| Nonprofit Update
NSC - Supporting those who help others.
January, 2009 |
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Nonprofit Services Center
1015 Locust
Suite 801
St. Louis, MO 63101
314.436.9580
866.433.9580 toll free
314.436.0240 fax
www.nonprofitservices.org
The mission of NSC is to strengthen our region's nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector as a whole by providing programs, services, and resources that inform, promote, and connect nonprofits as they work to improve people's lives. |
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| Greetings! |
The new year has brought more new programs at NSC! We are proud to announce two new roundtables that will continue to fill the needs of professionals in the nonprofit sector.
New to fundraising?
Development officers new to the field of fundraising are invited to join a monthly gathering of peers to network and learn. Join Donna McGinnis at NSC on Wednesday, February 18 at 9 AM for coffee and conversation. Free.
Careers in the Nonprofit Sector:
Are you thinking about a career transition into the nonprofit field? This workshop will help you understand the nonprofit sector as consider your professional future. Thursday, March 26, 9-11 a.m. at NSC. Free; space is limited.
To RSVP for either program contact Stacey Hughes, 314-436-9580 or 866-433-9580. Be sure to join our mailing list to be in they know about future dates.
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| Strategic Fundraising Seminar - Next Session |
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Join fundraising veteran Donna McGinnis, MBA, CFRE, for NSC's Strategic Fundraising Seminar, a four-month educational experience that includes:
- Four day-long educational sessions designed to give you foundational skills and knowledge in fund development
- One-on-one personal coaching to create an efficient and effective fund development plan for your agency
- An opportunity to apply for financial support to help implement your new fund development plan
This program is open to health-related nonprofit organizations located in St. Louis.
The next session, held in St. Louis at the NSC office, runs April - July 2009 for a fee of only $250. Deadline for application is Friday, March 20, 2009. [Download an Application Packet: Word | PDF] Check the NSC website for more information.
This initiative is funded by Missouri Foundation for Health. |
| Nonprofits to the Rescue |
Lester Salamon recently wrote an op-ed piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on his ideas to bolster the economy. We thought it was interesting and hope you do too. Please tell us what you think. Here's an exerpt:
As President-elect Obama and members of Congress get to work on what promises to be the mother of all economic-recovery programs, much of the talk has focused on an expected vast infusion of cash into state and local governments for a variety of long-delayed public-works projects.
Largely overlooked in those discussions, however, is a far more direct way to provide assistance and stimulate recovery, one that can also foster a sense of citizen involvement and national purpose. That mechanism is the more than one million nonprofit organizations with their 11 million paid employees and countless more volunteers firmly rooted in urban, suburban, and rural communities across this country. Read the rest of the article. | |
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| Academy of Women Executives of Rural Missouri |
Did you have trouble submitting your application to the Academy of Women Executives of Rural Missouri due to the weather this week? Deadline is today, Friday, January 30, 2009; however, if you had problems due to the weather, please call or email Dr. Theresa Mayberry, 314-436-9580, 866-433-9580 toll free, or theresa@nonprofitservices.org. You can also fax a copy of your application to NSC at 314-436-0240.
Please don't let the weather keep you from applying for the program past participants are saying is "an unbelieveable experience." Need another copy of the application? Go to the NSC website. |
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Nonprofit President Council Speaker Series 2009 |
Enhancing the Performance of a Nonprofit Board
with Carter McNamara [bio]
Does your organization have a high performing board? What steps, as the board president, should you take to move your board in to action? Join your fellow nonprofit board presidents as we learn the purpose of, and effective means for, evaluating the performance of a nonprofit Board. In this presentation Carter McNamara will guide us through:
- Issues pertinent to the board as a whole
- Review of member self-assessment tools
- Work with peer-to-peer evaluations
Transform your board with a goal of enhancing the performance of your board of directors. Register now!
Open to Nonprofit Board Presidents (past, current or newly elected)
February 19, 2009 | 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Engineers Club of St. Louis, 4359 Lindell
$20 per person per date; includes continental breakfast
Following the presentation, you will have an opportunity to meet with other board presidents in a facilitated and confidential peer round table to further discuss and find tips to implement these ideas at your next board meeting.
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| Balancing Mission and Money During an Economic Downturn |
| An Effectiveness In... Financial Leadership Workshop
with Steve Zimmerman
March 31, 2009 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC) [map it]
3260 West Truman Blvd., Jefferson City, MO 65109
This session is tailored to senior level management staff.
With funding decreasing and demand for services increasing nonprofits are facing an even tighter balance between mission and money. This session discusses the Executive Director's role as the financial leader of the organization and provides the skills necessary to better understand your finances and how the organization's activities work together to both accomplish the mission and create financial viability. We'll also cover the questions you should be asking of and how to monitor and communicate all this information with your board of directors. [ Register Now] |
| Study Finds Nonprofits Benefit from More Operating Assistance |
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In a new national study on foundations' philanthropic practices (sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations), three priorities surfaced:
- Nonprofits benefit from more operating assistance,
- multiyear grants, and
- a more supportive working relationship.
Coordinate your needs with your funder. Download a copy of the study (registration will be required.)
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| BoardLinkStL Success Story - Edgewood Children's Center |
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John Munich fufills his career and life goals with the help of BoardLinkStL
From when I completed the BoardLinkStL worshop to when I had a sit-down meeting at Edgewood Children's Center, it was probably about a year. I believe I contacted Edgewood first. I met with a member of the nominating committee and then had a second meeting with additional board members. Without BoardLinkStL, I never would have been able to identify so readily with boards that were seeking new members and with boards that were looking for someone with my set of skills/background. I would have been reduced to asking around and happenstance. The most useful thing was the ability to conduct searches of openings and the ability to put together a pretty tightly defined profile so I did not waste time looking at board openings for which I was not suited. With my career and life goals, BoardLinkStL has allowed me to give back to the community and to begin to have an effect on the lives of people less fortunate than me. Those were two personal goals I set for myself a couple of years ago.
Does your organization have a board position it needs to fill? Find out how you too can find the right board member by going to BoardLinkStL today!
Next Readiness to Recruit Workshop for Nonprofits:
Thursday, February 19, 2009 | 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Chesterfield Arts, 444 Chesterfield Center, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
Pre-registration is required to attend.
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Grant Opportunities |
MFH Capacity Building - Technical Assistance Grants Program
Deadline: February 13, 2009 (cycle one)
RFP: http://nonprofitservices.org/MFHGrantProgram.html The MFH Capacity Building - Technical Assistance Grants Program is focused on specific, discrete, short-term interventions that will help health and health-related organizations (or coalition of organizations) be more efficient in its mode of operating and effective in accomplishing its mission objectives. NSC serves as the primary contact for this MFH program.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Healthy Eating Research
Deadline: February 24, 2009 (brief proposals)
RFP: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20661Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings will advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
W.H.O. (Women Helping Others) Foundation - Education/Literacy Grants
Deadline: March 17, 2009
W.H.O. Foundation supports grassroots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United States.
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Until next time...
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Deborah Cooper
President
Nonprofit Services Center
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