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| | Sector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In the context of computer hardware, a sector is a sub-division of a track of a magnetic hard disk or optical disc. | | | The typical formatting of sectors allows holding 512 bytes (e.g. | | | As a well the specific usages below, it can also be used metaphorically, referring to a generic piece or portion of something. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector
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| | sector - a Whatis.com definition |
| | On a computer diskette or hard disk, a sector is one of the "pie slices" the diskette or disk is divided into. | | | Sector 0 of the diskette or disk contains a special file, the file allocation table (FAT). | | | Typically, a cluster is 256 or 512 bytes in length. |
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http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci212957,00.html
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| | Sector, Boot Sector, Track, Cluster, Bad Sector, Lost Cluster |
| | A Sector in the context of computing refers to a small area of a storage device, for example a hard disk drive. | | | Before the boot sector is read, the computer's bios will call a small program called an MBR (Master Boot Record) which normally resides in the first record of the first disk. | | | The MBR will query the FAT (File Allocation Table) to establish the primary partition and then pass control over to the boot sector of that partition. |
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http://www.helpwithpcs.com/jargon/sector-track-cluster.htm
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| | AMI Sector One - News |
| | AMI Sector One's only goal is to provide the Amiga emulator fan with the stuff he or she needs legally. | | | When you are reading these lines the major part of AMI Sector One will already be integrated in the well known Amiga site Back to the Roots (BTTR). | | | You'll find here a huge collection of games, module files and demos of the Amiga scene. |
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http://amiga.emucamp.com/index2.htm
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| | ISUMA : What we Should Know About the Voluntary Sector but Don’t |
| | What clearly emerges from this overview of our state of knowledge about the voluntary sector is that the top priority in improving our understanding is better information about the organizations that make up the sector. | | | There is long-standing uncertainty about the accuracy of data on charities and even if the available data are validated, they fall short of enabling an analysis of charities’ efficiency and effectiveness. | | | On the administrative data side, the top priority clearly should be to validate the data in the charities’ information return for 1997 and subsequent years and to map the data into more meaningful categories. |
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http://www.isuma.net/v02n02/dreessen/dreessen_e.shtml
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| | When Internet Companies Morph |
| | In addition, the rate of change in the technology and Internet sector has been so rapid, that any assessment of process, product or service improvements must be made with a sense of what else is technologically possible in the near-term, market-wide. | | | And so, the reader should recognize that our evaluations apply with special relevance to the recent developments in the marketplace, where scarcity of capital resources has put many Internet companies into panic model. | | | We use them to illustrate how we can use our five-step process analysis to understand the efficacy of different strategy mutations. |
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http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue7_7/kauffman
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| | Report to Congress |
| | Agricultural forecasting studies and software developed at the local level are now available to the private sector through the IM home page on the Internet. | | | Within the framework of a successful public-private partnership, the NWS provides the private sector with all its basic weather data, computer models, satellite and radar imagery at the cost of dissemination. | | | The private meteorological sector adds value to this wealth of information and efficiently distributes not only its specialized products, but also the NWS weather warnings and forecasts to the public as well as the agribusiness community. |
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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/im/transcon.htm
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| | PSM Program |
| | The PSM Program is a unique national management program. | | | The PSM Program will give you the skills to successfully manage. | | | Industry controlled and focused, the PSM Program combines tertiary study with experiential learning. |
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http://www.psmprogram.gov.au
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| | NVSN - Symposium 2004 |
| | The COI is a national network of practitioners, consultants and academics committed to strengthening research capacities in the voluntary sector and sharing knowledge in a climate of mutual interdependence and inclusiveness. | | | We wish to model our key value, which is that knowledge comes from a variety of experiences and disciplines, in all sectors. | | | The COI Symposium will be held just prior to the start of the International Society for Third-sector Research conference, which takes place July 11 to 14 at Ryerson University. |
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http://www.nvsn.org/english/symposium/index.htm
