Grant Databases
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Grants.govA source for federal funding opportunities, information on government grants, including federal grants life cycle, policies on grants management, and profiles of grant-making agencies.
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PivotPivot is pre-populated with Northeastern researcher profiles (and others) and matches them to current funding opportunities in the COS database. This allows users to search for a funding opportunity and instantly view matching faculty from inside or outside Northeastern.
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Office of Research DevelopmentA list of federal sources, foundations, and independent research firms that might offer grants and funding opportunities for research.
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GuidestarYou need to register for a free account to access basic information about a nonprofit, including recent Forms 990.
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Charity NavigatorEvaluations of the financial health of over 5400 charitable organizations in the United States.
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Foundation CenterThe Foundation Center provides a wealth of information about nonprofits, including help with starting a nonprofit, finding/writing grants, funding trends, etc.
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GrantStationGrantStation has a variety of searchable directories, including a sizable nonprofit grant database.
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Office of Small Business CentersThe Mission of the Office of Small Business Development Centers is to promote entrepreneurship, small business growth and the U.S. economy by providing the critical funding, oversight and support needed by the nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers.
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Federal RegisterIncludes federal grant opportunities. Search by entering "grant opportunities" in the search box.
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State Associations for Non ProfitsDirectory by state of non profits and funding opportunities
Web Resources
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EDGARAnnual reports (10K), proxy statements (DEF-14) and other corporate statements filed with the Securities and Exchange commission.
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Business Dynamics StatisticsFrom the Census Bureau. The BDS series provides annual statistics for 1977-2017 by firm age and firm size.
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Business Plans and Profiles IndexA great selection of links from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Non-Profit directories
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B Impact AssessmentMeasure a company's impact
on its workers, community, environment, and customers. Use this to compare other similar organizations.
- NCCS Database and Tools
- National Center for Charitable Statistics datasets
- Bizminer
- Provides detailed industry analysis which reports on more than 16,000 lines of business in national and local markets
- Social Return Investment
- Atkisson
- Compass Assessment
- Social Return on Investment
- Poverty & Social Impact Analysis
- Chronicle of Philanthropy Facts and Figures
- Many lists of top fund-raisers, corporate giving, foundation giving, online fund-raising, biggest donors, county-by-county generosity, etc. plus articles on studies by other organizations
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Blackbaud Index of Charitable GivingWell known firm focused on software and data to help healthcare, non-profits and others meet goals
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GuidestarCandid is an information service specializing in reporting on U.S. nonprofit companies
Non-Profit Web Resources
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National Center for Charitable StatisticsProvides multiple resources for locating statistics on nonprofits and charitable organizations.
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Charity NavigatorEvaluations of the financial health of over 5400 charitable organizations in the United States.
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Massachusetts Corporation SearchIncludes for-profit and non-profit.
Public Companies
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MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new windowCompany, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world. Includes company SWOTs, company overviews, industry profiles, market research, case studies, financial deals, country analysis, news and statistics.
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NetAdvantage (S&P Global) This link opens in a new windowReady access to S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowWestlaw is a legal database of primary and secondary legal sources, primarily from the United States: statutes, codes, and case law as well as the American Jurisprudence legal encyclopedia as well as company profiles.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowJointly funded by the University Libraries and the DAmore-McKim School of Business
Includes access to text-only versions of Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of other international newspapers. Factiva is to be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Access is limited to 5 users at a time. -
Value Line Investment Survey (Standard and Poor's) This link opens in a new windowData and performance analysis of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, and 80,000 options and other securities. Company reports, analysis, industry benchmarking and comparisons. Data charts and exporting available.
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International Directory of Company Histories (Gale) This link opens in a new windowProvides histories of companies, especially those that are dominant in a particular industry or geographic location.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowBrings together data and graphs on every imaginable topic from business to government, surveys, sports, and scientific topics. Easy to use, exportable charts and data, recommended citations.
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Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to detailed global company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form.
Demographics
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Census Quick FactsQuickFacts from the US Census includes statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people.
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Explore Census DataProvides access to and keyword searches of data collected from a variety of censuses and surveys.
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Global Consumption DatabaseConsumption by country/region, sector or product. From the World Bank
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The US 2020 CensusThe census count closed on October 31, 2020. Visit the 2020 Census link above for updates.
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Census 2020 Hard-to-Count Communities MapDeveloped by the CUNY Mapping Service at CUNY Graduate Center and the Center for Urban Research to highlight areas of the country that are hardest to count, this tool allows comparisons of 2010 response rates with 2020 rates.
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Connecticut Census DataHosted by the CT Department of Health, a major source of population data for CT, the decennial census attempts to provide a true count of the population rather than an estimate
Attitudes and Opinions
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Mintel U.S. Reports & Global New Products This link opens in a new windowInternational stats & raw data on consumers, consumer behavior, demographics, psychographics
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Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new windowInternational stats & raw data on consumer behavior, demographics/psychographics, consumers & ecommerce
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SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowUS-Only sats, maps & tables on population, age, race & ethnicity, gender, income, education, employment, poverty, language, ancestry, households, family type, transportation, housing, market segments, consumer behavior, health, technology, finance.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowUS-Only stats, maps & tables by state, county, zip code, MSA, place. Includes demographic profiles and interesting “Data Snacks” feature
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PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowUS-Only stats & maps on income, spending, housing, lending, quality of life, economics, demographics, education, health, federal program guidelines