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Below are some of the Internet web sites that we have found to be useful. Please note that we do not necessarily endorse the content of these pages; our intent is simply to provide a list of potential resources.
We have tried to make this lengthy page more readable by grouping sites by topics, but many include information relevant to more than one topic. In other words, if you don't find what you're looking for in one place, try another.
Updated October 2, 2000. Please e-mail us if you find a broken link or would like to suggest an addition.
Best Practices / Success Stories
Civic Practices Network
U.S. Conference of Mayors: Best Practices of City Governments
Best Practices for Human Settlements (a United Nations site)
John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Practices in Community Development (a HUD site)
Pew Partnership for Civic Change: Best Practices
Sustainable Communities Network: Case Studies
Stories of Renewal: Community Building and the Future of Urban America (a Rockefeller Foundation report)
USDA Rural Development: Ideas That Work
Community Toolbox
Creating Quality Newsletter - published by University of Missouri Extension
Changemakers.net - social entrepreneurship
Missouri Works!
Small Business Development Center at Mineral Area College
Enterweb: The Enterprise Development Website
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Business Network
Business for Social Responsibility
Fambiz.com: resource for family business executives and owners
University of Missouri-St. Louis Small Business Program (includes 1999 Small Business Start-Up Kit)
Capacity Building and Asset-Based Community Development
Community Mapping (Tri-Cities FreeNet)
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Community Mobilization Resources (Iowa State University Extension)
Community Development - General Sites
Community Development Society
Do Something: Young People Building Better
Communities
National Civic League
Coalition for Healthier
Cities and Communities
Alliance for National Renewal
HUD: Community Planning and
Development
Alliance for National Renewal
University of Wisconsin Extension:
Center for Community Economic Development
University of Arkansas Extension: Community
Development
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Shelterforce Online
Comm-Org: the Online
Conference on Community Organizing and Development
National Association of Community Action
Agencies
Build-Com Neighborhood Network
Community Development Corporations (CDCs)
United States Top 20: Communities and Community Development Corporations
Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development
Shelterforce Online (article on Chicago CDCs)
Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
Pratt Institute: CDC oral history project (includes many CDC profiles)
Shelterforce Online (article: Empowering Redevelopment Toward a Different CDC)
Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation
Mediation resources (includes essays and newsletters)
Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management (Germany)
ConflictNet
Partners for Democratic Change
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Oral history resources
Doing Oral History (Library of Congress)
Pratt Institute: Oral History Project
Demographics, Facts and Figures
Univ. of Missouri - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)
Gov't Sharing Project U.S. County data
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
Missouri: Annual Reporting of school data
Impresa: Sources of Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development Analysis
Disasters, Weather, and River Levels
Interactive Weather Information Network
United States Flood Warnings
Missouri Severe Weather Update
NOAA: Hydrologic Information Center (includes U.S. flood summary and streamflow conditions)
American Red Cross
USDA Disaster Assistance (includes information on food safety, farmer help, and more)
U.S. Consumer Gateway: Disaster and Emergencies
Flood Response (University of Missouri Extension, University of Missouri/Lincoln University)
Humanitarian Resource Institute (site includes International Disaster Information Network)
National Council for Urban Economic Development
Impresa: Sources of Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development Analysis
The Interactive Economic Development Network
Community Economic Development Centre (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver)
American Economic Development Council
LSU Library's "Webliography" of economic development sites
Center for Community Economic Development (University of Wisconsin Extension)
Environment, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Agland: The Game (environment and agriculture simulation game by the University of Minnesota)
Alternative Fuel Directory
Solar Energy International
Institute for Global Communications (alternative energy, agriculture, more)
The Natural Step (a nonprofit environmental education organization)
Heifer Project International
Rural Community Assistance Program
Missouri Agrability Program
EnviroLink Library
Newcastle University
Statistics Hyper-Library
U of W Political
Science Research Tools
East St. Louis Action Research Project
Impresa: Sources of Socioeconomic Data
for Economic Development Analysis
IISDnet: Measurement and
Indicators for Sustainable Development
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
(a McGraw Hill site)
Action Research Resources
(from Southern Cross University)
PARnet: Participatory Action Research (Cornell
University)
Bill Trochim's Center for Social
Research Methods (Cornell University)
Policy Research Action Group
State Public Interest Research Groups
The Urban Institute (economic, social and policy
research)
Loka Institute (a nonprofit research and
advocacy organization)
Social Science Research Methods and
Statistics: Resources for Teachers
Institute for Social Research (University of
Michigan)
Social Research Reference
Guide (University of California-Santa Barbara)
Financing, Foundations, Grantwriting and Fundraising
Grantwriting Resources (Pacific Bell page)
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Proposals for Funding: Guidelines--"How to Get Money out of Donor Organizations"
Guidestar: the Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
IANweb Resources: Grant Opportunities (University of Pittsburgh)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
National Endowment for the Humanities
Philanthropy Journal Online
Community Foundations on the Internet
Foundations Online: A Directory of Charitable Grantmakers
Woodstock Institute (Chicago)
Enterweb: The Enterprise Development Website
CDFI: The Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
Virtual Library on Microcredit
Grants Information Center: University of Wisconsin-Madison
International Directories and Resources for Nonprofits (listed by country)
Council on Foundations: International Programs
Nonprofit Resources Catalogue
