As we know from living in the Northern Plains, our four states (MT, ND, SD, and WY) are all considered rural;
whether we live in a community of 60,000 or 500, on a farm or in a city.

It’s time to register for the Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference.  RDI’s second convening surrounding building and sharing strong programs, partnerships, innovations, funding models, policy initiatives, and workforce development.

Click here to visit our conference hub with detailed session descriptions and registration.

http://www.ruraldynamics.org/mobilizing-rural-communities-central

Mobilizing Rural Communities (MRC) brings together 300 participants from nonprofit organizations, for profit companies, financial institutions, government agencies, foundations, Native communities, and policy makers from across the nation in the heart of the Northern Plains, all focused on building strong rural communities.  Join us for sessions including:

·        Innovative community development strategies
·        Consumer financial strategies and education
·        Economic development opportunities
·        Policy and program partnerships
·        Asset development programs
·        And more!

The Mobilizing Rural Communities (MRC) Conference addresses the topics important to building vibrant, sustainable rural communities.  And it is getting national attention.

The US Department of the Treasury, IRS, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, White House Office of Social Innovation, USDA are all engaged in this dialogue.

This year, we are honored to welcome Louisa Quittman (Director of Community Programming at US Department of Treasury), Ken Egan (Executive Director at Humanities Montana), and Gail Hillebrand (Associate Director of Consumer Education and Engagement at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) as confirmed keynote speakers for this year’s event.

In addition to the thirty break-out sessions and exciting keynotes, the 2011 Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference marks the first time we will honor rural innovators with the Mobilizing Rural Communities Innovation Awards.  Be sure to nominate those innovations you recognize as moving our rural communities forward by September 1 to be in the running for this honor.

We are pleased to partner with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to host a Region VIII Leadership Summit on September 13.  Registration for the Leadership Summit is free.  More information can be found on the conference website or by emailing karen.heisler@idaresources.org.

Mobilizing Rural Communities

Join us September 13-15 in Great Falls, at the Best Western Heritage Inn

Follow the latest about the Mobilizing Rural Communities Conference on Twitter #2011RuralConference

On October 21-22, 2011, Pennsylvania Campus Compact will be hosting a student service leadership conference in Harrisburg, PA. This conference will convene college and university students from across the mid-Atlantic region with the following goals:

Develop the leadership skills of students as they manage civic engagement programs through campus-community partnerships which address community-identified needs;
Expose students to careers in the fields of non-profit community development, civic engagement, and higher education;
Educate students on how to leverage civic engagement for addressing issues facing communities.

To this end, this conference will focus on the Social Change Model for Leadership Development, specifically the “7Cs” of student leadership. Students will attend a leadership institute consisting of four small group sessions that will educate and engage them on how the 7Cs play out on their campus and in their own lives.  Through small groups, students will be able to gain new knowledge by synthesizing concepts from Leadership for a Better World and drawing on their own experience.  Throughout the process, students and facilitators will be following an innovative Social Change Model Curriculum developed specifically for this conference.

During the student leadership institute, Civic Engagement Administrators (CEAs) will attend a concurrent track which addresses the student leadership curriculum and provides networking and professional development.  Stay tuned for more information.

Additionally, 2 concurrent workshops will be available to all institute participants focusing on other student leadership development topics, hot issues, and nonprofit careers.

Call for Workshop Proposals
Attached you will find a Call For Workshop Proposals for this conference.  These workshops will focus on Student Leadership Development, Hot Issues in Our Communities, and Nonprofit Careers.  The deadline for submitting a proposal is September 8th.

Who Should Attend?

Students involved in civic engagement (service-learning, community service, community-based research, advocacy, etc.)
PACC Community Fellows
AmeriCorps Members
Administrators, Faculty, Community Partners

Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance to ALL sessions is required.

Registration Information:
Conference registration fees are as follows:
Campus Compact Members:
$190 for Civic Engagement Administrators (faculty, staff, community partners)
$75 for Students from Campus Compact member campuses
$75 for any current AmeriCorps Member
$50 for PACC Community Fellows
$100 for Facilitators (INVITED ONLY)

Non-CC members:
$220 for Civic Engagement Administrators (faculty, staff, community partners)
$105 for Students from non-member campuses
$75 for any current AmeriCorps Member

Registration Deadline is September 30, 2011

Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance at ALL sessions is required.

