A GUIDE TO INTERNET RESOURCES FOR NON-PROFIT PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS compiled by Sarah Nesbeitt and Richard Truxall School of Information and Library Studies The University of Michigan (public-services@umich.edu) Version 2.0 Last Updated: 2/10/95 Size: 123K PLEASE NOTE: Permission to use, copy, and distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purpose and without fee is hereby granted provided that this permission notice and appropriate credit to this document's authors be included in all copies. Commercial use of this document requires prior written consent from the authors. The authors assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or results of using the information contained herein. Copyright (c) 1994,1995 by Sarah Nesbeitt and Richard Truxall ***************************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Statement of Purpose 1.2. How to Use this Guide 2. INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (an "*" indicates a source not previously included in this guide) 2.1. GENERAL SOURCES 2.1.1. alt.co-ops 2.1.2. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action discussion list (ARNOVA-L) * 2.1.3. Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research discussion list (ANZTSR) 2.1.4. Center for Civil Society International * 2.1.5. Chronicle of Philanthropy mailing list 2.1.6. Institute for Global Communications 2.1.7. Internet Nonprofit Center 2.1.8. Internet Resources for Not-for-Profits 2.1.9. Nonprofit Organizations on the Internet 2.1.10. soc.org.nonprofit 2.1.11. soc.org.service-clubs.misc 2.1.12. US Non-Profit Organizations discussion list (USNONPROFIT-L) 2.2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 2.2.1. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 2.2.2. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) 2.2.3. FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO Information Exchange 2.2.4. Foundation Center 2.2.5. Fundraising and Development discussion list (FUNDLIST) 2.2.6. Grant discussion list (GRANTS-L) 2.2.7. Granting Agency Deadlines 2.2.8. National Institutes of Health Grants 2.2.9. University of Idaho grants database (includes "Grant Getters' Guide to the Internet") 2.3. MANAGEMENT 2.3.1. National Center for Nonprofit Boards 2.3.2. Training and Development discussion list 2.4. PHILANTHROPY 2.4.1. Giving discussion list (GIVING) 2.4.2. Planned Giving discussion list (GIFT-PL) 2.5. VOLUNTEERISM 2.5.1. VISTA Online mailing list (VISTA-L) 2.5.2. Volunteers in Service to America discussion list (VISTANET) 3. BUSINESS AND CORPORATE INFORMATION 3.1. EDGAR filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission 3.2. Holt's Stock Market Reports 4. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (EXCLUDING FUNDING SOURCES) 4.1. Americans With Disabilities Act 4.2. Bureau of the Census 4.3. Bureau of Justice Statistics 4.4. Corporation for National and Community Service 4.5. Current Social Service Legislation 4.6. Demographic Information: Florida State University 4.7. Department of Commerce 4.8. Department of Health and Human Services 4.8.1. Federal Poverty Guidelines 4.8.2. Health Care Finance Administration (Medicare and Medicaid) 4.8.3. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 4.8.4. Social Security Administration 4.9. Department of Housing and Urban Development 4.10. Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones * 4.11. Federal Register (full text) * 4.12. Internal Revenue Service (including tax forms) 4.13. State Government Information on the Internet 5. INFORMATION ON HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 5.1. SOURCES COVERING ENTIRE REALM OF HUMAN SERVICES 5.1.1. AT&T 800 Directory on the Internet * 5.1.2. Computers in the Social Sciences list * 5.1.3. European Network for Information Technology in Human Services (ENITH) Web page * 5.1.4. Feminist Social Work discussion list * 5.1.5. Field Education for Social Workers list 5.1.6. Human Services Research Institute 5.1.7. National Empowerment Center 5.1.8. National Referral Center Master File 5.1.9. Penpages 5.1.10. Social Work discussion list (SOCWORK) 5.2. ADOPTION SERVICES * 5.2.1. Internet Adoption Photolisting 5.3. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES 5.3.1. Children, Youth, and Family Consortium 5.3.2. National Extension Children, Youth, and Family Network (CYFERNet) 5.3.3. ParentLink Community Connection 5.4. COMMUNITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT * 5.4.1. Community Development Banking discussion list 5.4.2. Community Economic Development discussion list (CED-NET) * 5.4.3. Futurework discussion list 5.4.4. National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) 5.4.5. Participatory Rural Appraisal discussion list (PRA) 5.4.6. Urban Community Development discussion list (CD4URBAN) 5.4.7. Urban Studies and Planning Housing and Community Development discussion list (URSP-HCD) * 5.4.8. Urban Wildlife discussion list (URBWLF-L) 5.5. COMMUNITY NETWORKING 5.5.1. Center for Civic Networking 5.5.2. Communitarians discussion list 5.5.3. Community Idea Net 5.5.4. Community Networking discussion list (COMMUNET) 5.5.5. Community-Wide Education and Information Services discussion list (CWEIS) * 5.5.6. Frankford Plan mailing list 5.5.7. Networks and Community Newsletter * 5.5.8. New Mexico Communet discussion list 5.5.9. Links to Other Community Networks 5.6. DISABILITY INFORMATION * 5.6.1. Americans with Disabilities Act discussion list 5.6.2. Cornucopia of Disability Information * 5.6.3. Disability Resources, Products, and Services 5.7. EMERGENCY SERVICES 5.7.1. 1-800 Hotline Numbers from National Empowerment Center 5.8. FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND NUTRITION 5.8.1. Food and Nutrition Center 5.8.2. Hungernet / Hungerweb 5.9. GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT * 5.9.1. Griefnet 5.10. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 5.10.1. Cohousing discussion list (COHOUSING-L) * 5.10.2. Homelessness discussion list 5.10.3. Housing, Hunger, and Welfare 5.11. IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 5.11.1. Forced Migration discussion list (forced- migration) 5.11.2. Migration News 5.12. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES * 5.12.1. Alzheimer Web 5.12.2. National Institute of Mental Health Gopher 5.13. SEXUAL ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE 5.13.1. Intimate Violence discussion list (INTVIO-L) 5.13.2. Intimate Violence electronic journal (EJINTVIO) 5.13.3. PAVNET (Partners Against Violence) * 5.13.4. SafetyNet (Domestic Violence Resources) 5.14. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES 5.14.1. Alcohol discussion list (ALCOHOL) 5.14.2. Drug Abuse discussion list (DRUGABUS) 6. CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 7. APPENDICES 7.1. How to Find this Guide 7.2. Other Useful Guides 7.3. Alphabetical Index 7.4. Tool Index **************************************************************** 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Statement of Purpose We have created this guide in order to help administrators and employees of non-profit, public service organizations easily locate relevant information on the Internet. We have worked in conjunction with Metro Detroit Comnet, a consortium of non-profit social service organizations in metropolitan Detroit, in order to help identify the topics that would be useful to their member organizations. We hope that the Internet community at large finds the information in this guide useful as well. In creating this guide, we have included only resources that are publicly available on the Internet. Any resources that require extra fees for access were omitted. This guide assumes a basic familiarity with the Internet, its terminology, and how to find a useful resource given an Internet address. If you, in reading this guide, come across any terms that you do not understand, please refer to any of the numerous online or print guides to the Internet. For beginners, we recommend Ed Krol's "The Whole Internet: A User's Guide and Catalog," available in most bookstores. We welcome any comments or suggestions on this guide, and we especially encourage readers to send us information on additional resources we may have missed. Please forward any such information to public-services@umich.edu. A final note for those with World Wide Web access: an HTML version of this guide, providing direct access to the resources described here, is currently available at http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/chdocs/nonprofits/nonprofits.html. 1.2. How to Use this Guide We have organized this guide by subject, as we believe that will be the easiest way for you to locate the information that you are interested in finding. We have attempted to include as much information about each resource as possible, and have provided this in the following basic format headings: TYPE: Nature of resource: Gopher, WWW site, mailing list, etc. ADDRESS: For mailing lists, this field provides information on how to post messages. For other sites, this field gives the address of the resource and the menus you'll need to select to find it. SUBSCRIBE: Subscription information (mailing lists only). URL: The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is used for locating information on the World Wide Web, a hypertext- based navigation tool which is becoming widely used. It explains the type of access tool used, the address, and directory needed, using the following basic format: tool://host.domain:port/path/file As an example, one URL for the Clearinghouse where this guide is located is: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/chhome.html CONTACT: Who to contact with comments or questions about a resource. COMMENTS: A description of the resource's contents and and evaluative information to help you determine whether or not the resource will help you *before* you spend time trying to find it. There are numerous ways that you can utilize this guide fully. We've listed the three primary methods below: Method #1: You can easily use this guide online. Once you find a section that you are interested in, you can do a search for that section of the document. The method for this will vary depending on the software you are using, but we will give an example as though you are dialing in using VT100 emulation (which is the most common form of dial up access). For most remote gopher software, you only need to type either an "s" or a "/" (without the quotes), and you will be asked to enter a search string. At this point, type in the number of the section that you are interested in (or a subject if you would rather). For example, if you wanted to go to the alphabetical index, you would simply type a 7.3 and hit the enter key, and bingo, you are taken right to the section that you want. If all else fails, check your software documentation or ask your system administrator if you have trouble searching this (or any other) document. Method #2: You can download the document onto a disk and open it as a word processing file. This allows you to electronically search for specific sections by using the "find" function of your word processing program. For the best results in keeping the formatting of this document intact, make sure that the margins are set to 1" on each side, and the font is set to 10 characters per inch. Method #3: You can also print out this document in its entirety. We have included an alphabetical index and a tool index of resources in order to help facilitate the use of a printed version of the guide. A 10 cpi printer font will give the best results. A NOTE TO THOSE WHO ACCESS INTERNET RESOURCES BY E-MAIL ONLY: We suggest you retrive the following guide, which will explain how to access Gopher and WWW resources over e-mail. Send an e-mail message to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu with a blank subject, and "GET INTERNET BY-EMAIL NETTRAIN F=MAIL" (without the quotes) in the message body. 2. INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 2.1. General Sources 2.1.1. alt.co-ops TYPE: Usenet newsgroup COMMENTS: Discussions on this newsgroup cover all aspects of the co-op and co-op structure, from legal aspects of forming a co-op to the future of co-ops with regard to the Internet and electronic communication. The traffic on this newsgroup has reached the point of 5-10 messages per day, which makes it an easy newsgroup to follow. The discussions are generally quite enthusiastic, as many of the posters are relatively new to the Internet. We would expect this list to grow in the future as more co-ops become an active part of the Internet. 2.1.2. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action discussion list (ARNOVA-L) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: arnova-l@wvnvm.wvnet.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@wvnvm.wvnet.edu; use "subscribe arnova-l " in message body. Subscrip- tions are not automatic, and requests will be forwarded to the list owner. CONTACT: Roger Lohmann (rlohman@wvnvm.wvnet.edu) COMMENTS: ARNOVA-L is a restricted list aimed at researchers and research-oriented practititioners interested in non-profit organizations, volunteerism, and philanthropy. This list was started by several members of ARNOVA (the Association for Research on Non-Profit Organizations and Voluntary Action) and continues to maintain informal ties to this organization. All postings are in English, and although most subscribers are American, over a dozen countries are represented in total. Past messages are archived at the above Listserv site. 2.1.3. Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research discussion list (ANZTSR) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: anztsr@qut.edu.au (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to mailserv@qut.edu.au; use "subscribe anztsr" in message body CONTACT: Myles McGregor-Lowndes (m.mcgregor@qut.edu.au) COMMENTS: This list appears to have branched off the ARNOVA list, and is dedicated to research on non-profit organizations in Australia and New Zealand. As yet, *very* low volume; perhaps a message every few weeks. 