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Archive for August, 2009
Online Discussion Tomorrow: Building a Better Board
Aug 31st
Join us tomorrow at noon U.S. Eastern time for a live online discussion on how charity leaders can recruit trustees whose outlook and agenda will aid their organization in reaching its goals.
The Chronicle’s online discussions are free and open to everyone. People who ask questions in advance have a better chance of getting answers.
Nonprofit Carnival: Day in the Life
Aug 31st
Have you heard of the Nonprofit Blog Carnival? Every month bloggers all across the nonprofit world share their posts. This month I’m hosting the carnival and my theme is: “Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Professional.”
As you may already know, I write about different nonprofit leaders every month with my Featured Fundraiser posts. This month, for the carnival, I wrote about a day in the life for fundraisers at different levels of experience.
Check out Trina’s Nonprofit blog she submitted a great post:
Kristen Cici from Nonprofit SOS often features various fundraisers. Her posts this month focused on:
Erin O’Connor Jones at Jobs for Change wrote a great post. Jobs for Change is a really neat site about opportunities across the US for jobs in the nonprofit world.
If I missed your post, I’m sorry, please leave it as a comment below.
Related posts:
- Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants
- Ingredients of a Successful Capital Campaign: Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants
- August Resource Round-up
- Giving Carnival: Motivation
- No More Org of the Month?
From The Chronicle: Foundations’ Response to Katrina
Aug 28th
A new report finds that foundations and corporations have donated more than $1.3-billion in cash and products in response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes Katrina and Rita, notes The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Group Seeks Housing for Post-Katrina Homeless and Squatters
Aug 28th
Nonprofit groups are working to secure housing for Hurricane Katrina victims still living in abandoned buildings, says National Public Radio.
The organization Unity of Greater New Orleans has searched more than 1,300 vacant buildings since December looking for squatters. Martha Kegel, the group’s executive director, said many disabled and poor residents ended up on the streets when post-storm federal housing aid was exhausted.
Unity is starting a new program in October, financed with federal stimulus money, to provide short-term rental and job assistance for about 2,000 households in New Orleans.
Also, CNN reports on the unprecedented entertainment-industry involvement in Katrina-related charity.
Shelter Chefs Provide Culinary Training Along With Hot Meals
Aug 28th
A growing number of professionally trained chefs are working to serve the homeless — and offering to teach needy people the skills they need to get food-service jobs, says USA Today.
The article profiles several chefs at Salvation Army centers and other charities, some of whom have had experiences with drugs, crime, and homelessness, who work in professional kitchens or prepare hundreds of meals a day for the organizations’ clients.
“I’m a light to these guys who knew me from the street,” said Cecil Morris Jr., an ex-addict who now runs the kitchen at a Salvation Army rehab center in Mobile, Ala. “They see me now, and they see how far I’ve come.”
Mexican Health Official to Run Gates Foundation HIV Program
Aug 28th
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has named one of Mexico’s top health officials to run its HIV program, reports The Seattle Times.
Stefano Bertozzi, a health-economics expert at Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health, also chairs the steering committee of the international anti-HIV/AIDS consortium AIDS2031.
Another article in The Times says that Charles “Chip” Lyons announced he is leaving his post as director of special initiatives at the foundation’s Global Development program to take over the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, in Washington.
Coal Lobby Firm Blames Temporary Employee for Phony Charity Letters
Aug 28th
The Washington lobbying firm that sent members of Congress fake letters from nonprofit groups purportedly opposing climate-change legislation pinned the missives on a temporary employee it said joined the company with the “predetermined intent” to promulgate a fraud, reports The Wall Street Journal.
In a letter to Rep. Edward Markey, a lawyer for Bonner & Associates said the Washington firm did not know the worker’s “complete motivation” but has referred the case to law-enforcement authorities.
Bonner had been hired by a public-affairs consultant retained by the coal industry to fight climate-change legislation drafted in part by Rep. Markey. The House narrowly passed the measure in June. A handful of lawmakers received letters, supposedly from branches of the NAACP and the Latino nonprofit network Creciendo Juntos, urging them to vote against the measure.
D.C. Nonprofit Group Recruits Ex-Dealers as HIV Counselors
Aug 28th
A Washington charity is deploying former drug dealers to spread the word about the best ways to prevent the spread of AIDS, according to The Washington Post.
The Community Education Group has made recruiting ex-dealers a major component of its work, particularly in neighborhoods where infection rates are among the city’s highest. The counselors distribute condoms, give HIV tests, and make referrals for drug treatment.
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Giving Circles Gaining Popularity Among Jewish Donors
Aug 28th
Growing numbers of Jewish donors are gathering in giving circles, notes The Jewish Week.
Groups such as Birthright NEXT, the Solelim Fund, and Neshamot are part of the expanding trend of venture philanthropy funds, which bring together like-minded individuals who pool resources to support targeted causes. Some receive backing from the UJA-Federation of New York, the nation’s largest Jewish charity.
Another Jewish group, Jgooders, is taking the concept to the Internet. “Giving circles very often feature face-to-face gatherings. We’re trying to figure out how to translate that online,” said Tova Serkin, the organization’s chief business officer.
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