Compiled by the Benton Foundation's Communications Policy and Practice program, this portion of their web site provides an invaluable resource of tips and tools for more effective utilization of Internet technology in the promotion of a nonprofit organization's goals. Categories are broken down into: (1) Top Recommendations, (2) Web pages with great tools for nonprofits, (3) Nonprofit-related electronic newsletters, (4) Nonprofit-related discussions lists, (5) Technology Funding for Nonprofits, (6) Fundraising on the Internet, (7) Nonprofit Technical Assistance Providers and (8) Papers & Books.

This Community Network Planning Guide was developed by the Electronic Village Technologies (EVT) group at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This FAQ address questions they recieve from other communities who are developing community networks. As one of the earliest and most well known community networks, they have invaluable information to offer. Lots of additional helpful and interesting information can be found on their Starting a Village page.

The Community Information Toolkit is a multimedia collection of tools and tips forteaching public library staff and community partners how to get their local communityinformation on-line.

KickStart Initiatives are community-based efforts to bring the Information Superhighway to all individuals through schools, libraries, and community centers. This site, divided in four sections, offers guidance, ideas, tools, and real-world examples to help community leaders launch KickStart Initiatives. These sections are: Connecting People and Communities to the Information Superhighway; A Leadership Guide to Getting There; Resource on Intellectual Property, Privacy, and Security; Resources for Communities

Practical Guide on creating a community network. The questions on developing organizational structure and financial plan, providing technical support and training for users are discussed.

This is a toolkit devoted to all aspects of orgainzing and managing community network.

This toolkit how to organize Community access program has following sections: technical support, revenue and promotion, CAP site administration, staffing and volunteers, and others.

This Resource Guide is designed to get you thinking about the impacts that telecommunications and information technology will have on our communities.It is not intended to be an academic review or paper. Instead, its primary goals are: (1) to provide basic information ontelecommunications and info-tech developments; (2) to offer a variety of viewpoints about the likely impacts of informationtechnology on cities and towns; and (3) to provide access to relevant on-line source documents.

This handbook has been desinged as a resource to assist in the management and organization of a Community Access Center. It covers the essential steps required in the process of planning an access center, writing a proposal and managing a center.