Registration includes meals, breaks, and conference materials.  Please follow this link to register for the conference https://www.elbowspace.com/servlets/cfd?xr4=&formts=2011-08-10 11:15:43.952037.  Registration deadline is September 30, 2011.

Hotel Information:  Registrants are responsible for reserving and paying for their own hotel reservations.  PACC has reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA  17111 at the rate of $89 (plus taxes) per room/night.  Call (717) 939-7841 to make your reservations.  In order to receive the $89 room rate you must call in to make your reservations.  Online reservations will not receive the conference rate.  Also, make sure that you mention you are attending the PA Campus Compact Conference to receive the conference rate.  The hotel will be releasing our block of rooms on October 6, 2011.  The conference rate and room availability will not be guaranteed after October 6th.

Directions:  Directions to the hotel can be found on the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East Website at http://www.hiharrisburg.com/directions.asp.  The hotel is located at 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA  17111.

Agenda:  As workshops, presenters, etc are confirmed the agenda will be updated on our website at http://www.paccompact.org. Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance to ALL sessions is required.

Acknowledgements:  Pennsylvania Campus Compact would like to thank the Jenzabar Foundation for their support of this event.

All information about the conference will be on the PACC website at http://www.paccompact.org.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact any PACC Staff Member.

Given the evolving expectations for corporate philanthropy, corporate giving programs must go beyond simply “doing good.” In order to ensure the effectiveness of corporate philanthropy programs, executives should apply the same prudence to giving decisions that they do to other business activities, according to a report released by The Conference Board, a global business research and membership organization.

The report, entitled Making the Business Case for Corporate Philanthropy, provides practical recommendations to companies and boards for ensuring the legitimacy of their corporate giving programs. It also discusses the role of institutional investors and questions surrounding disclosure, and highlights examples of corporate giving successes and failures.

“The evidence shows that, done the right way, corporate contributions can indeed be good for both the company performance and society,” says Baruch Lev of the NYU Stern School of Business, and a co-author of the report. Christine Petrovits of George Washington University said, “With the decline in government funding of the nonprofit sector, companies face increasing expectations to step up their support. Corporate philanthropy programs can improve social welfare, but some financial return from these programs is essential for corporate giving to continue in the long run. Officers and directors should not treat charitable giving as a peripheral activity or an after-the-fact distribution of profits.”

“A coherent corporate contribution program is a formidable way for a corporation to enhance its business strategy and reward loyal stakeholders,” adds Matteo Tonello, research director of corporate leadership at The Conference Board. “In some cases, the link between corporate philanthropy and shareholder value is undisputed. In others, however, charitable giving mostly furthers the goals or aspirations of those managers who get to decide on its recipients. For this reason, it is essential for the corporate board to scrutinize the motives of charitable contributions, demand a strategic rationale, and establish adequate transparency safeguards.”

Despite the fact that almost all companies contribute some money to charity, corporate philanthropy remains a controversial component of corporate social responsibility. Proponents of corporate giving programs believe that companies have a moral obligation to assist the communities in which they do business. However, critics contend that the programs consume company resources and often further the goals of management, rather than shareholders. Since contributions tend to vary over time, programs may also be criticized as a waste of shareholder money. Moreover, shareholders may ascribe selfish intent to corporate giving decisions by officers and directors. Companies must demonstrate that their corporate giving programs improve shareholder value and social welfare.

In order to increase the effectiveness of corporate giving programs and minimize the existence or appearance of opportunistic behavior, the report recommends that executives:
— Align corporate giving with business activities. A well-designed program clearly articulates congruence between the company’s philanthropic activities and its other business activities.
— Clarify the role of officers and directors. Effective oversight includes ensuring that giving professionals have the necessary resources to implement the program and to establish internal controls, including written policies, over those resources.
— Establish standards of independence for board members. Standards should take stock exchange rules on the effect of corporate giving on director independence into account, including consideration of how independence rules might affect oversight of a corporate–sponsored charitable foundation.
— Measure financial and social performance. Procedures to systemically measure and evaluate progress toward economic and social goals can help determine whether to continue a giving activity and improve overall program effectiveness.

For detailed recommendations and examples of corporate giving success and failures, see the complete report here.

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/publicationdetail.cfm?publicationid=1992

Pre-registration is required – Fee: $25
Register online at http://www.pennhort.net/treetenders

Join the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in learning how to plant and care for neighborhood trees by becoming a “Tree Tender” this spring.

