Australian Federal Government Charity definition inquiry and it now has hundreds of submissions on site from foundations and nonprofit organisations.
• Charity Commission for England & Wales has a wide selection of materials on the regulation of charities and fundraising including management, governance, financial, accounting and fundraising materials. The related UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit has a past work area on the Voluntary Sector which includes a substantial report and information papers on charity regulation and reform.
• CharityFacts (UK), an initiative of Adrian Sargeant of Bristol Business School, offers current resources, links and facts about charity and fundraising including a Hot Topics page noting recent issues.
• CIVICUS web site has publications and research points and is a world wide society investigating and promoting civil society and voluntarism.
• Energize Inc. Volunteer Bibliography is 'a 161-page document with 3146 references, contains the most comprehensive list ever produced of citations of volunteer-related books and articles in the English language, including citations for Internet documents'.
• Foundation Center hosts 'The literature of the Nonprofit Sector', a searchable database of US material (found through the 'research' link on the homepage). It contains 18,530 full bibliographic citations, 11,647 of which have descriptive abstracts.
• Giving Campaign (UK): go to 'published materials', then 'research reports' for some excellent full text articles/reports on all aspects of giving.
• Hauser Center for Nonprofit Philanthropy Classics Access Project.
• International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law has a substantial web site that contains an on line journal and information about legal issues and regulation on nonprofit organisations around the world.
• Learning to Give offers lesson plans, activities, and resources to educate youth about the power of philanthropy (sharing time, talent and treasure).
• Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (US) provides an on-line management library covering such topics as leadership development, management development, fundraising and legal information.
• nfpSynergy (UK) perform surveys on the nonprofit sector. A number of their reports can be requested (free) on their website.
• Nonprofit FAQ (hosted by Idealist.org) has a bibliography of materials about the nonprofit sector which is a useful starting point.
• Nonprofit Sector Research Fund website features a number of research bibliographies:
• Bibliography on Foundations
• Bibliography on Community Foundations
• International bibliography: The nonprofit sector and democratic participation
• NVSN - Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Network (Canada) has good data on Canadian third sector, plus a considerable number of full text papers on all aspects of nonprofit research.
• OurCommunity.com - provides the one-stop-gateway for practical resources (fact sheets, articles, downloadable materials), support and linkages between community networks and the general public, business and government - building capacity to strengthen the community in every Australian State and Territory. Must see site.
• Philanthropy Australia also has a good set of links to philanthropy and foundation sites.
• Philanthropic Studies Index (PSI) is a reference tool to literature on voluntarism, nonprofit organizations, fundraising, and charitable giving. PSI indexes material concerning topics and issues relevant to the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, which are published in both popular and scholarly journals.
• Prime Minister's Community Business Partnerships contains a number of papers on business-community partnerships and a useful bibliography.
• REPEC - (Research Papers in Economics) - searchable database for electronic versions of articles, working papers, conference proceedings, etc. including nonprofit sector and economics.
• Rockefeller Archive Center makes available for scholarly research the papers of the Rockefeller family and the records of various philanthropic and educational institutions founded by the family.
• Social Enterprise Alliance (US) - link to the Resources: Publications page - information, articles, presentations, books related to building sustainable nonprofits through earned income strategies
• Steinberg: Professor Richard Steinberg was a visiting fellow at the CPNS in 2003. His website features full text articles and working papers, along with other research findings.
• The United Nations and its agencies also contain significant resources for researchers particularly in volunteerism and social capital.
• United Nations Global Compact brings companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal environmental and social principles. News, publications, links.
• Voluntary Gateway (Canada) - a portal to sharing information on the Canadian nonprofit and voluntary sector.
• Whatcom Council of Non-profits website holds a document on best practices developed from a highly successful training program called MATRIX. This identifies 9 areas in which an organization's competence is critical for success, including board management, HR management, partnerships and fundraising.

