The Non-Profit Internet Handbook [Paperback]

Gary M. Grobman (Author), Gary B. Grant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965365360 | ISBN-13: 978-0965365369 | Publication Date: March 1998

A valuable resource for anyone connected with non-profit organizations. THE NON-PROFIT INTERNET HANDBOOK provides reviews of more than 250 of the most valuable Internet sites for non-profit organizations. It also tells how to connect to the Internet, how to develop an organization's World Wide Web site, how to locate online sources of grants, and other relevant information of value to a non-profit organization.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This handbook is one of the most useful introductions to the internet that I have encountered. Although it is directed at the non-profit community, many of the chapters could be applied to the commercial world as well. Part I of the Handbook, entitled "Using the Internet" consists of an Introduction and 12 chapters discussing specific aspects of the Internet. The first five of these chapters describe quite clearly just how the Internet operates and how an organization becomes a part of the Internet community. Several very informative chapters on email as well as newsgroups, chat rooms, file transfer protocol, the World Wide Web, etc. are included. The next five chapters discuss various ways that a non-profit organization can use an Internet connection in its daily operations. These include fund-raising, advocacy, volunteer recruitment, hiring and research. Each of these has a chapter devoted to it with information and advice on specific internet locations. Another chapter deals with ethical and legal issues (confidentiality of information, copyright implications). Chapter 12 briefly describes several "Dangers of the Internet." These include: overuse of the Internet (one that is vividly illustrated while reading this book: try not to log onto the Internet after reading the description of some of these sites); Internet content (pornography, hate and bigotry material, etc.); privacy issues; social issues (can people lose their ability to interact face-to-face, or f2f as it is called in news and chat groups and forums); and Internet crime. Although the discussion of these is brief, it is quite helpful. As useful as this first part is, the second part is even more so. It consists of reviews of web sites of interest to non-profit organizations. These cover everything from government to search engines and prospect research. Undoubtedly, this part required a significant portion of the authors' research time. And it is well worth it. This part could serve as a model for other writers who want to present the results of their research on the Internet. Not only do the authors give the address for the web site, they provide a short description of each site. In a number of cases, they also reproduce at least one page of the organization's web site. In addition to the work of the authors, there is also a series of cartoons by Randy Glasbergen that add significantly to the enjoyment of this book. All in all, this handbook is one that should be kept on many a desk in the non-profit world. -- From Independent Publisher

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: White Hat Communications (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965365360
• ISBN-13: 978-0965365369
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,072,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary M. Grobman (B.S. Drexel University; M.P.A. Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; Ph.D., Penn State University) is special projects director for White Hat Communications, a Harrisburg, PA-based publishing and nonprofit consulting organization formed in 1993. The title of Dr. Grobman's doctoral dissertation is An Analysis of Codes of Ethics of Nonprofit, Tax-Exempt Membership Associations: Does Principal Constituency Make a Difference? He currently teaches nonprofit organization ethics as an adjunct faculty member in Marylhurst University's MBA program, and has also taught ethics and nonprofit management graduate courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education at the Ph.D. level. He is an officer of the teaching section of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).

He served as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition from 1983-1996. Prior to that, he was a senior legislative assistant in Washington for two members of Congress, a news reporter, and a political humor columnist for Roll Call. He also served as a lobbyist for public transit agencies. In 1987, he founded the Non-Profit Advocacy Network (NPAN), which consisted of more than 50 statewide associations that represent Pennsylvania charities. He currently is the Harrisburg Contributing Editor for Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report. He is also the founder of the Ph.D. Culture Project (http://www.facebook.com/phdculture), an informal organization dedicated to making the process by which individuals get their Ph.D.s more humane.

He serves as Vice President of the Greater Harrisburg Concert Band, and as Treasurer of the Harrisburg Area Road Runners Club. He also served on the board of directors of the Citizen Service Project, and was the Treasurer of that statewide 501(c)(3), which was established to promote citizen service in Pennsylvania. He also served on the Ethics Committee of the USA Track and Field Association.

His latest book, "Just Don't Do It! A Fractured and Irreverent Look at the Ph.D. Culture" is his 14th title.