Guides: Nonprofit Research @ Pitt: Management &amp; Best Practices

Finding Management & Best Practices Information

Article databases may contain trade and scholarly publications on nonprofit management, organizational planning and best practices

PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Use the advanced search to narrow search beyond 'nonprofit.'
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Search via the organizations list, or the subjects list to narrow the area or field in which you are researching nonprofit organizations.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Search academic journals, trade journals and newspapers. Be sure to combine the term "nonprofit" with other search terms, because this is a general academic database with good coverage of management topics and business related topics.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Search the academic business and management literature. Be sure to specify the term "nonprofit" in your search.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes articles on accountability, sociology, intergovernmental relations, public service, compensation information.
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Try searching using terms such as "nongovernmental organizations" or "NGO," or "humanitarian."

PittCat is the main searching tool for all of the materials owned by the University Library System (ULS), including articles, books, ebooks, journal articles, ejournals, audio and video, digital images, government documents, microfilm and movies.

PittCat
Access PittCat directly or use the ULS homepage.

Find online books, articles and more using the Advanced Search to combine keywords in a search string. Here are some sample search terms :

nonprofit organizations AND management
public administration AND planning
nonprofit organizations AND decision making
nonprofits AND strategic planning

Managing Nonprofit Organizations by Mary Tschirhart; Wolfgang Bielefeld
ISBN: 1119051622
Publication Date: 2016-10-18
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations by Michael Allison; Jude Kaye
ISBN: 9781118769867
Publication Date: 2015-03-10
Change Management in Nonprofit Organizations by Kunle Akingbola; Sean Edmund Rogers; Alina Baluch
ISBN: 3030147738
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations by Charles Coe
ISBN: 1138064858
Publication Date: 2017-07-06

Board Source
Resources on leading and assessing nonprofit boards, plus publications available to members.
Free Management Library
The Library focuses especially on free, online and practical information that visitors can quickly apply. Articles are about personal, professional and organizational development.

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Nonprofit Research @ Pitt

Finding Management & Best Practices Information