Sector Newspapers, Journals and Magazines

• Association Management now available through ProQuest via the library 'databases' page.
• Australian Journal on Volunteering published twice yearly by Volunteering Australia. Contains both refereed and non refereed articles.
• Chronicle of Philanthropy is a fortnightly US trade newspaper of about 60 pages. CPNS and the QUT Library subscribe to the hard copy, and online with access to their archives for several years. Many articles are in depth pieces suitable for course material and research. Password available to Centre researchers from Kathryn Crissman (For information on: Nonprofit Accountability and Federal Law log-in and access premium articles.)
• CSRWire – The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service
• e-Volunteerism – Online Journal of the Volunteer Community. Caters to volunteer leaders and managers.
• International Journal of Civil Society Law – from the Catholic University of America, this journal is available in full text on the website.
• The International Journal of Volunteer Administration – (previously Journal of Volunteer Administration) - from 1982. Book reviews; brief articles; in-depth articles training models and best practices; research results. Subscription only.
• The Nonprofit Quarterly - print magazine providing values based management information and proven practices. Electronic versions available Fall 1998 – Present – only selected articles available online, other articles must be ordered.
• The Nonprofit Review – the journal of the Japan NPO Research Association.
• Nonprofit Times is another US Nonprofit trade journal with articles of interest to researchers.
• The Philanthropist is a Canadian journal with a focus on management, law and finance for nonprofit's.
• Pro Bono has current Australian News about charities and philanthropy.
• Trustee is a magazine for health care professionals. The website displays feature articles and editorial highlights.
• Voluntas - A description of the contents of each issue can be found on the ITSR web site. Full text of this journal from 1998 is available via the Swetswise database - see the QUT Library homepage.

Sector Discussion Lists

• ANZTSR hosts a list for members of Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research.
• ARNOVA hosts a discussion list that aims to facilitate ’the rapid sharing of concerns, interests, problems and solutions among interested researchers, teachers, practitioners and students’.
• Charity Channel is one of the world's largest electronic forums with many different and specialist e-mail forums around nonprofit, volunteer and philanthropic topics.
• Charity Village has a list of Nonprofit chat rooms, forums and e-mail lists.
• ISTR offers an electronic mail network: ’a great way to communicate with ISTR members and others interested in the Third Sector world, to share news and views, to seek information, and to engage in conversation’.

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Research Associations

Research associations contain access to profiles of researchers, relevant abstracts, conference proceedings, e mail discussion lists and links to research centres.

• ANZTSR Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Association is the scholarly organisation to assist researchers. After joining, you can read the newsletter, view current research projects and there is a new journal articles notification. The membership directory helps you find experts in particular areas of research.
• ARNOVA Association for Research of Nonprofit Organisations and Voluntary Action. The members only section of the ARNOVA site now also offers past issues of ARNOVA news and book discounts (contact Kathryn Crissman for password information if you are a student/staff member of the CPNS).
• The Asia Pacific Philanthropy Information Network.
• ISTR International Third Sector Research. Includes list of Academic Centers around the world conducting Third Sector Research.
• Japan Nonprofit Organisation Research Association
• Research Australia - a national not-for-profit alliance of organisations and companies that are committed to making health and medical research a higher national priority.

Research Centres

Australian

• ACCORD – Australian Centre for Co–operative Research and Development.
• CACOM – Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management.
• Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment – Swinburne University.
• CRA – Christian Research Association – a site full of papers and statistics. It is worth a subscription.
• Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights – Corporate Citizen Research Unit (CCRU)– Deakin University, Victoria. Under "Publications: Reports & Essays" see the recently published
• Corporate Social Responsibility Project – University of SA, Division of Business
  The CSR project is designed to develop case studies that challenge business to meet the goals of corporate social responsibility. Some of the latest systems and frameworks (beyond legal regulation) are explored on this site, includes publications and links sections.

