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SOC.ORG.NONPROFIT and USNONPROFIT-L FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS==============================
Subject: TABLE OF CONTENTS
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======== FAQ posting information
FPI-01 Copyright
FPI-02 Disclaimers
FPI-03 Format
FPI-04 Differences
======== Section 0: SOC.ORG.NONPROFIT (and relationship to
USNONPROFIT-L)
Q00-01 What is USNONPROFIT-L? How do I subscribe? Unsubscribe?
Q00-02 Is USNONPROFIT-L only for the United States?
Q00-03 What is soc.org.nonprofit?
======== Section 1: STARTUP AND DEFINITIONS
Q01-01 Where to start
Q01-02 How do I go about incorporating an organization as a nonprofit?
Q01-03 Do I need a lawyer to do this? How much should I pay?
Q01-04 What actual documents do I need? Which filings come first?
Q01-05 Can the organization operate during this process?
Q01-06 Which is right: nonprofit, non-profit or not-for-profit?
Q01-07 Will a trademark protect my organization's name on the net?
======== Section 2: HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
Q02-01: How important is a computer system? Can I get hardware donated?
Q02-02: My board really doesn't want to spend money
Q02-03: My Board member says to use his/her brother-in-law as a vendor.
Q02-04: What's reasonable to spend?
Q02-05: What if they won't even spend that?
Q02-06: How can I get software donated?
Q02-07: What's the best kind of accounting software?
Q02-08: What's the best kind of client or donor-tracking software?
======== Section 3: MANAGEMENT/BOARDS
Q03-01 What are good jobs to keep board members involved productively?
Q03-02 Shouldn't Board members be out raising money and doing PR?
Q03-03 How can my organization do a self assessment?
Q03-04 Do a nonprofit's board meetings have to be open to the public?
Q03-05 Don't Board lists have to be made public?
Q03-06 We can't afford a full office and staff. Where can we turn?
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Q03-07 Are Board members personally liable? Do we need D & O
Insurance?
Q03-08 What are some good programs in Non-profit Management?
======== Section 4: ANNUAL AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS/PROGRAM FEES/OTHER
SOURCES
Q04-01 How can I determine my program costs easily?
Q04-02 How can I get non-philanthropic corporate support?
======== Section 5: EVENTS
Q05-01 What kind of events are best to raise money with little cost?
======== Section 6: NON-CASH DONATIONS
Q06-01 Can donated equipment be deductible for the donor?
Q06-02 Can we sell the donated equipment and use the proceeds?
======== Section 7: GRANTSEEKING & GRANTWRITING
Q07-01 I keep hearing about people getting grants -- how do they do it?
Q07-02 Where do we start?
Q07-03 How can we decide which foundations to send proposals to?
Q07-04 How can we learn more about what funders want in a proposal?
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Q07-05 How do you get started writing a proposal?
Q07-06 What characterizes a good proposal?
Q07-07 How can we better the odds of getting a grant?
Q07-08 Sources of information for grantwriting and research.
======== Section 8: NON-DONATED INCOME
Q08-01: When can a NPO charge?
Q08-02: Can I sell things and still be a tax-exempt organization?
======== Section 9: PLANNED GIVING: WILLS, TRUSTS AND BEQUESTS [In
preparation.]
======== Section 10: MARKETING
Q10-01 What is marketing?
Q10-02 Why would nonprofit organizations want to market?
Q10-03 Why are nonprofits so reluctant to market?
Q10-04 Where can I find some simple marketing ideas?
Q10-05 What if all our money comes from government contracts and
donations?
Q10-06 How do I market my agency?
Q10-07 How do I define my programs so people will understand?
Q10-08 How do I determine my market?
Q10-09 To whom do I aim my marketing?
Q10-10 How do I set my marketing strategy?
Q10-11 What are some simple, low or no cost things I can do to start?
Q10-12 What is marketing research?
Q10-13 How is "market research" different from "marketing research"?
Q10-14 When should I conduct marketing research?
Q10-15 How do I do market research?
Q10-16 How do I do some low cost marketing research?
Q10-17 What's this business about "internal marketing"?
Q10-18 How do I carry out internal marketing?
Q10-19 What should we say to our employees about philanthropy?
======== Section 11: INTERNET RESOURCES
Q11-01 Where can I find useful resources on the net?
Q11-02 What are some ways that nonprofits can use the net?
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======== Section 12: COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Q12-01 Local Organizations State-by-State
Q12-02 National Support and Advocacy Organizations
Q12-03 White House and Federal Agency Liaisons
======== Section 13: INTERNATIONAL [In preparation.]
