Red Beans and Rice - New Year 2011 Edition

NEW RBR HEADER 10/09

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Greetings. RBR became a quarterly newsletter in 2010 as we took some time to finish a book and finalize some exciting research. We are excited about sending forward to you in late 2011. Until then, RBR will become a monthly newsletter. Have a great 2011!

-Cuidiu Consulting

Mind Food
Articles and Ideas Advancing Our Work

Back to the Future: Will We See a New Generation of Nonprofit Organizations in 2011?

How the world's most improved school systems keep getting better - This McKinsey analysis examines how school systems, whether poor or good, become better.

Obama Creates Council to Promote Social Change

Foundations Find Returns in Unexpected Places

How Nurturing Creativity Builds Community Leaders

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Field Stuff
Templates, Books, Tools and Products

Reinventing Donor Relationships - A New Online Giving Study

The Shocking Truth about Organizational Culture
Rosetta Thurman's challenge to be the change you want to see in your organization.

We Need More Research on Nonprofit Boards
Check Out the Report on Nonprofit Boards: NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED STATES

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Resource Nuggets

3 Big Concerns About the Economy and How to Fight Them

10 Team Raiser and Online Marketing Tips for 2011

9 Tips for Using Twitter to Build your Nonprofit Network

Podcast: How Nonprofits Can Use LinkedIn

Social Media Managers Help Charities Spin a Web of Support

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Checking the Boxes
Information to help you look under the hood

12 Ways to Pass the Torch: Trusting a New Generation to Sustain the Social Justice Movement

Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize - Nominate an individual under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. Deadline is February 1, 2011

2011 Fund Raising Forecast: Trends and Techniques You Need to Know - Register on this link, January 27th, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time

How to Persuade Community Members to Promote Social Change

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Hottest Funding Opportunities and Ideas

Make A List - One Way to Increase Contributions

New RFPs

AGING
Eisner Foundation Launches National Prize for Excellence in Intergenerational Work

ARTS & CULTURE
Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts Offers Funding for French and American Theater Programs

First Nations Composer Initiative Invites Applications for Common Ground Grants Program

ArtsLink Offers Support for U.S. Artists to Work in Communities Abroad - Deadline: January 15, 2011

Creative Work Fund Invites San Francisco-Area Artists to Collaborate With Nonprofit Organizations

CHILDREN & YOUTH
Council on Contemporary Families Invites Nominations for Media Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Family Issues

CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
State Equality Fund for LGBT Rights Announces Open Invitation for Letters of Inquiry

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENT
Bush Foundation Announces New Fellowship Program Focused on Community Problem-Solving

DISABILITIES
Kessler Foundation Offers Grants to Increase Employment Outcomes for People With Disabilities

EDUCATION
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Program Offers High School Invention Grants

University Students From Around the World Invited to Enter Dell Social Innovation Competition

HEALTH
Avon Foundation Offers Breast Cancer Research Grants

Avon Breast Cancer Safety Net Program Accepting Letters of Intent

Nominations Invited for Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights

New Therapy Grants Program Invites Proposals for Epilepsy Projects

Quality Health Foundation Announces Call for Proposals From Organizations in Maryland and District of Columbia

JOURNALISM/MEDIA
Phillips Foundation Announces Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program

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Career Opportunities

Executive Director,
Friends of the Children, Boston, MA

Director of Development,
Rutgers University Foundation School of Arts and Sciences, Northeast

Vice President for Public Affairs,
Planned Parenthood of NYC, Inc. New York, NY

Executive Director,
Volunteers of Legal Service New York, NY

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For more information on Cuidiu Consulting, please visit www.cuidiuconsulting.com.

Contact information for Cuidiu Consulting is:

Cuidiu Consulting
65 Claremont Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(718) 964-8669
info@cuidiuconsulting.com

obama wins nobel

'Tis the Season - How the Nonprofit Sector "Shares" itself out of Impact

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Give It Back for Jobs

New Effort Rallies Americans to Donate Tax Cuts to Charity

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Book of the Month

Leadership in Nonprofit image

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook

Chapter 9 Authored by Cuidiu's Principal, John Brothers