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| | The Orion Sector |
| | If you are interested in game development, artificial intelligence, art, or design, drop on by. | | | Congratulations to Wraith for his excellent work on getting this section started for us and writing up a comprehensive review of SE IV. | | | The Orion Sector staff has begun work on a new RSS feed system for OS news. |
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http://www.orionsector.com
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| | The Early Childhood Development Initiative: Challenges for the voluntary sector |
| | If we are to meet these challenges, the voluntary sector will need to collaborate like never before, because the environment has changed under the Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA). | | | This will be a test of how well the sector can collaborate and achieve results. | | | The challenge for our sector will be to ensure that the proper indicators are selected and developed so that we can effectively measure the outcomes of these investments. |
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http://www.ccsd.ca/perception/243/ecd.htm
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| | Resources for the Voluntary Sector |
| | Taxonomy, or classification of (electronic) information, within the sector has not had much of a profile to date. | | | With the public sector having released a streamlined and more comprehensive version of their 'Vocabulary' (April 2005), we have started a new page to bring together what little there is and hopefully spark some activity. | | | We would like to receive suggestions for expanding our Web in Practice page. |
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http://www.volresource.org.uk
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| | Business Information by Sector: The Strategis Directory of Canadian Industries |
| | Solutions for Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) - Focused on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) and the Canadian companies that produce these technology solutions, SAM is your source for company and technology information, possible solutions, and related resources. | | | Below are several ways to find information on a particular industry sector | | | Business Information by Sector: The Strategis Directory of Canadian Industries |
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http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_indps/engdoc/homepage.html
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| | CharityChannel: World's Largest Online Community of Nonprofit-Sector Professionals |
| | To create a place where nonprofit professionals can connect, learn from each other, share information and work together to advance the cause of philanthropy. | | | Sector books have been read and reviewed by your colleagues. | | | Catch-up with the links to the latest listings, newsletters and community news with Weekly Review. |
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http://charitychannel.com
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| | Sector: NGP |
| | All editorial content, HTML design, and original graphics ©1998-2002 Sector: NGP and sJ's NGP Info Project. | | | Neo Geo, Neo Geo Pocket, and all associated images and names ©2001 SNK Corp. All others © respective owners. |
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http://www.classicgaming.com/sngp
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| | FSAP |
| | This program optimizes scarce expert resources, reduces duplication of efforts and provides more uniform advice in financial sector work. | | | The emphasis of the FSAP program is on prevention and mitigation rather than crisis resolution. | | | The program, which fits within the context of the Fund's Article IV surveillance, is responsive to calls by the international community for closer cooperation to assist countries willing to work to reduce the likelihood and/or severity of financial sector crises. |
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http://www1.worldbank.org/finance/html/fsap.html
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| | Welcome, Citizen |
| | The Alpha Complex Reclamation Project (ACRP) has achieved wonderful results in the name of The Computer and the citizenry of Alpha Complex. | | | Specific improvements to TIR include easier transport thanks to centralized MENU (Motorway Entry Navigation Unit), a redesign of the floorplan using structured code and conversion to CSS (Central Specific Site) information for overall luster and cleanliness. | | | These areas have been expunged, cleansed and brought up to code by crack teams of resource reclamation troubleshooters. |
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http://www.geocities.com/tirdun/paranoia
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| | SCEO - Commercial and Industrial Sector |
| | When applied at the state level, as the report recommends, this strategy becomes a foundation for economic development. | | | Click here for a summary of the projects funded in fiscal year 2003. | | | By promoting energy efficient technologies, SCEO hopes to increase energy efficiency and promote economic development in the two sectors. |
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http://www.state.sc.us/energy/Commercial/commercial_index.htm
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| | Public Sector Continuous Improvement Site by John Hunter |
| | We also link to documents already online: we welcome addresses for documents you think would help visitors to our library. | | | We focus on the following methods of improvement: the Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, Systems Thinking, Statistical Process Control, Customer Focus, Joy in Work, Learning Organizations, Process Improvement, Continual Improvement and Innovation. | | | Home Copyright Community Quality Electronic Network Deming Electronic Network Public Sector Continuous Improvement Industrial Engineering Clemson Engineering Clemson University |