2.1.4. Center for Civil Society International (CCSI) TYPE: World Wide Web site (reachable through telnet) ADDRESS: telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu; type "friends" at login prompt, and then choose "Center for Civil Society International" Users in the former Soviet Union can reach the same site by telnetting to april.ibpm.serpukhov.su and typing "friends" at the login prompt. URL: http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~ccsi/ccsihome.html CONTACT: Greg Cole (gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu) on the USA end OR Natasha Bulashova (natasha@ibpm.serpukhov.su) in the Newly Independent States (NIS). COMMENTS: CCSI is an international clearinghouse for local organizations in North America to establish links with counterpart organiz- ations in the former Soviet Union; it helps individuals and voluntary organizations in Russia and the NIS to identify North American contacts. Their home page (accessible through the above URLs and telnet addresses) is very well organized, and provides profiles of 140 US organizations, information on how North Americans can locate service opportunities in the NIS, funding opportunities, and profiles of voluntary organ- izations in the NIS. CCSI also puts out a monthly news bulletin which is included here. 2.1.5. Chronicle of Philanthropy mailing list TYPE: Electronic mailing list SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to chronicle-request@nonprofit.com; use "subscribe chronicle " in message body. CONTACT: Editors (editors@nonprofit.com) COMMENTS: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, America's premier magazine for the nonprofit world, now has an electronic mailing list which supplements the paper issue. Every other Tuesday, the editors will mail out summaries of current issues relating to nonprofits; on the Tuesdays in between, subscribers will receive listings of forthcoming conferences and workshops for different regions in the United States. 2.1.6. Institute for Global Communications TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.igc.apc.org URL: gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:70/11/orgs CONTACT: igc-info@igc.apc.org COMMENTS: This Gopher provides space for non-governmental organiz- ations to inform Internet users as to their programs. Over thirty organizations are listed here, and their emphases range from dispute and conflict resolution to women's issues to rainforest action. May be useful for non-profits to see what other organizations across the country are doing. 2.1.7. Internet Nonprofit Center TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher people.human.com / Internet Nonprofit Center URL: gopher://people.human.com:70/11/inc OR http://human.com/inc (for new Web site) CONTACT: Cliff Landesman (clandesm@panix.com) COMMENTS: Provides information useful for nonprofit employees, volunteers, and potential donors, including: a list of organizations who received highest marks from the American Institute of Philanthropy, annual reports of national nonprofit organizations, a bibliography of relevant literature, and "volunteers wanted" notices. INC's new Web page also contains a database of information on over 5000 non-profit organizations (still under construction). 2.1.8. Internet Resources for Not-for-Profits TYPE: Single document ADDRESS: gopher toby.scott.nwu.edu / Interest Groups and Social Movements/ Internet Resources for Non-Profit Organizations Also available via the Clearinghouse for Subject- Oriented Internet Resource Guides. URL: gopher//una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/ notprofit%3aheydorn CONTACT: Munn Heydorn (munn@interaccess.com) COMMENTS: This is a guide similar to this one, providing a long listing (few descriptions) of Internet sources of potential use to non-profit health and human service organizations. Munn Heydorn's list, in contrast to this guide, is organized by type of resource (e-mail list, Gopher, etc.) and includes references to net-based support groups. It also provides a lengthy description on how people not hooked up to the Internet can access the sources. Aimed at non-profit organizations as well as the recipients of their services. Updated frequently. 2.1.9. Nonprofit Organizations on the Internet TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/non.html http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/non-nopic.html (no graphics) CONTACT: Ellen Spertus (ellens@ai.mit.edu) COMMENTS: This is a page consisting of brief descriptions of and links to national non-profit organizations (some of which are included in this guide) with information on the World Wide Web. Many of the links provide brochure-type information on the various organizations. Many topics are covered, from food banks to civil liberty to the performing arts. An "icon-free" version of this page is available for those of us whose systems take forever to load images. May be useful to see what other programs across the country are accomplishing. This page also includes 1993 financial data for many nonprofits across the country. New non-profits are added here regularly. 2.1.10. soc.org.nonprofit TYPE: Usenet newsgroup COMMENTS: Discussions on this group cover all topics related to non- profits: funding, technology, programming, and whatever else subscribers wish to discuss. Most contributors seem to be employees or volunteers of non-profit organizations. List volume is on the average 5-10 messages per day. We find this to be one of the primary Internet sources for non-profit administrators to consult. A FAQ for the group was completed in Nov. 1994 and can be reached as follows: ftp to eskimo.com path /evergreen FAQ is in 4 parts: filenames are npofaq7.1of4 up to npofaq.4of4 or via the URL http://www.eskimo.com/~pbarber. 2.1.11. soc.org.service-clubs.misc TYPE: Usenet newsgroup COMMENTS: Generally, this list includes posting such as Rotarians looking for other Rotarians on the Internet. There is not much discussion regarding the formation, function, organization or future of service clubs. This is a very light newsgroup, with perhaps 3 postings per day. 2.1.12. US Non-Profit Organizations discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: usnonprofit-l@coyote.rain.org SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to majordomo@coyote.rain.org; use "subscribe usnonprofit-l" in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: This mailing list is a mirror of the above (2.1.10) newsgroup, soc.org.nonprofit, created for individuals without Usenet access. List traffic is on the average of 5-10 messages per day. 2.2. Grants and Funding 2.2.1. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance TYPE: Searchable WAIS index ADDRESS: telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu, login as "gopher" / Federal Government Information / Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ; OR gopher to solar.rtd.utk.edu / Federal Government Information / Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance URL: gopher://solar.rtd.utk.edu/11/Federal/CFDA telnet://solar.rtd.utk.edu CONTACT: Server created eklein@dungeon.sura.net COMMENTS: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a searchable directory of financial and nonfinancial assistance programs that "provide benefits to the American Public." The programs listed in this database are administered by departments and establishments of the Federal Government. This is a very valuable database, as it is extremely easy to use and contains a wide range of grants, loans, scholarships and other types of financial assistance on a wide variety of topics. 2.2.2. Dept of Education Office of Education Research & Improvement (OERI) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.ed.gov / US Department of Education Programs / Guide to Programs URL: gopher://gopher.ed.gov:70/11/gen_progs/guide CONTACT: Telephone: (202) 219-1547 Fax: (202) 219-1817 Mail: INet Project Manager U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement/EIRD 555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Room 214b Washington, D.C. 20208-5725 (gopheradm@inet.ed.gov) COMMENTS: This gopher provides access to a variety of databases that include statistics and research and development information the is aimed toward the improvement of teaching and learning. The information contained in this gopher obviously deals with educational institutions, but it also has information on adult literacy, vocational, and bilingual programs. This gopher also includes information on School-to-Work programs that offer funding to state and local institutions that are working with high school students in order to provide an easier transition into the workforce. This gopher offers a wide variety of information, but it is also indexed, which means that users can easily search for information relevant to their needs. 2.2.3. FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO Federal Information Exchange TYPE: Gopher and World Wide Web databases ADDRESS: gopher fedix.fie.com telnet fedix.fie.com URL: gopher://fedix.fie.com/1 telnet://fedix.fie.com http://web.fie.com/ CONTACT: FEDERAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE, INC. A Diversified Information Services Company (E-mail: comments@fedix.fie.com) Main Office : 555 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 200 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878; (301) 975-0103 Fax: (301) 975-0109; Helpline: (301) 975-0103 Branch Office : 1413 K. Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006; (202) 842-2311 COMMENTS: Both the FEDIX (Federal Information Exchange Database) and the MOLIS (Minority On-Line Information Service) were created and implemented by the Department of Energy and are currently run in cooperation with various higher education institutions. The FEDIX database contains information on a wide range of federal agency programs and opportunities to the higher education community, including research opportunities, program contacts, scholarships, research equipment, procurement notices, and minority opportunities. The MOLIS database provides compre- hensive research and institutional data on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Institutions. This database includes information on research centers, facilities, and equipment; pre-college and education programs; scholarships and fellowships; emerging capabilities; revenues and expen- ditures, degrees and enrollment; faculty profiles; and administrative personnel data. There is a help line that provides assistance to users of the FEDIX or MOLIS systems. The number for the help line is 301-975-0103 and is available Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, except on federal holidays. Free user guides are available on request by calling the helpline. HERO (The Higher Education Resources and Opportunities) provides information for women and minorities seeking grant and scholarship information. The database lists the sources by institution, and as of the creation of this guide, there were only two institutions participating (Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia). The information provide is very general, but it does give contact information. 2.2.4. The Foundation Center TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher itsa.ucsf.edu / Researcher Tools / The Foundation Center URL: gopher://itsa.ucsf.edu/11/Researcher%20Tools/ The%20Foundation%20Center OR http://fdncenter.org/ for Web page CONTACT: Judith Margolin Vice President for Public Services The Foundation Center 79 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10003-3076 OR webmaster@fdncenter.org for Web page COMMENTS: The Foundation Center in a nonprofit organization that was established in 1956 to provide a means for easier access to information on philanthropic giving. This online resource, however, does not contain any information on specific grant or funding opportunities. What is included in the gopher is a list, broken down by state, of libraries or other organizations that offer free access to the many publications that are helpful to grantseekers. Included in the entry is an address and phone number for each institution. The Web page contains useful information on researching foundations and current issues of the Philanthropy News Digest, a periodical which summarizes phil- anthropy-related articles from the major media. 2.2.5. Fundraising and Development discussion list (FUNDLIST) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: fundlist@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu; use "subscribe fundlist " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Fundlist is an extremely active list, providing at least 10 messages per day. The discussions are limited to university alumni organizations or other organizations seeking to raise funds for institutions of higher education. While much of this information does not directly apply to the average nonprofit organization, they do discuss _many_ fundraising ideas that could be adapted by other organizations seeking to raise money. 2.2.6. Grant Discussion List (GRANTS) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: grants-l@gsuvm1.bitnet SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@gsuvm1.bitnet; use "subscribe grants-l " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: An very inactive list, perhaps one or two messages per week. The stated goal of this list is to "to promote external funding for international education and research." Following its proposed goal, the list offers information on international travel grants and international funding opportunities, but it also provides some general grant information, such as conferences or workshops that are currently being offered. The list is archived by month. 2.2.7. Granting Agency Deadlines TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: We could not locate this database's specific location via Gopher menus. If anyone reading this manages to find it, please let us know! URL: gopher://ukcc.uky.edu/1menu%20UKR200%21191/ DEADLINE.INFO CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: This gopher lists deadlines for many government and non- government granting agencies. Included are four broad subject categories of agencies: Arts/Humanities/International Education/Human and Community Development Health/Mental Health Science/Engineering Each category is then broken down by agency, listed in alphabetical order. Only by going one step further does the user actually get to a list of the programs. For each program, there is a brief description of the scope of the program, most recent deadlines and an address and phone number to contact for more information. Many of the deadlines listed for these programs are not kept up to date, which would make it necessary to contact the agency directly in order to get the current information. This is an excellent database to use to get an idea of funding opportunities available for various types of organizations. 2.2.8. National Institute of Health Grants TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.nih.gov / Grants and Research Information URL: gopher://gopher.nih.gov/11/res CONTACT: The NIH Institutional Affairs Office (301) 496-5366 (gopher@gopher.nih.gov) COMMENTS: The National Institute of Health Grants gopher deals primarily with research-oriented, health-related issues. Many of their programs are designed to be obtained in conjuction with a university or large research facility, which does not suit the information in this database very well for the smaller nonprofit organizations. Larger nonprofits, however, may find much of this information useful. The information in this gopher is easily searchable, which limits the amount of time needed to browse through the many listings to see if there are any funding opportunities that match the grant seeker's topic. It is possible to search for programs that were announced within the last 6 weeks, or for programs that have been announced from 1992 to the present. For each program listing, there is a fairly detailed program description, deadline dates, the issue of the NIH Guide in which the announcement was included. 