Library Guides: Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management: Journals

Journals

Below you will find a list of journals on topics that cover various aspects of the philanthropy, nonprofit and volunteer management industry.

Nonprofit journals

General
Leadership

Associations Now Not peer reviewed
Foundation Review Peer reviewed A peer-reviewed journal of philanthropy, written by and for foundation staff and boards and those who work with them implementing programs.
Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs Peer reviewed JPNA focuses on providing a connection between the practice and research of public affairs. This is accomplished with scholarly research, practical applications of the research, and no fees for publishing or journal access.
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Peer reviewed Key areas of interest for the Journal to draw from, and explore relationships with, include social policy and political science; anthropology; sociology; not-for-profit management; finance; organizational theory; strategy; social geography; (development) economics; ethics and moral philosophy; and social psychology.
Nonprofit Business Advisor Nonprofit Business Advisor is the monthly newsletter covering the latest business, financial, tax and management trends for nonprofit organizations, and monitoring key new laws from the IRS and other regulators.
Nonprofit Policy Forum Peer reviewed Major topics addressed in the journal include: 1) various dimensions of the government/nonprofit relationship comprising but not limited to: government funding of nonprofit service delivery, government regulation of the nonprofit sector, and nonprofit advocacy activities aimed at influencing government policy; 2) issues related to blurring sector boundaries such as: hybrid organizational forms, social enterprises, and social investment; 3) transnational non-governmental organizations and cross-national NGO/nonprofit issues; and 4) developments in particular policy fields (e.g., health, human services, arts) and their effects on nonprofits.
Nonprofit Pro Not peer reviewed
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Peer reviewed International, interdisciplinary journal that seeks to enhance the quality of life and general welfare of humanity through research on civil society, philanthropy, voluntary action, and nonprofit organizations in societies around the world.
Nonprofit World Not peer reviewed
Stanford Social Innovation Review Not peer reviewed
Third Sector Social Economic Review Peer reviewed
Voluntary Sector Review Peer reviewed Covers voluntary sector studies from a variety of disciplines, including sociology, social policy, politics, psychology, economics, business studies, social anthropology, philosophy and ethics.
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Peer reviewed The official journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR), Voluntas is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a central forum for worldwide research in the area between the state, market, and household sectors.

Board Leadership: Policy Governance in Action Peer reviewed The mission of Board Leadership: Innovative Approaches to Governance is to discover, explain, and discuss innovative and alternative approaches to board governance with the goal of helping organizations achieve effective, meaningful, and successful leadership to support and implement their missions. The publication offers advice and best practices for implementing various approaches to governance models of board leadership and informs readers on topics essential to healthy, productive, and effective boards.
The Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership Peer reviewed Publishes articles on the areas of nonprofit education and leadership, centered on professional practice, research, and theoretical discussions.
Nonprofit Management and Leadership Peer reviewed Nonprofit Management and Leadership (NML) publishes the field's best conceptual advances in understanding management, leadership, or governance of private nonprofit organizations.

Philanthropy journals

Chronicle of Philanthropy A news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
Corporate Philanthropy Report Not peer reviewed Latest trends and best practices in corporate and foundation giving and provides grantmakers and nonprofits the tools they need to maximize the impact of charitable efforts.
Philanthropy and Education Peer reviewed Peer-reviewed scholarly journal sponsored by Teachers College, Columbia University, that seeks to publish interdisciplinary works which examines prosocial voluntary actions benefiting education.
Philanthropy Magazine Not peer reviewed

Nonprofit and philanthropy management journals

Marketing and communication
Finance and accounting

International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing Peer reviewed Philanthropy in its broadest sense (giving, benevolence, welfare, altruism, prosocial behaviour and ‘doing good’) is playing a leading role in the management of a spectrum of organisations including multinational corporations and social enterprises (via some of their corporate social responsibility and marketing initiatives), governments, healthcare, and educational bodies (via their social marketing work).
International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing Peer reviewed
Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing Peer reviewed The journal is broadly interested in the variety of topics included in the domain of nonprofit marketing, including donor and volunteer recruitment and retention, political marketing, social marketing, marketing strategy and planning, Internet marketing for nonprofit organizations, public relations, media planning, and so forth.
Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing Peer reviewed
Nonprofit Communications Report Not peer reviewed Each issue of the Nonprofit Communications Report covers topics including: • Community Relations • News Release Placement • Media Relations • Press Conferences • Public Service Announcements • Technology
Nonprofit World Funding Alert Not peer reviewed Timely information on grant opportunities, broken up by interest areas such as: health, education, aging, children, art, etc.

Foundation and Endowment Money Management Not peer reviewed
Journal of Governmental & Nonprofit Accounting Peer reviewed

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