Office of Advancement Research

Resources

(For Individuals, Foundations, Corporations, & Funding Searches)

• Databases (subscription databases used by USM Research Department):

Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals

Dun & Brad Street

D&B Million Dollar Database

Factiva (Dow Jones Interactive)

Dialog

Hoovers

PRO Iwave.com

BIG Online Database

Foundation Search

Foundation Center

• Book References: (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

Listed below are websites used by the Research Dept. which could also be useful to those individuals wishing to do some quick look-ups on their own.

• Search Engines:

www.alltheweb.com

www.altavista.com

www.dogpile.com

www.google.com

www.excite.com

www.yahoo.com

www.infousa.com

www.profusion.com

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/OOD/RESEARCH/res_engine.html - Prospect Research Engine

http://www.theultimates.com/ - The Ultimates

http://www.searchmil.com/ - Military Search Engine

• General:

www.amazon.com - Reading & Reference needs

http://dir.yahoo.com/reference/dictionaries/ - Reference & Dictionaries - Yahoo Dictionary

http://searchenginewatch.com/ - Provides updates and new features, as well as instructions for the use of search engines.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/zipcode/ - Wealthy Zip Codes (USC)

http://www.zipfind.net/ - Zip Code Search

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002157.html - Infoplease.com: Awards Lists

www.knowx.com

http://www.downloadzipcode.com/ - DownloadZipcode.com

http://dictionary.reference.com/ - Dictionary.com

http://www.yourdictionary.com/ - yourDictionary.com

http://www.libraryspot.com/ - The Library Spot - Provides links to library sites

http://www.mindspring.com/~ajgrant/m_may.htm - Susan Needle Vitale's Bookmarks - Links to grants, foundations and other useful sites.

http://www.northernlight.com/ - Fee-based Search Engine

http://world.altavista.com/ - AltaVista Translator

http://home.comcast.net/~dmulvi/index.html - Internet Reference Library - A guide to resources in business & industry

http://www.refdesk.com/ - RefDesk - Reference, facts, & news

http://lii.org/ - Librarians Index to the Internet

• Directory Assistance / Switchboard:

http://www.555-1212.com - Information

http://www.infospace.com/ - Yellow and White Pages

www.infousa.com - INFOUSA/ American Directory Assistance

http://www.switchboard.com/ - Switchboard

www.anywho.com

www.whowhere.com - White Pages on Lycos People Search

http://people.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo People Search

http://reversedirectory.langenberg.com/ - Reverse Directory

http://www.searchsystems.net/ - Search Public Records

http://www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp - Telephone Directories

http://www.bigfoot.com/ - Search for email addresses

• Individuals and Biographical:

Information on individuals are collected by looking at their contact information, professional sites, newspapers, company websites, & wealth - salary, stock holdings, & real estate.

http://www.ancestry.com/ - Ancestral Findings - Genealogy and Family History Records

http://www.genserv.com/ - Genealogical data

www.biography.com - Biography.com

www.gencircles.com/globaltree

www.alumni.net

http://www.forbes.com/cms/template/peopletracker/index.jhtml - Forbes.com people tracker

http://www.forbes.com/lists/ - Forbes Lists

http://www.cyndislist.com/ - Genealogy Sites on the Internet

http://www.arrangeonline.com/ - 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.)

http://www.obits.com/ - Obits.com - The Internet Obituary Network

http://www.obitcentral.com/ - Obituary Central - An obituary database and headquarters for finding headquarters.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ - Obituary Daily Times Web Site

http://www.rootsweb.com/ - RootsWeb.com - The oldest and largest FREE genealogy site

http://openaccess.dialog.com/forms/RefPeopleBiog.html - Biographies

http://distantcousin.com/ - Distant Cousin - Genealogy and Family History Data

• Professional Websites:

http://www.accountingnet.com/ - Accountants

http://www.lawsource.com/also/ - American Law Sources online

http://www.e-architect.com/ - Architects & The Architectural Profession

http://builderonline.com/ - Builder Online

http://www.lawjobs.com - Lawyers - American Lawyer Media's Law.com

http://www.eco.utexas.edu/AEA/ - American Economic Association

http://www.firstsourceonl.com/profile/index.asp - Architect Search

http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp - Congressional Biographies

http://www.ama-assn.org/ - American Medical Association - Search for physicians

http://www.docboard.org/ - Administrators in Medicine - Docfinder Searches

http://lawyers.findlaw.com/ - FindLaw - West Legal Directory

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/home.xml - Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory

http://pharmacyweek.com/ - Pharmacy Professionals' Employment Resource

http://potifos.com/tpg/ - The Political Biographies

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2004/index.html - The Plum Book

http://www.ada.org/ - American Dental Association

http://www.vault.com/ - Vault.com - The most trusted information in career information

http://www.reals.com/ - Real Estate Directory

• Wealth Ranking Articles Release Dates:

http://www.finfacts.ie/topco.htm - Global ratings

• Jobs/Salaries:

http://www.ecomponline.com/ - Executive Compensation

http://www.opm.gov/oca/05tables/index.asp - 2005 Federal Salary Tables & Related Information