2.2.9. University of Idaho Grants Database TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.uidaho.edu / Science, Research, and Grant Information / Grant Information URL: gopher://gopher.uidaho.edu/11s/e-pubs/grant CONTACT: James Kearney College of Education, #301 University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-3080 tel: 208/885-6610 (jkearney@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu) COMMENTS: This is an excellent place to begin searching for potential funding information. This gopher clusters all of the sources cited above into one menu, which makes going from one source to another significantly easier. This gopher also includes the _Grant Getters Guide to the Internet_, which is a well designed and frequently updated document that provides valuable information regarding grant information available over the Internet. 2.3. Management 2.3.1. National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher ncnb.org / Organizations on IGC Networks Gopher / National Center for Nonprofit Boards URL: gopher://ncnb.org:7002/1/ CONTACT: ncnb@ncnb.org COMMENTS: Up and running since August 1994, this gopher is a resource from the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, a nonprofit organization designed to help other nonprofit leaders improve their management skills. Though many of the menu items are still under construction, it currently provides answers to common questions about nonprofit boards, a list of workshops they give around the country, and publications (paper) available for purchase by mail. Useful for those who wish to see a list of available resources. 2.3.2. Training and Development discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: trdev-l@psuvm.psu.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@psuvm.psu.edu; use "subscribe trdev-l " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: A high-volume list (up to 20 msg/day), this list focuses on human resource issues such as training, development, and the general management of employees. Not for non-profits only, though many topics here will likely interest non-profit administrators. 2.4. Philanthropy 2.4.1. Giving discussion list (GIVING) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: giving@envirolink.org (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listproc@envirolink; use "subscribe giving " in message body CONTACT: Cliff Landesman, list owner (clandesm@panix.com) COMMENTS: A list for donors, volunteers, and anyone interested in philanthropy and volunteer activity. Postings on individual organizations are encouraged. Fairly low traffic - several messages per week. 2.4.2. Planned Giving Discussion List (GIFT-PL) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: gift-pl@vm1.spcs.umn.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@vm1.spcs.umn.edu; use "subscribe gift-pl " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: A discussion of planned giving topics; around 5-10 postings/day. A large part of the discussion revolves around gift planning and development issues in academic settings, though some topics may be of interest to non-profits. 2.5. Volunteer Activity 2.5.1. VISTA Online Newsletter TYPE: Electronic Newsletter SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@american.edu; use "subscribe vista-l " in message body CONTACT: Brian Geoghegan VISTA Recruitment Coordinator (bgeohegan@delphi.com) OR John Zelson VISTA Recruiter (73302.2504@compuserve.com) COMMENTS: VISTA Online is a biweekly electronic newsletter from VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), a national service program now part of AmeriCorps which is aimed at alleviating poverty in this country. The bulletin contains VISTA assignment openings, program updates, and profiles of past and present volunteers. Aimed at former, current, and potential volunteers; libraries and career centers; professional groups. 2.5.2. Volunteers in Service to America discussion list (VISTANET) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: vistanet@sjuvm.stjohns.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: e-mail to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu; use "subscribe vistanet " in message body. CONTACT: Brian Geoghegan John Zelson List Owner, VISTAnet List Owner, VISTAnet VISTA Recruitment Coordinator VISTA Recruiter Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA bgeoghegan@delphi.com 73302.2504@compuserve.com COMMENTS: VISTAnet is a forum for former and current volunteers from VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) to network with each other as well as with VISTA sponsors. VISTA is a national service program which is currently part of AmeriCorps, President Clinton's new service initiative. Volunteers and workers at other national service programs and non-profit agencies are encouraged to join. Also posted to this list is NewsFlash, a publication of VISTA and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Very low traffic (several messages/week); contributors are primarily current and former VISTA volunteers. 3. BUSINESS AND CORPORATE INFORMATION 3.1. EDGAR filings with Securities and Exchange Commission TYPE: Gopher menu with searchable index OR World Wide Web site OR FTP file server ADDRESS: gopher town.hall.org / SEC EDGAR OR ftp town.hall.org / edgar URL: gopher://town.hall.org:70/11/edgar OR http://www.town.hall.org/edgar/edgar.html OR ftp://town.hall.org/edgar CONTACT: E-mail to help@edgar.stern.nyu.edu, with words "send (topic)" in message body, (topic) being the subject you wish help on, such as "WWW." According to the documentation, however, this help feature will not provide any more information other than what's already available online. COMMENTS: This server contains all of the electronic filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission that are available to the public. Any non-electronic filings are or filings prior to 1994 are not available through this service. This service is maintained by Mead Data Central on behalf of the Federal Government. Also included on this server is a Guide to Corporate SEC Filings, which provides a wealth of information regarding the corporate information available through the SEC filings. 3.2. Holt's Stock Market Reports TYPE: Daily news bulletin ADDRESS: gopher wuecon.wustl.edu (port 671) / Holt's Stock Market Reports URL: gopher://wuecon.wustl.edu:671/11/holt CONTACT: Bob Parks (bparks@wuecona.wustl.edu) for comments on the Gopher G. Holt (gholt1@nvm.com) for comments on the Reports COMMENTS: A daily bulletin on the stock market, including: figures for major stocks from Amex, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ exchanges; currency exchange rates; interest rates; most active stocks from various categories; and more. Each file is approximately 20K. Files are automatically placed on the Gopher around 5:30 pm of the day of the report. 4. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (EXCLUDING FUNDING SOURCES) 4.1. Americans With Disabilities Act TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu / Government Documents URL: gopher://val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu:70/00/.legislation /.ada.txt CONTACT: Not provided Includes the full text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and much more. Also provided are an overview of the Act, with regulations specifically for public services, and guidelines for specific facilities to follow when providing accessibility. Non-profit administrators may also be interested in the texts of two other public laws available here: the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, and the Technology- Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988. An excellent starting point. 4.2. Bureau of the Census TYPE: Gopher and WWW page ADDRESS: gopher gopher.census.gov gopher://gopher.census.gov/ (for Gopher site) URL: http://www.census.gov/ (for WWW site) CONTACT: gatekeeper@census.gov COMMENTS: The Gopher site (gopher.census.gov) includes numerous PostScript files on the demographics of particular ethnic groups and text files of data from the County and City Data Book (state and local rankings and data; includes poverty rankings by city), among other things. Many might find it inconvenient to have to download PostScript files before they can be used, and this gopher is not as organized as it could be. For this reason, we suggest these additional sites for Census data. The Census Bureau gopher does include links to these sites. The University of Michigan Library Gopher, gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/00/census (US summaries from 1990 census; detailed analyses of Michigan state, county, and township data) The University of Missouri Gopher, gopher://bigcat.missouri.edu:70/00/reference/census (Basic Tables from 1990 census, Basic Demographic Trends in ASCII and Lotus format, population estimates for counties) The Census Bureau's WWW site (http://www.census.gov/) is quite new and undergoes revision regularly, but for the most part the data available here is the same as on its Gopher. The "Other Excellent Sites" section links to other Census information providers on the net. 4.3. Bureau of Justice Statistics TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.usdoj.gov / Office for Justice Programs / Bureau of Justice Statistics URL: gopher://justice2.usdoj.gov:70/1/ojp/bjs CONTACT: gopher@usdoj.gov COMMENTS: This Gopher, a publication of the US Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, provides press releases and statistics on the perpetrators and victims of crime in the US. Although it may seem as if most of the statistics are out of date as they only cover crime activity up to 1993, most of the statistics here were not available to be published until 1994. Topics range from figures on violence against women to the race of prisoners to child rape victims. Most of the additions to this gopher seem fairly recent, but we were not able to tell how often it is updated. 4.4. Corporation for National and Community Service TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher cyfer.esusda.gov / Americans Communicating Electronically / Corporation for National and Community Service URL: gopher://cyfer.esusda.gov:70/11/ace/cncs CONTACT: letters@ace.esusda.gov, for comments on Americans Communicating Electronically gopher COMMENTS: This is the place for data on AmeriCorps, President Clinton's new national service initiative. Listed are the first wave of AmeriCorps national service programs, final regulations, service programs, a mission statement, a resource guide, and press releases. A final section gives the recipients of national service grants to institutes of higher education. The information here is organized fairly coherently, although we were unable to tell how often it is updated. The Americans Communicating Electronically (one gopher-level up) gopher is also an excellent resource for government information. 4.5. Current Social Service Legislation TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.legislate.com Legislation / 104th Congress Legislation / Arranged by Category URL: gopher://gopher.legislate.com:70/00/Legislation CONTACT: legislate@legislate.com COMMENTS: The LegiSlate gopher has available information about all bills from the 104th Congress, arranged by subject category. (Bills are also organized alphabetically, by sponsor, by chamber, and are searchable by keyword.) Of special interest to public service non-profits are "family, welfare, and human services," "health and medicine," and "housing and urban development." Included are the full text of the each bill (typically the last option), a brief description, a short legislative history, and more. The subject categories here are fairly simple, and searching by keyword will likely locate any relevant bill. 4.6. Demographic Information: The FSU Demography Gopher TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.fsu.edu / Information from Units / FSU Population Center URL: gopher://gopher.fsu.edu/11/FSU/Popctr CONTACT: Carl Schmertmann Center for the Study of Population Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063 USA Phone: (904) 644-1762 Fax: (904) 644-8818 (schmertmann@fsu.edu) COMMENTS: The FSU Demography Gopher is maintained by the Center for the Study of Population at Florida State University, with the assistance of FSU Academic Computing and Network Services. Included in the gopher are working paper titles, abstracts and ordering information for the Florida State and other population centers. This gopher also contains links to various other sites which contain downloadable population data, news bulletins or software. 4.7. Department of Commerce TYPE: Gopher and WWW site ADDRESS: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov (Economic Conversion Info Exchange) gopher cher.eda.doc.gov (Economics and Statistics Admin) URL: http://www.doc.gov/ (Entire Department) gopher://sunny.stat-usa.gov gopher://cher-eda.doc.gov CONTACT: stat-usa@doc.gov COMMENTS: Because the various agencies of the Department of Commerce are located in many different places on the Internet, it's useful to have one location (the WWW site) that ties them all together. It links to all DOC agencies and programs with information on the net, including the two Gophers mentioned above. Also included is the current US Budget. However, the layout of the WWW page isn't the easiest to follow, as it isn't clear how the various agencies fit together. 4.8. Department of Health and Human Services TYPE: Gopher and WWW site ADDRESS: gopher gopher.os.dhhs.gov URL: gopher://gopher.os.dhhs.gov:71/ http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ CONTACT: tthompso@os.dhhs.gov (for WWW site) Bob Cooley (bcooley@os.dhhs.gov) (for Gopher site) COMMENTS: The DHHS Home Page (WWW site) links to the below sites as well as to sites of other agencies of DHHS. Also included are its mission statement and a staff directory, as well as abstracts of DHHS program evaluations. It's fairly well organized, given that this Web page is brand new and still under construction. The Gopher site contains primarily the same information; more easily located here is the Admin- istration for Children and Families, which gives specific details on its programs and grants. 4.8.1. Federal Poverty Guidelines TYPE: Single document URL: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/0/aspe/poverty/poverty.html CONTACT: US Department of Health and Human Services COMMENTS: This document lists the guidelines for what is defined as "living in poverty" for the fifty states and Washington, DC, in 1994. It was previously published in the February 10, 1994, _Federal Register_, but having it available on the World Wide Web is handy for quick reference. These guidelines were developed by the Department of Health and Human Services. 