======== Section 14: BIBLIOGRAPHY
======== Section 15: THEORY AND BACKGROUND
Q15-01 Can a nonprofit be a business?
Q15-02 Who can benefit from a nonprofit's activities?
======== Section 16: CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS FAQ DOCUMENT
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Subject: 7. GRANTSEEKING & GRANTWRITING
Q07-01 through Q07-04 are in Part 2 of the FAQ.
Q07-05 How do you get started writing a proposal?
If
you've done the assessment of your organization, you've already got
a good start. Make an outline, using such headings as: Background
(History of Organization), Problem(s) or Need(s), Objectives, Methods,
Timeline, Evaluation, Budget. As you fill in the outline, make sure
each problem you mention leads to a related objective and a plausible
method for reaching that objective.
Q07-06 What characterizes a good proposal?
Absolute
adherence to guidelines. Clarity, simplicity, brevity. For state
and federal programs, you'll probably have to use the jargon they used
in the RFP, for foundations and corporation grant programs, use plain
language and define any specialized terminology you can't avoid using.
Include all documents requested in the guidelines. Make sure your
budget makes sense. Explain any apparent peculiarities in it.
Q07-07 How can we better the odds of getting a grant?
Follow
guidelines precisely. Work key phrases from the foundation's
statement of purpose into your statement of objectives. Have any of your
board members or good friends who know any foundation board members
write
them personal letters in support of the proposal. Include as addenda
letters of support from important people, helpful excerpts from official
sources, news clipppings, etc.. Keep trying.
Note:
many grantwriters swear that success requires establishing a
personal (by phone) relationship with someone at the foundation.
Q07-08 Sources of information for grantwriting and research.
(*
= may be found at your public library:
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
fortnightly newspaper containing grants lists, foundation
data, and a lot of other good information
P.O.Box 1989, Marion OH 43306-4089 $67.50/year
"Chronicle Guide to Grants"
on 3.5" HD discs, IBM compatible $295
on CD-ROM, IBM compatible (more listings) $395
both include 5 bi-monthly updates
1255 Twenty-Third Stree, N.W., Washington, DC 20037
800-287-6072 fax 202-223-6292
Philanthropic
Digest:
American Prospect Research Association
414 Plaza Drive, Suite 209
Westmont, IL 60559
708-655-0177
subscription $89.95/year for non-members, $69.95 for members
membership $75.00
The Taft Foundation:
*Corporate Giving Directory
*The Foundation 1000
database "Prospector's Choice" $795
periodicals:
The Taft Foundation Giving Watch
The Taft Corporate Giving Watch
The Foundation Center:
*The Foundation Directory 1 & 2, and supplement
*Foundations Grants Index
*National Data Book of Foundations
*Foundation 1000
*Foundation Grants Index Quarterly
*National Directory of Corporate Giving
*Foundation Fundamentals
*Foundation Grants to Individuals
Selected Grant Guides (these are by interest: e.g. disabled)
*Foundation Giving
Literature of the Nonprofit Sector
User-Friendly Guide
Note: TFC offices in New York City and Washington DC have complete
sets of 990's from U.S. foundations; Cleveland and San Francisco offices
have
990's for midwestern and western states, respectively.
More than 180 public libraries across the nation belong
to the Center's network of cooperating collections, and
have most of their publications available.
Orca Knowledge Systems 415-461-4912 (voice)
461-6603 (fax)
databases: "Sources of Foundations/Sources of Corporate
Foundations" $750/both; $114/year for updates
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Public Management Institute:
Corporate 500 Directory of Corporate Philanthropy $365.
415-896-1900
in downtown Chicago, Donors Forum:
Foundation Form 990's available to Forum members.
ONLINE resources:
cfrnet-l mailing list
e-mail <majo...@mtu.edu>
to subscribe involved in building
partnerships between educational institutions and corporations and
foundations. Goodsource of collegial assistance; plans to reprint
excerpts from The Corporate Philanthropy Report and Foundations Grants
alert (both from Capital Publications).
The following is courtesy of James M. Kearney, College of
Education, University of Idaho, "A Grant Getter's Guide to the
Internet,"
5/18/94. Email: jkea...@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
gopher marvel.loc.gov /
Federal Government Information /Federal
Information Resources /
Information by Agency /General Information Resources /
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Search?)
