query: number of CO groups

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

[ed:  thanks to Steven and Cheryl for the referrals, but we are still 
looking for the magic answer.  I remember a database too, but haven't 
been able to find it.]

From: Steven Taylor stevetaylor at preventharm.org

Hi Mark -

Somebody did a count of this and I think a website/database. I can't
remember at the moment, but I'm sure you'll hear from others on the list
with the details.

*Steven Taylor
Organizing Director
Environmental Health Strategy Center
"Preventing harm where we live, work and play"
www.preventharm.org
(207) 782-7151 (ofc)
(207) 504-2555 (cell)*

*******************

From: Cheryl Honey, fsni at verizon.net

Recommend asking Michael Jacoby Brown who published Building Powerful
Community Organizations. He's worked in the field for over 30 years.

 http://www.buildingpowerfulcommunityorganizations.com/michaeljacobybrown.html            
Telephone: 781.648.1508           Michael Jacoby Brown            10 
Brattle Terrace            Arlington, MA 02474, USACheryl Honey, 
C.P.P.Master WeaverFamily Support Network, 
Int'l206.240.2241www.familynetwork.orgwww.communityweaving.org

Discussion list for COMM-ORG wrote:
> --------
> This is a COMM-ORG 'colist' message.
> All replies to this message come to COMM-ORG only.
> --------
>  
> [ed:  please feel welcomed to copy COMM-ORG with responses to Mark's query.]
>
> From:     Mark Warren <warrenma at gse.harvard.edu>
>
> Dear COMM-ORG friends,
> Does anyone know of any recent estimate of the number of community 
> organizing groups active in the U.S.? I'm sure we could debate how to 
> define a community organizing group, and estimates could vary widely 
> depending on who gets counted. But I'm interested in any kind of estimate.
> Thanks much,
> Mark Warren
> Harvard Graduate School of Education
> _______________________________________________
> Colist maillist  - send messages to Colist at comm-org.wisc.edu
>
> To change your subscription, go to http://comm-org.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/colist
>
> All messages are archived at http://comm-org.wisc.edu/pipermail/colist/
>
> Please contact original message authors to request permission to forward messages. 
>
>