The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds is an organization of private, public and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs. NASVF began in 1993 as an ad-hoc group of practitioners seeking the best models to encourage capital formation in their states, particularly for new technology ventures. These founders continued to meet each year and in 1997 formally incorporated the group as a not-for-profit named the National Association of State Venture Funds. The name was changed in 2000 to reflect the Association’s expanding service to local networks of private investors. Beyond the Conference, the sharing of information among members and the discussion of common issues is facilitated through a newsletter, an electronic mail list, and discussion groups via the Association’s web site. This has been added to Entrepreneurial Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.