OR telnet fedworld.gov /
<O>Subsystems/Databases /
<H> Government Grants (CFDA)
The Federal Register
(partial access through Counterpoint Publishing's files:
includes program title or agency action, administering
agency, deadlines, financial information, summary of full
text. Search by Federal Agency, Date of Issue, or Subject
Category.)
gopher gopher.counterpoint.com /
Federal Register.
OR gopher marvel.loc.gov /
Federal Government
Information / Federal Information Resources /
Information by Agency / General Information Resources /
Federal Register.
Other government information:
FedWorld (access to Federal BBs)
telnet fedworld.gov /
(D) Gateway System / (D) Connect to
Gov't Sys/database [enter list number of desired BBS:
#70 NIHGL NIH grant line
#108 ACF-BBS (HHS) Admin. for Children and
Families Grant Info.
#110 ED Board (DoEd) Dept. of Education Grant
and Contract Info
OR
gopher marvel.loc.gov /
Federal Government
Information / Federal Information Resources /
Information by Agency / General Information Resources /
Connect to FedWorld (telnet)
The following are courtecy of Marilyn Doyle, St. Paul, MN:
Information on The Foundation Center, and grant
information from the American Health Association,
SRPA Solicitations, Carnegie Corporation of NY, Federal
Grant Program: NSF, NIST, ORTTA, and grant and
funding information via many universities:
gopher.cwis.usc.edu /
Gopher-Jewels/Research,
Technology Transfer and Grants Opportunities/ Grants
FEDIX databases: information on agency research
opportunities, program contracts, scholarships, research
equipment, procurement notices.
telnet fedix.fie.com OR
gopher gopher.fie.com
(User ID = "NEW")
GrantSource(SM) - University of North Carolina
Type=1
Name=GrantSource(SM)
Path=1/research.d/grants.d
Host=gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Port=70
URL:gopher://gibbs,oit.unc.edu:70/11/research.d/grants.d
Grant/funding information and The Foundation Center
gopher gopherhost.cc.utexas.edu /
Office of Sponsored
Programs / Grants and Funding
menus include: Deadlines: By Agency (gives info
on grants from hundreds of places, divided into
directories such as Education/Human and
Community Development.
With
appreciation to: Cathy O. Robbins/Colorado Springs Chamber
Foundation, Inc.
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Subject: 8. NON-DONATED INCOME AND NON-PROFIT STATUS
This
brief section will not detail the latest changes in the Federal tax
code nor list changes in IRS regulations unless questions on the
newsgroup seem to warrant explanation. [See various resources listed or
contact a local IRS office.]
Q08-01: When can a NPO charge?
Someone asked in soc.org.nonprofit:
Can
my theater group lose its non-profit status by charging schools when
we perform there?
Another reader of the newsgroup answered:
Whether
or not an organization charges for its services is not the
measure of not-for-profit status.
Many
theater groups (the one mentioned, for example) are non-profit,
AND charge admission. So do museums, and even colleges (!). The issue
is what happens to the revenues: if they are used for the exempt purpose
(for example, to support the work of the theater group), then the
non-profit status is protected. If, however, the net revenues go to
the personal benefit of individuals (excepting salaries and other
reasonable compensation for services provided), then the organization
is not functioning in a non-profit context.
It
would certainly seem that providing theater programs for school
audiences
is a purpose compatible with the non-profit purposes of the organizaiton
(and one assumes its tax exempt purposes as well). Receiving a payment
from
the school (or the students) for the performance does not, by itself,
jeopardize the NFP status.
Jane Garthson adds:
Charging
a fee is quite common in non-profit organizations. Fees can even
exceed direct costs of a service provided the balance goes to fund other
activities of the non-profit.
All
of the funds you raise, by whatever means, must be used to further the
objectives you set out in your incorporation papers. In other words,
none
can be paid out as dividends, individual profit, etc. Board members in
particular must not profit in any way from the organization.
Often
services cannot be provided for a reasonable fee; that is, a fee the
intended consumers can afford. That's why most charities seek out grants
and
do other forms of fund-raising. Perhaps you should talk to some schools
about whether they would be willing to pay a fee and how much.
If
many of the schools are inner city ones with little money to spare, you
could instead have a "suggested donation" amount. To get the other money
you need, hold an "opening night" preview in which wealthier members of
the community are asked to pay a relatively high ticket price (part of
it
might be eligible for a tax donation) for a chance to, say, attend a
party
afterwards with the cast. Some local companies might even pay to
advertise in the program, or donate the food for the party in return for
recognition in the program. Of course, you'll have to find one willing
to
pay for the program printing; successful charities are the ones who
never,
ever pay for anything like that directly.
