(ISF) Re: In search of an online directory of national nonprofit umbrella groups

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>>I'm in search of an online directory of national nonprofit umbrella
groups. In other words, I'm not looking for the lowdown on the Sierra
Club or the Conservation Law Foundation (although I think highly of
both!) - I'm looking for a directory of the national association of
environmental activism groups and the national associational of legal
advocates for the environment. Ditto for nonprofit networks,
coalitions, professional associations, and alliances for nonprofits
that focus on...for example, the arts, people of color, historic
preservation, research on specific diseases, education, economic
development, human rights, civic engagement, LGBTQ communities, animal
welfare...et cetera. Guidestar and Idealist are great, but they don't
have what I need. As another example, I'd say that I'm trying to find
the Nonprofit Technology Network (staff, mission, contact info),
rather than a list of every nonprofit technology assistance provider
in the U.S.>>

Dear ISF Colleagues,

I'm disappointed to report that I have not been able to find any such
online directory. You would think that the umbrella groups for each
sub-sector of the nonprofit world would want to be easily found, and
that the demand would be there from consumers of public information.
However, I have reluctantly concluded that it doesn't exist, or is
buried in obscurity.

I'd say that the opportunity exists for anyone who wants to do some
public service by creating and maintaining such an online directory!

Best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn%40post.harvard.edu">deborah_elizabeth_finnpost.harvard.edu
www.cyber-yenta.org

Recommended reading:
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
<http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights>;

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I just got off the phone with Darien Heyman, head of the Craigslist Foundation, and they are looking to create a site that would be closer to what you are looking for, perhaps not exactly, but closer than anything else. You may want to talk to them about their "project entry point";.

www.craigslistfoundation.org

(No, I'm not that Craig!)

Craig Weinrich
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>&gt;I'm in search of an online directory of national nonprofit umbrella groups. In other words, I'm not looking for the lowdown on the Sierra Club or the Conservation Law Foundation (although I think highly of both!) - I'm looking for a directory of the national association of environmental activism groups and the national associational of legal advocates for the environment. Ditto for nonprofit networks, coalitions, professional associations, and alliances for nonprofits that focus on...for example, the arts, people of color, historic preservation, research on specific diseases, education, economic development, human rights, civic engagement, LGBTQ communities, animal welfare...et cetera. Guidestar and Idealist are great, but they don't have what I need. As another example, I'd say that I'm trying to find the Nonprofit Technology Network (staff, mission, contact info), rather than a list of every nonprofit technology assistance provider in the U.S.>&gt;

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Here's one directory.

Listing of State Association Members of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations http://www.ncna.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&PageID=641

Here's a list of some of the national associations with headquarters in Alexandria, VA http://www.yellowpages.com/name/Alexandria-VA/National-Association?searc h_mode=all&search_terms=National+Association

Here's a list of some of the national associations with headquarters in Washington, DC http://www.yellowpages.com/name/DC/National-Association?search_mode=all& search_terms=National+Association

Here's the national association list with headquarters in New York http://www.yellowpages.com/name/New-York-NY/National-Association?search_ mode=all&amp;search_terms=National+Association

And here's a nationwide list of National Association headquarters (includes local offices): http://www.yellowpages.com/nationwide/name_search/National-Association?s earch_mode=all&search_terms=National&#43;Association

Here's a nationwide list for "national societies&quot; http://www.yellowpages.com/nationwide/name_search/National-Society?searc h_mode=all&search_terms=National+Society

Try a Google search of "national association" and "national society&quot; and "national federation"

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>&gt;I'm disappointed to report that I have not been able to find any such online directory. You would think that the umbrella groups for each sub-sector of the nonprofit world would want to be easily found, and that the demand would be there from consumers of public information. However, I have reluctantly concluded that it doesn't exist, or is buried in obscurity. I'd say that the opportunity exists for anyone who wants to do some public service by creating and maintaining such an online directory!>>

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I forgot about "American Association," "American Society,&quot; and "American
Federation.&quot;

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>&gt;I'm disappointed to report that I have not been able to find any such online directory. You would think that the umbrella groups for each sub-sector of the nonprofit world would want to be easily found, and that the demand would be there from consumers of public information. However, I have reluctantly concluded that it doesn't exist, or is buried in obscurity. I'd say that the opportunity exists for anyone who wants to do some public service by creating and maintaining such an online directory!>>

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