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This tip sheet from Following the Money:Investigating Nonprofits and Getting to Know 990s provides valuable information on documents available for tax-exempt organizations, tools for finding information on nonprofits, and Nonprofit Explorer tips.

This Interviewing Tips and Tricks tip sheet was created using the insights from Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Journalist, Laurie Cohen, who is sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience in identifying and interviewing sources.

This tip sheet from Trade Secrets: Unlocking the Vault of Business Insights provides valuable resources for basic business backgrounding; investigating businesses to look at misconduct, assets, and connections; and finding sources. Watch quick, narrated tutorials on how to use different resources, from the SEC to UCC Filings to Business Personal Property.

Check out this tip sheet for links to the articles that David McSwane and Neena Satija referenced in their panel discussion. Also, find some resources they've found to be particularly useful in their investigations over the years.

Reference this tip sheet to find links to the articles referenced in the panel discussion with Andrea Ball and Walter Smith Randolph. Also find links to resources that they have found to be useful in their investigations over the years.

Check out this tip sheet for links to the articles that Tony Plohetski and Daphne Duret referenced in their panel discussion. Also, find some resources they have found to be particularly useful in their investigations over the years.

This tip sheet from Sunlight's training session, New Year, New Lawmakers, provides resources for tracking elected officials at both the federal and state levels.

This tip sheet is from Sunlight's training session, 'Tis the season: Fa la la la Lobbying and Gifts. Here you'll find links to helpful resources for investigating lobbying activity at the federal and state levels. You'll also find resources for looking into gifts to elected officials at both levels.

The Backgrounding Basics tip sheet includes a Timeline & Source List template spreadsheet, an Investigative Checklist and suggested Source List. Use these resources to conduct and track your research so that you can see where events overlap in newsworthy ways and identify sources for interviews.

This tip sheet offers instructions on how to use MuckRock’s services, as well as a list of secondary steps to take once you have begun the process of formulating your public records requests. Use these resources to make requesting and accessing public information simpler and more successful.

The Getting Personal with Finances tip sheet includes a Timeline & Source List template spreadsheet, an Investigative Checklist and suggested Source List. It also includes a Personal Financial Disclosure analytical spreadsheet template that makes it easier to understand officials' personal finances and how they've changed over time.

The Social Media Sleuthing tip sheet includes a Timeline & Source List spreadsheet template, an Investigative Checklist and suggested Source List. It also provides a robust list of social media platforms that can be useful in background reporting, along with a tutorial on how to use MuckRock's KlaxonCloud to track website changes.

The School and Work tip sheet includes a Timeline & Source List template spreadsheet, an Investigative Checklist and suggested Source List. Use these resources to learn more about where an individual has worked and what schools they have attended and identify sources who can verify that information.