4.8.2. Health Care Finance Administration (Medicare and Medicaid) TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.ssa.gov/hcfa/hcfahp2.html CONTACT: tanzalon@gate.hcfa.gov COMMENTS: Here, the Health Care Finance Administration posts press releases, research initiatives, and general information about the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Information here is updated fairly frequently. Of special note is the Medicare 1994 Handbook. Unfortunately, a file supposedly containing 85 commonly asked questions about the HCFA is currently blank, but this will likely change in the near future. 4.8.3. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report TYPE: Weekly report ADDRESS: gopher cwis.usc.edu / The Health Science Campus / Periodicals / Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report URL: gopher://cwis.usc.edu/00/The_Health_Science_Campus /Periodicals/mmwr CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Provided here is the most current issue as well as back issues from June 1993 to the present. The most current issue is a bit inconveniently located, being last in a long string of menu choices. Reported here are results of research on morbidity and mortality as well as recent statistics. Each issue is approximately 30-40 pages (~45K) long. 4.8.4. Social Security Administration TYPE: Gopher and WWW page ADDRESS: gopher oss968.ssa.gov URL: gopher://oss968.ssa.gov:70/1 http://www.ssa.gov/ CONTACT: Bruce Carter (bwcarter@ssa.gov) for Gopher webmaster@ssa.gov for WWW page OR 1-800-772-1213 COMMENTS: In the SSA's Gopher are general information on Social Security cards, benefits, and statistics from the Social Security Bulletin, among other things. In addition, the Frequently Asked Questions list will likely save a lot of calls to the national office. A positive step, however, is a Spanish version of everything on this Gopher under the first menu option. The World Wide Web page contains everything on the Gopher with the addition of the Handbook, a policy forum, the current annual report, the FY95 budget, and the full text of general informational publications. The SSA will become an independent agency on March 31, 1995. 4.9. Department of Housing and Urban Development TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.hud.gov URL: gopher://gopher.hud.gov:70/1/ CONTACT: postmaster@hud.gov COMMENTS: At the present time, the only menu items which present information on HUD are its mission statement (from 10/93) and some functions of the various HUD offices. The other options - over 90% of menu choices - lead nowhere or are unavailable, which is unfortunate. It was not clear whether this Gopher is still under construction. Two main menu items, PAVNET (section 5.13.3 below) and Americans Communicating Electronically are indeed useful sources but have little direct relation to the functions of HUD. As things stand now, this Gopher isn't terribly useful. We are including mention of it in this guide in the hopes that one day things will be fixed. 4.10. Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher cyfer.esusda.gov / Americans Communicating Electronically / Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones URL: gopher://cyfer.esusda.gov:70/11/ace/ezec CONTACT: letters@ace.esusda.gov, for comments on Americans Communicating Electronically gopher Janice Knutson (jknutson@esusda.gov) for questions on urban programs Beverly Gillot (rda@tele.fmha.gov) for questions on rural programs COMMENTS: Includes press releases, speeches, and general information on the EC/EZ programs, including descriptions of available resources, a FAQ ("Frequently Asked Questions") list about rural and urban EC/EZs, contact names by state, and an application guide. Some files are also available in WordPerfect and PostScript formats. Many of the guides here are actually the texts of press releases and briefings. A useful collection of primary source material about the programs. The Gopher is well organized for the most part, but it is not always clear from the titles just what the binary files contain. 4.11. Federal Register (Full Text) TYPE: Telnet site ADDRESS: telnet to 128.206.1.3 (via Columbia Online Information Network) OR telnet to 198.137.188.2 (via Seattle Public Library) URL: telnet://128.206.1.3 OR telnet://198.137.188.2 CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: At last, the full text of the Federal Register is available free of charge on the Internet, via two community-based systems: Columbia Online Information Network (COIN) in Columbia, MO, and the Seattle (WA) Public Library. Both sites contain the same information, so use whichever has the least traffic. At both locations, information from the Federal Register is searchable by keyword. There is a maximum number of logins each system can handle at once (usu. 5) so searching during off hours would be a good idea. Instructions for accessing FR from COIN: telnet to 128.206.1.3, log in as "guest," and select the following from the menus: (5) Government Center (4) Access the Government Center (2) United States of America (1) GPO Access Enter your terminal type (usually vt100). Use the arrow keys to select a database, and mark your choice by pressing then . At this point, enter the keywords you want to search on. Instructions for accessing FR from Seattle: telnet to 198.137.188.2, log in as "library," set your terminal correctly (usually vt100), and select the following menu choices: (14) Internet and Seattle Community Net (1) Internet and Seattle Community Network (3) Government Printing Office Online Access Press "c" to connect. You may be asked to reenter your terminal type. At this point, follow the directions above for selecting a database and searching by keyword. 4.12. Internal Revenue Service TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/irs/irs.html CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Tax forms, directions for filing, and a list of answers to frequently asked questions are available here on the IRS's Web page. As of early February 1995, 1994 tax forms are not available here yet, but with luck this will change soon. In order to view the forms, you will need the Adobe Acrobat reader (a piece of software available for download here). 4.13. State Government Information on the Internet TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher cwis.usc.edu / Other Government and Information Resources / Gophers by Subject / Gopher Jewels / Government / State Government URL: gopher://cwis.usc.edu/11/Other_Government_ and_Information_Resources/Gophers_by_Subject/ Gopher_Jewels/government/states CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Gopher Jewels (a system of organizing Gopher resources by subject) includes a list of state government gophers, listed by state. Because each Gopher here is organized by a different group of people from almost every state, no generalizations can be made about their contents. In any case, the address is provided here for non-profits interested in learning more about state government information sources. 5. INFORMATION ON HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 5.1. Sources Covering Entire Realm of Human Services 5.1.1. AT&T 800 Directory on the Internet TYPE: World Wide Web site URL: http://att.net/dir800 CONTACT: Patricia G. Selden, Publisher (dir800@mail.att.net) OR call 1-800-562-2255 for information. COMMENTS: This WWW site contains the electronic version of AT&T's directory of 1-800 phone numbers (although the documentation states that not everything from the printed version is duplicated here). At present, one can access these numbers either alphabetically by category or organization name; keyword searching capabilities are expected shortly. Though most of the entries are for companies and products, there are many categories which could be used by non-profits for information and referral. Of note are the categories "social service organizations," "adoption services," "child abuse information and treatment centers," "women's organ- izations," and more. Some numbers belong to local or state organizations, while others belong to national hotlines. Keyword searching will greatly improve access to this site. 5.1.2. Computers in the Social Sciences (CUSSNET) discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: cussnet-list@stat.com (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@stat.com; use "subscribe cussnet-list " in message body OR, to receive digests of messages, use "subscribe cussnet-digest " in message body CONTACT: cussnet-request@stat.com COMMENTS: This is a list for social workers, counselors, human service workers, and everyone else interested in the applications and implications of information technology in the social sciences. Fairly low traffic (at most, several messages/day). 5.1.3. European Network for Information Technology in Human Services (ENITH) Web page TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.uia.ua.ac.be/u/enith CONTACT: enith@psws.uia.ac.be COMMENTS: The highlight of this newly-developed (1/95) page is an abstracting-indexing service that provides, free of charge, over 850 references and abstracts for articles on the use of information technology in human services. Articles are searchable by keyword, author, or journal. In addition, information on ENITH's projects, publications, and upcoming conferences is available here. 5.1.4. Feminist Social Work discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: femsw-l@moose.uvm.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listproc@moose.uvm.edu; use "subscribe femsw-l " in message body CONTACT: Katy Biron (kbiron@moose.uvm.edu) COMMENTS: This new list (1/95) branched off of the Social Work discussion list recently; discussions here are meant to cover how feminism fits with social work. Conversation debating the validity of feminism itself is discouraged. 5.1.5. Field Education discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: sw-fieldwork@nmsu.edu SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@nmsu.edu; use "subscribe sw-fieldwork " in message body CONTACT: Gerald Vest (gvest@nmsu.edu) COMMENTS: This list is directed toward social workers in the field, and field education specifically; potential listmembers include field directors, coordinators, students, and supervisors. 5.1.6. Human Services Research Institute TYPE: Gopher, E-mail discussion lists, FTP Site, File by Mail Server ADDRESS: gopher gopher.std.com / Non-Profit Organizations / Human Services Research Institute ftp ftp.std.com / nonprofit / hsri URL: gopher://ftp.std.com/11/nonprofits/hsri CONTACT: Jonathan Hurwitz (postmaster@hsri.org) Mail: Human Services Research Institute 2336 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140 PHONE (1) 617 876-0426 tecenter@hsri.org FAX (1) 617 492-7401 tecenter@world.std.com COMMENTS: This system is part of the Evaluation Center at the Human Services Research Institute, and is funded to help provide assistance with the evaluation of adult mental health system change. This gopher can be broken down into four separate parts, all of which revolve around different aspects of adult mental health system evaluation and health care reform. Each part is actually a listserv discussion group that is archived at this gopher site. The four parts are as follows: NHCTEN (Topical Evaluation Network on National Health Care Reform) - which focuses on the effects of the national health care reforms on mental health care and substance abuse systems. To subscribe to the listserv, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@world.std.com with "subscribe nhcten" as the message body. OUTCOME (Topical Evaluation Network on Outcomes Evaluation) - which attempts to "develop a broad collective expertise with regard to problems assessing and analyzing outcomes of interventions aimed at improving mental health." To subscribe to the listserv, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@world.std.com with "subscribe outcometen" as the message body LEGALTEN (Topical Evaluation Network on Legal & Forensic Issues in Mental Health) - focuses on the relationship between the mental health system, the criminal justice system and the courts. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@world.std.com with "subscribe legalten" as the message body EVALTEN (Topical Evaluation Network on Evaluation Methodology & Statistics) - focuses on providing a network of individuals to provide all aspects of survey development and statistical analysis of mental health systems. To subscribe to this discussion list, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@world.std.com with "subscribe evalten" as the message body. There is also a File by Mail Server which allows users that only have e-mail access to send for files. To learn how to use this service send an e-mail message to the following address: tecinfo@hsri.org, with "request" (in all lowercase letters) as the subject line and "get help" as the message body. 5.1.7. National Empowerment Center TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.std.com / Non-Profit Organizations / The National Empowerment Center URL: gopher://gopher.std.com:70/11/nonprofits/ empowerment-ctr CONTACT: Not available COMMENTS: This resources contains a vast wealth of information. Some of the topics included at this site are : the Americans with Disabilities Employers Manual and other ADA information, depression, health care and health care reform, disability statistics, etc. The list is quite impressive (and too long to include in its entirety). Many of the sources are papers or text documents that present a perspective on a particular issue, such as the document entitled _Invisible in the U.S.A._ which discusses post-recovery experiences for mentally ill persons. Of particular interest might the informtion regarding the following: Gifts in Kind America, which is an organization that collects and redistributes used computer equipment to non-profit organizations. Information regarding the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, which includes disability and rehabilitation research. This is certainly a site worth taking a moment to look at, as it contains a wealth of potentially useful information. 5.1.8. National Referral Center Master File TYPE: Telnet site / Database ADDRESS: telnet to locis.loc.gov / choose "organizations" from main menu URL: telnet://locis.loc.gov CONTACT: COMMENTS: We cannot emphasize enough the potential value this database from the Library of Congress holds for non- profit organizations wishing to contact organizations with similar focus across the country. The system contains over 12,000 entries for American organizations, including address, phone, information services provided by each, areas of concern, a brief description, their library holdings, publications they produce, and whether there is any charge to use their services (most will provide information about their organizations and programs at no charge). The database can be used as an instant "information and referral service" to find information on or to direct clients to a variety of national, state, and local organizations. The one drawback to this database is its user-unfriendli- ness; we suggest going through the help screens thoroughly. One hint: "BRWS " will display the names of all organizations concerned with a given subject. Searches can also be limited to a given city or state if desired. 