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http://deming.eng.clemson.edu/pub/psci
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| | Voluntary Sector Initiative: Home |
| | Adobe Acrobat Reader software is required for viewing. | | | The IM/IT Strategy of the VSI has resulted in the creation of user-friendly technological tools and services... | | | Over the five year initiative they are working together to address issues including funding practices, policy dialogue, technology, volunteerism and research about the sector. |
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http://www.vsi-isbc.ca/eng/index.cfm
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| | Compliance Assistance Sector Notebooks - US EPA |
| | EPA will consider revising existing volumes or creating new noteboks as prioritiest change. | | | Data are not provided for Sectors that are not required to report to TRI or that cannot easily be defined by Standard Industrial Code (SIC). | | | For the best resolution documents published after 2001 should be printed on Postscript printers, otherwise some illustrations may be blurry. |
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http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/index.html
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| | Department of Trade and Industry [Construction Sector Unit - Home Page] |
| | Encouraging benchmarking, best practice and demonstration projects, so we all know how the industry is performing. | | | The Construction Sector Unit leads for government on construction issues, with colleagues in other government departments, to make a stronger case for construction in the UK government, in Europe and elsewhere. | | | To provide effective links between the industry and government, ensuring policy development is based on a clear understanding of the industry. |
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http://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/help/aboutcd.htm
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| | Linux en el sector público - Sala de Prensa IBM España |
| | La Comunidad de Madrid, con IBM como socio tecnológico, ha creado 1.095 aulas nuevas de informática para sus centros de enseñanza infantil, primaria, secundaria y educación especial, que operan con aplicaciones bajo Linux y Windows. | | | IBM, que ya está trabajando en proyectos con Linux en organismos del sector público en España, considera que es importante que los gobiernos evalúen las soluciones de software libre para el sector público como valorarían cualquier otro software comercial- basándose en su fiabilidad, escalabilidad, coste, seguridad, seguimiento de los estándares abiertos y funcionalidad. | | | El software libre está experimentando un gran crecimiento a nivel mundial y los gobiernos europeos, entre ellos España, están comenzando a seguir esta tendencia con la puesta en marcha de proyectos que incorporan Linux2, como sistema operativo. |
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http://www-5.ibm.com/es/press/informes/linuxsectorpublico.html
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| | Game Sector |
| | Advertising - Site Map - Privacy Policy - David Gerrard Web Designs - Affiliates - Game Sector Index | | | Game Sector Top Games: GTA: Liberty City Stories - Final Fantasy XII - GTA: San Andreas - Battlefield 2 - 50 Cent: Bulletproof |
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http://www.game-sector.co.uk
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| | Home - Aspen Institute |
| | This book, published by the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program, marks the first across-the-board attempt to survey the development of these approaches – and their strategic interaction – in a comprehensive fashion. | | | This path-breaking report demonstrates that, in cities and towns across the United States, local community-based models of ownership work. | | | Opening Opportunities, Building Ownership: Fulfilling the Promise of Microenterprise in the United States, a newly released FIELD publication, takes a comprehensive look at the now 20-year-old microenterprise industry and offers a clearly articulated set of recommendations for building long-term growth and sustainability. |
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http://www.aspeninst.org
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| | Our vision for the future of the voluntary and community sector |
| | These discussions set our strategic agenda for the next ten years and helped us revise our vision, mission and values. | | | Our vision is of a society in which people are inspired to make a positive difference to their communities. | | | Vision for the future This year we undertook a consultation with our members, the wider sector, key opinion formers and others. |
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http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
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| | Sector Y |
| | Want to chat with other people about yo-yos? | | | Each trick is illustrated in an efficient 2D color coded manner that is easy to follow. | | | String Theory, the Sector Y DVD, is now available above. |
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http://sector_y.yoyoing.com
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| | Department of Trade and Industry [Construction Sector Unit - Links Page] |
