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. > > > > ===== > Indigo Nights > [log in to unmask] > > Looking for a Job? 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