Legal resources, National public service offices and statewide
information on locating public officials and Nonprofit resources
for New York City, New York State and Statewide
NEW YORK CITY NONPROFITS

Brooklyn Union Home Page
Community oriented web page providing information on events throughout Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
NYPIRG - Who Represents Me?
Enter your New York City address and ZIP code to find out who represents you at the city, state, and federal level.
GreenMap of New York
The Green Apple Map will guide you to wonderful places where society, nature and the built environment interconnect
The Beehive
The Beehive is an online interactive information and referral tool. They offer free online relevant information on money,
jobs, schools, health, and family to enable low-income families to meet their needs. Many of the 200,000+ users
are recent immigrants and single parent households.

The site provides infromation on how to Get a better job; make smart decisions about credit cards and stay out of debt;
help your child with their homework and succeed in school; and find affordable housing in your community.


NYPIRG - New York Public Research Interest Group
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is New York State's largest consumer, environmental
and government reform organization. It is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit group established to effect policy reforms while
training students and other New Yorkers to be advocates. Since 1973, NYPIRG has played the key role in fighting for
more than 120 public interest laws and executive orders.

NYPIRG's Community Mapping Assistance Project
The New York Public Interest Research Group has started a community mapping program targeted to meet the needs of
non-profit organizations in New York City. They can generate all types of maps for your organization for reasonable fees.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
For over ninety years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City has developed expertise in youth mentoring, volunteer
management, case management and intervention skills in working with youth and single parent families. Since 1992,
the agency's Training Center has been mentoring hundreds of youth-serving organizations throughout New York City
with the goal of serving more youth with one-to-one adult volunteers. Each year, the Center hosts workshops, conferences,
and lectures to promote excellence in services to mentor youth.

New York City's Nonprofits Service Atlas
The Service Atlas lists over 6,000 nonprofit organizations in New York City which provides direct services - everything from
day care centers to museums. And you can search by address, zip code, neighborhood, or other geographic areas.

Tools 4 Schools
Tools 4 Schools redistributes used office furniture, computers and supplies from businesses to address the pervasive needs
of cash-strapped public schools, and community based non-profits around New York City.

About Our Kids
The NYU Child Study Center Child Study Center offers expert psychiatric and psychological services for children and
families, with emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention. The Child and Family Recovery Program will utilize a
scientifically based mental health recovery model to: identify children who are most at risk for developing a mental
health problem in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001; provide trauma and grief specific cognitive behavioral therapy
for children moderately to severely impaired by exposure to these events, and refer less severely impaired children who
may need treatment for exacerbation of pre-existing mental health conditions to alternate treatments; evaluate all treatment
administered; and, train mental health professionals to provide appropriate interventions in school- and community-based
programs; offer outreach and education to the public, pediatricians and parents; conduct outreach and education to children,
mental health providers, teachers, staff, and parents in and around the World Trade Center and surrounding areas; and
assess children in need of mental health treatment.

Learning Leaders
Learning Leaders (www.learningleaders.org) is a nonprofit organization that recruits and trains volunteers to provide
NYC public school children with educational instructional support. Learning Leaders was the first program of its kind
in the country and has served since 1956 as a model for hundreds of other school volunteer programs nationwide.

New York City Community Action Network
NYC-CAN is an organization of volunteers from Ground Zero, Javitz Center, Chelsea Piers and other efforts related to
the WTC disaster of September 11. NYC-CAN responds to community needs by developing and/or assisting in a variety
of projects and events that benefit the community. Whether activating volunteers, soliciting for resources and supplies or
creating support programs, NYC-CAN is dedicated to supporting the entire community, its efforts, and its initiatives.

Community Service Society
A private, nonprofit social service organization dedicated to fostering a better life for poor residents of the country's gateway city.

Lawyers Alliance for New York
The staff, board, volunteers and supporters of Lawyers Alliance for New York team together to help the nonprofit community in
New York City.

Positive Attitudes Solutions and Actions (PASA)
PASA is dedicated to the creation of a civil society by providing education, training and opportunities for the practice
of leadership for young people and the adults that work with youth.

United Neighborhood Houses
Founded in 1919, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc. (UNH) is the nonprofit umbrella organization for New York City
settlement houses. UNH's 38 member agencies make up one of the larger human service systems in New York City,
reaching out to families and neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs.
 
PUBLIC SERVICES OFFICES

Citizens Budget Commission
The Citizens Budget Commission is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic organization devoted to influencing constructive change in the
finances and services of New York City and New York State
government.

City Project
This group focuses on demystifying the City's budget.

Electronic Policy Network
A project of American Prospect Magazine.

Gotham Gazette
Electronic daily paper published by the Citizens Union foundation focusing on critical New York City issues.

League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS)
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, volunteer organization working to promote political responsibility through the
informed, active participation of citizens in government.

New York City Democracy Network
New York City Democracy Network (NYC DNet), is a non-partisan election forum that uses the power of the web to foster
dialog between political candidates and voters.

National Civic League
Works with communities to strengthen citizen democracy.

New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
New York State advocacy group, works on many issues important to New York City residents. Features include the CouncilFinder
one of the easiest ways to find out who represents you on the New York City Council and the Straphangers Campaign which has
advocated for the subways for twenty years.

Savvy Voter
A nonpartisan election forum and information resource for New York City voters.

New York State Democratic Party
Information on elected Democrats statewide.