Q08-02:
Can I sell things for a profit and be tax-exempt? I'd like to
incorporate as a non-profit and sell Native American artifacts,
contributing to public education by promoting these crafts.
The
problem is if the answer to "What is the exempt purpose?" is
"It might be public education, I think," the IRS will be profoundly
suspicious.
The
first issue for an organization is to determine if it HAS an
exempt purpose. If the answer is in the affirmative, then it is
merely a technical issue to determine how to satisfy the exempt
organization/non-profit rules. But if the approach is: let's get tax
exempt by coming up with an exempt purpose, that is an invitation to
disaster.
Selling
Native American artifacts is not, per se, an exempt function,
nor does it necessarily have a "public education" component
sufficient for exemption. It could, IF public education were the primary
purpose (or if the purpose of the organization were to provide social
services, education, etc. to the native americans, and the sale of the
goods was a way of generating revenues for THAT purpose.)
Why
not simply be a for-profit business, make money and donate to the
non-profit of your choice, to benefit programs for Native Americans?
You could be the next Paul Newman.
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Subject: 9. PLANNED GIVING: WILLS, TRUSTS AND BEQUESTS
[In progress. References to come.]
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Subject: 10. MARKETING
I. GENERAL ISSUES
Q10-01 What is marketing?
Marketing is the art of making someone want what you have.
Q10-02 Why would nonprofit organizations want to market?
All
have something they want others to know about: They need to do
marketing in order to fulfill their mission.
A
few areas that organizations may want to market (promote) are:
memberships, client slots, student slots, professional positions,
goodwill in the community (see Community Relations), services or
products
to sell (e.g. sheltered workshop, plants from a nursery), willing
workers
(e.g., supported employment), and opportunities for volunteers.
Q10-03 Why are nonprofits so reluctant to market?
Some
may think that it costs a lot of money (it doesn't) or takes
expertise they don't have (it often does). Many, especially social
service agencies, are reluctant to toot their own horns. They do not
realize that the agency who tooteth not, playeth not.
Q10-04 Where can I find some simple marketing ideas?
For
a list of no cost and low cost marketing ideas, see the Guerrilla
Marketing books by Jay Conrad Levinson. The most complete is Guerrilla
Marketing Weapons. New York: Plume, 1990. It will take about 30
seconds to convert the ideas from small business to small agency.
Another good resource is Jeff Slutsky, How to Get Clients. New York:
Warner Books, 1992.
Q10-05 What if all our money comes from government contracts and
donations?
You
still have to market. Going through your agency site visit and
contract renegotiations are both marketing activities. Making your
facility look good, briefing your people, planning for negotiations,
working through local politicians, all involve good marketing. Of
course,
fundraising is a specialized form of marketing. (See Fund Development)
II. How to market
Q10-06 How do I market my agency?
You
start by defining your product, your market, and your strategy. For
example, you may want to market speech therapy and audiology to
school-age
children. You decide to offer very low cost speech and hearing screening
to local area private schools (because the public schools already offer
such a service free of charge). You invite the area school masters to a
reception at your agency, present your therapists and make a
presentation.
You also offer to give speeches to their parent-teacher organizations.
Q10-07 How do I define my programs so people will understand?
Sometimes
you and your staff can do it, other times you may want your
clients to help you define it. Example: A cultural, educational, and
social organization wanted to increase membership. It conducted a series
of focus groups with current and former members. It found that its
programs were not perceived as worth their cost. They then spent
considerable time refining their programs and also did a better job of
describing them in the program guide.
Q10-08 How do I determine my market?
Market
research (see marketing research). You need to do two things:
first, decide who your product is best suited for; second, make sure
there
are enough of those people you can reach. There are untold dozens of
lectures about not making your market too broad or two narrow but only
you
can decide that.
And
most important: Do the same careful analysis of your potential donors.
(See "The Chronicle of Philanthropy, [See bibliography], for an
analysis of donor mindset.) Even when there seem to be enough donors who
can support the organization, there may be other factors: competition
for
the donated dollar, etc., that prevent your getting enough support.
Q10-09 To whom do I aim my marketing?
Everyone
who you have transactions with:
Your clients
Your volunteers
Your board members
Your oversight agencies
Your donors
The people you sell services to
The families of your clients
Your members
Your students
Which
goes to show how much more complex and difficult it is to manage
nonprofit organizations.
Q10-10 How do I set my marketing strategy?
