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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Northern Ireland Community
Relations Council
- TYPE: Web page
- URL: http://www.gpl.net/users/nicrc
- CONTACT:
- COMMENTS:
Though much on this page pertains especially to the conflicts in Northern
Ireland, other nonprofit groups dealing with community involvement in
conflict management may find the newsletter (current issue online) and
training manual useful. Many of the editorials describe individuals'
personal experience with conflict management in a local community.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Urban Wildlife discussion list
- 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 " 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.
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