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Philanthropy, Grants, and Fund Raising Resources @ Pitt: Databases

This LibGuide supports the research work of the University of Pittsburgh’s Philanthropy Forum and courses such as “Matching Money with Mission: Philanthropy and Society” and "Grant Writing and Fund Raising."

Databases

These databases provide articles about  philanthrophy, foundations and nonprofit organizations. They tend to focus on their domestic activites. The Catalog of Nonprofit Literature and the Philanthropy Studies Index are the best databases to start with.

Pitt Databases with International Focus

Useful Journals

These journals provide articles about  philanthrophy, foundations and nonprofit organizations. Most of these journals are available electronically, on campus,  or at The Pittsburgh Foundation Center in the Carnegie Library. Try searching terms such as "nongovernmental organizations" or "NGO," or "humanitarian" in addition to "foundation" or "nonprofit."