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Training
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+ "Fundraising, Community Style," Nonprofit Direct teleseminar; Tuesday, December 6th, Noon, $15 for up to five people. Looking for some creative new fundraising ideas? Not sure which technology tools are best for your organization? Wondering how to turn those active volunteers into donors? Join Meg Savin and Erin Murphy, CoreWeb's in4good team, in answering your fundraising questions. This teleseminar will share community examples and technology tools that will focus on: boosting grassroots fundraising efforts, encouraging more consistence donations; and cultivating donors from your volunteer base. Give your end-of-year fundraising a bit of a boost, and register online!
+ "Performing Risk Assessment and Designing Internal Controls," Webinar Sponsored by The Nonprofit Times; Thursday, December 8th, 1pm to 2pm; FREE! This webinar will be a great chance to hear Susan Ellis, one of the great gurus of volunteer management, speak on risk management issues. Based on our experience, there seems to be much hunger for information on this issue. And did I mention that it was FREE?!? Being prepared with written policies and procedures to minimize risk is a vital part of a nonprofit organization. This webinar will help you recognize and identify risks your organization may or could potentially be facing. They'll examine internal controls you can implement to mitigate risk and build solutions to manage them effectively. For more information and to register, go online.
Funding
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+ The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Releases New Submission Timelines!
Historically, the Trust's grant application deadlines for the Healthcare Division and the Poor and Needy Division have been on the 15th of January, March, July, and September, which meant that applicants from each Division applied at different times. Beginning in 2012, the Trust is combining the deadlines for the two divisions.
The new deadlines are:
- Second Tuesday in February (February 14, 2012)
- Second Tuesday in August
(August 14, 2012)
All submissions must be received online by 5:00 PM on the date listed above. Since the application process will remain the same, these deadline changes will impact when organizations complete other milestones throughout the process. The Trust just released a new Funding Announcement for their Healthcare Division. More details can be found on their website.
+ Youth Grantmakers in Action of The Winston-Salem Foundation Now Accepting Applications! Youth Grantmakers in Action (YGA) is a diverse group of youth from across Forsyth County that comes together to gain leadership experience, represent teens in their community, voice their opinions, and make grants to youth-directed projects that address community issues and challenges within Forsyth County. Basic requirements for YGA's grants include: project must have a positive impact on youth in Forsyth County; must be completed by August 1st, 2012; must be planned by youth and carried out by youth, the majority of which should be between 13 and 18 years old; and must have an adult ally/advisor and a sponsoring organization (it can be a community group or school.) All interested parties are encouraged to attend a Grantwriting Workshop sponsored by the YGA on Wednesday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. Click here for more details. Applications are due Friday, January 20th!
+ Whole Foods Also Supporting Youth Gardens! The mission of the Whole Kids Foundation is to improve children's nutrition and wellness with the goal of ending the childhood obesity epidemic. The Foundation's School Garden Grants are provided to K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations that are developing or currently maintaining a school garden project that will help children engage with fresh fruits and vegetables. Grants of $2,000 are provided for garden projects at any stage of development - planning, construction, or operation. The application deadline is December 31st! Visit the Foundation's website to complete the online application.
+ Sodexo Youth Grants Available To Support Youth-Led Projects That Address Hunger! Youth Serve America will award 100 Sodexo Youth Grants of $500 each to support youth-led service projects in the United States that address the issue of childhood hunger on Global Youth Service Day (April 20-22, 2012). They're looking for projects that engage youth, families, neighbors, Sodexo employees, and other community members in creative, youth-inspired solutions to ending childhood hunger. Click here for more details. Deadline is January 17th!
+ Bethesda Center Seeks New Finance Director! This full time position reports to the Executive Director and will lead and develop policies to support the areas of finance, business and budgeting, planning, human resources, and IT. This position works closely with the management staff in decision making and overall operations to ensure quality of programming and to build capacity. Minimum requirements include a BA in business or accounting and at
least 5 years of direct accounting and finance experience required. Applicants may apply by e-mail to Peggy Galloway, by fax (336-722-5834,) or by mail: 930 N Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem NC 27101. Position will remain open until filled. Click here for a full position description.
+ GenerationOn Launches Innovative Holiday Gift Campaign! This holiday season, generationOn (the youth service division of the HandsOn Network,) and Hasbro are inspiring kids to get involved in bringing positive change to their communities through pledging the gift of their time through volunteer service. From now
through December 13th, each time a child or teen pledges to volunteer, Hasbro will donate a toy to a child in need through Toys for Tots--up to 100,000 total toys!
