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Associations & Organizations Resources

Directories of associations and non-profit organizations.

For individual associations and organizations, see our Associations on the Net collection.

Resources in this category are:

ASAE's Gateway to Associations

http://info.asaenet.org/gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html

A searchable directory of the Web sites of associations. Search by association name, category, and location and get a direct link each association's Web site.

Author: American Society of Association Executives (feedback@asaenet.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Keywords: Associations

Association Central

http://www.associationcentral.com/

"AssociationCentral.com is an online gateway that givesinformation seekers quick and easy access to the wealth of credibleinformation, services, and products that associations, trade groups,professional societies, enthusiast groups and other nonprofitorganizations provide."

Author: AssociationCentral.com

Subjects:

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Associations on the Net (AON)

http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/

"A collection of over 1900 Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. Abstracts summarizing information about the association and its site are provided."

Author: The Internet Public Library (ipl@ipl.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Keywords: Associations

The DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

http://www.disabilityresources.org/

"Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization that monitors, reviews, and reports on resources available to people with disabilities. We disseminate information about these resources to libraries, disability organizations, health and social service professionals, consumers and family members ." Site includes a searchable database of resources, weekly features, news updates, a regional resource directory, and info on publications.

Author: Disability Resources

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Disabilities

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Disabilities

The Electrapages: Directory of Women's Organizations

http://www.electrapages.com/index.htm

This is a searchable database of women's organizations. Groups can be searched for by location, category, location and category simultaneously, or name. Examples of categories include mother's groups, political action groups, lesbian/bisexual groups, religious groups, and cafes and restaurants. A great resource for any woman looking for what groups are available.

Author: The Women's Information Exchange

Subjects:

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women

Keywords: group; society; feminist

Idealist

http://www.idealist.org/

A site run by a non-profit foundation which has a searchable directory of 10,000 Web sites of non-profit organizations, information on volunteering, jobs, projects and some tools for non-profits on subjects like fundraising, financial management, personnel, public relations, legal issues.

Author: Action Without Borders, Inc. (info@idealist.org)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Reference--Associations & Organizations

The Nonprofit File (FAQ)

http://www.nonprofit-info.org/

This site has compiled the Frequently Asked Questions from the newsgroup soc.org.nonprofit and also provides links to sites of interest to non-profits.

Author: Putnam Barber

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Non-Profit Organizations

Reference--Associations & Organizations

Keywords: FAQ

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