Link of the Week: March 25 - 31
Accessing Public Information
BRB Publications features over 1,400 county, state and federal (court) URL's where public record information can be accessed for free. Look up information related to voter registration records, property ownership and more. Thank you to Marion Paynter of The Charlotte Observer who shared this link, and many others, with FIRE at the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference in Charlotte this month. There are also links to other more thorough records databases that can be accessed for a fee.

Link/Article of the Week Archives
For your convenience, we've begun archiving past weeks' featured links and articles.

"Nonprofits Online"
Information is posted regarding this free workshop, back by popular demand! The next workshop is in Waynesville, NC, on Friday, March 28. Please contact us to register (instructions are on the 'free workshop' page). You can also take a tour of our workshop links page.

The Missing Link
Have any suggestions for us regarding next week’s link? Or is there information you seek, but you can’t find a helpful link? Let us know! If others would benefit from the information, we just may track down a link for you, or use your suggestion as Link of the Week.

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