A Directory of Resources Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Business and Society: Networks and Organizations in Australia and Overseas. (PDF, 2,777kB)

International

• Bradley Centre for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal (USA)
• Caster Family Center for Applied Nonprofit Research (USA)
• Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania (US)
• Center for Community Research and Service, University of Delaware (US)
• Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University (US)
• Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Duke University (US)
• The Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership (formerly the Center for the Study of Voluntary Organizations and Service), Georgetown University (US)
• Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD) (Canada)
• Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute (US)
• Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University (US)
• Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, University of Southern California (US)
• Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Boston College
• Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (US) A teaching and research centre located at Grand Valley State University.
• Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organisations John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (USA)
• Liverpool Law School Charity Law Unit (UK) Places seminars and research publications on their site.
• London School of Economics Centre for Civil Society (UK) has information on research projects and courses.
• Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University (US)
• Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, University of Missouri-Kansas City (US)
• Pakistan Center for Philanthropy (Pakistan)
• Program on Non-Profit Organizations, Yale University (US)
• Program on Social Enterprise, Yale Univeristy (US)
• Public and Nonprofit Management Program, University of California at Berkeley (US)
• Social Welfare Research Institute, Boston College (US)
• Third Sector European Policy (TSEP)Network (UK)
• Tufts University Jonathan M Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service (US)
• USA Listing of Management Education Programs (US) also contains a bibliography of the nonprofit education literature.

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Membership Associations and Consultants

Australian

• Aged and Community Services Australia
• Australian Council of Social Services
• Australian Society of Association Executives
• Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators (AAVA)
• Enterprise Care
• Fundraisers Institute - Australia
• Givewell is a site that contains some charity statistics and profiles.
• Governance and Management is an Australian organisation that provides consulting and publications.
• National Disability Services (NDS) (formerly ACROD)
• Not-For-Profit Network (Not-For-Profit Management magazine) Online resource centre (for free).
• Philanthropy Australia
• Queensland Alliance
• Volunteering Australia

International

• AccountAbility (previously the Institute for Social and Ethical Accounting
• Alliance for Nonprofit Management (USA)
• American Association of Society Executives
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (USA)
• Association of Fundraising Professionals (formerly NSFRE) (USA)
• BoardSource (formerly National Centre for Nonprofit Boards)
• Centerpoint for Leaders (US)
• CIVICUS
• Community Foundations of Canada
• Council on Foundations (USA)
• Fundraising Institute New Zealand
• Georgia Center for Non-Profits (USA)
• Imagine Canada – (CA) The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organisations (NVO) have formed a new organisation, Imagine Canada, Toronto, Canada
• Independent Sector (USA)
• Institute of Fundraising (UK) the professional body for UK fundraisers
• The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations (JACO) – Recently translated into English this site offers information about JACO, radical reform of Public Interest Corporations as well as links to many charitable organisations in Japan.
• The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) website contains an overview of their research and research publications. (UK)
• Resource Alliance formerly International Fundraising Group
• Sargeant Associates Ltd (UK) - CharityFundraising.org
• Volunteering England

Nonprofit Statistics Resources

The ATO Compliance Program 2003-4 states: "There are 700,000 non-profit organisations in Australia, but only 170,000 of them are in the tax system ­ 94% of these are companies, and the remainder trusts. Combined annual turnover of non-profit organisations in Australia exceeds $27 billion. The 30,000 largest non-profit organisations employ 8% of Australia’s workforce. So while these organisations pay less than $1 billion in tax, their role is significant because they collect around $5 billion of tax paid by their employees, representing around 5% of total PAYG withholding."

In Australia there are approximately 10,000 public companies limited by guarantee and over 100,000 state-based associations. With regard to state-based associations, the Department of Fair Trading in each state provided these figures in February 2005:

For more useful and interesting statistics from the sector, search these links:

Giving New Zealand Philanthropic Funding 2006 Slack, A.

The study examined giving from three sources: trusts and foundations, individuals and businesses. These sources made the following contributions to total estimated monetary giving in the 2005/2006 year.

