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Partners Update - May 2008
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May 22, 2008
Dear Partners:
Where does the time go? May is coming to a close and many are making plans for the Memorial Day Weekend. Even with the holiday, we here at AGM are planning great events this spring and summer. Plan now! Summer is a great time to brush up on learning sessions that you couldn't get to during the busy winter!
In this month's Update, you will find information on upcoming events, a reminder of our August office closing, a Boston Foundation Special Event Invitation, important nonprofit study news, links to RFP's and much much more.
www.agmconnect.org) for more information or feel free to call me with any questions.
Carol Lavoie Schuster
Program Manager
clavoieschuster@agmconnect.org
617.426.2606 x15 |
Upcoming AGM Partners Events
- Cornerstones: Proposal Budgeting and How to Make those Numbers Add Up to Something!
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Time: 10 am - 12 noon
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $40 (Member/Partner); $0 for Fellows Level Partners ; $60 Non-Partners
- Introduction to Grants Research
Wednesday June 4, 2008
Time: 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $0 (Please note that beginning July 1, 2008, we will be charging $20 for this course)
- Jumpstart Your Jobsearch in Nonprofit & Philanthropy!
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $40
- Information Resources for Nonprofits Wednesday June 11, 2008
Time: 3-5 PM
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $0
- Introduction to Grants Research
Wednesday June 18, 2008
Time: 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Suite 520, Boston, MA02108
Fee: $0 (Please note that beginning July 1, 2008, we will be charging $20 for this course)
Please see the events calendar on our website (www.agmconnect.org/events) for details and a complete listing of all our upcoming events.
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AGM Office Closed for the month of August The AGM Office will be closed for the month of August for renovations. We will be available via phone and email for any questions and concerns. All website resources will be fully accessible during this time. More information to come.
Save the Date! AGM Nonprofit Partners Annual Meeting
Friday September 26, 2008
| The AGM Nonprofit Partners Annual Meeting will be on Friday September 26, 2008 at the Omni Parker Hotel in downtown Boston. More details to follow. | |
AGM Workshop Rate Change
As of July 1, 2008, there will be a $20 fee for the AGM Workshop "Introducation to Grants Research." |
Program Announcement from The Boston Foundation
Full-service Schools Roundtable
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Youth Policy Initiative
Please join us for
A Conversation about Outcomes
Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 8:30 - 11:00 am
The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA
Light Breakfast Served
Hear about:
- How funders are thinking about outcomes for their grantees
- Implications for grantees and the City of Boston
- An effort to development city-wide outcomes for Boston's children
Confirmed speakers include:
Lisa R. Jackson, Vice President - Research, Center for Effective Philanthropy
Geeta Pradhan, Director of Programs, Housing, Civic and Community Development, The Boston Foundation
Peg Sprague, Vice President - Community Impact, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merricmack Vally
Dishon Mills, Senior Manager, Department of Extended Learning Time, Afterschool and Services (DELTAS), Boston Public Schools
RSVP by May 23rd to aweiss@boston.k12.ma.us or call 617.635.6537 |
| RFPs
Please visit the AGM RFP Database (available to Associate and Fellow Partners) for a complete listing of RFPs in Community Development, Arts & Culture, Education and more!
New RFPs (posted and available to all levels of Partnership)
Arts and Culture
VSA arts Invites Entries From Young Artists With Disabilities for Green Light Awards
Posted May 9, 2008
Deadline: July 11, 2008
Posted May 9, 2008
Deadline: August 31, 2008
Posted May 22, 2008
Deadline: July 16, 2008
Children and Youth
National Gardening Association and Home Depot Announce 2009 Youth Garden Grants Program
Posted May 17, 2008
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Shade Structure Program Accepting Grant Applications from Organizations Serving Children and Youth
Posted May 19, 2008
Deadline: April 19 , 2009
Community Development
Impact of Affordable Housing - Grants from Home Depot
Posted May 16, 2008
Deadline: June 15; Sept 15; December 15, 2008
Education
Posted: May 19, 2008
Deadline: July 17, 2008
HP Labs Opens Research Opportunities to Academia
Posted: May 16, 2008
Deadline: June 18, 2008
Environment
Posted: May 18, 2008
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Health
United Healthcare Childrens Foundation Providing Grants for Families Burden with Child Healthcare Costs
Posted May 16, 2008
Deadline: Ongoing
Youth Development
Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Posted April 15, 2008
Deadline: Ongoing |
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Study announced on cooperative mail nonprofit fundraising exemption
The special postal exemption for cooperation between nonprofits and for-profit fundraising businesses, known as the "fundraising exception," is the subject of a study announced by the Postal Regulatory Commission on Friday. The primary purpose of the study is to determine "whether the Fundraising Exception contains adequate safeguards to protect against abuses of rates for nonprofit mail and deception of consumers." The study reportedly is in response to "concerns about several types of abusive fundraising practices, including predatory credit arrangements." The Postal Regulatory Commission is requesting comments on a number of questions, including "to what extent have these practices occurred in connection with mailings sent under the Fundraising Exemption," and "have there been any material changes in fundraising practices since the Postal Service's 2003 rulemaking that give rise to new concerns about abuse in connection with the Fundraising Exception?" The Commission requests comments by June 24. Source: Federal Register
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