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary.html - Physicians Salary Surveys

http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary1.html - Physician Salary Survey

http://www.internet-prospector.org/salaries.html - Internet Prospector: Salary Surveys Directory

http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html - Salary Guides & Guidance - The Riley Guide

http://www.jobsmart.org/tools/salary/sal-prof.cfm - JobSmart Salary Surveys

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2004/04/21/04ceoland.html - CEO Compensation

http://www.abbott-langer.com/ - Abbott-Langer Salary & Benefits Surveys

http://www.vaultreports.com/ - Vault Reports

http://www.careerjournal.com/ - Wall Street Journal Salary Surveys

http://www.jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.cfm - JobStar Salary Information Index

www.salary.com - Salary.com

http://finance.yahoo.com - Salary information of about the 5 highest-paid executives

http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/ - Military Compensation

• Real Property:

http://www.dat.state.md.us/ - Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation

http://www.uspdr.com/ - New York Real Estate

http://www.pulawski.com/ - Tax Assessor Database

http://indorgs.virginia.edu/portico/personalproperty.html - UVA website

http://realestate.yahoo.com/realestate/homevalues/ - Yahoo RealEstate - Find values & prices of houses

http://www.ired.com/ - International Real Estate Digest (IRED)

• Stock Information:

Company web site

www.sec.gov - Securities and Exchange Commission

www.hoovers.com - Hoovers

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/avatar.asp - CBS MarketWatch

http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/ - Stock Charts, Screeners and Research Tools

http://finance.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo Finance

http://www.10kwizard.com/main.php?g=&hpage=1- 10K Wizard

http://www.edgar-online.com/ - EDGAR Online - People search SEC documents - search free by a person's name.

http://www.10kwizard.com/main.php?g=&hpage=1 - 10K Wizard Free text search of SEC documents

http://www.morningstar.com/ - Morningstar.com - Mutual Funds, Investing & Personal Finance

• Political Contributions:

www.opensecrets.com

http://www.fecinfo.com/ - Political Money Online - Searchable databases for political contributions.

http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php - Fundrace 2004 Neighbor Search - Search for

individuals who made presidential campaign contributions.

• Foundations:

Foundation website

www.guidestar.org - Guidestar

http://www.idealist.org/ - Search for non-profits on the Internet

http://www.fdncenter.org/ - The Foundation Center

http://www.foundationsearch.com/ - 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.

http://www.foundations.org/ - Foundation Directory

http://www.bigdatabase.com/ - BIG Online foundation database

www.grantsmart.com - GrantSmart

www.cof.org - Council on Foundations

http://philanthropy.com/ - Chronicle of Philanthropy

www.charitynet.org - information on non-profit organizations

http://chronicle.com/ - Chronicle of Higher Education

http://www.smallfoundations.org/ - Association of Small Foundations

http://www.givingforum.org/aboutrags/index.html - The Giving Forum: Regional Association of Grantmakers

http://www.nng.org/ - National Network of Grantmakers

http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/FAQ/index.php?category=31 - National Center for Charitable Statistics

• Corporations and Other Organizations:

Company or organization website

http://www.ahd.com/ - American Hospital Directory

http://www.americanadagencies.com/ - American Advertising Agencies

http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp - CEO Express - List of links

www.forbes.com - Forbes Online

http://www.forbes.com/lists/ - Forbes Lists

www.hoovers.com - free and fee-based company information

http://www.inc.com/resources/inc500/index.html - Inc Online -

http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/ - MD Business Information Network

http://www.sec.gov/ - Securities and Exchange Commission

http://www.stockmaster.com/ - Stockquote - provides tools for today's investor

http://www.business.com - Business search engine

http://www.corptech.com - Technology companies

http://www.corporateinformation.com/ - Corporateinformation.com

http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/ - The Annual Reports Library

http://www.irin.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?index=main - Annual Reports Resource Center

http://www.bio.com/industryanalysis/industryanalysis_profiles.jhtml - Biotech Companies

http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com/ - The Corporate Library

http://www.nceo.org/ - The National Center for Employee Ownership

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500/index.html - Fortune 500

http://www.inc.com/resources/inc500/index.html - Inc. 500

http://www.thomasregister.com/ - Thomas Register

http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firms_database/index.htm - PR Firms Database