5.1.9. Penpages TYPE: Telnet Databases ADDRESS: telnet psupen.psu.edu / login as your two letter state abbreviation (MI, NY, etc.) or as WORLD if you are logging in from outside the United States CONTACT: PENpages Coordinator 405 Ag Admin Building University Park, PA 16802 Internet: PPMENU@PSUPEN.PSU.EDU BITNET: PPMENU@PSUPEN Phone: (814) 863-3449 COMMENTS: Penpages is a series of full text databases that can easily be searched in order to find relevant information on a wide variety of topics. Because Penpages is maintained by the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, there is a tremendous amount of agricultural oriented information. The system is certainly not limited to agricultural information, which makes useful for most any organization. The following databases are included in Penpages: IFAN - International Food And Nutrition database MAPP - National Family Database Senior Series Database The 4-H Youth Development Database Cooperative Extension System (CES) Diversity & Pluralism Database These databases provide a wide range of documents that can be obtained through Penpages. The databases are all searched simultaneously, so that users do not need to attempt to determine which database fits their needs best. The documents are provided by universities and other organizations that have created documents that fit the scope of Penpages and credit and contact information is given for each article. The documents are arranged by topics, such as homeless, aging or youth, which makes searching for documents fairly easy. The system is different than most other Internet accessible databases, so it may take the user a few extra minutes the first time that Penpages is used. Once you've learned how to maneuver within the system, finding information should be fairly easy. 5.1.10. Social Work discussion list (SOCWORK) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: socwork@uafsysb.bitnet OR socwork@uafsysb.uark.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@uafsysb.bitnet; use "subscribe socwork " in message body CONTACT: Cindy L. Jones (cljones@uafsysb.uark.edu) COMMENTS: A high-volume list (10-20 messages per day), SOCWORK contains discussion among social workers both in academia and out in the field. Members typically talk about social programs currently in progress and ask advice to see how their peers would handle a given situation. As with many high-volume lists, flame wars occasionally develop. However, this is a forum recommended to all interested in social work, especially those individuals involved in the running of a shelter or crisis service organization (if their mailboxes can handle it). NOTE: New list address as of 2/95. 5.2. Adoption Services 5.2.1. Internet Adoption Photolisting TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.gems.com/adoption CONTACT: Annette Thompson (annette69@delphi.com) COMMENTS: The primary purpose of this Web page is to make available photos and descriptions of children available for adoption via international adoption agencies. Also here is an excellent listing of adoption information available elsewhere on the Internet. A list of answers to commonly asked questions about adoption (quite a comprehensive list) is forthcoming. 5.3. Children, Youth, and Families 5.3.1. Children, Youth and Family Consortium TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher-cec.mes.umn.edu (port 80) URL: gopher://gopher-cec.mes.umn.edu:80/11/ CONTACT: Jan Joannides, Office Manager 12 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108 612/626-1212 (cyfstaff@staff.tc.umn.edu) COMMENTS: The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium was established in 1991. The Gopher contains many statistical reports, brochures and newsletters which include such topics as poverty rates, fertility rates, teen gun deaths, and poverty among single mothers, to name a few. The gopher also contains the _KID COUNT DataBook_, an electronic book that contains a wealth of information regarding the situation of children in our society. Included in the _KID COUNT DataBook_ are chapters on children dependent on AFDC, children born to mothers under 18 and abused and neglected children. While much of the information is specific to Minnesota, some of it is also broadened to include the entire nation. 5.3.2. National Extension Children, Youth and Family Network (CYFERNet) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher-cyfnet.mes.umn.edu telnet gopher-cyfnet.mes.umn.edu / login: cyfnet URL: gopher://gopher-cyfernet.mes.umn.edu:4242 CONTACT: National Network for Children, Youth & Families Tech Coord Team Minnesota Extension Service 340 Coffey Hall 1420 Eckles Ave. University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 Trudy Dunham Bob Rubinyi tdunham@mes.umn.edu rrubinyi@mes.umn.edu 612-624-2247 612-624-2708 fax: 612-625-1731 fax: 612-625-220 COMMENTS: This gopher contains information about collaborative efforts between universities, government and public service/community oriented organizations that provide services to at risk children, youths and families. The gopher is broken down by the type of programs that are being pursued. These programs include the following: Child Care Collaborations (technical assistance to Youth at Risk programs) Family Resiliency Science & Technology Literacy Youth at Risk Community-based Projects National 4-H Collection of Reviewed Youth Curricula Children, Youth and Family Development Resources Population Statistics for Children, Youth and Family Funding Sources for CYF Projects For each section, the gopher provides information regarding the programs, including contact names and information. 5.3.3. ParentLink Community Connection TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher bigcat.missouri.edu / Community and Social Services Center / ParentLink OR: telnet bigcat.missouri.edu / login as: guest / Community and Social Services Center / ParentLink URL: gopher://bigcat.missouri.edu/11/community/Parent_Link telnet://bigcat.missouri.edu:70 login as: guest / Community and Social Services Center / ParentLink CONTACT: PARENTLINK University of Missouri 212 Whitten Hall Columbia, MO 65211 1-800-552-8522 or (314) 884-6312 COMMENTS: The ParentLink Community Connection is a listing of organizations that provide human services in the state of Missouri. The program is easily identify organizations that provide the type of service that they are interested in. Although the information provided in specific to organizations located in Missouri, it is an example of one means of providing online access to non-profit, public service organizations. 5.4. Community and Urban Development 5.4.1. Community Development Banking discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: CommunityDevelopmentBanking-L@cornell.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listproc@cornell.edu; use "subscribe CommunityDevelopmentBanking-L " in message body CONTACT: William Myers (alternatives-myers@cornell.edu) COMMENTS: This new (12/94) list contains discussion of Community Development credit unions and related issues, including non-profits involved in the support of community development banking. 5.4.2. Community Economic Development discussion list (CED-NET) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: ced-net@sfu.ca (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to majordomo@sfu.ca; use "subscribe ced- net" in message body CONTACT: John Jespersen (jjespers@sfu.ca) COMMENTS: This is a newly created (9/94), unmoderated discussion list covering the trends, opportunities, and changes in community economic development. Its goal is to focus on what communities can do for themselves in terms of programs and funds, among other things. Fairly low-traffic. 5.4.3. Futurework discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: futurework@csf.colorado.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@csf.colorado.edu; use "subscribe futurework " in message body CONTACT: Sally Lerner (lerner@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca) COMMENTS: This list focuses on ways for communities worldwide to deal with economic globalization and technological change. Hosted by Communications for a Sustainable Future in Boulder, CO, this new (1/95) list is still fairly low-traffic. 5.4.4. National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher narc.org / National Association of Regional Councils URL: gopher://narc.org:70/11/.NARC CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) is a national nonprofit organization made up of substate and interstate regional agencies engaged in planning and policy making in the following areas of interest to non-profits: land use, housing, aging, and workforce development. Included here are reports from NARC task forces, news bulletins from the past several months (including reports on the local impact of federal legislation), and general information about NARC and its affiliates. This Gopher became operational in August 1994, and it is expected to soon provide survey information on regional councils and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). 5.4.5. Participatory Rural Appraisal discussion list (PRA) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: pra@uoguelph.ca (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@uoguelph.ca; use "subscribe pra " in message body CONTACT: Susan Rimkus (srimkus@uoguelph.ca) Lance Robinson (lrobinso@uoguelph.ca) COMMENTS: PRA is a low-volume list covering intentional change initiated by members of a community. Discussion topics include the nature of empowerment and the development of workshops on community development. Past messages are automatically archived at the above Listserv site. 5.4.6. Urban Community Development discussion list (CD4URBAN) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: cd4urban@u.washington.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listproc@u.washington.edu; use "subscribe cd4urban " in message body CONTACT: Al Boss, List Owner (al@u.washington.edu) COMMENTS: CD4URBAN is a medium-volume (5-7 messages/day on average) list dealing with all topics involving community development in urban areas. Common discussion subjects include enterprise communities and empowerment zones, other zoning regulations, and low-income housing development. Past messages are auto- matically archived at the above listproc site. 5.4.7. Urban Studies and Planning Housing and Community Development discussion list (URSP-HCD) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: ursp-hcd@umdd.umd.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@umdd.umd.edu; use "subscribe ursp-hcd " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: This list is a forum for discussion of housing, community development, and urban planning issues among students, faculty, and professionals. Discussion often includes information about policies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fairly low volume: several messages maximum per day. Messages are automatically archived. 5.4.8. Urban Wildlife discussion list (URBWLF-L) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: urbwlf-l@uriacc.uri.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@uriacc.uri.edu; use "subscribe urbwlf-l " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: URBWLF-L is designed to facilitate discussion between urban planners, the private sector, and the general public on issues relating to the management of wildlife in urban settings. This list is sponsored by the Urban Wildlife working group of the Wildlife Society. Nuisance wildlife concerns may also be addressed here. 5.5. Community Networking 5.5.1. Center for Civic Networking TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.std.com / Membership and Professional Associations/ CCN - The Center for Civic Networking URL: gopher://gopher.std.com/11/associations/civicnet CONTACT: For info about CCN's policy work and associational activities, contact Richard Civille, rciville@civicnet.org, 202-387-6030. For info about CCN's pilot programs and networking services, contact Miles Fidelman, mfidelman@civicnet.org, 617-241-9205. COMMENTS: The Center for Civic Networking is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help develop models of beneficial uses of the Internet for local, regional and national organizations and governments. Included in this gopher is information on developing a sustainable information network, policy issues regarding electronic development, information regarding municipalities and local governmental information networks. This gopher also contains a link to the Institute for the Study of Civic Values, which contains information on building a civic oriented community through the use of technology. This gopher does not contain much raw data information, such as statistics or phone numbers. What it does provide are potential visions of networking possibilities that could be applied to most any non-profit, public service oriented organization. 5.5.2. Communitarians discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: communitarians@civic.net (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to majordomo@civic.net; use "subscribe communitarians" in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Co-sponsored by the Center for Civic Networking (section 5.5.1 above), the Communitarians list is made up of individuals dedicated to "shoring up our moral, political, and social environment." The Communitarian philosophy includes a commitment to the welfare of the community. Very low traffic: several messages per week at the maximum. 5.5.3. Community Idea Net TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher president.oit.unc.edu / Worlds of SunSITE -- by Subject / US and World Politics / Community_Idea_Net OR: telnet president.oit.unc.edu / login as: gopher, enter vt100 at the "TERM=" prompt, use the following path: Worlds of SunSITE -- by Subject / US and World Politics / Community_Idea_Net URL: gopher://president.oit.unc.edu :70/11/../.pub/Politics / Community_Idea_Net CONTACT: Terry Sullivan sullivan@SUNSite.UNC.EDU COMMENTS: This gopher is generally geared toward local government managers, although the information contained in it could also prove quite useful to non-profit organizations (particularly those working closely with local government units). This gopher contains descriptions of actual projects used by local government to overcome difficult political, financial, and policy difficulties. Each description contains a brief description of programs that worked, along with contact information to allow the user to obtain more detailed information. The gopher is searchable, so that the user can easily locate project descriptions that match their situation. The database contains articles on a wide variety of topics, which makes it a useful resource for just about any organization working with local governments. 