Spring 199S RAIN Page 51 Women and Technology Computer Network A group at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is planning an on-line computer network around topics related to women and technological change. Via the network, participants will be able to access bibliographies and lists of network participants' interests and activities, collaborate on writing and other projects, and share information about work opportunities and activities related to women and technological change. They have distributed a questionaire to gain more information about computer uses and resources in the feminist community. For more information, write to Ellen Balka, Maggie Benston or Elaine Bernard, at the Women's Studies Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada. Computer Help and Information Program (CHIP) The Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management is designed to assist other nonprofit organizations to develop and strengthen their management It offers a management assistance program, board management retreats, and on-site training. The center has helped nonprofits with computer acquisition and system development for several years. During the fall of 1985 it implemented the Computer Help and Information Program (QIIP) to offer nonprofits more comprehensive computer assistance. CHIP offers the following services: educational seminars on computing, from beginning to advanced levels; demonstration lab and access time; technical assistance on system selection, purchase negotiation, and software development; and information and referral on consultants and other resources. CHIP receives funding from the James Irvine Foundation, Ahmanson Foundation, McDonnell Douglas, and the First Interstate Bank Foundation. CHIP serves as an Apple Computer, Inc., computer learning center. Small Computersfor Nonprofits is a useful newsletter published by a related but separate consulting organization headed by Morgan Lyons. It is available for $24/year from Lo^star Management/Research, Inc. (same address). For more information about CHIP, write to the Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management, 1052 West 6th Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017; 213/977-0372. International Interactive Communication Society The International Interactive Communication Society is an association of communications industry professionals dedicated to the advancement of interactive communication technologies such as interactive video, computer-based instructional systems, and interactive retailing systems. They publish a monthly journal, and provide to their members a lending library, seminars, monthly meetings, workshops, processes for sharing resources, and discounts on publications and conferences. The basic individual membership fee is $50/year. There are ten chapters throughout the country. Their Seattle office (from whom we received material) is PO Box 31273, Seattle, WA 98103. Presbyterians Interested in Church Uses for Computers A support agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA) publishes the EDP Network News for people interested in church (especially Presbyterian) uses of computers. It is iso a good source of information on new software products of interest to other nonprofits. In one issue I found several useful leads, such as a listing of places to seek information about religious uses of computers, including Norman Anderson's selected bibliography. Computers in the Church. (Goddard Library, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA 01982.) Reported in the same issue was the three-month experiment conducted on the Source, whereby more than 100 Presbyterian churches were able to use the system for exchanging news (a publication called The Monday Night Connection), and having on-line meetings and seminars. For more information write to James Eastman, Manager of Churchwide Electronic Data Processing, Presbyterian Church, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1908, New York, NY 10115. Columbus Information Via Computer (CIVIC) CIVIC is a nonprofit computer facility established in 1984 to provide low-cost data processing services to social service agencies, arts groups, and cultural organizations. CIVIC provides computer resources through a computer housed at the Columbus Center of Science and Industry. It was established through a grant from the Columbus Foundation, and the enthusiastic support of CompuServe, Inc., operators of the national on-line information system of the same name. Digital Equipment Corporation also donated $4(X),000 worth of computer equipment The CIVIC computer services include membership and client tracking, contribution recording and invoicing, mailing list maintenance, campaign/solicitation, record keeping, and accounting. In addition to access to the centralized computer services, CIVIC provides instruction in various computer applications for nonprofits. One of the more interesting services is the Columbus Community Calendar, which helps organizations promote their events, while providing the public with an accurate and up-to-date calendar in one
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