Databases
Search for articles and other resources, such as business reports, in non-profit journals and magazines.
Use the databases below to locate demographics and other information on companies and non-profits. To refine the results lists above, in the database use Modify Search and add terms. Or select limiters listed in the left sidebar.
- EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
Use EagleSearch to identify, then search other databases.
Search Examples:
- "Good Samaritan Health Services" AND Tulsa
- "Parent Child Center" AND Tulsa
- Clarehouse AND Tulsa
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowChoose Company Profiles from the More drop menu. Key in a company name to search. Click the MarketLine Report link, not the company name. The reports include history, business description, employees, products and services, SWOT analysis, competitors, company view, and more.
Example: American Airlines MarkeLine Report SWOT Analysis provides strengths, weaknesses, opportunity and threats. (Starts on p. 40 of the report.) - Business Searching Interface This link opens in a new window
- Nonprofit QuarterlyNPQ provides free access to research-based articles, webinars and podcasts for nonprofits about nonprofit management and governance, public policy and philanthropy.
- Regional Business News Plus This link opens in a new window
Sample article: David Page. (n.d.). Nonprofit group Clarehouse provides a home for end-of-life care. Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City, OK).
- Small Business Source (formerly Small Business Reference Center) This link opens in a new window
- US Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
Search TIPS and Examples
Search databases with key terms. Use quotation marks to search a phrase, such as the name of a charitable entity. Search in the default, subject and/or text fields. Set date limits. Sort the result list by Date Newest, Source, or Relevance.
Examples:
- opens new window"American Airlines" AND statistics (U.S. Major Dailies database)
- "American Airlines" AND culture (Business Source)
- "American Airlines" AND community (Academic Search Complete, Business Source, Regional Business Plus, Small Business Source)
- "American Airlines" AND (goals OR purpose) (Academic Search Complete, Business Source, Regional Business Plus, Small Business Source)
- "Cherokee Nation" AND community health (Business Source Complete database)
Books & Ebooks:
In the library catalog, search a subject heading or keywords.
Subject headings to search:
Nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit organizations -- Case studies
Nonprofit organizations -- Employees
Nonprofit organizations -- Management
Nonprofit organizations -- United States
Websites
Cause IQ Tulsa - An tool for research of nonprofit companies. Includes description, programs, funding, personnel, and more.
Examples: Flourish Homes, Clarehouse, Tulsa Hospices
Charity Watch - The American Institute of Philanthropy evaluates the efficiency, accountability and governance of about 400 US charities.
GuideStar - Create a free account to view organization programs, results, goals and strategies, financials, organizational demographics, and more.
Example: GuideStar: Good Samaritan Health Services, Inc. Tulsa
National Center for Charitable Statistics - Portal for nonprofit practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to download and explore data on the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Economic Data Project - Information on the dynamics of the nonprofit sector by analyzing diverse datasets on nonprofit organizations, including data on nonprofit Finances, employment and wages, and volunteering.
Organization Websites
Organization websites may provide history, philosophy, leadership, purpose, program(s) and more.
Good Samaritan Health Services - Provides information on history, leadership, volunteers, and church partnerships.
Innovations Family Wellness, Inc.
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa
VA Eastern Oklahoma Health Care - Check out the "About Us" pages listed in the left sidebar.
Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic (Tulsa)
Xavier Medical Clinic - Data from St. Francis Health System or hospital may be useful. (See: American Hospital Directory: St Francis Hospital)