This could be a great way to
engage schools, youth groups, and local community partners in celebrating service and the spirit of the holiday season. The campaign is designed as a tool to both double the impact of already-planned service and to serve as a vehicle to create new opportunities. That's right, it doesn't have to be pledge for *new* service activities; students can pledge to continue service they're already performing or planning to perform this holiday season! For more information, or to make a pledge, go to generationOn's website. I'm excited for my five year old to make a pledge!
+ We're Giving Away Printer Ink! Our original HP printer, which we've had since our office opened in 2007, finally died after a long, lingering illness. Our replacement printer takes a different kind of ink, which means we have quite a few brand-new HP 88 ink cartridges available for free! (We purchased in advance!) If your printer takes this kind of ink, please contact us. We'd love to see it go to a good home. First come, first served, of course!
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HandsOn
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HandsOn NWNC invites nonprofits to financially support our mission to build the capacity of local nonprofits and increase volunteerism. In exchange for a minimum $50 donation, our Supporting Partners receive a variety of discounts on our program offerings and other special opportunities, that can lead to savings as great as $800 per year! Vendors and consultants who work with nonprofits are also encouraged to become Supporting Partners. Join HandsOn and Become a Supporter
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December 2011- Vol 4, Issue 12
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Greetings!
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Happy Holidays! The arrival of December has created a bit of shock to my system. Where did 2011 go? Yet, we're finalizing the details of our Spring calendar and actively planning our third-annual Martin Luther King Day of Service event. I hope you all get a bit of a breather in the next few weeks, providing us with the chance to re-charge our batteries so that we'll all be raring to go in the New Year!
Just before the Thanksgiving break, we were excited to learn that HandsOn NWNC was one of just a few affiliates in the HandsOn Network to receive a 2011 Neighboring Execution Grant. These modest grant funds will allow us to continue our work engaging students, parents, neighbors and community partners in and surrounding Forest Park Elementary School and the Waughtown neighborhood in service-based solutions to self-identified local issues. We've had great success in this work over the past year, despite our shoe-string budget, and the grant will allow us to welcome back Michelle Bennett on a part-time contract to work on the goals of the grant. Although she will no longer be in the office every day, I am feeling blessed that her efforts with us will continue in some fashion into the new year. And I know Morgan appreciates having a second set of hands helping her!
May you all experience the blessings that the end of the year brings! If we're lucky, maybe we'll even get some snow!
Stay warm,
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Nonprofit Essentials 2011-2012:
Human Resources
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Thursday, December 8th, Noon to 4:30 pm
Location: WFU campus, Reynolda Hall, Room 301. Parking is available on Davis Field. For directions to the Reynolda Hall and to Davis Field (see map)
Whether board member, staff, or volunteer, the most important asset of any organization is its people. This course will address key topics such as recruitment, retention, development, and evaluation of board members, staff, and volunteers; the importance of diversity in the nonprofit workforce; and how to create a motivating and rewarding work environment. The course will also review the basics of human resource policies and procedures, and provide examples of key resources such as: an employee handbook, volunteer guidelines and policies, and guidelines for hiring, discipline and termination.
The class will be taught by Doris McLaughlin, EEO Manager and Diversity & Compliance Director at WFU. Ms. McLaughlin is responsible for the University's compliance with rules, regulations, and laws related to HR Services. She is also responsible for the University's practices related to workforce diversity and works closely with HR Partners and HR Services on compliance and diversity matters. Doris McLaughlin joined Wake Forest University in April, 2000. She had previously served as the Assistant Director of Human Resources for Compliance and Employee Relations at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Doris holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from North Carolina Central University and a graduate degree in Public Administration from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also holds her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Certification. She is a certified Workplace Diversity Trainer and is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Winston-Salem (a HandsOn Supporting Partner.) In addition to her roles within WFU, Doris is active as a community volunteer as well, serving on the boards of Goodwill Industries and The Centers for Exceptional Children among other activities.
Cost: $35 per person for Supporting Partners/ $45 all others. $300 for all nine classes! (This is the fourth class of the series; you may begin at any point. Signing up for the full series is a great option for organizations that have several employees who could benefit from taking different courses. Learn more about our Nonprofit Essentials series here.) The cost includes take-home materials and a networking lunch with your peers.
(Not sure if you're a Supporting Partner? You can view the list on our website.)
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Martin Luther King Day of Service 2012:
A Day On, Not a Day Off!