PHS and its partners have launched Plant One Million, the nation’s largest multi-state tree campaign, to replenish the tree population of 13 counties in the Greater Philadelphia region, southern New Jersey and Delaware.  PHS Tree Tenders® is a nine-hour hands-on tree care course that supports Plant One Million by empowering concerned residents to help restore and care for their local tree canopy.  Help beautify your neighborhood and region by planting trees!  The 2011 spring trainings will be held in the following locations:

Bucks County
Perkasie Borough Hall
620 West Chestnut Street, Perkasie, PA  18944
Thursdays – September 8, 15 and 22 – 6-9 PM

Chester County
Exton Community Baptist Church
114 East Swedesford Road, Exton, PA  18944
Tuesdays – September 13, 20 and 27 – 6-9 PM

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA  19103
Wednesdays – October 12, 19 and 26 – 8:45 PM

Given the intensity of the training and the late hours, the training is not appropriate for children under 16.  Continuing education credits are available for ISA, PA LA, PLNA and Act 48.  Partial and full scholarships are available on request.

Your Community can form a Tree Tenders group by having three or more people from your community graduate from the course.  Benefits include tree grant and volunteer tree planting opportunities.

For more information, contact:
Mindy Maslin at (215) 988-8844, mmaslin@pennhort.org for Philadelphia
Barbara Van Clief at (215) 988-8793, bvanclief@pennhort.org for Delaware or Montgomery Counties

You are cordially invited to Empowerment Group’s 5th annual celebration of women entrepreneurs: Success in the City! Meet and mingle with other women in business  and learn from a panel of successful women entrepreneurs from the Philadelphia area. This is a great resource for those looking to network and speak candidly about business ownership. Beverages and refreshments will be served by Meal Makers, Inc.

Panelists Include:

Della Beaver: Diva extraordinaire and owner of A Tru Diva image consulting services
Ali Brody: Holistic health coach and owner of Healthy Glow, Integrative Health Coaching
Valerie Erwin: Master chef and owner of Geechee Girl Rice Cafe, a Mount Airy Staple since 2003

Success in the City is presented by Empowerment Group, an SBA Women’s Business Center.
To RSVP to this free event, access the link below or call Veronica Perez at 215-427-9245.
http://empowerment-group.org/Events/EventsCalendar/tabid/311/ModuleID/376/ItemID/313/mctl/EventDetails/language/en-US/Default.aspx

SFL is changing the lives of at-risk youth in Northwest Philadelphia by teaching them organic farming techniques, cooking, nutrition, and business skills.  Our urban farm plots bring together students from Philadelphia high schools to plant, harvest, package, market, and sell the local produce in areas of the city that would not otherwise have access to fresh, local, affordable food. These future community leaders, farmers, and chefs learn about the environmental and nutritional impact of eating locally and advocate an end to the food deserts that exist in low-income neighborhoods.

Please consider attending one of our August events to learn more about and support the program:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th, 6:30PM-8:30PM
What: Networking for A Cause
Where: The UpBar @ Marathon Grill, 10th and Walnut, Philadelphia

Enjoy happy hour in the company of young professionals from the Philadelphia community who care about food justice, youth development, environment, and education issues. $20 cover benefits Seeds for Learning. First drink is included.

MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 12PM
What: Seeds for Learning Community Lunch and Farm Tour
Where: Martin Luther King High School, 6100 Stenton Avenue, Philadelphia

Join us for our last Community Lunch of the season. The students and local chefs will be cooking up a delicious meal straight from the farm.

Meet our students, tour our farm, and learn more about this amazing program! FREE!

Also, support us by “LIKING” us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/seedsforlearning, You can learn more about our program at http://www.foundationsinc.org/impact/seeds-learning or http://www.beyondthefarm.org. If you or organization would like to find out more ways to get involved with Seeds for Learning, please let us know by emailing farm@foundationsinc.org.

A national conference of youth groups gathered in Philadelphia to write a new Bill of Rights. This Youth Food Bill of Rights focuses on changing the food systems in communities across the nation.

Learn more about it: http://whyy.org/cms/fit/audio/we-the-youth/

The Prometheus Radio Project builds participatory radio as a tool for social justice organizing and a voice for community expression. To that end, we demystify media policy and technology, advocate for a more just media system, and help grassroots organizations build communications infrastructure to strengthen their communities and movements.