You
sit down with your board, your key staff, and other interested parties
and talk through the key issues facing your organization. Concentrate on
who you are, where you want to go, what your strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats (SWOTs) will be over the next five years.
Then
you prepare a marketing plan. The Strategic Planning Workbook for
Nonprofit Organizations, written by Bryan Barry and available from the
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 919 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
(612-642-4025),
is a useful guide. More detailed coverage is found in
Strategic Decision Making, available from the Association of Governing
Boards of Universities and Colleges, One Dupont Circle, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20036.
Q10-11 What are some simple, low or no cost things I can do to start?
Assuming
you have some idea about what you want to market and to whom, you
can:
*Make speeches to civic clubs and leave brochures on the tables
*Train your people to do a better job of answering the phone (the phone
company may be willing to provide this).
*Put out a newsletter.
*Make sure your place looks good, especially signs and landscaping.
*Schedule open house days and tours.
*Offer promotional incentives, such as extra months of membership or
half
price on a course when you bring in a new member.
III. Marketing Research
Q10-12 What is marketing research?
Marketing
research is a process which allows the organization to
understand its market and its environment. It is the means by which the
agency chooses among alternative marketing choices. It is as simple as
talking to your constituents or as complicated as quantitative research.
Q10-13 How is "market research" different from "marketing research"?
Marketing
research is a broader term which covers the whole marketing
environment. Market research only applies to finding out about your
market, demographics, profile, etc.
Q10-14 When should I conduct marketing research?
Before
you undertake marketing, i.e. send out a brochure, hold an open
house, or speak to a Rotary Club. You need to know things about your
market and its needs before you start.
Q10-15 How do I do marketing research?
Very
carefully. Seriously, start with a comprehensive introduction such
as Aaker and Day, Marketing Research: Private and Public Sector
Decisions,
New York: Wiley, 1980. Use the expertise of board members or volunteers
who have training in marketing research. Ask for pro bono help from
local
marketing firms. Remember that nonprofits are far more complicated than
for-profits and so is the marketing. You probably won't have the big
budgets for advertising and PR that for-profits have, either.
Q10-16 How do I do some low cost marketing research?
If
you want to get some general ideas about what and how to market, try
running some meetings with randomly selected members of your "customer
pool." These are called focus groups by the pros but they really consist
of discussion sessions about what people want from your agency and what
they think of you. The most important rule is to "play dumb", i.e. don't
put words in their mouths. Listen to what they have to tell you.
IV. Internal Marketing (with appreciation to Carol Bowles-Tyndale)
Q10-17 What's this business about "internal marketing"?
Actually,
it's very GOOD business - for nonprofits and for-profits. If
it's good for your constituents, it's good for your staff. Besides, it's
important for everyone on the team to know the same information. What do
you do if a staff member gets a call from the local newspaper and hasn't
been told about your planned event?
Q10-18 How do I carry out internal marketing?
Get
staff members involved in your planning. Ask their opinion about
marketing materials and procedures. Treat them like another focus group.
Finally, spend time selling your staff on the marketing concept. Make
sure they understand and agree.
Q10-19 What should we say to our employees about philanthropy?
Theodore
Richard Hart <TRH...@aol.com>
wrote in October 1994:
: We would like to prepare a short presentation to give during each
employee
: orientation session, discussing the importance of Philanthropy at our
: institution and the options employees have to support it themselves.
:
Does anyone have any ideas, comments, suggestions on this topic? Does
anyone
: have any sample discussion points or employee brochures?
Jim
Caplan replied:
That's a commendable concept. Please e-mail me with a brief description
of
your organization and I'll see if I can help. I still remember some bad
and
some good presentations about giving something back to the community.
The key
is influencing people to WANT to give, not feeling like they HAVE to
give.
Unfortunately,
I've seen more of the latter. Also, United Way does a very
good job of persuading employees to participate in payroll deduction
plans.
You might check with their local marketing/campaign staff.
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Subject: 11. THE INTERNET AND NON-PROFITS
Q11-01 Where can I find useful resources on the net?
On 10/13/94, Munn Heydorn wrote:
The
latest version (#6, dated 10/8/94) of Internet Resources for
Not-for-Profits (Slightly revised title) is out and somewhat improved:
-- 57k; 38 pages. I know, bigger isn't always better.
-- Divided lists and gophers each into two sections:
Health & disability related topics.
Everything else but health & disability.
It is available in at least four ways:
1) Via the WWW at URL:
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/Non/online.html
2) Via gopher at:
Host: toby.scott.nwu.edu
Follow: Interest Groups & Social Movements to
the title of the document.