New York State GOP
Information on elected Republicans statewide.

United States Budget Information Page
If you want information about the Federal Budget
process, this is the government site to browse.

PoliticalInformation.com
Specialized political information index listing over 2,000 websites. The list is maintained by consortium of non-partisan good
government organizations in Washington, D.C.

Project Vote Smart
You can enter your organization's zip and find out who represents your group at the City, State and Federal level.

Urban Institute
National think tanks focussing on the following areas of interest to non-profits: Education Policy, Health Policy, Income
and Benefits Policy, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Population Studies, and the Metropolitan Housing and Community
Policy Center.



COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT RESOURCES

The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM)
The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM) was founded in 1975 to significantly increase the managerial capacity of not-for-profit
organizations. INM offers high quality graduate-level management training to executives of not-for-profit and public organizations through
a variety of programs.Tuition assistance is available.

New York Cares
New York Cares is an organization that creates more than 2,000 opportunities each month for volunteers to serve on flexibly-scheduled, team -based service projects that we coordinate in partnership with schools, social service agencies, and environmental groups. Participating in hands-on projects, New York Cares volunteers tutor children, feed the hungry, assist people living with HIV/AIDS, revitalize gardens, take homeless children on recreational outings, visit the elderly, and so much more.

New York Cares
New York Cares is an organization that creates more than 2,000 opportunities each month for volunteers to serve on flexibly-scheduled, team-based
service projects that we coordinate in partnership with schools, social service agencies, and environmental groups. Participating in hands-on projects,
New York Cares volunteers tutor children, feed the hungry, assist people living with HIV/AIDS, revitalize gardens, take homeless children on recreational
outings, visit the elderly, and so much more.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
For over ninety years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City has developed expertise in youth mentoring, volunteer management, case management
and intervention skills in working with youth and single parent families. Since 1992, the agency's Training Center has been mentoring hundreds
of youth-serving organizations throughout New York City with the goal of serving more youth with one-to-one adult volunteers. Each year, the Center
hosts workshops, conferences, and lectures to promote excellence in services to mentor youth.

Action Without Borders
A great resource for information on the work of nonprofit organizations throughout New York City and the world. They also put out an online newsletter
called Ideas in Action geared to the nonprofit community.

Civilrights.org
The website of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the leadership Conference Education Fund.

Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
They are a network of more than 250 community technology centers http://www2.edc.org/ctcnet/ctc.asp> where people get access to computers
and computer-related technology.

Evaluating Web Resources
If you are new to the web or have been around a while, then you would certsinly wwant to check out this site. It serves as a great tool for testable
information on the web.

Internet Nonprofit Center
An online nonprofit resource.

HandsNet
HandsNet empowers organizations to effectively integrate online communications strategies, strengthening their programs and policies for children,
families and people in need.

IGC Home Page
Home server for many national and international nonprofit organizations.

National Association for Community Leadership
Provides support for community leaders nationwide.
Literacy Assistance Center
Founded in 1983, the Literacy Assistance Center (LAC) is a not-for-profit organization that provides essential referral, training,
information and technical assistance services to hundreds of adult and youth literacy programs in New York.

Mapping (GIS): Tiger at the Census Bureau
A public resource provided by the US Census Bureau that can produce free detailed maps using a list of provided mapping criteria.

Neighborhood Network (HUD)
Neighborhood Networks is a community-based initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that
encourages the development of resource and computer learning centers in privately owned HUD-assisted and/or -insured housing.

Neighborhoods On Line
This website's aim is to provide fast access to information and ideas covering all aspects of neighborhood revitalization, as well
as to create a national network of activists working on problems that affect us where we live.

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee
NPCC was established in 1983 to help nonprofits meet common challenges and problems, to serve as a meeting ground, and to
strengthen the nonprofit sector as a whole.

Non Profit Management Library
Free extensive resource library for nonprofits. Covers every nonprofit resource need from Advertising to Y2K.

Nonprofit.net
They bring together not-for-profit groups who are looking for a high quality, low cost solution to maintaining an online presence.

Tenant Net Home Page
Resource for tenants around the country with a particular New York City focus. Contains many links to tenant organizing resources
on the net.

TICO-- Training Institute for Careers in Organizing
TICO-- the Training Institute for Careers in Organizing-- is a unique program for New York City students and others who
want to learn how to organize.

Urban Institute
National think tanks focussing on the following areas of interest to non-profits: Education Policy, Health Policy, Income and Benefits
Policy, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Population Studies, and the Metropolitan Housing and Community Policy Center.


NEW YORK STATE

NY State Banking Department’s Financial Education Directory
The Directory lists personal finance programs and resources now available to New Yorkers from a variety of providers, including
government-related businesses, banks, and non-profit organizations. Financial education paves the way for informed decision-making and encourages individuals to learn how to use credit wisely, save, invest,and plan for the future. While there are hundreds of financial education programs available to New Yorkers, this centralized user-friendly catalog of resources has the potential to revolutionize communication and access to information about financial education throughout the state.

This directory is designed for use by: Community organizations, religious institutions and local governments
seeking financial literacy curricula and training programs that may be available or adaptable to serve the needs of their constituents; Educators looking for programs that they might be able to utilize in a classroom setting; Financial institutions seeking programs to fund or partner with or to replicate in their own service area; and Consumers seeking financial education for themselves or their families.