Dear Colleague,

 

The next twelve months represent a critical period for nonprofit organizations in Northern Michigan. It is more important than ever that data regarding the economic condition of the regional nonprofit sector be available as well as projections regarding nonprofit organization anticipated responses be captured and trends identified.

 

To help in collection of this information, please complete this short survey. It is very important and will only take about 20 minutes. Your answers will provide key information regarding the nonprofit sector in our 10 county region. Last year, NorthSky used the results in a section of the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Economic Forecast. Results were also communicated in several presentations in our professional development series, shared with regional funders, and trends were reported in the Record Eagle and the TC Business News.

 

In order for this information to be powerful enough to be considered seriously, we need to have a great response rate. With this in mind I ask you to please take the few minutes needed to complete the survey by June 30, 2011. Please complete only one survey per nonprofit organization.

 

Simply follow this link to complete the survey 

 

Feel free to contact me with questions at 231.929.3934, x 207 or via email. Thank you for your assistance!

 

Best regards,

Debbie McKeon, Executive Director

NorthSky Nonprofit Network

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

10 am to noon

Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, Steelcase Conference Room

Trainer: Freya Bradford, NorthSky Evaluation Consultant

Fee: Free, registration required 

 
This is a encore session. If you've already attended it, you don't need to attend it again.
 
All Rotary Charities' Program and Capacity Building grant applicants are now required to submit a logic model as a part of their application package that includes a Grantee Action Plan and a Grantee Evaluation Plan. This interactive work session will introduce the logic model and walk participants through the process of refining it. Any organization planning to apply for a Rotary program or capacity building grant should plan to attend. The forms and written guidance are posted on the Rotary Charities' website: www.rotarycharities.org. Please plan to bring drafts of your forms and application materials to fully participate in the session.

As partner of the United Way Volunteer Center of Northwest Michigan, NorthSky is pleased to share this announcement of its new system, Volunteer NWMI. The software is capable of managing volunteer hours, sending mass emails and broadly publicizing your volunteer needs. Training is being offered on a first come, first serve basis. Check out the schedule below and email Amanda Hilt (amanda@unitedwaynwmi.org) to register as soon as you can!

July 26 & 28

August 2 & 4

August 9 & 11

August 16 & 18

August 23 & 24

August 30 & September 1

September 13 & 15

September 20 & 29

All dates: 10am until Noon or 1:30pm until 3:30pm

Governor Rick Snyder announced that nominations for the 2011 Governor's Service Awards are being sought. These awards acknowledge the commitment of individuals, organizations, and businesses to their communities through service and volunteerism. This is the 19th year of the program.

The nomination form is available on the Michigan Community Service Commission's website at www.michigan.gov/volunteer. Nominations must be postmarked by Tuesday, July 26, 2011.