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RMP/SW 924 - Philanthropy, Grants and Fund Development Resources (UNH Durham): Databases & Articles

In support of RMP/SW 924. this guide points to some high-quality resources about philanthropy, grants, donor relations, funding sources, and sources for evaluating charities.

Databases

The following databases are good starting points. The Catalog of Nonprofit Literature and the Philanthropy Studies Index are the most focused.

UNH Databases with International Focus

Google Scholar Search

If you search Google Scholar while on campus or loggedonto the campus network when off campus, you will see links to full text available at UNH.

Google Scholar Search

IssueLab

Access thousands of case studies, evaluations, white papers, and issue briefs addressing some of the world's most pressing social problems. A service of the Foundation Center.

Getting Articles

For the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature and Philanthropic Studies Index: check the UNH Library Catalog by the title of the journal, book, report, etc.

For UNH databases: click on the Check for Full Text icon in the database record to see how to get a copy of the article: whether online, in print or from another library.

  • This 2-minute video provides a brief demonstration.

If the UNH Library doesn't have the article you want, request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Citing Sources

Proper and accurate citation of sources in academic and other writing is important. Our Citations Styles webpage lists a number of tools and resources, including

  • Bibliographic management tools such as RefWorks
  • Online guides for styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, etc.
  • Availability of citing style help through a number of the Library's databases

Useful Journals - Additional Titles

We don't subscribe to most of the following periodicals but some articles, abstracts or other information may be freely available at the journal website.

Articles from these and other journals may also be identified through database searching.

Specific articles may be requested though interlibrary loan (ILL) rather than paying a fee for an article copy. Complete citations (including page numbers) are required for ILL requests.