Other Resources



There are a number of associations and networks; resource portals; surveys and data collections; and sites for practioners etc. not targeted specifically at the needs of PhD students but useful nonetheless for research and getting an idea of what is happening in the field.

More PhD-specific resources can be found in the PhD Resources section and other publication series, newsletters and journals can be found in the Other Publications section.

We've also recently added a multimedia section with relevant audio and video files for your benefit and enjoyment.

The lists are sorted by name.

Resource portals:

Name Country focus
Social Capital Gateway World
ISTR (The International Society for Third-Sector Research) Australia & New Zealand Third Sec. Research Inc.
The World of NGOs Austria
Dritte Sektor Forschung Germany
The Saguaro Seminar USA
Nordic bibliography of third sector research Nordic region
CivLib Information Centre for Civil Society Research Sweden/Europe
Le Chantier de l’économie sociale Canada

Surveys and data collections:

Name Country focus
OECD Statistics and Civil Society World
UN Nonprofit Handbook World
Transparency International World
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project World
UNIDO Research and Statistics World
World Value Survey World
eurostat Europe
European Social Survey Europe
Benchmarking NonProfit Organizations and Philanthropy Educational Programs Europe
Office for National Statistics UK
Third sector Research and Statistics UK
UK Civil Society Almanac 2009 UK
Charity Commission Facts & Figures UK
Citizenship Survey UK
Scotish Council for Voluntary Organisations Scotland
German Socio-Economic Panel Germany
National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies France
Statistics Belgium Belgium
Statistics Netherlands Netherlands
National Statistics Institute Spain
Statistics Portugal Portugal
Statistics Sweden Sweden
Statistics Denmark Denmark
Statistics Norway Norway
Federal State Statistics Service Russia
National Center for Charitable Statistics USA
KIDS COUNT Census Data Online USA
EconData.Net USA
U.S. Census Bureau USA
National Center for Charitable Statistics USA
Statistics Canada Canada
Australian Bureau of Statistics Australia
Statistics New Zealand New Zealand
National Bureau of Statistics of China China
Statistics Singapore Singapore
Statistics Bureau Japan
The National Statistical Office Thailand
Korea National Statistical Office Office Republic of Korea
Statistics Bureau South Africa
Programme on Governance in the Arab Region Arabia

Sites for practioners:

Name Country focus
Foundation Center World
Independent Sector World
EUCLID (European network of Third Sector Leaders) Europe
European Foundation Centre Europe
Social Economy Europe Europe
Guidestar USA
Impact Alliance USA
Center for Effective Philanthropy USA
Charity Information Landscape UK

Other:

Name Country focus
Co-ops Rock World
The Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy World
Institute for Social Banking Germany
Office of the Third Sector UK
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities US

Associations and networks:

The list can be arranged by clicking on any of the column headings.

Associations and networks
Name Country focus Link
EMES (European Research Network) Europe
ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organisations and Voluntary Action) World
Civicus, World Alliance for Citizen Participation World
Civil Society Network Germany
EVA (European Voluntary Associations in the modern and the contemporary period) European
EGPA Third Sector Study Group Europe
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Scotland
SOLIDAR Europe
Voluntary Sector Studies Network UK
European Network for Social Integration Enterprises (ENSIE) Europe
IRIS Network Italy
European Council of Associations of General Interest Europe
Assoc. for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) Canada
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) UK
International Cooperative Alliance World
International Association of Investors in the Social Economy World
International Cooperative Alliance for the Americas The Americas
Econsoc Belgium
Fédération belge de l'économie sociale et coopérative Belgium
National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations in Brazil (ABONG) Brazil
The Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) Spain
National Cooperative Business Association USA
Conférence Permanente des Coordinations Associatives France
Le Groupement National de la Coopération France
National Cooperative Union of India India
Conseil des Entreprises, Employeurs, et Groupements de l'Economie Sociale (CEGES) France
Centre des jeunes dirgeants et des acteurs de l'economie sociale France
Alliance for Nonprofit Management USA
Council on Foundations USA
NAVCA UK
CarnegieUK Trust UK