Nonprofit Management Learning Resources

The Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management program equips students with research-informed, practice-oriented knowledge. Below is a curated set of academic, professional, and data resources you can use for coursework, research projects, internships, and career development.

Academic Journals (Peer-Reviewed)

These journals publish scholarly research on nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, civil society, and nonprofit leadership. Articles from these journals are often used in courses and are appropriate sources for academic writing.

Core Nonprofit Journals

• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• Voluntas

Other Interdisciplinary Nonprofit Journals

• Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
• Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership
• Philanthropy and Education
• Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing (Previous name: International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing)
• Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing
• International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
• Nonprofit Policy Forum
• Journal of Civil Society
• Voluntary Sector Review
• Third Sector Review
• The Foundation Review
• Journal of Philanthropy
• Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance

Practice-Oriented & Professional Resources (Non-Peer-Reviewed)

These outlets translate research into accessible insights for practitioners and are widely used by nonprofit professionals. These sources are excellent for class discussions, applied projects, and staying current with sector trends.

• Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Nonprofit Quarterly
• The NonProfit Times
• Alliance Magazine
• The Philanthropist

Professional Associations

• Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
• International Society for Third-Sector Research
• Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
• Association of Fundraising Professionals
• American Society for Public Administration
  *Section on Nonprofits
• Academy of Management
  *Public and Nonprofit Division

Data & Research Organizations

• Candid (Formed by the merger of Guidestar and Foundation Center)
• Urban Institute
• Independent Sector
• Giving Tuesday Data Commons
• Giving USA