• Trusts and foundations funded just under three fifths (58 percent) of total estimated giving. Statutory trusts provided approximately five sixths of this funding, and voluntary trusts and foundations contributed one sixth.
• Personal donations and bequests contributed just over a third (35 percent) of total estimated giving.
• Businesses accounted for approximately one fourteenth (7 percent) of total estimated giving. Business giving excludes sponsorship as this does not fit the study definition of philanthropy. The study suggests, however, that businesses contributed almost twice this amount again to charitable organisations through sponsorship.

Total estimated giving equates to New Zealanders giving 0.81 percent of New Zealand GDP to philanthropic causes. New Zealand’s giving as a percentage of GDP compares favourably with those of Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom for 2005/2006.

http://giving.org.nz/files/Giving2006_web.pdf

Charities Aid Foundation (UK)

International Comparisons of Charitable Giving (2006)

UK Giving 2007

UK Giving 2005-2006

– Update on Gift Aid in the new millennium (2006) and Key Barriers to Gift Aid (2008)
– Update on Corporate Community Investment in the UK (2006)

Foundation Center release (US)

The Foundation Center has detailed breakdowns of foundation giving patterns (1998-2003) in the 'Grant Stats' area of 'FC Stats' on their website. These free statistical tables are based on individual records of grants of $10,000 or more awarded by approximately 1,000 of the largest US private and community foundations. 'FC Stats' features over 1,700 data tables and ranked lists representing the most requested types of summary financial data on foundations and giving.

Recent nonprofit statistics (PDF, 24kB) collected by The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (including from ASIC and Queensland Incorporated Associations). Last updated September 2003.

United States Charitable Giving Survey

Newtithing Group, an American not-for-profit organization, has published Wealth and Affordable Donations in Uncertain Times, a report that details giving trends and patterns since 1997. The report discloses an interesting finding: some of the country’s wealthiest taxpayers contribute more to charity than the amount they are permitted to deduct for income tax purposes. Report (PDF, 737kB).

And in April 2004 they released The Generosity of Rich and Poor: How the Newly Discovered "Middle Rich" Stack Up - An Analysis of New IRS Income Categories Sheds Light on the Wealth and Charity of the Middle Rich.

United Kingdom Charitable Giving Survey

Data on charitable giving by individuals is available in the form of "UK Giving 2004/05" which was launched late 2005. This was the result of a joint project by National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). UK Giving 2004/05 is available on the NCVO website under their Policy section.

Accountability and Corporate Governance in Not-for-Profit Companies project

Read the final report (Feb 2004) for the "Accountability and Corporate Governance in Not-for-Profit Companies" project - a collaborative endeavour between the University of Melbourne and Philanthropy Australia. This is the first time national, large-scale profile data on this group of companies has been collected.

Latest Surveys

ABS: Non-profit Institutions Satellite Accounts. 2002. (5256.O)
Australia: ABS Community Services 2001
Australia: ABS Voluntary Work 2000 (4441.0).
Australian Taxation Office Deductible Gift Statistics (PDF, 58kB) (CPNS)
Incorporated Nonprofit Entities in Australia (PDF, 47kB) (CPNS)
International Comparisons (PDF, 17kB) (CPNS) and Chapter 3 of Good Times and Philanthropy: Giving by Australia's Affluent (PDF, 1M)

Other Sites with Statistics

American Council on Gift Annuities
Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the National Surveys of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (1997, 2000, 2004) (Statistics Canada). Also see Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (Canada)
Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project – Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies Center for Civil Society Studies (International).
Givewell (Australia) information.
Giving USA (formerly American Association of Fundraising Counci)l
Independent sector USA statistics
National Capital Gift Planning Council
National Centre for Charitable Statistics (USA)
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) (UK) – publish the UK Voluntary Sector Almanac bi-annually, which is full of the sector's income, expenditure, workforce, assets, number of organisations, etc.
O'Keefe & Partners (Australia)

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