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
The White House
Federal Agencies and Commissions
THOMAS - Legislative Info
The United States Senate
US House of Representatives
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
IRS forms and publications
Access America for Seniors (providing government services electronically)
Government - State of Missouri
Dept. of Economic Development
Missouri General Assembly
Missouri Government Internet Addresses
Missouri Secretary of State
Missouri State Government
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
Missouri corporation - forms and instructions
Missouri Association of Counties
Missouri Department of Health
Government - Local and General
Local Government Home Page
The U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. State and Local Gateway
U.S. State Legislative Resources
National Association of Counties
Missouri Department of Health
Community Tool Box (community health)
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Habitat for Humanity International
Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis
Shelterforce Online
Habitat in Developing Countries
The Atlantic Monthly: Urban Affairs (article on the community-based housing movement)
Partners of the Americas
Community Economic Development Centre (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver)
Habitat in Developing Countries
Virtual Library on Microcredit
European Research Center on Migration and Ethnic Relations
International Directories and Resources for Nonprofits (listed by country)
Council on Foundations: International Programs
IDSnet: International Development Studies Network
International Affairs Encyclopedia (Fund for Peace)
Changemakers.Net Journal (social
entrepeneurship)
Journal of Extension
Shelterforce Online
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy Journal Online
Planning Commissioners Journal
CataList, the official catalog of
LISTSERV lists
NEWSLETTER LIBRARY
Horizon magazine (published by the Enterprise
Foundation)
YES: A Journal of Positive Futures
Ohio State University Extension Leadership Center
Focus St. Louis
National Association for Community Leadership
Consumer Information Center
National Job Bank Bulletin
Society for Organizational Learning (an MIT site)
Transaction Net: Complementary Community Currencies (the Ithaca site)
Toronto Quality of Life Projects
Intentional Communities
Workplace Violence Research Institute
University of Missouri Extension
The Missouri Association of Counties
St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association
Missouri Association of Counties
JOIN-N: Jefferson County (Missouri) On-Line Information Network
Missouri Express Project Participants
Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet)
Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
St. Louis Neighborhoods
Neighbor Force
Neighborhoods Online
Institute for the Study of Civic Values (article on a civic framework for community)
The Atlantic Monthly: Urban Affairs (article on the comunity-based housing movement)
Community Reinvestment ForumNon-Profit and Community Organizations
IKNOW: Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofits Worldwide: key issues for nonprofits (a great site!)
Who Cares Magazine: the Toolkit for Social Change
The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
The NonProfit Gateway (links to Federal government information)
Nonprofit Resources Catalogue: Table of Contents
International Directories and Resources for Nonprofits (listed by country)
National Center for Nonprofit Boards
Frequently asked board and management questions (The Evergreen State Society)
Nonprofit Resources Catalogue
Information about By-Laws (The Foundation Center)
Free Management Library (for non-profit and for-profit organizations)
American Planning Association
Planning Commissioners Journal: Planners Web
Planning Resources: University of Tennesee, Knoxville
National Transit Library
Policy Research Action Group
HUD: Office of Policy Development and Research
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
W.K. Kellogg collection of rural community development resources
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
National Center for Small Communities
Rural Local Initiative Support Corporation
Rural Community Assistance Program
East-West Gateway Coordinating Council St. Louis regional planning
St. Louis Home Page
Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis
East St. Louis Action Research Project
United Way of Greater St. Louis
Focus St. Louis (leadership program)
St. Louis Neighborhoods
Access America for Seniors (providing government services electronically)
National Institute on Aging
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
Center for Sustainability
PreserveNet: Ecocities
Sustainable Communities Network
Hart Environment Data: Indicators of Sustainability
MACED's Sustainable Community Initiative
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development--US Dept. of Energy
The Sustainability Project
The Sustainable Times
IISDnet: Measurement and Indicators for Sustainable Development
Community Development Society: Sustainability Bibliography
Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
Foundation for Sustainable Development
Alternative Fuel Directory
Solar Energy International
Sustainable Development: the Very Idea (a "common sense primer" from Minnesota Planning)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Business Network
The Natural Step (a nonprofit environmental education organization)
Business for Social Responsibility
Solstice: Sustainable Living Links
ShelterForce OnLine (articles in the Jan/Feb '99 issue relative to sustainability)
SU Network: Sustainable America .Org
Changemakers Library: Sustainable Community Development
YES: A Journal of Positive Futures
Technology and Communities
**Planners for Networked Communities: Guide to On-Line Resources**
JOIN-N: Jefferson County (Missouri) On-Line Information Network
Missouri Express Project Participants
Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet)
Civic Networking
Community Communication: Freenets
Electronic Tour of CINs
The Community Connector
Community Networks: Bibliography and Resource Guide
Community Networking Movement
Companion Resources ("People using technology building community")
Thoreau Center: Green Building Design
Tourism and Historic Preservation
Search Institute: published articles
National Youth Development Information Center
Humanitarian Resource Institute (site includes Youth and Violence Education/Intervention Resources)
Administration for Children and Families (U.S. Dept. of HHS): Office of Community Services|
Missouri 4-H Youth
Amazon.Com Bookstore
The Dilbert Archive
National Public Radio
PBS Online
St. Louis Post-Dispatch POST-Net
The White House Briefing Room
Project Bartleby Archive
Virtual Library on International Development - Canadian International Development Agency
The White House Library
On-line Reference Works
Library of Congress Home Page
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