We envision a world in which the media is not a means to limit democratic participation, but a way for communities and movements to express themselves and struggle for justice. We imagine a nationwide community radio infrastructure made up of hundreds of independent, locally-orientated stations, part of a global movement to put media in the hands of the people.

Fall Internships available:

Technical Intern
Development Intern
Station Support Intern
Policy Intern
Outreach Campaign – Communications Intern
Outreach Campaign – Organizing Intern

When: Fall internships go from early September to mid December. Precise start and end dates can be negotiated, however, there will be a mandatory orientation the first full week of September. Spring and Summer internships are also be available.

Where: Philadelphia, PA

Time commitment: Flexible, 15-30 hours per week is desired. Please indicate how many hours you can commit to in your cover letter.

Compensation / Benefits: A limited amount of funding is available to support individuals who have a financial need that would otherwise prevent participation in this internship. If this is the case for you, please attach with your application a separate document titled “Financial Need Statement” indicating any such need. This will not affect your acceptance.

Interns who are university students are eligible for course credits. Other benefits include a rewarding experience, training, a letter of recommendation, ability to travel with Prometheus, and the option of paying the premium to access our health care program.

How to Apply: To apply, send a resume and cover letter to internships@prometheusradio.org. Please include the title of the internship in the subject line. Applications are due by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, August 21, 2011.

Technical Intern
This intern will work with the technical director to improve the technical resources available to community radio stations and their supporters. The internship will focus primarily on developing open source software for FM radio station allocations, which will allow broadcast engineers to do affordable channel searches for aspiring community radio stations.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about democratizing technology through both open source projects and participatory media projects.

Primary responsibilities:

Set up infrastructure for coordinating an open source project, including version control, bug tracking, and mailing lists.
Write code to extend the capabilities of the software. This could include automating channel searches and queries to the FCC’s database and/or adding a graphical user interface.

Secondary responsibilities:

Perform channel searches to identify regions of the country with open channels for new community stations.

Required qualifications:

Experience working on open source software projects
Experience designing, programming, and debugging software in various languages

Preferred qualifications:

Fluency reading Fortran and writing C++
Basic background in radio frequency engineering, especially in FM signal propagation

Please include in your cover letter why you want to work with the Prometheus Radio Project and how you expect to apply what you learn in this internship to future projects in your life.

Development Intern
Plays a major role in the development and support of Individual Giving program at the Prometheus Radio Project.
With support of Development Director, responsibilities include:

Donor Research
Maintaining donor files
Coordinate donor mailings
Responsible for development, collection, and layout of monthly donor enews content
Create and post content on organizational website
Oversee the Station Profile Project
Create Support materials for fundraising

Station Support Intern
Works with Community Radio Director to improve the station support resources available to existing and up-and-coming community radio stations.

Primary responsibilities:

Project manager for station support instructional videos
Contacts stations to inform them about LPFM survey, license renewals, and EAS equipment upgrades
Contributes to the station profiles project by interviewing existing LPFM stations
Follows up with inquiries from existing stations and LPFM hopefuls
Assists Community Radio Director in creating educational materials and resources for the station support part of the website
Assists with publicizing Prometheus webinars, conferences and workshops
Updates Prometheus’s Facebook page and other social media with news and information

Qualifications:

Experience in radio or instructional design preferred
Excellent writing and communication skills
Social media skills
Video editing/audio editing skills preferred
Ability to work in a team atmosphere on collaborative projects
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
A background in public relations, organizing or media production is a bonus, but we will consider candidates who have a educational background of any sort and a passion for learning new things

Interns will also gain skills in radio production, FCC database research, and using social media for nonprofits.

Policy Intern
After the recent passage of the Local Community Radio Act, the FCC is reviewing its rules and preparing to accept applications for new low power radio stations. The Prometheus policy intern will fight for a better media system by helping to change the rules on community radio. This will include researching the impact of proposed FCC rules, educating the public on that impact, and helping groups around the country to file their own FCC comments. The policy intern will also play a key role in a major data gathering initiative to better understand the community radio landscape. This project will gather qualitative and quantitative data from community radio stations across the country, which will be presented publicly at http://communitymediadatabase.org. This position will offer the chance to learn both about the world of community radio as well as the regulatory system that governs our media system.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support campaign to involve grassroots groups in the FCC rulemaking processes with direct outreach and written materials
Publicize opportunities to participate in the LPFM survey through email, social media, and direct outreach to stations over the phone or in person
Support regulatory staff in ensuring that LPFM survey data is successfully integrated into communitymediadatabase.org
Research other issues related to the policy goals of Prometheus and present this research to policy staff through written reports and presentation