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/market/ipomain.asp - MSN Money - IPO Center

http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?ToolPage=venca.asp - Venture Capital Resource Directory

http://www.nextwavestocks.com/vcindex.html - Next Wave Shocks - Directory of Venture Capital Firms

• Government Links:

http://www.firstgov.gov/ - Online information, services and resources

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/countlst.html - County Courthouses - Provides addresses and phone numbers for courthouses around the country.

http://www.loc.gov/ - Library of Congress

http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm - State and Local Government Links

http://www.mec.state.md.us/ - Maryland Electronic Capital

http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html - IRS.Gov

http://www.fedstats.gov/ - statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/ - Military rank and insignia information

http://www.af.mil/ - U.S. Air Force

http://www.army.mil/ - U.S. Army

http://www.navy.mil/ - U.S. Navy

http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm - State and Local Government on the Net

• Nonprofit / Philanthropy Resources:

http://philanthropy.com/ - Chronicle of Philanthropy

http://www.nptimes.com/ - NonProfit Times - Leading Business Publication for Nonprofit Management

http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/ - Philanthropy Journal Online

http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/ - Foundation Center Newsletter

http://chronicle.com/ - Chronicle of Higher Education

http://www.internet-prospector.org - Internet Prospector

http://www.cof.org/ - Council on Foundations: A national nonprofit organization

http://www.independentsector.org/ - Independent Sector

http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/special/ppsl.html - The Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies

http://www.boardsource.org/ - BoardSource - Building effective nonprofit boards

http://www.nsfre.org/ - Association of Fundraising Professionals

http://www.ncpg.org/ - National Committee on Planned Giving

• Newspapers:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/ - Baltimore Sun

http://www.bizjournals.com/ - Business Journal for American Cities

http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/ - Baltimore Business Journal

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/ - Washington Business Journal

http://philanthropy.com/ - Chronicle of Philanthropy

http://www.drudgereport.com/ - Drudge Report - Links to major wire services and headlines

http://www.fortune.com/fortune - Fortune Online

http://www.latimes.com/ - LA Times

http://money.cnn.com/ - CNN Money Magazine

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp - Editor and Publisher.com - Information authority for the newspaper industry

http://newslink.org/ - Newslink

http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm - Newspaper Links

http://www.sfgate.com/search/ - San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle

http://www.pathfinder.com/pathfinder/index.html - Time Warner Publications

http://online.wsj.com/public/us - Wall Street Journal Online

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ - Washington Post Online

http://www.writenews.com/newslinks/ - The Write News - Newspaper Index

http://www.newsdirectory.com/ - NewsDirectory - Search for Newspapers and Magazines

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ - Fortune - Business News, Financial News

• Marylandia:

MD Biographical Sites, MD Facts, MD Rankings

http://www.robinsweb.com/maryland/famous_marylanders.html - List of famous Marylanders

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=10854&url=10854/biogr.html - Selected biographies of many of MD's distinguished African-Americans

http://www.s9.com/biography/search.html - Biographical dictionary

http://www.baltocohistsoc.org/ - Historical site of Baltimore County

http://www.mdhs.org/ - Maryland historical site

http://www.choosemaryland.org/ - Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development

http://www.mdchamber.org - MD Chamber of Commerce

• Tips:

Search engine tips

• Check your engine on a regular basis (ups.edu)
• Establish a few diagnostic tests that you'll run on that engine (ups.edu)
• http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/ - SearchEngineWatch.Com
• http://websearch.about.com/?once=true& - About.com - Web search information
• http://www.ups.edu/our/adi/research/search~1.htm - Search Engine Review for Development Researchers
• http://www.searchability.com/ - Guides to Specialized Search Engines

Fundraising tips

- http://www.stevensoninc.com/helpfulideas.htm - Tips for Fundraisers

 

• Links to Other Research Websites:

www.uif.uillinois.edu/research/resourcecenterwelcome.htm - set of links to various sources

http://indorgs.virginia.edu/portico/ - Web Sources for Advancement Professionals - uva

http://www.princeton.edu/giving/devres/researchlinks.html - Princeton University

http://www.uvm.edu/~prospect/index.html - University of Vermont Prospect Research

References and Tools

http://www.usc.edu/dept/source/ - University of South California - Selected sites for

prospect research on the Web.

http://www.lambresearch.com/ - David Lamb's Prospect Research Page

http://veritasinfo.com/page3.html - Veritas Information Services

http://web.syr.edu/~dekelley/hotlist.html - Dorry Kelly's Favorite Research Links

http://cat.middlebury.edu/~eaweb/development/index.html - Middlebury Prospect Research

 

 

Last Updated: January 20, 2005