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U.S. nonprofit employment
This is the newest national-level report from our Nonprofit Economic Data Project. For previous reports and state-level coverage, click here.
Current issues facing U.S. nonprofits
This is the most recent Communiqué from our Nonprofit Listening Post Project. For other recently covered issues, click here.
International comparative data
Our most recent comparative data on nonprofit revenue sources, employment, philanthropy, and volunteering across countries.
Center news releases.
- Nonprofits show job growth during decade of turmoil but still lose market share
- U.S. Nonprofits Continue to Add Jobs; Rate of Growth Falters (2011)
- Nonprofits and the Information Revolution (2010)
- Despite Gloomy Jobs Picture, Michigan Nonprofit Employment Grows (2010)
- Kellogg Foundation Joins Coalition Supporting Johns Hopkins New Frontiers of Philanthropy Project (2010)
- Nonprofits a surprising bright spot in national jobs picture (2010)
- Recession Taking a Toll on Nonprofit Workers and Programs (2010)
- Survey Reveals Widespread Innovation at Nation’s Nonprofits: Most nonprofits now measuring their programs’ effectiveness (2010)
- Taxing the Tax-Exempt Sector: New Report from Johns Hopkins Listening Post Project (2011)
- Nonprofit Job Growth in Maryland Defies Recession (2010)
- Escalating Pension Costs Hurting Nonprofits (2009)
- Johns Hopkins Survey Reveals Hidden Dimension of Health Care Crisis: Escalating health care costs have become issue no. 1 for many nonprofits (2009)
- Perfect Storm of Fiscal Stress Hits Nonprofits (2009)
- Nonprofits Seek Increased Support for Advocacy: Concerns over offending donor base and board members also barriers (2009)
- Nonprofit Leaders to President and Congress: 1 Million Charities Are Ready To Help: Unprecedented Declaration calls for renewing America’s compact with its “citizen sector.” (2009)
- Billions in Nonprofit Projects Halted by Credit Crisis: Johns Hopkins researchers estimate $166 billion in infrastructure projects delayed nationwide (2009)
- Mapping Volunteer Work Around the World: World’s Labor Statisticians Adopt New Guidelines for Measuring Volunteering (2008)
- Nonprofits Face Serious Constraints on Policy Involvement: Charities widely engaged in advocacy work despite limitations, new survey finds (2008)
- First-Ever Global Assembly on Measuring Civil Society and Volunteering: UN and Johns Hopkins improving data on the global nonprofit sector (2007)
- Putting Volunteer Work on the Economic Map of the World: Johns Hopkins, International Labour Organization, and United Nations Join Forces (2007)

