Office of Advancement Research
Resources For Individuals, Corporations, Foundations, & Funding Searches
Databases Subscription databases used by (USM Research Office)
- Ellucian Advance
- Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals
- D&B Hoovers
- PRO iWave
- Foundation Search
- Relationship Science
- Foundation Directory Online
Books (Available for use by all USM institutions)
In addition to the information available online and the paid databases, USM research office subscribes to the following hard copy resources:
- Baltimore Business Journal Book of Business Lists
- Washington Business Journal Book of Lists
- Social Registry
- CAE Reports
- Baltimore Business Journal Book of Profiles
- The Foundation Reporter (TAFT)
- Corporate Giving Directory (TAFT)
- Standard & Poor's Register
- Corporate Yellow Books
- Case Membership Directory
- Baltimore/Annapolis - A Comprehensive Directory
Websites
Listed below are websites used by the Research Department, which can also be useful to those individuals wishing to do some quick look-ups on their own.
- General Websites
- Search Engines
- Directory Assistance/Switchboard
Individuals and Biographical
Information on individuals can be collected by looking at their contact information, professional sites, newspapers, company websites, and wealth - salary, stock holdings, and real estate.
- Biographical / Family Information
- Ancestral Findings - Genealogy and Family History Records
- Find Birthdays
- Biography.com - Famous Biographies
- National Obituary Archive (Visitors may search the archive freely to learn about the deaths of friends or family or to explore relationships when building family trees or doing genealogical research.)
- National Obituary Archive (Visitors may search the archive freely to learn about the deaths of friends or family or to explore relationships when building family trees or doing genealogical research.)(Legacy)
- Forbes Magazines Lists of ...
- Cyndi's List - Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- Obituary Central - An obituary database and headquarters for finding headquarters.
- The oldest and largest FREE genealogy site
- Legacy
- Obits Archive
- The Genealogy Guide
- Genealogy Research Strategies
- Awards
- Legacy International
- Maryland Obituaries Archive
- Family Search US Obituaries
- Jobs/Salaries
- Real Property
- Stock Information
- Political Contributions
The links below should provide some information on different professions that are mentioned on their website, such as salary surveys, title /position descriptions, etc.
Corporations/Foundations
- Foundations/Nonprofit/Philanthropy Resources
- Candid Guidestar
- Foundation Search - FoundationSearch, a product of the BIG Online division includes a powerful database driven tool for identifying funding sources and analyzing their historical giving trends.
- BIG Online
- Council on Foundations
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Exponent Philanthropy
- United Philanthropy Forum
- National Center for Charitable Statistics
- Idealist
- Board Source - Building effective nonprofit boards
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- National Association of Charitable Gift Planners
- Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
- Corporations and Other Organizations
- American Hospital Directory
- CEO Express - List of links
- Forbes Online
- Forbes Lists
- Dun & Bradstreet Hoovers
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Business.com
- Corporateinformation.com
- The National Center for Employee Ownership
- Open Corporates
- Maryland Business Enterprise
- State Corporation Commission Virginia
- Annual Reports
- Government Links
- United States Government's Official Web Portal
- Library of Congress
- State and Local Government Links
- Maryland's Official Web Portal
- Internal Revenue Services
- United States Department of Defense military rank and insignia information
- United States Air Force
- United States Army
- United States Navy
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Federal Government Resources
- Newspapers/Publications
- Baltimore Sun
- Business Journal for American Cities
- Baltimore Business Journal
- Washington Business Journal
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- NonProfit Times - Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management
- Philanthropy Journal
- Candid Newsletters
- Fortune Online
- Los Angeles Times
- CNN Business
- San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
- Wall Street Journal Online
- Washington Post Online
- The Write News - Newspaper Index
- CEO - Express
- ProPublica
Marylandia Biographical Sites, Facts, and Rankings
- Helpful Websites for State of Maryland Searches
Tips/Other
- Search engine tips
- Information Literacy Weblog
- Fundraising tips
- Candid Fundraising Blog Tips, Trends, Insights
- Experts Sound off on Donor Retention from the Donors Perspective | The ENGAGE Blog (blackbaud.com)
- Moving from Happy Students to Engaged Alums
- Top 9 University Fundraising Best Practices [Actionable Tips]| Donorbox
- University Fundraising: 32 Tips for Your Next Campaign (vtldesign.com)
- 20+ College Fundraising Ideas that Help Raise Funds on Campus (callhub.io)
- Links to Other Research Websites