Research, Reports, and Data on the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofits depend upon quality research to, among other things, increase their understanding, improve their operations and programs, and advance their public policy and public awareness initiatives.

Nonprofit Impact Matters: How America’s Charitable Nonprofits Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives

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The story of the nonprofit sector, told from the nonprofit perspective for the first time.
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Recent Reports from the National Council of Nonprofits

State Nonprofit Economic Impact Reports

 

More Reports from the National Council of Nonprofits

 

Notable Regularly Updated Reports on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector

 

Sources of Research on the Nonprofit Sector