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Saturday, January 21st- Sunday, January 22nd
Read-In: Saturday, January 21st, Wake Forest University, Benson University Center
Community Cinema Film Presentation: The Way We Get By, Sunday, January 22nd, A/perture Cinema, Downtown Winston-Salem
HandsOn NWNC is partnering this year with Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, Salem College, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, My Sistas Keeper, Inc., Communities in Schools, Forest Park Elementary School, Wiley Middle School, OneEconomy, AmeriCorps VISTA Program, and GIFTS to plan the third-annual 2012 MLK Day of Service Read-In. This service event promotes Dr. King's messages of service and literacy and will be held on the campus of Wake Forest University on the Saturday after the formal King holiday.
During the Read-In, children ages 4-10 will be matched with volunteers and will read together. The children will then receive two age-appropriate books to take home, one being civil-rights themed (books are being collected through a book-drive organized by our partners.) The event will also feature a variety of service stations where the children and volunteers will learn about Dr. King and perform various acts of service to benefit community members. We're planning for 200 volunteers and 200 students to take part, and that nearly 400 books will be donated. Ms. Mutter Evans, founder of the Noon Hour Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, will emcee the event and speak about Dr. King and the civil rights movement. We are excited to build on our success from the past two years to create an event that is meaningful for both the children who are participating and for the volunteers who participate. All children and volunteers *must* be pre-registered prior to the event.
In addition to the events of the MLK Day Read-In, we are excited to announce that the Community Cinema portion of the event will be held at A/perture Cinema on Sunday, January 22nd, at 8:00pm. This year, we will be screening the award-winning documentary, The Way We Get By, which focuses on the lives of three elderly Troop Greeters in Bangor, Maine, and the way they are transformed by performing community service, as well as the impact their service has on the men and women they encounter. The film is offered as a reflection on the vision Rev. King set forth by his example, and will be offered free of charge to anyone who volunteers for the MLK Day of Service.
Through the efforts of our partners, we believe that most of our participant and volunteer slots for this event will be filled quickly. However, if you'd like to discuss ways that your organization can get involved in other MLK Day service efforts, please don't hesitate to contact Morgan Smith, our VISTA member, at 336-724-2866. We'd love to see service events happen all over our six-county area!
Volunteer Now!
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Building A Strong, Healthy Grantor/Grantee Relationship: A Dialogue with Local Funders
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 11:30 to 1:30 pm
Location: Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive (see map)
Foundations and nonprofit organizations depend on one another to achieve their missions, but frequently enter into strained relationships that leave both sides wanting. Foundations inherently possess more power than their grantees, which discourages open sharing of information, observations, and ideas. Nonprofits have an incentive to present only a positive view of their work and their accomplishments. On the other side of the relationship, many foundations are reluctant to expose their inner workings and deliberations to public scrutiny. These dynamics artificially limit the impact of philanthropy. However, there are instances where funders and grantees have broken out of their traditional roles and built more honest, give-and-take relationships that allow both organizations to improve their effectiveness.
This think-tank session, which will be facilitated by Doug Easterling, a professor at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine's Public Health Sciences, grew out of the discussion during our last Nonprofit Essentials session on Evaluation. It will bring together representatives from local nonprofit organizations and local foundations to discuss their experiences and to identify practices that can advance how funders and grantees can work together more as partners.
Cost: $5 covers the cost of a simple lunch. (Because of the minimal cost, there is no additional discount for Supporting Partners.)
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HANDSON IN THE NEWS!
Bill Johnson Trust to Benefit Stokes County Provides Funding for Two Leadership Workshops!
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The Advisory Board for the Bill Johnson Trust to Benefit Stokes County recently recommended nine grants totaling $7,253 to nine nonprofits serving the Stokes County community, and HandsOn NWNC was honored to be included in this group. The Bill Johnson Trust to Benefit Stokes County was established in 1999 to honor the leadership and vision of William Howard Johnson, Jr. The fund provides grants to nonprofit organizations or informal groups in Stokes County for worthy public and charitable purposes, with an emphasis on developing leaders and inspiring others.
In that vein, we are pleased that this support will allow us to offer two leadership workshops in 2012 in Stokes County: our popular HandsOn Board Leadership Development class (which targets board members who are in leadership positions or who are moving towards leadership roles on nonprofit boards as officers or committee chairs,) and our Effective Volunteer Recruitment and Management class. We'll be working with our partners in Stokes County to schedule these classes soon--please reach out to us if you want to make sure you don't miss them! We're excited about this opportunity to further our work with nonprofits and volunteers in Stokes County!
Click here for the full press release from The Winston-Salem Foundation, which administers the Bill Johnson Trust.
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