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Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management

This guide provides links to the most useful databases and resources for researching a variety of philanthropy and nonprofit-related topics.

Accessing Resources off Campus

Databases for Academic Articles

Video Guide - How to Find Articles, comparing Proquest Philanthropy and Google Scholar

Grey literature, White papers, and more

Grey literature and white literature is distributed material produced by organizations or governments, outside of traditional academic or other publishing. These can be an important source of current information on philanthropic topics.

Working Papers

Working papers are preliminary versions of research papers that are distributed for feedback before undergoing formal peer-review. Getting an article through peer-review can take a year or longer, so working papers are a great way to find emerging academic research. 

Finding the Full Text of an Article