Postings on individual organizations are encouraged. Fairly low traffic - several messages per week. A large part of the discussion revolves around gift planning and development issues in academic settings, though some topics may be of interest to non-profits. Volunteers and workers at other national service programs and non-profit agencies are encouraged to join. This is a list for social workers, counselors, human service workers, and everyone else interested in the applications and implications of information technology in the social sciences.
Conversation debating the validity of feminism itself is discouraged.
Members typically talk about social programs currently in progress and ask advice to see how their peers would handle a given situation. As with many high-volume lists, flame wars occasionally develop. Its goal is to focus on what communities can do for themselves in terms of programs and funds, among other things. Fairly low traffic. Discussion topics include the nature of empowerment and the development of workshops on community development.