Time and time again, someone will ask the list a
question about how to do something for a museum that
is really just standard nonprofit organization in
nature.
Yes, it's nice to get the insights of how a museum
operates, but so much of it is basic NPO law and
practice, and the documents requested are frequently
available in the archives of the Charity Channel.  One
of the perks of being involved in those fora is that
one enrollment to any list also gets you their weekly
listing of jobs.  It also bears noting that they have
fora for UK, Canadian, and Australian listers as well.

If you're having trouble juggling mail, I encourage
you to go digest--as have I on some of the more
overview fora--but I thought perhaps I should let you
see for yourself what's available.  To enroll, go to
http://www.charitychannel.com/forums .  It bears
noting that the lists are moderated and that the
founder of The Charity Channel is a rather dynamic
Southern California nonprofit attorney.

Here are the lists they presently have:

ACCOUNTABILITY
Covers all aspects of accountability, ethics and
nonprofit organizations, both online and off.

ADVANCEMENT
Covers all aspects of college and university
advancement.

ADVOCACY
Covers a range of topics, from the tightrope of
lobbying disclosure requirements to the concerns of
media exposure and coverage, from the benefits and
perils of political struggles to the passion and, yes,
even danger, of sometimes being affiliated with
organizations and causes that arose the passions of
supporters and foes alike.

ALUMNI
All aspects of higher education alumni relations.

ANNUAL_FUND
Covers all aspects of the annual fund form of fund
raising.

APRA-MO-KAN
Discussion forum for members of the Missouri-Kansas
chapter of the Association of Professional Researchers
for Advancement. (Must be a chapter member to join.)

ARTS_GIFT
Covers fund raising for arts and cultural
organizations.

AZ-NPOS
Covers Arizona nonprofit organizations.  If you are a
member of the Arizona nonprofit professional
community, this forum will be of interest to you.

BOARDS
Covers nonprofit governance, board development, and
related issues.

CANADATALK
The "Big Tent" Internet discussion list of the
Canadian nonprofit world (modeled after the popular
forum CHARITYTALK).  Discusses literally any topic in
the
Canadian nonprofit sector, with an emphasis on
philanthropy .

CAPTALK
Covers to all aspects of the capital campaign for
nonprofit/NGO organizations.

CHARITYBOOKS
Covers all aspects of writing, publishing, marketing,
and review of nonprofit-sector books.

CHARITY-HR
Discusses such topics as executive recruiting,
employment contracts, employer/employee litigation,
compensation (including bonuses, perks, excessive
compensation aka Intermediate Sanctions), employment
laws, workplace discrimination, workplace violence,
workplace harassment, workplace diversity, personnel
policies, position titles and descriptions, etc.

CHARITYLAW
Covers all aspects of the USA law of tax-exempt
organizations.

CHARITYLAW-CANADA
Covers all aspects of the Canadian law of tax-exempt
organizations.

CHARITYLAW-UK
Covers all aspects of the United Kingdom law of
voluntary organizations.

CHARITYLEADER
Discussion of leadership practices as they apply in
the non-profit sector.  This list will be of
particular interest to board members and staff (paid
and volunteer) members alike.  Explores many different
aspects of leadership including (but not limited to)
leadership practice measurement inventories,
leadership
practices resources and training programs.

CHARITY-PR
All aspects of nonprofits and public relations.  Open
to anyone interested in the subject.

CHARITYSOFT
Covers software, the Internet, and charities.

CHARITYSTART
Covers the nuts and bolts of launching tax-exempt
organizations.

CHARITYTALK
The "Big Tent" Internet online community of the
nonprofit world (our flagship list that discusses
literally any topic in the nonprofit sector, with the
emphasis on philanthropy). Open to anyone in the
nonprofit sector, anywhere in the world.

CHARITYTALK-AU
The "Big Tent" Internet discussion list of the
Australian voluntary/nonprofit sector.  Discusses
literally any topic in the Australian voluntary
sector.

CHARITYTALK-UK
The "Big Tent" Internet discussion list of the UK
Voluntary sector.  Discusses literally any topic in
the UK voluntary sector. Open to anyone with an
interest in
the UK voluntary sector.

CHARITYWIRE
Both nonprofit and for-profit organizations post news
releases of interest to the nonprofit sector. Notify
the media and the general nonprofit community of the
latest news from your organization.  Members of the
media welcome.

CHRISTIANDEV
Open to any person who shares the Christian faith and
an interest in the topic of development of churches,
ministries,  and  organizations  such  as Christian
schools, colleges, universities, and hospitals.
Discussion is expected to focus on North America, but
is open to Christians from all parts of the world.

CONSULTANTS
Focuses on all aspects of consulting to nonprofit/NGO
organizations. Business aspects, ethics, law,  etc. of
interest to consultants are discussed.

