In a message dated 98-01-01 22:56:03 EST, you write:

> In a message dated 97-12-23 18:32:04 EST, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>  > That's why the
>  >  non-profit organization is so important in the overall preservation
scene.
>
>  >  It is up to them to create the climate and provide the advocacy that
>  >  indicates to the policy makers (city council) that preservation is a
good
>  >  thing for the city, and that they ought to devote public resources to it
>  >  (ie. employ me).  The non-profit has to deliver the constituency to the
>  >  politicians.

I agree -- the non-profit can speak directly to issues, without being charged
with NIMBYism.  Non-profits have the power to serve as a kind of "conscience
of the people" in advocacy efforts.