October News & Notes

October 2012

News & Notes is a bi-monthly email newsletter designed to keep the Arizona community updated on local and national developments in the philanthropic sector. Please feel free to forward this on to your colleagues.

In This Issue

Jobs

AGF News

Community & Nonprofit News

Member News

Visit our jobs page for current openings at philanthropic organizations in Arizona!

AGF News

AGF has big shoes to fill...

It is with a mix of sadness and pride that AGF has to say goodbye to Tom Torretta. Tom has accepted the position of Grants Manager with the Arizona Community Foundation. Please check out the job description and send Marissa a cover letter & resume of any promising candidates.

AGF Switches to EventBrite for Event Planning

Attention AGF Members: The next time you register for an AGF event, things may look a little different. AGF has switched over to a new Customer Relationship Management tool, and with it, a new Event Planning tool. This change will make your event registration process more user-friendly and more intuitive. More updates to come!

Arizona Gives Day will be March 20, 2013!

What if all residents of Arizona could show their support for the issues and causes that are important to them? What if Arizona nonprofits statewide joined together to find new investors to support their work building and serving the community? What if Arizona became the most generous state in the nation for one day - raising millions of dollars for the benefit of their communities? It is possible. Join us on March 20, 2013 for Arizona Gives Day.

Arizona Gives Day is being spearheaded by AGF and the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits.

Community & Nonprofit News

AFP Greater Phoenix: Business, Politics, & Philanthropy w/ AFP International CEO Andrew Watt

On Nov. 7, the presidential campaign will have just ended, but the impact of the vote on fundraising and the charitable sector will just be starting. Andrew Watt, FInstF, the President & CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, will help you make sense of it all by exploring the juxtaposition of business, politics and philanthropy in light of the results of the election, and provide an overview of where fundraising is headed into 2013 and beyond. Don't miss this event - space is limited! More details.

Call for Applications: SVPAZ Fast Pitch 2013

Social Venture Partners Arizona invites you to apply to the third annual Fast Pitch Social Innovation Expo. This event will recognize

and celebrate innovative Valley nonprofits that are effecting social change and will serve as a catalyst to engage the support of local businesses. Up to 8 social entrepreneurs will be selected to the Fast Pitch Social Innovation Expo and Showcase event to make their three-minute pitch to a panel of experts and an audience of investors, business and nonprofit leaders, and other members of Arizona's entrepreneurial community. Participating nonprofits will compete for a chance to win up to $100,000 in funding. Go to fastpitchsvpaz.org to apply today. Please review the website qualification criteria before submitting an application form. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2012.

Cactusforce: Learning Experience & Techie Party

Are you using or interested in Salesforce - a Customer Relationship Management software that is FREE for nonprofits? Come to Cactusforce and learn from other nonprofit Salesforce users! Featuring keynotes Jaime Casap, Google Evangelist and Jennifer Vollman, ED from New Global Citizens, plus a Nonprofit Users Panel, Nonprofit Apps Review, and Salesforce Clinic. This is an opportunity to pick the brains of other Salesforce users in nonprofits like yours! Register here or contact Eric Dayton for more information.

Member News

Rodel Foundation partners with the AZ State Fair!

The Rodel Foundation of Arizona has just announced a partnership with the Arizona State Fair and Ray Cammack Shows, Inc. on an Arizona State Fair Field Trip Day for MAC-Ro Math Initiative students. The field trip will help build excitement for the program and reinforce the idea that math can be fun. Read more about this exciting educational initiative!

New chair of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

Trustees of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust have chosen Carol Peden Schilling to serve as chair of the Trust.

She will be the second person to hold the position since the Trust began its grantmaking in 1998. She succeeds Frank E. Russell, who headed the Trust from its founding until his retirement last December.

Mrs. Schilling, one of the three founding Trustees, was Nina Mason Pulliam's niece and late-life companion. Read more.

Arizona Humanities Festival: American Jukebox

The Arizona Humanities Festival, by the Arizona Humanities Council, is a vibrant celebration of the humanities that engages the imagination, explores ideas, and excites people to learn more about the world we share.

This year's theme, American Jukebox, will explore the evolution of American music. Over the course of our nation's history, the musical traditions from our many cultures have combined to create new harmonies, from Native American to ragtime to country and so much more. This year's festival provides a fascinating look at American styles of music and the unique part Arizona has played in crafting those melodies. November 3. Free event. Learn more.

Helios Works Hard for Arizona Education

Science, math in Arizona schools get lift from grant

A three-year, $1.6 million grant funded by the Helios Education Foundation and administered by public-private partnership Science Foundation Arizona is expected to boost Arizona schools' science and math programs. Read the full story.

10 Phoenix-area mayors target education

Mayors from Tucson, Avondale, Gilbert, Goodyear, Mesa, Miami, Oro Valley, Sahuarita and Tempe joined Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton in founding a roundtable in which to discuss and improve education for Arizona's students. The mayors will meet four times a year. The Helios Education Foundation provided $250,000 to get the roundtable going. Learn more.