| | Their Sustainable Construction project provides a comprehensive e-resource of value to anyone involved in regeneration in London | | | This is a monthly newsletter that aims to promote the application of research in building, civil engineering and the wider built environment. | | | Sponsors of the newsletter include the DTI and the Department for International Development, research organisations, professional institutions and some private sector companies. |
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http://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/help/links.htm
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| | EH.Net Encyclopedia: Public Sector Pensions in the United States |
| | No discussion of the public sector pension plans would be complete without addressing the way in which the various plans were funded. | | | The growth rates of these indicators of the size of the public sector are large even when compared to the dramatic fourteen-fold increase in U.S. population between 1800 and 1900. | | | As part of the progressive movement, many progressives envisioned the nascent European "cradle-to-grave" programs as the precursor of a better society, one with a new social covenant between the state and its people. |
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http://www.eh.net/encyclopedia/?article=craig.pensions.public.us
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| | Public Sector - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch |
| | This may be considered a mixture of private sector operations with public ownership of assets, although in some forms the private sector's control and/or risk is so great that the service may no longer be considered part of the public sector. | | | Partial outsourcing (of the scale many businesses do, e.g. | | | The Compstat Paradigm: Management Accountability in Policing, Business and the Public Sector |
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http://encyclopedia.worldsearch.com/public_sector.htm
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| | IFAC - International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board |
| | A summary of main changes to the second edition of Study 14 is also available. | | | All standards and publications developed as part of the Standards Program are listed under Publications below. | | | The Standards Program is a multi-year initiative with the objective of improving financial reporting in the public sector by developing a series of prescriptive standards and some associated descriptive guidance on existing government practices. |
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http://www.ifac.org/PublicSector
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Service sector - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Economies tend to follow a developmental progression that takes them from a heavy reliance on agriculture, toward the development of industry (e.g. | | | The service sector is one of the three main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being manufacturing and agriculture. | | | The resultant shrinkage of manufacturing in the leading economies might explain their growing reliance on the service sector. |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/s/service-sector.html
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| | Welcome to the Charity Finance web site - Charity Finance |
| | ICT NEWS - A round up of ICT new business wins and also the latest ICT developments in the charity sector. | | | COLUMN/OPINION - John Tate looks at the latest ICT developments - John Hawker examines what this month's investment developments mean for charities - Raj Persuad looks at how the latest psychology research affects the sector. | | | THE SHORTLIST - The definitive directory of professional advisers to the sector. |
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http://www.charityfinance.co.uk
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| | Discount Watcher > Sector |
| | Sector Alutek Men`s Chronograph Blue Watch - $89.99 | | | Sector Alutek Men`s Chronograph Blue Watch - $99.99 | | | Sector Men`s 200 Chronograph Blue Dial Watch - $106.25 |
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http://www.discountwatcher.com/brands/Sector
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| | Budget Plan, Chapter 4 (Budget 2004) |
| | Budget 2004 provides $6 million over the next two years to advance the VSI by strengthening the sector’s capacity to collaborate and innovate. | | | In recognition of the social economy sector’s growing contribution to Canada’s communities, Budget 2004 increases support for the sector by confirming that it will become eligible for a wide range of programs currently offered to small business. | | | The idea of a bank for the charitable sector is an innovative concept worthy of further development. |
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http://www.fin.gc.ca/budget04/bp/bpc4de.htm
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| | Ginsler & Associates Inc. - Toolbox |
| | Government and voluntary sector stakeholders often describe the policy development process from different perspectives. | | | Government often thinks of the entire process, from beginning to end, as policy development, and the non-government people who do it as practicing "government relations". | | | We help non-profits and communities to exceed their goals. |
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http://www.ginsler.com/html/toolbox.htp
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| | Fourth Sector Network |
| | The development of such an ecosystem can be best catalyzed through the formation of a network infrastructure that, | | | There are a wide variety of other Fourth Sector models and approaches, bearing different names and emphasizing or embodying different aspects of the For-Benefit model. | | | The Fourth Sector Network (FSN) has been formed to catalyze the development of this supportive ecosystem. |
