PAF 9157: Introduction to Philanthropy - Prof. Seltzer, Winter 2019

About These Databases

The following subscription databases, available through the Newman Library, offer articles, statistics, and other information about nonprofit organizations and philanthropy.

Some selected websites are also provided.

 

For off-campus access, you will be asked to enter your Baruch user name and password.

A Time of Need and A Time of Giving

Photo from 1935. Man tips hat after being offered a sandwich.

 

A man tips his hat after being offered a sandwich.  This photo, from 1935, during the Great Depression, when millions sought help, was taken by Alan Fisher.  It is part of the New York Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photography Collection at the Library of Congress.

Websites for Foundations, Nonprofits & Grant Opportunities

For Financial Information

Baruch Reports

Often journals will report on studies and research or comment on them.

Organizations may also offer reports. In 2019 and 2012 Baruch's Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management worked on the above report at the bequest of the Council on Family and Child Care Agencies.

 

Databases with E-books Relating to Philanthropy

Search by keywords such as philanthropy, charities or charitable giving, or other keywords to learn which books are available.

Databases with Legal Information