Endowment Books

This is barely what it purports to be- "an in-depth (collection of) case studies of the "state" of e-government today". At best, it's a lazy summary of the fits and starts that some agencies have experienced in demonstrating their good intentions in practicing e-government- even as they bungle this unique opportunity.
Unfortunately, the editors failed to capitalize on a prime value-added of e-government- ubiquitous Democracy .One would have thought that election 2000 would have spurred some reference to e-voting and perhaps the potential for e-mediated direct Democracy. Instead, readers are treated to a litany of inconsequential and lukewarm anecdotes that do little to support a picture of e-government revolutionizing our lives. One would have to wonder just how serious these two people are as journalists and thought-leaders.
Considering that US Governments at various levels spent between $45 billion and $70 billion per annum on IT from 1998 to 2001, I'd hoped for a truly in-depth study of exactly where all this money has been going and some indication as to how the next $45-$70 Billion will be spent on "E-Government 2002".

Swami Vivekananda sevashram is small social service organisation for poor people who need basic amenities like food, cloth, education, health and rights for their livelihood. For that we some voluntary women working under the leadership of Mrs.Ponnammal who was the daughter of a physically handicapped beggar belongs to Thanjavur in Tamilnadu, India. Her husband is leprosy patient. The poor and affected by HIV/AIDS patients are members in the organisation.

SVS is a registered non-profit secular organization have been concentrating on rural,tribal poor and down trodden for their development in all prospectives such as socio-economic, health & education since its inception. The status of the target are low as compared to local and national level. To bring about a change in the status a continuous intervention us required for some more time. Presently ,SVS concentrating on prevention and control of communicable diseases, crèche maintanance , tribal economic development through sustainable agricultural practices, promoting sound health practices and hygienic environment, Women self help Groups formation and maintanance, thrift, small savings & micro credits etc.

SVS with its very limited external funding could not achive the desired results at optimum level. SVS could understood that your esteemed organization can extend its valuable supports and resources towards the development of rural and tribals. More importantly, we understood that you have published a range of guides and funding directories, particularly,"Grants from Trust-Grants from companies, Grants from individuals seeking Grant Aid." Which will enable us to mobilize resourses and supports from foreign countries magnanimous people. SVS possess FCRA also and exempted from Income Tax.

We sincerely request you to kindly send us the above mentioned guides and directories and provide us the opportunity to have partnership with you.

Looking forward to hear from you the positive reply in this regard at your earliest.
Thank you very much for your kind co-operation and guidance.

Yours faithfully
Mrs Ponnammal

It provides only the simplest and most basic information that every nonprofit professional already knows. It provides no examples of best practices or research resources beyond the obvious and basic. Furthermore, the writing style is as simple as the information provided. It is also too dated to be relevant; a better-written article would provide information and best practices that would continue to be relevant to the field even though the research technology would change. I wasted my money on this one.