Qualifications:

Ability to work independently, but also report progress and take direction from staff
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet set deadlines
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in communicating effectively over the phone and in person with diverse groups
Interest in media policy

Note: The policy internship will be flexible for 8-24 hours per week, Monday-Wednesday during office hours (9am-6pm). Candidates seeking an internship of more than 24 hours or on days other than Mon-Wed should have exceptional self-management skills and a willingness to work without close supervision for a majority of their time at Prometheus.
Outreach Campaign – Communications Intern
After ten years of organizing, the Prometheus Radio Project and a widespread grassroots coalition successfully passed the Local Community Radio Act in early 2011. In the wake of our victory we are positioning groups to take advantage of the largest expansion of community radio stations in U.S. history. The Prometheus Radio Project is launching a nationwide, coalition-based campaign to prepare social justice and community groups throughout the country to apply for low power community radio station licenses.

Prometheus is running a strategic outreach campaign to spread the word about this one-time opportunity to social justice and community groups around the country who may want to start stations. Nationally and regionally, we will inform social movements and communities about the upcoming license opportunity and share the potential of community radio and independent media as tools for social justice.

Primary responsibilities:

Update and create stories for the Prometheus website
Work with the outreach team to connect with press outlets, write op-eds, and use social media to gain widespread visibility of our campaign
Work with volunteer participants to generate local and regional press coverage
Maintain contact data in a constituent relationship management system

Qualifications:

Strong communication (oral and written) and research skills
Ability to work in teams and independently
Experience working with communities historically marginalized from media access, representation, and ownership a plus
Understanding of existing social justice movements in a plus
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Outreach Campaign – Organizing Intern
After ten years of organizing, the Prometheus Radio Project and a widespread grassroots coalition successfully passed the Local Community Radio Act in early 2011. In the wake of our victory we are positioning groups to take advantage of the largest expansion of community radio stations in U.S. history. The Prometheus Radio Project is launching a nationwide, coalition-based campaign to prepare social justice and community groups throughout the country to apply for low power community radio station licenses.

Prometheus is running a strategic outreach campaign to spread the word about this one-time opportunity to social justice and community groups around the country who may want to start stations. Nationally and regionally, we will inform social movements and communities about the upcoming license opportunity and share the potential of community radio and independent media as tools for social justice.

Primary responsibilities:

Work with volunteer participants to organize regional and national outreach events to promote community radio
Perform research and prepare materials for outreach
Identify and connect with social justice and community organizations in key geographic regions
Maintain contact data in a constituent relationship management system

Qualifications:

Strong communication (oral and written) and research skills
Ability to work in teams and independently
Experience working with communities historically marginalized from media access, representation, and ownership a plus
Understanding of existing social justice movements in a plus
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Register

The event details are as follows
Organization:           International Bullying Prevention Association
Event Name:             International Bullying Prevention Association Conference
Date(s):                [Nov 7 2011, 08:00 AM] – [Nov 8 2011, 04:30 PM]
Location:               Marriott New Orleans

The International Bullying Prevention Association’s annual conference provides excellent learning and professional development opportunities for those involved in bullying prevention. This year’s theme is “Bullying and Intolerance: From Risk to Resiliency.” Many of the workshops presented in breakout sessions offer current evidence-supported best practices, practical techniques for use in the classroom and school grounds, the latest research, and an opportunity to network with your colleagues from all over the United States and around the world.

For further information contact:

International Bullying Prevention Association
Email: info@stopbullyingworld.org
http://www.stopbullyingworld.org

invite community leaders and residents to a

Community Meeting
Thursday, August 25th, 6:30pm
Heritage Community Center
5858 Castor Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19149

The meeting is open to all residents who have a vested interest in our Philadelphia neighborhoods. Please come with suggestions, questions and comments about how Greater Philadelphia Cares can support local efforts to create cleaner blocks, parks and playgrounds in our city.

Please RSVP by contacting Ray Gant: 215- 964-7627

If you are not able to attend, we would still love to hear from you! Let Ray know if there is a more convenient meeting location or meetings within your community that you would like us to attend.

To help prepare those who have already registered their event and those who are considering hosting an event, PSAYDN is pleased to offer a unique, online training session entitled “Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymakers and the Media”. This online training will provide participants with tips and tools to develop events that attract media attention, policymaker support, as well as parent, school and business stakeholder engagement and ultimately highlight the importance of afterschool programs in the community.