CONSULTANTS-UK
This forum discusses all aspects of consulting to
non-profit  organisations  in the United  Kingdom.  It
covers, for example, the  business aspects  of setting
up  a consulting  business, as well as  such topics as
business  ethics, and the problems  of particular
clients. Literally any topic is permissible so long as
it relates to the forum subject area.

CULTURPHIL
All Aspects of Culture and Philanthropy.

CYBERGIFTS
(Now E-PHILANTHROPY)

DCMETRO
Online communication among governments, nonprofits,
community organizations, foundations, and businesses
in the DC Metropolitan area about partnerships,
resource development, and grants.

DEV-WRITING
Development writing takes many forms and crosses many
disciplines within the development arena. This is the
first forum dedicated to all aspects of development
writing.

E-PHILANTHROPY
Covers all aspects of  electronic philanthropy - ­
which includes on-line charitable giving  but  goes
substantially  beyond that  subject  to  explore  how
electronic  philanthropy impacts,  interfaces with,
and integrates with the nonprofit organization’s
overall development program.  This forum was formerly
named CYBERGIFTS.  The  change in the name from
CYBERGIFTS to E-PHILANTHROPY is a recognition  that
the former CYBERGIFTS  forum had matured  to  the
point  of exploring  the  larger picture.

EVENTS
Focuses on the special events form of fund raising.

GIFTMANAGE
Covers all aspects of the management of endowment,
charitable trust and foundation funds.

GIFTPLAN
Planned giving forum, focusing on issues of interest
to U.S. gift planners.

GIFTPLAN-CANADA
Planned giving forum, focusing on issues of interest
to Canadian gift planners.

GIFTPLAN-UK
Covers the possible emergence and growth in the UK of
planned giving.  But the forum is not limited just to
planned giving, but is open to discussion of all
aspects of giving to voluntary organizations in the
UK.

GIFTPROSPECTING
Focuses on all aspects of prospect research, including
techniques, privacy, legal aspects, and ethics.

GRANTS
Focuses on all aspects of grants and foundations.

HEALTH_GIFT
Focuses on all aspects of health care philanthropy.

IMPACS-CANADA
A moderated dialogue to inform and build consensus for
changing Canadian tax laws that restrict charities and
advocacy. Part of a year-long national dialogue
coordinated by IMPACS, the Institute for Media, Policy
and Civil Society.

K-12
All Aspects of Development of K-12 Schools, Public and
Private.

MENTORS
Putting experts together with those who are less far
along on the learning curve.  If you have an area of
expertise in the nonprofit sector, this is a great
way to "give back" by mentoring someone.  If you need
a mentor, this is a great way to find one.

NSFRE-ALASKA
Discussion list of the Alaska Chapter of the National
Society of Fundraising Executives (NSFRE).  The NSFRE
is now known as the Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP).

NSFRE-VA
Discussion list of the Virginia chapters of the
National Society of Fundraising Executives (NSFRE).
(Must be a chapter member to join.)  The NSFRE is
now known as the Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP).

PRACTAC
Brings together nonprofit-sector practitioners and
academic researchers.  One of the biggest challenges
for practitioners is having ready access to the best
that the academic world has to offer --­ books,
research, theory, and perspective.  Practitioners,
such as nonprofit officers, directors, and staff, as
well as those in specialized fields such as fund
development, will benefit from interacting with their
academic colleagues.  Academic researchers can often
benefit from direct and easy access to practitioners,
as well; PractAc (pronounced "Pract-Ack") will
facilitate such collaborations.

RECOGNITION
Donor recognition is a topic that every nonprofit
organization that accepts charitable contributions
must handle, and handle well.  This forum discusses
all aspects of donor recognition.

SPONSORSHIP
SPONSORSHIP is a place for people who raise
sponsorship funds for sports, arts, charities, events
and more. SPONSORSHIP is also for those companies and
others that provide that funding.

TECHNOLOGY
Leading-edge Internet and other technology is being
harnessed by nonprofit organizations to raise funds,
manage and mine donor databases, communicate with
supporters, and run more efficiently.  The sheer pace
of technological advances raises new questions
concerning on-line accountability, ethics, privacy,
law, and more.  TECHNOLOGY is focused on the broader
voluntary-sector social, management, strategic, legal,
policy, privacy, and other issues brought about by the
ever-increasing pace of technology -- especially
Internet technology.  Despite its name, it is not a
"techno-geek" forum and welcomes individuals with
little or no technical background, those who have a
sweeping and in-depth knowledge of the Internet and
other technologies, and everyone in between.

UNITED_WAY
Open to anyone with interest in any aspect of the
United Way of America and its affiliates, including
fundraising and fundseeking, management and
governance, policies, and strategic direction.

VOLUNTEER-ISSUES
All aspects of volunteers in the nonprofit sector.

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