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Partners Update - July 2008
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July 23, 2008
Dear Partners:
Is it really half-way through the summer?
In this month's Update, you will find information on upcoming events, a SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming Consultants Institute and Nonprofit Partners Meeting, a notice of our August closing, a special notice from TSNE, links to RFP's and much much more.
See our website ( www.agmconnect.org) for more information or feel free to call me with any questions.
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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. Not to worry! We will be available via phone and email for any questions and concerns. All website resources will be fully accessible during this time.
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Save the Dates and Register NOW!!
- AGM Consultant Partners Institute
Date: Thursday August 14, 2008
Location: Forefront Conference Center, Waltham MA map
Cost: FREE to AGM Partner Consultants & $125 for Non-Partners
Learn more and REGISTER HERE
- AGM Nonprofit Partners Annual Meeting
Date: Friday September 26, 2008
Location: Omni Parker Hotel, Boston, MA map
Time: 8 am - 4 pm
Cost: $75 for AGM Nonprofit Partners/Members & $120 for Non-Partners
($15 late fee if you register after September 5)
The theme of this year's Nonprofit Partner Meeting is Thriving in a Changing Landscape and will look at how nonprofit agencies can successfully navigate the many current and coming changes in the philanthropic sector. Our plenary speaker will be Tracy Gary of Inspired Legacies. We will address the intergenerational transfer of leadership, offer a workshop on "How to survive in a recession" and also explore avenues nonprofits can harness new technology to develop and accelerate their fund development programs.
Registration will open the end of July |
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PLEASE NOTE - AGM Workshop Rate Change
As of July 1, 2008, there is a $20 fee for the AGM Workshop "Introduction to Grants Research." |
Upcoming AGM Partners Events
- AGM 2008 Consultant Partners Institute
"Consultants' Role in Strengthening the Sector"
Date: Thursday August 14, 2008
Location: Forefront Conference Center, Waltham MA
Time : 8:30 am - 3 pm
Cost: FREE to AGM Partner Consultants & $125 for Non-Partners
* This program is limited to 30 participants and is only open to Consultants who serve the nonprofit sector.
** Breakfast, lunch and snack breaks will be provided. Please contact Carol Lavoie Schuster regarding any food allergies or restrictions.
- Jumpstart Your Job Search in Nonprofit & Philanthropy
Date: Monday September 8, 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $40 (Member/Partner $40)
- Cornerstones: Introduction to Proposal Writing
Date: Tuesday September 9, 2008
Time: 3 pm - 5pm
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $60 (Member/Partner $40)
- Introduction to Grants Research
Date: Wednesday September 10, 2008
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $20
- Information Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
Date: Wednesday September 10, 2008
Time: 3 pm - 5 pm
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: Free
- Introduction to Grants Research
Date: Wednesday September 24, 2008
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am
Location: AGM, 55 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108
Fee: $20
- 2008 AGM Nonprofit Partners Annual Meeting: Thriving in a Changing Landscape
Plenary Speaker - Tracy Gary of Inspired Legacies
Date: Friday September 26, 2008
Location: Omni Parker Hotel 60 School Street Boston, MA Map & Directions
Time: 8 am - 4 pm
Cost: $75 for AGM Nonprofit Partners/Members & $120 for Non-Partners
($15 late fee if you register after September 5)
*Registration to open by the end of July 2008.
Please see the events calendar on our website (www.agmconnect.org/events) for details and a complete listing of all our upcoming events. |
Capacity Building Opportunity from Third Sector New England
The Capacity Building Fund, a program of Third Sector New England, announces
another round of grants for 2008. It is a two-part process, beginning with Letters of Intent to Plan that are due on Wednesday, September 12, 2008 by noon. The guidelines and application process can be found on our website. Please review all information about the Capacity Building Fund, particularly the Letter of Intent to Plan guidelines.
We encourage you to read the application in its entirety. Please click below for guideline and application information.