5.5.4. Community Networking discussion list (COMMUNET) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: communet@uvmvm.uvm.edu URL: E-mail to listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu; use "subscribe communet " in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: Communet is a fairly high-traffic list (up to 25-30 messages per day) about community networking. Common discussion topics include the hows and whys of setting up a new community network, the relationship between local government and social service agencies, the role of the community in education, and more. Occasionally, high-volume unrelated tangents develop out of the conversation. Many organizers of community networks contribute to this discussion. Recommended for non-profit organizations who wish to set up or be part of community networks. 5.5.5. Community-Wide Education and Information Services discussion list (CWEIS) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: cweis@mtn.org (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listproc@mtn.org; use "subscribe cweis " in message body CONTACT: John Ladwig (jladwig@mtn.org) and Tamara Blaschko (trb@mtn.org), list owners COMMENTS: CWEIS discusses the Community-Wide Education and Information Service initiative and is set up as a forum for discussion of CWEIS programs across the country. Traffic is fairly light, ranging from 0-5 messages per day. In addition to this list, the CWEIS initiative has a new Web page at the address http://www.cpb.org/cweis/CWEIS.HTM, which describes the individual initiatives across the country. 5.5.6. Frankford Plan mailing list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: frkdplan@bts.com SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to server%plf@bts.com; use "subscribe frkdplan" in message body CONTACT: Sam Rennie (plf!desktop@bts.com) COMMENTS: This is a new (1/95) list specifically for those participating in Philadelphia's new revitalization effort (the Frankford plan) but everyone involved in similar programs involving community arts, recreation, housing, education, safety, and revitalization is invited to contribute and share their wisdom. 5.5.7. Networks and Community Newsletter TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.well.sf.ca.us / Community / communets / Networks and Community URL: gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us:70/11s/Community/ communets/net.com CONTACT: Stephen Covington cvington@netcom.com COMMENTS: This newsletter presents current information regarding community based activities on the Internet. The topics cover vary widely, although they generally include announcements of new Internet services (mostly World Wide Web) for those wanting to keep current on the wide variety of issues that affect networking. 5.5.8. New Mexico Communet discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: nmcommunet@laplaza.taos.nm.us SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to nmcommunet-request@laplaza.taos.nm.us; leave subject line blank and use "subscribe nmcommunet " in message body. CONTACT: Richard W. Bryant (rb@laplaza.taos.nm.us) COMMENTS: This list, sponsored by the community network La Plaza Telecom- munity Foundation in Taos, NM, concerns community networking issues specific to New Mexico. 5.5.9. Links to Other Community Networks TYPE: Gopher and WWW sites ADDRESS: gopher info.senecac.on.ca / Interesting Places / Community Free-Nets URL: gopher://info.senecac.on.ca/11/internet/freenets OR http://herald.usask.ca/~scottp/freewww.html CONTACT: Not provided; different for each community network COMMENTS: Both of these sites provide links to local community networks on the Internet. Some are Gopher-based, others are Web-based, and others (mainly the Free-Net sites) must be telnetted to. Because many of these community networks contain information on local social service organizations, we have included a link to them here so that non-profits can discover what programs are being run in other areas of the country. 5.6. Disability Information 5.6.1. Americans with Disabilities Act (AWD) discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: awd@counterpoint.com (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to majordomo@counterpoint.com; use "subscribe awd in message body CONTACT: Hal P. Kingsley, Moderator (hal@counterpoint.com) COMMENTS: New as of 1/95, this list covers discussion on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, the Fair Housing Amendments Act, and other legislation related to discrimination and/or disability compliance. 5.6.2. Cornucopia of Disability Information TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu URL: gopher://val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu/1 CONTACT: Jay Leavitt (leavitt@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu) COMMENTS: This Gopher provides information on national, state (NY), local (Buffalo), and university (SUNY Buffalo) sources of disability information. Of interest here are resource guides from NARIC (National Rehabil- itation Information Center) on how to deal with various disabilities; government documents including the ADA (described earlier in this guide); and other national information sources on disabilities. 5.6.3. Disability Resources, Products, Services, and Communication TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://disability.com CONTACT: Evan Kemp Associates (webmaster@eka.com) COMMENTS: Evan Kemp Associates, a corporation providing products and services for the disability community, has a new (1/95) Web page that contains *numerous* links to other disability resources on the Net, descriptions of their products, and the opportunity to obtain a free issue of their magazine. 5.7. Emergency Services 5.7.1. 1-800 Hotline Numbers TYPE: Gopher File ADDRESS: gopher gopher.std.com / Non-Profit Organizations / The National Empowerment Center / Directory of Hot Lines URL: gopher://gopher.std.com/00/nonprofits/empowerment-ctr /Directory%20of%20Hot%20Lines CONTACT: Not Available COMMENTS: This list is actually a file on the National Empowerment Center gopher, but we felt that it needed to be singled out so that users could have an easy path to follow to get to the Hotline Numbers. 5.8. FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND NUTRITION 5.8.1. Food and Nutrition Information Center TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher ra.esusda.gov / Food and Nutrition Information Center, USDA URL: gopher://ra.esusda.gov/11/fnic CONTACT: FNIC Nutritionists (fnic@nalusda.gov) or Food and Nutrition Information Center National Agriculture Library Rm 304, 10301 Baltimore Blvd Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 COMMENTS: This gopher, part of the National Agriculture Library of the USDA, presents information on current nutrition topics. According to information on the gopher, nutritionists at the above address will respond to questions regarding nutrition with printouts from the AGRICOLA database (if necessary). No actual databases or software packages are available through the Internet, unfortunately, though files here provide details on what they contain. In addition, some menu options are currently blank, leading us to believe that the gopher is still under construction. 5.8.2. Hungernet / Hungerweb TYPE: Gopher and WWW sites ADDRESS: gopher.brown.edu URL: gopher://gopher.brown.edu:70/11/brown/departs/ worldhun/hungerne http://www.hunger.brown.edu/hungerweb CONTACT: Daniel Zalik (dz@cs.brown.edu) COMMENTS: Various reports, documents, articles, and speeches (historical and current) about hunger and its impact on the world's peoples. Also provided are extensive definitions of various hunger terms, some with bibliographies. Some hunger statistics and a special report on Rwanda are provided. Although the WWW site seems to work fine, the Gopher occasionally refuses connections. 5.9. GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT 5.9.1. Griefnet (Rivendell Resources) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher to garnet.msen.com / Good Causes / Rivendell Resources URL: gopher://garnet.msen.com:70/11/causes/rivendell CONTACT: Cendra Lynn (cendra@rivendell.org) COMMENTS: The Griefnet gopher contains information on resources related to death, dying, bereavement, and emotion and physical loss. Of note for non-profits are its resource directory of support groups and agencies, a directory of professionals, a biblio- graphy, and descriptions of mailing lists related to grief and bereavement. 5.10. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 5.10.1. Cohousing discussion list (COHOUSING-L) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: cohousing-l@uci.com (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@uci.com; use "subscribe cohousing-l " in message body CONTACT: Fred Holson, list owner (fholson@uci.com) COMMENTS: Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing first developed in Denmark in the early 1970's. This list is similar in tone and content to "alt.co-ops," mentioned earlier; it discusses cooperative housing in all its forms. Back issues of this list are archived at the gopher at garnet.berkeley.edu (port 1250) under "Housing, Hunger, and Welfare," also part 5.10.3 of this guide. 5.10.2. Homelessness discussion list TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: homeless@csf.colorado.edu (to post) SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@csf.colorado.edu; use "subscribe homeless " in message body CONTACT: Dee Southard, list owner (southard@oregon.uoregon.edu) COMMENTS: A new (1/95) list dedicated to discussion of the problem of homeless- ness, sponsored by Communications for a Sustainable Future, Boulder, Colorado. People both homeless and "homed" are expected to contribute to the discussion. An archive of Frequently Asked Questions lists and bibliographies related to homelessness is available at the URL http://csf.colorado.edu/psn. 5.10.3. Housing, Hunger, and Welfare information TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher garnet.berkeley.edu 1250 / Housing, Hunger, and Welfare URL: gopher://garnet.berkeley.edu:1250/11/.housing CONTACT: newman@garnet.berkeley.edu COMMENTS: This menu is maintained by the The Electronic Democracy Information Network (EDIN). Contained on this menu is information regarding housing discrimination, articles by the census bureau on income, wealth and poverty, archives of discussions on cohousing, as well as links to the Hungernet, the Department of Housing and Urban Development gopher, and legislation regarding family, welfare and human services and legislation regarding housing and urban development. While this gopher contains mostly links to other sites, the information that is housed here could be extremely useful, such as the Census Bureau articles. Although there is not much there, as the Internet grows, the information housed on this gopher will potentially grow into an extremely useful archive. 5.11. Immigration and Refugees 5.11.1. Forced Migration discussion list (forced-migration) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: forced-migration@mailbase.ac.uk (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk; use "join forced-migration" in message body CONTACT: Not provided COMMENTS: This low-volume list (several messages/week) primarily covers the forced migration of people from Rwanda, although in theory this list could cover discussion of any group of refugees. 5.11.2. Migration News TYPE: Monthly Newsletter ADDRESS: migrant@primal.ucdavis.edu SUBSCRIBE: Send your e-mail address to migrant@primal.ucdavis.edu URL: gopher://dual.ucdavis.edu CONTACT: Philip Martin Department of Agricultural Economics University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 USA COMMENTS: Migration News is a brief newsletter that allows those who are interested in migration and immigration issues to keep abreast of current information in a short period of time. The articles are short, providing a brief look at the topics. Within each issue, the topics are broken up by region, including: North America, Europe, Asia, and Other. The back issues of Migration News are available by pointing your gopher to dual.ucdavis.edu. 5.12. Mental Health Services 5.12.1. Alzheimer Web TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://werple.mira.net.au/~dhs/ad.html CONTACT: David Small (david_small@muwayf.unimelb.edu.au) COMMENTS: Aimed toward researchers and clinicians, this Web page has answers to common questions about Alzheimer's, links to research laboratories, links to many related sites, and a database of papers on the topic. 5.12.2. National Institute of Mental Health gopher TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher gopher.nimh.nih.gov URL: gopher://gopher.nimh.nih.gov:70/ CONTACT: gopher-adm@gopher.nimh.nih.gov COMMENTS: As of the writing of this guide, this gopher contained no information directly related to the National Institute of Mental Health. There are menu choices available for information regarding programs, but they are empty (as of the writing of this guide). It did contain information regarding ftp archives for software, but that was about it. I expect that the empty menus will be filled with information, so it might not be a bad idea to check this resource periodically if this is an organization that could provide you with useful information. 5.13. Sexual Abuse and Family Violence 5.13.1. Intimate Violence discussion list (INTVIO-L) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: intvio-l@uriacc.uri.edu (or intvio- l@uriacc.bitnet) (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@uriacc.uri.edu; use "subscribe intvio-l " in message body CONTACT: Glenn Wolfner (famviol@uriacc.uri.edu) COMMENTS: A list covering all aspects of family violence, including child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and dating violence. Sponsored by Federal Partnerships Against Violence, National Institute of Justice. In contrast to other lists on family violence, the primary contributors to INTVIO-L tend to be members of organizations providing crisis services and researchers in social work. The output of the list can range from 1-2 messages to 10 messages/day. 5.13.2. Intimate Violence electronic journal (EJINTVIO) TYPE: Electronic journal SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@uriacc.uri.edu; use "subscribe ejintvio " in message body CONTACT: Glenn Wolfner, Executive Editor (famviol@uriacc.uri.edu) COMMENTS: The Intimate Violence electronic journal aims to present the latest information on research and treatment on all aspects of family violence. Submissions are accepted from students and professionals engaged in family violence research and treatment. Past contributors have included directors of women's centers, social psychologists, and scholars. Flame wars, especially regarding the OJ Simpson trial, are becoming more common. 