3)
If you only have e-mail access, send email with no signature and no
message to:
with the subject:
you
will get back a message with instructions; check #12 (Interest
Groups & Social Movements) and return to the same address (No other
changes
or signature required)--
you
will get back a second message with instructions; check #7
(Internet Resources...) and return (No other changes or signature
required)
again. You will get back the entire document in about six parts. It's
very
quick assuming your host or provider is quick passing out the email. It
took me less than two minutes.
4) If all else fails, feel free to email me at
It's also available via University of Michigan's Clearinghouse, but not
yet
[10/19/94] updated to version 6 there. Should be updated there shortly.
I WELCOME comments, suggestions and corrections on the document.
As
an aside for those of you with just email access, I would recommend a
document on using email to access other internet tools such as gopher,
the
web, etc. Send email to:
with
no subject (Use an "X" if you MUST HAVE a subject, should work) and the
message:
GET INTERNET BY-EMAIL NETTRAIN F=MAIL
You
should get back a very useful document by "Dr. Bob" Rankin on using
email for accessing other tools. Even for people with full Internet
access,
email is very quick if you're after a bit of info from one particular
source; maybe quicker than you can do it directly. I've only used gopher
&
the web this way and it works well (Except WWW email retrieval truncates
long docs such as mine).
Q11-02 What are some ways that nonprofits can use the net?
On 19 Oct 1994, Munn Heydorn wrote:
One
subject that seems too little discussed here is the role of NPOs with
respect to community networks and freenets. I'd just like to plant a
seed
or two.
If
you wish to see how other communities handle or *ignore* NPOs on their
World Wide Web pages go over to URL:
http://herald.usask.ca/~scottp/freewww.html
and
explore this listing of WWW pages of community and free nets a bit. If
you don't have full Internet access, remember you can access the WWW via
email as well; see the previous section on Internet Resources for
Not-for-Profits.
I
particularly recommend that you look at Boulder, CO (Coordinated by
Madeline Gonzalez, one of the administrators of this list/group) and
Palo-Alto, CA (I have trouble getting into this page during the day
sometimes, works better for me in the evening for some reason). I also
recommend that you look at St. Joseph County Public Library's page
(Which
isn't listed on the above document) at:
I
think that all three are good indications of where the art is today. The
potential is even greater; constrained by money & time, of course.
NPO and
social service/housing resources are commonly listed, although some
localities have not done so or have done so in a half-measured way.
Volunteers available/wanted could be listed, Help wanted/available.
Events... Items needed...
I
would encourage NPOs to take an active role in towns/counties/whatever
that have formed or are forming freenets or community nets. I know time
is
scarce but, perhaps using volunteers who are tech types and acquainted
with
NPOs, inroads can be made and representation for NPOs assured on these
resources. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to work jointly with other
NPO groups in your area using one or two volunteers to advocate for a
number
of organizations with a common goal.
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Subject: 16. CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS FAQ DOCUMENT
The
editor of SOC.ORG.NONPROFIT FAQ is Ina Frank. Suggestions and
comments for new questions, new answers, corrections and additions to
this document should be sent to her <inaf...@rain.org>.
The
maintainer of the FAQ is Putnam Barber. Complete new entries (such
as the names and addresses of organizations, books to be included in the
bibliography, etc) can be sent to him, as well as comments on the
general
formatting and presentation of the FAQ or ideas about how to make is
more
useful to the on-line community.
The
list of known contributors to the first posting of SOC.ORG.NONPROFIT
FAQ is below. Not every name was properly recorded, though, in the early
days of capturing traffic in the newsgroup. If you can help us correct
or extend this list to give fuller credit to the many people who
contribute to the field by posting here, please do.
Putnam
Barber <pba...@eskimo.com>
Carol Bowles-Tyndale <car...@oldcolo.com>
James R. Caplan <capl...@servax.fiu.edu>
Jayne Cravens <Jcra...@aol.com>
Ina Frank <inaf...@rain.org>
Michael Goldstein <mgol...@capcon.net>
Madeline Gonzales <made...@SPOT.COLORADO.EDU>
Alice Hershiser <hers...@clpgh.org>
Munn Heydorn <mu...@interaccess.com>
Ping Huang <psh...@MIT.EDU>
Cliff Landesman <clan...@panix.com>
Tim Mills-Gronigner <it...@igc.apc.org>
Thomas A. Newman <new...@cobra.ordata.com>
Nancy Normen <NaA...@aol.com>
(11/2/94)
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