Guidelines and directions for submission are available at:
Guidelines and Directions for Submission
The CBF will be hosting a final round of information sessions and while not mandatory, interested parties should plan to attend one of the meetings. The dates are as follows:
- Greater Boston - Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
TSNE 2nd Floor, Lincoln Plaza, 89 South Street, Boston, MA. - Central MA - Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 12:30 to 2:00p.m. at
YWCA of Central Massachusetts, 1 Salem Square, Worcester, MA, 01608 - Rhode Island - Thursday, July 24, 2008, 12:30 to 2:00p.m. at
the Casey Family Services, 1268 Eddy Street, Providence, R.I.
If you plan to attend, please send an RSVP to Phillip Davis, pdavis@tsne.org, and feel free to email him with questions.
In an effort to inform as many organizations as possible, this email blast has been initiated by TSNE and replicated by several organizations that also work to support capacity building.
Please feel free to pass on this information to any of your partners that might be interested in this opportunity. We apologize for duplicates that you receive.
Yours truly,
Phillip Davis
Grants Coordinator
Capacity Building Fund
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AFP Announces Diversity Fellowship
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is pleased to announce the creation of the AFP, Massachusetts Chapter Fellows Program. Applications for this program are due at the AFP, Massachusetts Chapter office on Monday, September 29, 2008. The Fellows Program is an outreach initiative of the AFP, Massachusetts Chapter to encourage diversity within our profession. This program is intended to reach people of diverse racial and ethnic affiliation who work for small nonprofit organizations in the eastern Massachusetts area. The Chapter's objective is to offer its educational resources and the collective professional expertise of its membership - in accessible and user-friendly formats - to assist Fellows in building both their own professional fundraising skills and their organization's capacity. The Chapter's ultimate goal is to encourage greater numbers of persons from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds to become active members of our profession through association with the AFP, Massachusetts Chapter and with AFP International. We believe that the result will be of significant mutual benefit. The Chapter will demonstrate AFP's value to those not familiar with the Association, and the Fellows will assist AFP to be more responsive to their needs and to those in the wider fundraising community who are underrepresented in AFP, Massachusetts Chapter's membership. For more information, please click HERE for the AFP Diversity Fellowship Application. |
Important Message from the IRS
IRS seeks comments on revisions to Form 990-EZ
The Internal Revenue Service is requesting comments on a modified Form 990-EZ for 2008 (to be filed in 2009) Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax.
According to the notice in the July 8, 2008 Federal Register, the shorter Form 990-EZ was modified to allow the use of new Schedules A, C (political campaigns and lobbying activity), E (schools), G (fundraising and gaming), L (transactions with interested persons), and N (termination) of the revised 2008 Form 990.
The Form 990-EZ is a form for tax-exempt organizations with gross receipts less than $100,000, and total assets at the end of the year of less than $250,000. In 2009, organizations with annual receipts of more than $25,000 and less than $1 million, or total assets of $2.5 million or less may file the Form 990-EZ.
In requesting comments, the IRS asks that organizations address: the practicality of collecting certain types of information; the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the paperwork burden on taxpayers; ways to minimize burdens; and ways to enhance the clarity of the information to be collected. Comments are due by September 8. Source: BNA Daily Tax Report
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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
Preservation Fund for American Treasures
Posted: July 21, 2008
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation Offers Support for Contemporary Art Exhibition Publications
Posted July 17 2008
Deadline: August 15, 2008
Surdna Foundation Invites High School Art Teachers to Apply for Fellowships
Posted July 21, 2008
Deadline: November 14, 2008 (letter of intent)
Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Invites Applications for Equity in Mathematics Grants
Posted: July 19, 2008
Deadline: November 14, 2008
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Announces 2009 National Grant Competition
Posted: July 17, 2008
Deadline: September 5, 2008
Environment
Social Science Resarch Council Accepting Applications for Abe Fellowship
Posted: July 7, 2008
Deadline: September 1, 2008
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Offers Support for Classroom Environmental Programs
Posted: June 30, 2008
Deadline: September 27, 2008
Kresge Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Programs in Health and Environment
Posted: July 22, 2008
Deadline: OPEN
Health
Robert Wood Johnson's Foundation Active Living Research Program Seeks New Connections Applications
Posted: July 17, 2008
Deadline: August 28, 2008
Kresge Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Programs in Health and Environment
Posted: July 22, 2008
Deadline: OPEN | |
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