5.13.3. PAVNET (Partners Against Violence) TYPE: Gopher ADDRESS: gopher cyfer.esusda.gov / PAVNET URL: gopher://cyfer.esusda.gov:70/11/violence CONTACT: jgladsto@nalusda.gov COMMENTS: This is an excellent resource for information about current violence prevention programs and funding opportunities for such. PAVNET is a network of 33 clearinghouses and resource centers that contribute data to a resource guide relating to violence and youth at risk. Numerous branches of the federal government are responsible for PAVNET's creation. An introductory message mentions that all information from this resource guide will soon be available on this Gopher, and as far as we could discern, the information is indeed already here. Outlined are 550 projects, 100 government and private sources, 30 sources for funding, and 200 listings for training materials in various categories. Model programs for violence prevention are also profiled. 5.13.4. SafetyNet (Domestic Violence Resources) TYPE: World Wide Web page URL: http://www.interport.net/~asherman/dv.html CONTACT: Aliza Sherman (asherman@interport.net) COMMENTS: This new Web page contains statistics (with sources listed) on domestic violence, a handbook from a Boston battered women's center, a list of relevant agencies, and bibliographies. Part of this page is still under construction, but according to the creator, more information will be added shortly. Also included are links to other related sites on the Web. 5.14. Substance Abuse Services 5.14.1. Alcohol and Drug Studies discussion list (ALCOHOL) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: ALCOHOL@LMUACAD.BITNET (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to LISTSERV@LMUACAD.BITNET; use "SUB ALCOHOL your-full-name" in message body CONTACT: Phillip Charles Oliff (FXX1@LMUACAD.BITNET) COMMENTS: This discussion list is an extremely active list, producing at least 10 messages per day. Most of the discussion revolves around personal experiences with alcohol, drug abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, or other individual situations. Although it does also include some information that is useful to administrators of nonprofit organizations, such as conference announcements, most of the discussions are reminicent of support groups or philosophical debates over the nature of alcohol or drug abuse. This tends to make this list extremely difficult to use as a means to easily locate usable resources or information. 5.14.2. Drug Abuse Education Information and Research discussion list (DRUGABUS) TYPE: E-mail discussion list ADDRESS: DRUGABUS@UMAB.BITNET (to post) SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to LISTSERV@UMAB.BITNET; use "subscribe drugabus " in message body CONTACT: Treat Tschirgi (TTSCHIRG@UMAB.UMD.EDU) COMMENTS: This discussion list is an active list, about 5-10 messages per day. Much of the discussion revolves around philosophical issues, but it also includes discussions about current publications (books, magazines, and newsletters), as well as information about new electronic resources. Many of the people who post to this list are counselors, psychiatrists, editors, etc., which makes this a very useful list for those working in fields that involve drug abuse. 6. CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Sarah Nesbeitt (nesbeitt@sils.umich.edu) is a recent (December 1994) graduate of the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. She has been active on the Internet since 1987. Sarah is currently working in the University of Michigan's Graduate Library, and is a former librarian for the reference library at the Center for Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, write to the above e-mail address or visit her WWW Home Page: URL: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~nesbeitt/HomePage.html. Richard Truxall (rtruxall@umich.edu) is the Continuing Education Consultant for the Library Network, which is located in Wayne, Michigan. The Library Network is the largest cooperative in Michigan, consisting of more than 60 libraries in four counties, and serving more than 2.5 million Michigan residents. Richard is also the President of _fish internet consulting_, which provides training, seminars, resource organization and individualized user manuals for organizations interested in using the Internet effectively. For more information on _fish internet consulting_, send an e-mail message to fishinfo@aol.com. For more information feel free to visit his home page at the following URL: http://www.sils.umich.edu/~rtruxall/HomePage.html We would like to thank the following individuals for their comments, suggestions, and ideas for material presented here in this guide. Peter Morville, Larry Coppard, Debbie Kroopkin, Don Austin, and Tom Jenkins of Metro Detroit Comnet served as our "user group" and made numerous suggestions of subject areas that would be useful to include in such a guide. Metro Detroit Comnet is a computer-based communication, conferencing, training, and information-sharing system serving public service organizations in metro Detroit. More information on Comnet can be found on the Internet via their new Web home page, http://ics.soe.umich.edu/comnet. Munn Heydorn's guide for not-for-profits (mentioned earlier) provided us with additional ideas on useful lists and sites. Lou Rosenfeld and other members of the Internet Resource Discovery Project at the University of Michigan contributed numerous ideas as to the organization of resource guides for the Clearinghouse. Last but not least, we would like to thank the many individuals on the Internet (past, present, and future) who have encouraged us in this endeavor and continue to suggest useful resources. Thanks also to Matthew Newell (mnewell@gatecoms.gatecom.com) for taking on the thankless job of reformatting and laying out the printed version of this guide. 7. APPENDIX 7.1. HOW TO FIND THIS GUIDE This guide makes its permanent home in the University of Michigan's Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides; new versions will appear here first. Guides from the Clearinghouse may be obtained in the following ways: Via anonymous FTP: ftp to una.hh.lib.umich.edu path: inetdirsstacks filename: pubservice:truxnes Via Gopher: gopher to gopher.lib.umich.edu \ What's New and Featured Resources \ Clearinghouse \ All Guides \ Non-Profit Orgs. (Nesbeitt, Truxall) Via the World Wide Web: URL: http://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstaccks/pubservice %3atruxnes The Web version of this guide, providing links to resources mentioned here, is also available: URL: http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/00/chdocs/nonprofits/ nonprofits.html 7.2. OTHER RELEVANT GUIDES Many of the individual topics mentioned in this guide are more completely described by other subject-based Internet resource guides. We recommend looking at these sources for further information on the following topics. For the most part, however, these guides are addressed to a different audience than non-profit administrators and workers. Disability Resources on the Internet / Dean Martineau Emotional Support Resources: Chronic Illness, Physical Loss, and Bereavement / Joanne Juhnke and Chris Powell Federal Government Resources on the Internet / Blake Gumprecht Federal Regulatory Information on the Internet / John Brandt and Annette Lagace Internet Resources for Not-For-Profits / Munn Heydorn Networks and Community Resources on the Internet / Sam Sternberg Grant Getters' Guide to the Internet / James Kearney (gopher://gopher.uidaho.edu/11s/e-pubs/grant) In all but the last example, these guides are located in the Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides, University of Michigan: URL: http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/chhome.html. 7.3. ALPHABETICAL INDEX Note: In the following index, in the case of E-mail discussion lists, both list name (i.e., COMMUNET) and descriptive name (i.e., Community Networking) have been included to provide better access. In addition, primary headings from the Table of Contents have also been indexed. Alcohol and Drug Studies discussion list.............5.14.1 alt.co-ops............................................2.1.1 Alzheimer Web........................................5.12.1 Americans with Disabilities Act.........................4.1 Americans with Disabilities Act discussion list.......5.6.1 ARNOVA-L..............................................2.1.2 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations...2.1.2 and Voluntary Action discussion list AT&T 800 Directory on the Internet....................5.1.1 Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research discussion list..................................2.1.3 Bureau of the Census....................................4.2 Bureau of Justice Statistics............................4.3 Business Information......................................3 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance................2.2.1 CD4URBAN..............................................5.4.6 CED-NET...............................................5.4.2 Center for Civic Networking...........................5.5.1 Center for Civil Society International................2.1.4 Children, Youth, and Family Consortium................5.3.1 Children, Youth, and Family sources.....................5.3 Chronicle of Philanthropy mailing list................2.1.5 Cohousing discussion list............................5.10.1 Communitarians discussion list........................5.5.2 Community and Urban Development sources.................5.4 Community Economic Development discussion list........5.4.2 Community networking sources............................5.5 Community-Wide Education and Information Services.....5.5.5 discussion list Computers in the Social Sciences discussion list......5.1.2 Cornucopia of Disability Information..................5.6.2 Corporate Information.....................................3 Corporation for National and Community Service..........4.4 Current Social Service Legislation......................4.5 CUSSNET...............................................5.1.2 CWEIS.................................................5.5.5 Department of Commerce..................................4.7 Demographic Information: Florida State University......4.6 Department of Education Office of Educational.........2.2.2 Research and Improvement (OERI) Department of Health and Human Services.................4.8 Department of Housing and Urban Development.............4.9 Disability Resources, Products, and Services..........5.6.3 Disability sources......................................5.6 Drug Abuse Education Information and Research........5.14.2 discussion list DRUGABUS.............................................5.14.2 EDGAR Filings with the SEC..............................3.1 EJINTVIO.............................................5.13.2 Emergency Services sources..............................5.7 Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones...........4.10 European Network for Information Technology in the....5.1.3 Human Services EVALTEN...............................................5.4.6 Family Violence sources................................5.13 Federal Information Exchange Database.................2.2.3 Federal Poverty Guidelines............................4.8.1 Federal Register.......................................4.11 FEDIX.................................................2.2.3 Feminist Social Work discussion list..................5.1.4 Field Education (for Social Workers) discussion list..5.1.5 Food and Nutrition Center.............................5.8.1 Food Distribution and Nutrition sources.................5.8 Forced Migration discussion list......................5.9.1 Foundation Center.....................................2.2.4 Frankford Plan (Philadelphia) discussion list.........5.5.6 Funding Opportunities...................................2.2 FUNDLIST..............................................2.2.5 Fundraising and Development discussion list...........2.2.5 GIFT-PL...............................................2.4.2 GIVING................................................2.4.1 Giving discussion list................................2.4.1 Government Information....................................4 Grant discussion list.................................2.2.6 Grant-Getters' Guide to the Internet..................2.2.9 Granting Agency Deadlines.............................2.2.7 GRANTS-L..............................................2.2.6 Griefnet..............................................5.9.1 Health Care Finance Administration....................4.8.2 HERO..................................................2.2.3 Higher Education Resources and Opportunities..........2.2.3 Holt's Stock Market Reports.............................3.2 Homelessness discussion list.........................5.10.2 Hotline Numbers.......................................5.7.1 Housing and Homelessness sources.......................5.10 Housing, Hunger, and Welfare.........................5.10.3 Human Services Research Institute.....................5.1.4 Hungernet / Hungerweb.................................5.8.2 Immigrants and Refugees sources........................5.11 Institute for Global Communications...................2.1.6 Internal Revenue Service...............................4.12 Internet Adoption Photolisting........................5.2.1 Internet Nonprofit Center.............................2.1.7 Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations........2.1.8 Intimate Violence discussion list....................5.13.1 Intimate Violence electronic journal.................5.13.2 INTVIO-L.............................................5.13.1 LEGALTEN..............................................5.1.6 Management..............................................2.3 Medicare / Medicaid...................................4.8.2 Mental Health Services sources.........................5.12 Migration News.......................................5.11.2 Minority On-Line Information Service..................2.2.3 MOLIS.................................................2.2.3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.................4.8.3 National Association of Regional Councils.............5.4.2 National Center for Nonprofit Boards..................2.3.1 National Empowerment Center...........................5.1.7 National Extension Children, Youth, and Family........5.3.2 Network National Institute of Mental Health..................5.12.2 National Institutes of Health Grants..................2.2.8 National Referral Center Master File..................5.1.8 Networks and Community