“Planning a Lights On! Event: How to Engage your Policymakers and the Media” is scheduled for Wednesday, September 7, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Lights On Afterschool is celebrated annually to call attention to the importance of afterschool programs for America’s children, families and communities across the country. This session will be presented by Ursula Helminski, Vice President of External Affairs for the Afterschool Alliance. Local programs throughout Pennsylvania will also share their techniques for producing a quality Lights On Event and how they effectively engage both policymakers and the media.

This session is intended for individuals and organizations interested in advocating for afterschool and youth development programs.

To register for this live, online session, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your web browser:

http://www.psaydn.org/events.php

Congress has made it harder for the government to spend money to create jobs and end this recession. And that means trouble for grassroots organizations that rely on donations and grants.

Which is why I am excited to announce that Bread & Roses’ Barbara Smith Community School is hosting a fundraising fundamentals workshop. The focus of the workshop will be on building an individual donor base that can help an organization sustain itself despite the ups and downs of the economy.

This workshop is for people interested in learning the basics of effective fundraising, as well as those who simply want to brush-up on their skills.

I hope you will join us. Space is limited so click here to sign up now:

http://www.breadrosesfund.org/go/fundraisingwrkshp

Fundraising Fundamentals
Wednesday August 17th
10am-11:30 am
The Leeway Foundation
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Facilitated by:
Susan Gobreski, director at Education Voters Pennsylvania; Farrah Parkes, senior program officer at Philadelphia Health Management Corporation; Julia Ramsey, political director at ACTION United

Effective fundraising skills are more important than ever in this turbulent economy. Now is a good time to tune up your organization’s fundraising plan. At the fundraising fundamentals workshop you will learn:

Why building a broad base of individual donors is one of the most practical ways to raise money in these uncertain times.
What methods go into increasing your donor base.
How to have a strong ask in order to fundraise effectively.

The Barbara Smith Community School offers workshops, seminars, and an annual retreat designed to improve the abilities of groups working to redistribute power and resources, especially those led by poor and working-class people; people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people; those with disabilities; and others working for fundamental social change.

With another tough economic year ahead of us, now is the time to prepare ourselves for a successful year of fundraising and change. Hope you can make it!

http://www.breadrosesfund.org/index.cfm?organization_id=75&section_id=1228&page_id=4978

Princeton AlumniCorps is seeking a dynamic individual to manage our two newest initiatives. This position is ideal for a good communicator who is eager to have significant responsibility, to learn about managing nonprofit programs, and to network with a diverse community of volunteers and staff enthusiastic to mentor and support him/her.

About Princeton AlumniCorps
Princeton AlumniCorps (formerly Princeton Project 55) is an independent alumni-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires and builds civic leadership among alumni across generations by engaging them in significant activities that influence and improve our society. We are an independent 501(c)(3) based in Princeton, New Jersey with a dedicated and active board of twenty-nine and staff of five.

Position Overview and Responsibilities
The Program Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Community Volunteers including collecting and disseminating opportunities for civic engagement to our target audience; interacting with organizations and alumni; communicating with emerging and established volunteer matches; and maintaining relevant records. She/he will also spend half of his/her time supporting Emerging Leaders, including the administrative support of the recruitment, application, and interview process; creating and distributing marketing materials; and occasionally attending sessions. As is expected of all AlumniCorps staff, the Program Manager will contribute to organization-wide projects as needed. The Program Manager will report to the Executive Director.

Community Volunteers

The mission of the Community Volunteers program is to connect the talents and passion of Princeton alumni to the needs of the nonprofit community through substantive volunteer opportunities.

During the pilot year, we are targeting alumni participants from the classes of the `60s, `70s, and `80s. Our primary engagement strategy is focused on a continuum of skills-based opportunities, ranging from connecting alumni to positions on nonprofit Boards of Directors to organizing pro-bono alumni working groups to assist nonprofit organizations with substantive short-term projects.

Work with Program Leader Kef Kasdin ‘85 to coordinate the development of the Community Volunteers program structure:
• Help to develop meaningful impact evaluation goals, methods and timeline for Community Volunteers program
• Research and create an online tool for searching and sharing opportunities
• Effectively communicate program goals and expectations with all potential program participants
• Seek out volunteer opportunities (marketing, strategic planning, etc) to make use of the skills found in our alumni base
• Survey potential nonprofit partners to identify projects within our program capabilities.
• Develop materials outlining the opportunities and resources available to alumni through Community Volunteers
• Work with local volunteers to plan and support outreach, training and orientation events.
• Explore opportunities for collaboration with similar nonprofits.
• Explore opportunities to expand and develop Community Volunteers in other cities.
• Field inquiries from all potential program participants.

Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leaders professional development program helps aspiring and emerging nonprofit leaders develop the leadership capabilities, management skills and confidence to advance their professional contribution and accelerate their careers in the nonprofit sector.

The program is intended to yield tangible, near-term value to participants (and their employers) and support their longer-term leadership development. It employs experiential learning and outside experts and speakers to build management skills, leadership competencies, and sector-specific knowledge. Courses run for 10 months and consist of a series of monthly face-to-face meetings.

The inaugural class of Emerging Leaders began meeting in Washington DC in June 2011.
Work with Program Leader Hilary Joel ’85 to oversee the growth of the Emerging Leaders program:
• Coordinate the Emerging Leader application process from recruitment to placement
• Identify, support, and collaborate with regional Princeton alumni volunteers and AlumniCorps staff in the identification of trainers, space and program resources (including occasional travel to Emerging Leader cities)
• Design, update and maintain Emerging Leaders literature, website information, recruiting materials, and resources for applicants, alumni and trainers; compose articles for AlumniCorps newsletter.
• Maintain online materials for program participants
• Present on Emerging Leaders at internal and external meetings.

Identify opportunities for collaboration with other AlumniCorps initiatives, University programs, and campus and community organizations.
• Work with the Program Leader to overseeing and implement program performance measurement, primarily through offline and online survey data collection, analysis and presentation

General Administration:
• Collaborate with other staff as needed
• Aid in organization-wide initiatives
• Collaborate and communicate with alumni volunteers as needed.
• Aid in organization-wide initiatives including, but not limited to, Board meetings, programs, events, office maintenance.
• Demonstrate Princeton AlumniCorps’ values in all aspects of your daily work.

Essential Qualifications
• Excellent community-building and volunteer management skills
• Familiarity with online survey tools (Formsite, Survey Monkey, GoogleDocs) and experience working with searchable databases
• Excellent verbal, writing, editing and proofreading skills and an outstanding ability to build positive relationships.
• Event planning experience
• Demonstrated success working in a team environment and independently.
• Strong organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to prioritize and coordinate several projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated skills in project management, including attention to detail, and confidence managing multiple tasks
• Familiarity with common software programs including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), Acrobat, email applications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Flexibility and openness to new ideas and feedback
• Purposeful high energy, and the capacity to self-start
• Sense of humor

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge, WordPress and/or NetCommunity
• Experience with HTML code
• 2-5 years experience working in the nonprofit sector

Salary
Starting salary will range from $34,000 to $43,000 depending on previous experience. Compensation includes medical and dental insurance, employer matched 403(b), 20 days of paid time off, and generous holidays.

Location
The position is located at the Princeton AlumniCorps central office, 12 Stockton Street in Princeton, NJ.

Application Process
Interested individuals should email a resume and letter of interest and qualifications, Subject Line: Program Manager Application, by Monday, August 29, 2011 to Kathleen Reilly, Executive Director at info@alumnicorps.org

A start date in September will be determined by mutual agreement. We are asking for a two-year commitment.

The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action has announced a fellowship opportunity for doctoral students writing dissertations related to nonprofit or philanthropic studies. Fellows will have the chance to get important feedback on their research and will receive funding to attend the 2011 ARNOVA Annual Conference (November 17-19, 2011) in Toronto, Ontario.

The ARNOVA Doctoral Student Seminar is a one-day gathering designed to provide intellectual advice, personal encouragement, and networking opportunities to Ph.D. candidates pursuing studies related to the fields of nonprofit, voluntary action, or civil society studies. The seminar will be held November 16, 2011, the day prior to the start of the ARNOVA conference, and will include a group of up to eight fellows as well as several senior nonprofit scholars. Students will make brief presentations on their research and receive feedback from senior scholars and their fellow doctoral students. Following the seminar, students will be expected to participate in the ARNOVA Conference, which offers additional opportunities to learn about important issues in nonprofit research.

Fellows will each receive $1,000 to offset the cost of travel and lodging at the seminar and ARNOVA conference, plus free registration at the conference.