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http://www.fourthsector.net
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| | Independent Sector Home Page |
| | See the preliminary program (PDF, 1.3 mb) for a full list of sessions. | | | Also, sign up for such special events as the CEO Track and the Public Policy Action Institute. | | | The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has just closed the comment period on the draft recommendations it is considering for inclusion in a special supplement to its Final Report. |
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http://www.independentsector.org
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| | Exchange Traded Funds - Sector Based |
| | These may be made up of stocks with the same or similar Standard Industrial Codes (SIC). | | | Investors choose sector-based ETFs when they believe a particular sector or industry is going to perform better over a period of time that some others. | | | As with other ETFs, the overall investment can be much smaller than required to purchase all of the stocks separately, yet achieve the same result. |
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http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/ETFsSector.asp
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| | Nonprofit Sector Research Fund - Application Guidelines |
| | The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, a program of the Aspen Institute, seeks to improve understanding of nonprofit activities and inform related practice and policy. | | | The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (NSRF) will not award grants for doctoral dissertation research on nonprofit issues in the academic year 2005-2006. | | | In all of its RFPs, the Fund encourages applications from researchers currently engaged in the study of the nonprofit sector, and also from scholars grounded in academic disciplines (e.g., economics, political science, sociology, law, public policy, history, management, etc.,) who are new to nonprofit research. |
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http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/newsletter1530/newsletter.htm
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| | Office of Public Sector Information |
| | Office of Public Sector Information - who we are and what we do | | | The Office of Public Sector Information is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging re-use of public sector information. | | | Memorandum of Understanding and Protocols for handling complaints and providing guidance relating to public sector information |
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http://www.opsi.gov.uk
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book) |
| | The work as a whole is an inspired embodiment of what seems to be this artist's approach to story and vision: the more you look, the more there is to see. | | | The frame-within-a-frame that depicts the boy's first glimpse of the Sector 7 complex, for instance, is a mesmerizing study of the variegated colors and textures of clouds. | | | I love to write, and treasure the words in good stories, but Sector 7 needs no words to be understood. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0395746566?v=glance
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| | FIRST Initiative - Strengthening Financial Sectors |
| | The Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening (FIRST) Initiative is a significant US$53 million multi-donor program, supporting capacity building and policy development projects in the financial sector. | | | FIRST provides technical assistance grants for short and medium-term projects in the areas of financial sector regulation, supervision and development. | | | FIRST has fully committed its resources for middle-income countries, and therefore, is only accepting project proposals for low-income countries. |
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http://www.firstinitiative.org
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| | CVSRD: Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development |
| | CVSRD: Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development | | | The CVSRD is committed to encouraging original and applied research that is: dedicated to the voluntary sector; founded on practical co-operation between practitioners in the sector and members of the research community; sustained by a commitment to social justice, democracy and diversity; and designed to produce rigorous inquiry and work of the highest quality. | | | • Develop a network of local, national, and international researchers and practitioners interested in the sector, who support the Centre and participate in its programs |
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http://www.cvsrd.org/eng/index.html
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| | NVSN - Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Network |
| | As a member, you will receive our monthly newsletter with updates on the COI and knowledge sharing initiatives, research, and related events going on in the sector. | | | The goal of the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Network (NVSN) is to support cross-sectoral research by building and strengthening relationships between individual, nonprofit, voluntary and community sector academics, consultants and practitioners across Canada based on a Community of Inquiry (COI) model. | | | These organizations are self-governing; they do not distribute any profit to their members, and they rely heavily on their volunteers. |
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http://www.nvsn.org/english/index.htm
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