Nonprofit Sector Research
Explore the latest sector research reports ranging from marketing to volunteer management, fundraising to compensation, policy to economic impact. Sources include the vast library of the Foundation Center's Issue Lab, the federal government's Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS), among others. If you have any additional resources that you’d like to share, send them to us at [email protected].
Also, check out research conducted by GCN.
SECTOR
Databases and Tools – National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute
2013 State of the Sector – Nonprofit Finance Fund
2013 Millennial Impact Report – Achieve and the Case Foundation
2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study – M+R Strategic Surveys and NTEN
Key Facts on US Foundations (2013) – Foundation Center
The Nonprofit Almanac (2012) – Urban Institute
BUSINESS & STRATEGIC PLANNING
America’s Nonprofit Sector Impact (2013) – Independent Sector
America’s Nonprofit Sector – Revenues (2013) – Independent Sector
Champions for Change: Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact - A Conversation with Workshop Faculty – Issue Lab, Foundation Center
FUNDRAISING
Cracking the Network Code: Four Principles for Grantmakers (2013) – Issue Lab, Foundation Center
Nonprofit Fundraising Study (2012) – Nonprofit Research Collaborative
2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey Report – Urban Institute
GOVERNANCE & BOARDS
Nonprofit Governance Index (2012) – BoardSource
HUMAN RESOURCES
2013 Wage & Benefits Report (forthcoming) – Opportunity Knocks
Employee Engagement Survey (2012) – Opportunity Knocks
2012 Nonprofit Organization Salary & Benefits Report – Nonprofit Times
Nonprofit Compensation Report (2012) – GuideStar
2012 Nonprofit Executive Compensation Survey – BoardSource
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study for Nonprofits – Blackbaud
B2B Content Marketing: 2012 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends – Content Marketing Institute
Small Business, Big Engagement: Trends & Best Practices in Using Social Media to Tell the Small Business CSR Story (2012) – Center for Social Impact Communication, Georgetown University
Dynamics of Cause Engagement (2011) – Center for Social Impact Communication, Georgetown University
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering as a Pathway to Employment (2013) – CNCS
Does It Pay to Volunteer? The Relationship Between Volunteer Work and Paid Work (2013) – Issue Lab, Foundation Center