Red Beans & Rice is a weekly e-mail of interesting articles, funding resources, professional development opportunities and other areas that Cuidiu has come across the previous week related to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Each day we receive hundreds of e-mails, RSS feeds and blog postings and this is our attempt to synthesize all of this into the most useful information for you. We look forward to sharing this information with those who we know closely and those whom we have shared only a relationship through e-mail.
Please let us know what information you find most useful and please forward this information to your colleagues, board members and friends. The reason for the name Red Beans & Rice originates from Louie Armstrong and how he signed his letters. According to some he meant it as a kind gesture to grow stronger.
A vicious cycle is leaving nonprofits so hungry for
decent infrastructure that they can barely function as
organizations-let alone serve their beneficiaries.
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teaches, inspires and gives back. History provides countess examples of
individuals who have shaped the world by their strength, courage and wisdom.
Checking the Boxes Information to Help You Look Under The Hood
The economy may be constricting budgets but the need for nonprofit
leadership is still growing. As per a recent survey, 28 percent of
nonprofit organizations planned to make senior management hires,
amounting to nearly 24,000 vacancies in 2009, according to The
Bridgespan Group.
"Sure, it has been a harrowing storm. And now is no time to discount
the dangers that still exist. But opening your mind to optimism can
help you seize the opportunities ahead. The U.S. economy is in such bad shape that the loss of (just) a
quarter-million jobs in July was greeted as good news. Long-term
unemployment and foreclosures continue to mount in the worst economic
downturn since the 1930s. Health-care costs are out of control. An
aging population around the globe is driving government spending
through the roof. And scientists say we need an expensive crash program
to fight global warming or we'll incinerate ourselves. It's little
wonder that despite some positive news lately, the daily Gallup Poll on
U.S. economic conditions as of Aug. 11 found that 53% of Americans
think the U.S. economic outlook is getting worse (yes, even worse), vs.
42% who think it is getting better."
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