Encyclopedia of Associations®

The following sample searches illustrate common methods of searching the Encyclopedia of Associations® on the LexisNexis® services:

Sample Searches:

This source contains detailed information about more than 100,000 nonprofit membership associations worldwide.

For additional information about this source, review its source description. Consult your LexisNexis® product Help for instructions on viewing source descriptions.

These searches use a search method called segment searching.

Organization Name

Use the ORGANIZATION segment to find information about a particular organization. For example, take the following steps to find Red Cross locations in Oklahoma:

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. Click the Legal source tab.
  3. Click the following links in the order listed to search Encyclopedia of Associations®:
    Reference / Directories / Encyclopedia of Associations
    NOTE: Because the LexisNexis® services list some of the most popular sources on the main search page, you can often link to the source you want directly from the Look for a Source box.
  4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
  5. Enter organization ( red cross ) and state ( oklahoma ) in the search field.
  6. Click Search.

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Organizations within an Area Code

Use the TELEPHONE segment to find local nonprofit associations using a particular area code. For example, take the following steps to find organizations in the 937 area code:

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. Click the Legal source tab.
  3. Click the following links in the order listed to search Encyclopedia of Associations®:
    Reference / Directories / Encyclopedia of Associations
    NOTE: Because the LexisNexis® services list some of the most popular sources on the main search page, you can often link to the source you want directly from the Look for a Source box.
  4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
  5. Enter telephone ( 937 ) in the search field.
  6. Click Search.

NOTE:

Use the exclamation mark ( ! ) to extend the telephone number to find organizations within a specific telephone exchange. For example, telephone ( 937-555! ).

 

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Organization Type

Use the INDUSTRY-TYPE segment to find information about nonprofit associations. For example, take the following steps to find social welfare organizations in Ohio:

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. Click the Legal source tab.
  3. Click the following links in the order listed to search Encyclopedia of Associations®:
    Reference / Directories / Encyclopedia of Associations
    NOTE: Because the LexisNexis® services list some of the most popular sources on the main search page, you can often link to the source you want directly from the Look for a Source box.
  4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
  5. Enter industry-type ( social welfare ) and state ( ohio ) in the search field.
  6. Click Search.

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Organization Description

Use the DESCRIPTION segment to find information on particular kinds of nonprofit associations. For example, take the following steps to find nonprofit life insurance organizations that have a budget greater than $500,000:

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. Click the Legal source tab.
  3. Click the following links in the order listed to search Encyclopedia of Associations®:
    Reference / Directories / Encyclopedia of Associations
    NOTE: Because the LexisNexis® services list some of the most popular sources on the main search page, you can often link to the source you want directly from the Look for a Source box.
  4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
  5. Enter description ( life insurance ) and revenues > 500,000 in the search field.
    NOTE: The REVENUES segment denotes the dollar amount for the organizations budget.
  6. Click Search.

NOTE:

The REVENUE segment is arithmetically searchable. Use this segment to find budget information.

 

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Organization Budget

Use the KEY-FINANCIALS segment to find the annual budget amounts for nonprofit organizations. For example, take the following steps to find the budget amount for American Red Cross organizations:

  1. Click the Search tab.
  2. Click the Legal source tab.
  3. Click the following links in the order listed to search Encyclopedia of Associations®:
    Reference / Directories / Encyclopedia of Associations
    NOTE: Because the LexisNexis® services list some of the most popular sources on the main search page, you can often link to the source you want directly from the Look for a Source box.
  4. Click the radio button in front of Terms and Connectors.
  5. Enter key-financials ( budget ) and organization ( american red cross ) in the search field.
  6. Click Search.

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