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AEVSO (Alliance of
European Voluntary Service Organizations)
- TYPE: Web page
- URL: http://www.astro.rug.nl/~grijs/aevso.html
- CONTACT: Richard de Grijs (grijs@astro.rug.nl)
- COMMENTS:
AEVSO is an international non-governmental youth organization with member
organizations in fourteen European countries and the USAA. Links are
provided to the home pages of member organizations. AEVSO and its member
organizations provide short-term volunteer projects for people aged 18+
in summer.
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CNSTECH mailing list
- TYPE: E-mail discussion list
- ADDRESS: cnstech@sjuvm.stjohns.edu (to post)
- SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu; use
'subscribe cnstech (your name)' in message text
- CONTACT: Brian Geohegan (az662@freenet.hsc.colorado.edu)
- COMMENTS:
A new (7/95) low-traffic list announced on VISTA-L, to facilitate
discussion among individuals working on CNS (Corporation
for National Service) projects. Major topics should include getting
online and other technological aspects of CNS projects.
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VISTA
Living History
- TYPE: Web page
- URL:
http://www.libertynet.org/~zelson/living/living.html
- CONTACT: John Zelson (zelson@libertynet.org)
- COMMENTS:
A living history and 'virtual museum' dedicated to VISTA (Volunteers in
Service to America). Many of the VISTA alums' stories easily answer the
question of what rewards there are in volunteering. New stories are
added regularly. Also notable is a descriptive history of the VISTA
program. Not just for VISTA alumni but also for anyone who's recruited
volunteers, or done volunteer work, anywhere.
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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.
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A VISTA's Guide to Mobilizing Internet Resources
- TYPE: Text file
- ADDRESS: To obtain, send e-mail to
listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with 'get vistanet guide' in message body.
- CONTACT:Brian Geohegan (az662@freenet.hsc.colorado.edu)
- COMMENTS:
A guide directed towards VISTA participants regarding getting online.
Divided into four parts (learning about the Internet; how to get online;
online nonprofit resources; developing a telecommunications plan), the
guide is approx. 13 pages long (45K). All nonprofits, not just those
with VISTAs, may find this helpful.
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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
List Owner, VISTAnet
VISTA Recruitment Coordinator
Washington, DC
bgeoghegan@delphi.com
OR
John Zelson
List Owner, VISTAnet
VISTA Recruiter
Philadelphia, PA
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.
Contributors are primarily current or former VISTA volunteers.
Medium-level traffic (10-20 messages/week).
Volunteer Legal Handbook
- TYPE: Web document
- URL: http://www.polarnet.com/Users/vlh
- CONTACT: Jim DeWitt (jdewitt@polarnet.com)
- COMMENTS:
This is the online version of A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation
Volunteers, written for the Volunteer Action Center of the United Way of
Tanana Valley, Alaska. While Alaska users may find this the most helpful, the
handbook has some general application for outside users. The Handbook, aimed at
volunteers for nonprofits as well as their supervisors, summarizes what volunteers
and nonprofits can do to protect themselves against legal action. A useful
bibliography of additional resources is provided at the end.
Volunteer Program Management (discussion list)
- TYPE: Electronic discussion list
- ADDRESS: cybervpm@listserv.aol.com (to post)
- SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to listserv@listserv.aol.com;
use "subscribe cybervpm (your name or organization) in message
body
- CONTACT: Nan Hawthorne
(penguin@halcyon.com)
- COMMENTS:
A newly automated list as of 1/96. Discussions are to include the
management of volunteers and volunteer activity. Fairly low
traffic.
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