newsletter.....................5.5.7 New Mexico Communet discussion list...................5.5.8 NHCTEN................................................5.1.6 Non-Profit Boards discussion list.....................2.3.2 Nonprofit Organizations on the Internet...............2.1.9 NPBOARDS-L............................................2.3.2 Other Community Networks..............................5.5.9 OUTCOMETEN............................................5.1.6 ParentLink Community Connection.......................5.3.3 Participatory Rural Appraisal discussion list.........5.4.5 Partners Against Violence............................5.13.3 PAVNET...............................................5.13.3 Penpages..............................................5.1.7 Philanthropy............................................2.4 Planned Giving discussion list........................2.4.2 PRA...................................................5.4.5 SafetyNet (Domestic Violence Sources)................5.13.4 Sexual Abuse sources...................................5.13 Social Security Administration........................4.8.4 Social Work discussion list..........................5.1.10 soc.org.nonprofit....................................2.1.10 soc.org.service-clubs.misc...........................2.1.11 SOCWORK..............................................5.1.10 State Government Information...........................4.13 Substance Abuse services...............................5.14 Topical Evaluation Network on Evaluation..............5.1.6 Methodology & Statistics Topical Evaluation Network on Legal & Forensic........5.1.6 Issues in Mental Health Topical Evaluation Network on National Health.........5.1.6 Care Reform Topical Evaluation Network on Outcomes Evaluation.....5.1.6 Training and Development discussion list..............2.3.2 University of Idaho Grants Database...................2.2.9 Urban Community Development discussion list...........5.4.6 Urban Studies and Planning Housing and Community......5.4.7 Development discussion list Urban Wildlife discussion list........................5.4.8 URSP-HCD..............................................5.4.7 USNONPROFIT-L........................................2.1.12 US Non-Profit Organizations discussion list..........2.1.12 VISTA-L...............................................2.5.1 VISTANET..............................................2.5.2 VISTA Online mailing list.............................2.5.1 Volunteerism............................................2.5 Volunteers in Service to America discussion list......2.5.2 7.4. TOOL INDEX The resources are broken up into the following categories: Electronic Journals Telnet Resources E-Mail Discussion Groups Usenet Newsgoups FTP Resources WAIS Resources File By Mail Servers World Wide Web Resources Gopher Resources Many of the gopher sites are also included in the World Wide Web section of this index, since any Web browser (such as Mosaic or Lynx) can access these gophers. **** Electronic Journals **** Chronicle of Philanthropy mailing list................2.1.5 EJINTVIO.............................................5.13.2 Intimate Violence electronic journal.................5.13.2 Migration News.......................................5.11.2 Networks and Community newsletter.....................5.5.7 VISTA-L...............................................2.5.1 VISTA Online mailing list.............................2.5.1 **** E-Mail Discussion Groups **** Alcohol and Drug Studies discussion list.............5.14.1 Americans with Disabilities Act discussion list.......5.6.1 ARNOVA-L..............................................2.1.2 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations...2.1.2 and Voluntary Action discussion list Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research.......2.1.3 discussion list CD4URBAN..............................................5.4.6 CED-NET...............................................5.4.2 Center for Civic Networking...........................5.5.1 Cohousing discussion list............................5.10.1 Communitarians discussion list........................5.5.2 Community Economic Development discussion list........5.4.2 Community-Wide Education and Information Services.....5.5.5 discussion list Computers in the Social Sciences discussion list......5.1.2 CUSSNET...............................................5.1.2 CWEIS.................................................5.5.5 Drug Abuse Education Information and Research........5.14.2 discussion list DRUGABUS.............................................5.14.2 EVALTEN...............................................5.1.6 Feminist Social Work discussion list..................5.1.4 Field Education (for Social Workers) discussion list..5.1.5 Forced Migration discussion list.....................5.11.1 Frankford Plan (Philadelphia) discussion list.........5.5.6 FUNDLIST..............................................2.2.5 Fundraising and Development discussion list...........2.2.5 GIFT-PL...............................................2.4.2 GIVING................................................2.4.1 Giving discussion list................................2.4.1 Grant discussion list.................................2.2.6 GRANTS-L..............................................2.2.6 Homelessness discussion list.........................5.10.2 Intimate Violence discussion list....................5.13.1 INTVIO-L.............................................5.13.1 LEGALTEN..............................................5.1.6 New Mexico Communet discussion list...................5.5.8 NHCTEN................................................5.1.6 Non-Profit Boards discussion list.....................2.3.2 NPBOARDS-L............................................2.3.2 OUTCOMETEN............................................5.1.6 Participatory Rural Appraisal discussion list.........5.4.3 Planned Giving discussion list........................2.4.2 PRA...................................................5.3.3 Social Work discussion list..........................5.1.10 SOCWORK..............................................5.1.10 Topical Evaluation Network on Evaluation..............5.1.6 Methodology & Statistics Topical Evaluation Network on Legal & Forensic........5.1.6 Issues in Mental Health Topical Evaluation Network on National Health.........5.1.6 Care Reform Topical Evaluation Network on Outcomes Evaluation.....5.1.6 Training and Development discussion list..............2.3.2 Urban Community Development discussion list...........5.4.6 Urban Studies and Planning Housing and Community......5.4.7 Development discussion list Urban Wildlife discussion list........................5.4.8 URSP-HCD..............................................5.4.7 USNONPROFIT-L........................................2.1.10 US Non-Profit Organizations discussion list..........2.1.10 VISTANET..............................................2.5.2 Volunteers in Service to America discussion list......2.5.2 **** File By Mail Servers **** Human Services Research Institute.....................5.1.6 **** FTP Resources **** Center for Civic Networking...........................5.5.1 EDGAR Filings with the SEC..............................3.1 Human Services Research Institute.....................5.1.4 **** Gopher Resources **** Americans with Disabilities Act.........................4.1 Bureau of the Census....................................4.2 Bureau of Justice Statistics............................4.3 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance................2.2.1 Center for Civic Networking...........................5.5.1 Children, Youth, and Family Consortium................5.3.1 Cornucopia of Disability Information..................5.6.2 Corporation for National and Community Service..........4.4 Current Social Service Legislation......................4.5 Department of Commerce..................................4.7 Demographic Information: Florida State University......4.6 Department of Education Office of Educational.........2.2.2 Research and Improvement (OERI) Department of Health and Human Services.................4.8 Department of Housing and Urban Development.............4.9 EDGAR Filings with the SEC..............................3.1 Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones...........4.10 Federal Information Exchange Database.................2.2.3 Federal Register.......................................4.11 FEDIX.................................................2.2.3 Food and Nutrition Center.............................5.8.1 Foundation Center.....................................2.2.4 Grant-Getters' Guide to the Internet..................2.2.9 HERO..................................................2.2.3 Higher Education Resources and Opportunities..........2.2.3 Holt's Stock Market Reports.............................3.2 Hotline Numbers.......................................5.7.1 Human Services Research Institute.....................5.1.6 Hungernet / Hungerweb.................................5.8.2 Institute for Global Communications...................2.1.6 Internet Nonprofit Center.............................2.1.7 Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations........2.1.8 Migration News.......................................5.11.2 Minority On-Line Information Service..................2.2.3 MOLIS.................................................2.2.3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.................4.8.3 National Association of Regional Councils.............5.4.2 National Center for Nonprofit Boards..................2.3.1 National Empowerment Center...........................5.1.7 National Extension Children, Youth, and Family........5.3.2 Network National Institute of Mental Health..................5.12.2 National Institutes of Health Grants..................2.2.8 Networks and Community newsletter.....................5.5.7 Other Community Networks..............................5.5.9 ParentLink Community Connection.......................5.3.3 Partners Against Violence............................5.13.3 PAVNET...............................................5.11.3 Social Security Administration........................4.8.4 State Government Information...........................4.13 University of Idaho Grants Database...................2.2.9 **** Telnet Resources **** Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance................2.2.1 Center for Civil Society International................2.1.4 Federal Information Exchange Database.................2.2.3 FEDIX.................................................2.2.3 HERO..................................................2.2.3 Higher Education Resources and Opportunities..........2.2.3 National Extension Children, Youth, and Family........5.3.2 Network National Referral Center Master File..................5.1.6 ParentLink Community Connection.......................5.3.3 Penpages..............................................5.1.7 **** Usenet Newsgroups **** alt.co-ops............................................2.1.1 soc.org.nonprofit....................................2.1.10 soc.org.service-clubs.misc...........................2.1.11 **** WAIS Resources **** Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance................2.2.1 **** World Wide Web Resources **** Alzheimer Web........................................5.12.1 Americans with Disabilities Act.........................4.1 AT&T 800 Directory on the Internet....................5.1.1 Bureau of the Census....................................4.2 Bureau of Justice Statistics............................4.3 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance................2.2.1 Center for Civil Society International................2.1.4 Children, Youth, and Family Consortium................5.3.1 Cornucopia of Disability Information..................5.6.2 Corporation for National and Community Service..........4.4 Current Social Service Legislation......................4.5 Department of Commerce..................................4.7 Demographic Information: Florida State University......4.6 Department of Education Office of Educational.........2.2.2 Research and Improvement (OERI) Department of Health and Human Services.................4.8 Department of Housing and Urban Development.............4.9 Disability Resources, Products, and Services..........5.6.3 EDGAR Filings with the SEC..............................3.1 Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones...........4.10 European Network for Information Technology in the....5.1.3 Human Services Federal Information Exchange Database.................2.2.3 Federal Poverty Guidelines............................4.8.1 Federal Register.......................................4.11 FEDIX.................................................2.2.3 Food and Nutrition Center.............................5.8.1 Foundation Center.....................................2.2.4 Grant-Getters' Guide to the Internet..................2.2.9 Granting Agency Deadlines.............................2.2.7 Health Care Finance Administration....................4.8.2 HERO..................................................2.2.3 Higher Education Resources and Opportunities..........2.2.3 Holt's Stock Market Reports.............................3.2 Hotline Numbers.......................................5.7.1 Human Services Research Institute.....................5.1.6 Hungernet / Hungerweb.................................5.8.2 Institute for Global Communications...................2.1.6 Internet Adoption Photolisting........................5.2.1 Internet Nonprofit Center.............................2.1.7 Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations........2.1.8 Medicare / Medicaid...................................4.8.2 Migration News.......................................5.11.2 Minority On-Line Information Service..................2.2.3 MOLIS.................................................2.2.3 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.................4.8.3 National Association of Regional Councils.............5.4.4 National Center for Nonprofit Boards..................2.3.1 National Empowerment Center...........................5.1.7 National Extension Children, Youth, and Family........5.3.2 Network National Institute of Mental Health..................5.12.1 National Institutes of Health Grants..................2.2.8 National Referral Center Master File..................5.1.8 Nonprofit Organizations on the Internet...............2.1.9 Other Community Networks..............................5.5.9 ParentLink Community Connection.......................5.3.3 Partners Against Violence............................5.13.3 PAVNET...............................................5.13.3 SafetyNet............................................5.13.4 Social Security Administration........................4.8.4 State Government Information...........................4.13 University of Idaho Grants Database...................2.2.9