In order to be considered for the fellowship, doctoral students must have approved dissertation proposals, with preference given to applicants in the early to mid-stage of their research. Fellows may come from any institution and any academic discipline. The research must be focused on a topic related to philanthropy, voluntary action, civil society, and the nonprofit sector. The scope of the studies may include organizations or activities in the U.S. or other countries.

Visit the ARNOVA Web site to download complete program information and application procedures.

https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=ARNOVA&WebCode=Awards

September 22, 2011
9am-5pm

$15 Registration Free

BPSOS Southeast Asian Family Conference: Bridging Research with Practice

At the Friends Center in Philadelphia, PA

SEAFAM will provide a unique opportunity for practitioners and researchers from across the United States to share information regarding the dynamics of the Southeast Asian Family.

In addition, BPSOS Delaware Valley will also be presenting findings from our 5 year Healthy Marriage Demonstration Program discussing communication barriers and conflict resolution in relationships.

SEAFAM will provide an in-depth look into the many different barriers SEA families must overcome to remain a strong family unit.

Topics of discussion will include:

Access to Healthcare
Domestic Violence
Barriers to Education
Conflict Resolution and Communication

Who should attend the SEAFAM conference?

Advocates/Practitioners
Researchers/scholars
Policy Makers
Community Leaders

Join BPSOS Delaware Valley in answering, “What makes a strong family?”

Contact BPSOS Delaware Valley:

jessica.kratzer@bpsos.org, 215-334-1500

Visit http://www.bpsos.org to learn more!

Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families: Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant 90FE0032.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author (s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.

Jessica Kratzer MA IPCR
SEAFam Conference Planner
Office Hours:
Monday-Tuesday 10-6pm,
Wednesday 11-7pm

BPSOS
600 Washington Ave 18-UA
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-334-1500 x 15853

The Verizon Foundation will award grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations working on domestic violence prevention programs that are technology-based and located in underserved communities in the state.

The foundation will award program grants to nonprofits using technology to more effectively reach the communities they serve; to provide strategies for enhancing the safety of victims; and to offer job-related training for individuals participating in the programs.

To be eligible, a grant applicant must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in New Jersey. Proposals should focus on underserved communities such as low-income, ethnic, minority, limited-English speaking, and disabled groups in rural, suburban, and inner-city regions.

A total of $200,000 in grant funds is available.

All grant applications must be submitted through the Verizon Foundation’s Web site using invitation code VZNJDV.

Complete program guidelines and the application form are available at the foundation Web site.

http://www.verizonfoundation.org/

The SHARE Food Program will hold a Home and Office Flea Market on Saturday, August 20th from 9am to noon at 2901 W. Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia.

Participants are encouraged to bring trucks and vans and be prepared to take some deals home.

For more information, called 215-223-2220.

The PA Department of Labor’s Works for Me is seeking local programs, including transition programs, consumer groups, centers for independent living, community agencies, and organizations who serve individuals with disabilities, to actively promote employment for individuals with disabilities.

The purpose of the grant is to improve employment opportunities that lead to competitive jobs and economic security for individuals with disabilities.

Activities to achieve this objective may include, but are not limited to, career fairs, career or motivational speakers, career guidance seminars, job shadowing opportunities, field trips, breakfast meetings, luncheons, forums, roundtables, training, business organization presentations, mentoring events, business tours, workshops, webinars, and presentations.

For more details, go here.

http://www.worksforme-pa.org/events.html

An annual initiative of the Kids In Need Foundation, the Kids In Need Teacher Grants program provides grants to K-12 educators working to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students. The grants are funded by retail and education credit union sponsors.

Teacher grant applications will be judged according to a rubric that emphasizes innovativeness and merit, clarity of objectives, replication feasibility, suitability of evaluation methods, and cost effectiveness. Projects may qualify for funding if they make creative use of common teaching aids, approach the curriculum from an imaginative angle, or tie non-traditional concepts together for the purpose of illustrating commonalities.

All certified K-12 teachers in the U.S. are eligible to apply. The foundation does not fund preschool projects.

Teacher grant awards range from $100 to $500. Typically, two hundred to three hundred grants are awarded each year.

The program’s retail and credit union sponsors make the grant applications available at their outlets during the back-to-school season. Applications from the sponsors are also available on the Kids In Need Foundation Web site.

Visit the Kids In Need Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines, project ideas, and applications.

http://www.kinf.org/grants/index.php