This guide lists resources for researching nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector for academic or for career-related research. It has been created for business students, and has a management focus, but it may also be valuable to students in other disciplines.
Vancouver Research Help
Christina Sylka
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Okanagan Research Help
Kim Buschert
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Contact Talia Greene for Management (Okanagan) related questions.
Contact Marjorie Mitchell for Psychology (Okanagan) related questions.
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Contact Talia Greene for Management (Okanagan) related questions.
Contact Marjorie Mitchell for Psychology (Okanagan) related questions.
For all other inquiries please contact libquestions.ok@ubc.ca
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Getting Started
To help you form an effective research strategy, the business librarians have developed the following guide:
- Research TipsTips for searching databases effectively and for realistic research.
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International Classification of Non-profit Organizations
The International Classification of Non-profit Organizations (ICNPO) on Statistics Canada is recommended in the United Nations (UN) Handbook on Non-profit Institutions in the Systems of National Accounts. This will help you determine what type of non-profit organization you are working on belongs to.