On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:00:46 -0800 Indigo Nights wrote:
Thank you so much for this.  I will use it.  Thanks for your time.  Cathy
> Cathy, it sounds like you could benefit from
> enrollment in some of the lists on
> http://www.charitychannel.com/forums
>
> It's been a while since I've promoted the Charity
> Channel here.  In case there are others on list who
> could benefit, here is a listing of what they have to
> offer:
>
>  ACCOUNTABILITY
> Covers all aspects of accountability, ethics and
> nonprofit organizations, both online and off.
>
>  ACCOUNTING-NP
> Covers all aspects of accounting for nonprofit/NGO
> organizations. Topics include how to properly book
> gifts, best practices, FASB, the audit process, the
> role of the organization's accounting staff and
> outside accountants in organizational accountability,
> the IRS Form 990, fraud (including prevention and
> detection), and more.
>
>   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.
> ALUMNI will be of particular interest to college and
> university advancement offices. Be sure to sign up for
> the ADVANCEMENT forum as well.
>
>   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. Discusses literally any
> topic in the Canadian voluntary sector, with an
> emphasis on philanthropy.
>
>   CAPTALK
> Covers to all aspects of the capital campaign for
> nonprofit/NGO organizations.
>
>   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.
>
>   CHARITY-PR
> All aspects of nonprofits and public relations. Open
> to anyone interested in the subject.
>
>   CHARITYBOOKS
> Covers all aspects of writing, publishing, marketing,
> and review of nonprofit-sector books.
>
>   CHARITYLAW
> Covers all aspects of the U.S. law of tax-exempt
> organizations. Topics include formation of nonprofit
> organizations, the IRS Form 990, multi-state
> registration for fund raising activities, charitable
> giving legal issues, and much more.
>
>   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 organisations.
>
>   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.
>
>
>   CHARITYSOFT
> Covers software, the Internet, and charities.
> Discussions often center around such topics as the
> best tools for donor tracking, ASP vs. Do-it-yourself,
> web-site development tools, comparisons between
> software programs, and so on. There is a good mixture
> of techno-geeks and just plain everyday folks here.
>
>   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 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.
>
>   CHARTERSCHOOLS
> Covers all issues related to charter school
> operations, including government grant opportunities,
> best practices, accreditation, and fundraising.
> Charter school operators, parents, administrators,
> consultants, think tanks, and others will benefit from
> these discussions.
>
>    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.
>
>   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.
>
>   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. This
> is CharityChannel's largest forum.
>
>   HEALTH_GIFT
> Focuses on all aspects of health care philanthropy.
> This forum is especially useful for anyone working for
> or with a fund development office in a hospital or
> other health care organization.
>
>   IMPACS-CANADA
> A moderated dialogue to inform and build consensus for
> changing Canadian tax laws that restrict charities and
> advocacy. This forum is part of a national engagement
> effort coordinated by IMPACS, the Institute for Media,
> Policy and Civil Society. Please contribute ideas and
> queries, and stories that show charities' role in
> effective public policymaking. For the report "Let
> Charities Speak" or more information on IMPACS, please
> visit www.impacs.org. Brenda Doner is IMPACS
> Co-ordinator of the Charities and Advocacy Project.
> She may be contacted at [log in to unmask]
>
>   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.
>
>   NEWMEX-NPO
> NEWMEX-NPO is dedicated to all aspects of tax-exempt
> organizations in New Mexico, USA. Literally any topic
> is permissible so long as it relates to aspects of the
> NGO world, including fund raising, governance, ethics,
> law, statistics, academic research, accountability,
> etc. It is open to any person who is involved with the
> New Mexico nonprofit world. There is no charge to join
> or participate.
>
>   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.
>
>
>
> --- Cathy Mebes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >  A little more indebth.  Thank you in advance for
> > your time and reply.
> >
> > I am writing from Southern WA and we are in the
> > first stages of
> > spearheading a Children's Museum in our area.  We
> > believe our town would
> > support one as the volunteer base as well as
> > monetary contributions and
> > potential are high here.
>
>
>
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