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The FIU Volunteer Action Center

http://www.fiu.edu:80/~time4chg/

Sponsored by Florida International Center, provides opportunities for volunteers, service learning, and advocacy in southern Florida. Includes lists of nonprofit agencies in the area. Enables students to assist faculty in service learning programs. Also links to Volunteer Action Center reading room.

Environmental Resources

http://www.fiu.edu:80/~time4chg/environmental.html

Links to and lists to environmental resources, including home pages of Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, various resources on the Web and Gopher, a Listserv, and a book recommendation.

Goodwill Industries International

http://www.goodwill.org/

Provides employment, training services, and removes barriers to people with disabilities. Contains information on the THAP Project, current news, and more. Also enables you to find a donation center, a retail location, and a Goodwill in your area.

Independent Sector

http://www.indepsec.org/frames.html

Through research, promotes understanding of public sector. Dedicated to providing information, advocacy, and service for philanthropy, charities, and voluntarism. Contains updated articles.

Listserv Groups

http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/plhome/plresour.htm#list

Provides information on various Listserv groups related to philanthropy and nonprofit, including corporate and foundation relations, fundraising and financial development, education, planned gifts, and so on.

Philanthropy Journal Online

http://www.philanthropy-journal.org/

From North Carolina. A leading Web-based resource for philanthropy and nonprofits. Contains links to several award winning sites, including the “Meta-Index of Nonprofit Organizations.” Also includes information on fundraising, volunteers, foundations, corporate giving, and more.

Philanthropy's Great Grants

http://www.cof.org/docs/greatgr.html

Describes the impact and success of several foundation grants. Includes: white lines on the highway, the Pap Smear, Emergency 911, Yellow Fever Vaccine, Sesame Street, the Polio vaccine, and more.

PRAXIS

http://www.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html

From Richard J. Estes, professor at the University of Pennsylvania. This is a page of resources for social and economic development. Contains, a reference room, links to development assistance agencies, organizations, and policies, descriptions of levels of social development practice, home pages and news services, and more.

Seattles Homeless Newspaper

http://www.speakeasy.org/realchange/

Features past two issues in full, subject index of stories in archives, and directions on organizing a homeless paper in your own city. Contains poetry by those who are homeless.

UK Charities

http://pitch.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/dave/TOC_H/Charities/

Information and resources on charities in the United Kingdom. Contains links to UK Charitable Trusts on the Web, useful information for/on charities, charitable bodies on the Internet, and an alphabetical index of charities.

United Way of America

http://www.unitedway.org/

An organization embracing local community-based United Ways, made up of volunteers, charities, and contributors. Contains information on several of their programs, including Sky Wish, the National Football League, and United Way. Also includes news, a United Way, FAQ sheet, and a description of how United Way works.