TSNe-Bulletin: February 2009

Welcome to the TSNe-Bulletin, providing nonprofit professionals and capacity builders with tips, ideas and information on issues affecting our sector.

In This Issue:

• The Economic Crisis: Reconnect with Donors
• Funders and Nonprofits Brainstorm Together
• Tenant Spotlight: Disability Rights Fund 
• Training: Financial Analysis 
• Training: Effective Supervision 
• ED Forum: An Alternative to Nonprofit Mergers 
• Software Corner: Donor Management 
• Blog: Black Was Out?
• Nationwide Resources

Turning Crisis into Opportunity

Hard times call for hard analysis: Assess your mission, your business model and similar organizations, and analyze the unique role your nonprofit makes in the lives of those served. Take this as an opportunity to think about how you communicate with donors and other stakeholders, and share your message.

Bringing Nonprofits and Funders Together

On January 8, TSNE co-sponsored a gathering convened by Associated Grant Makers that brought together nonprofit leaders and funders from throughout Massachusetts. In small groups, participants answered questions that addressed short-term and long-term challenges and needs. Read more about the themes and ideas generated by this conversation.

Amplifying Voices of People with Disabilities

New NonProfit Center tenant Disability Rights Fund allocates grants to organizations in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America which work on a multitude of issues concerning individuals with disabilities.

Learn more about DRF’s work and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Financial Analysis in Turbulent Times

Join us for the next Bottom Line workshop, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, as Accounting Management Solutions presents best practices for financial management during volatile economic times. This free workshop will also be available as a webinar for participants unable to make it to the NonProfit Center in person.

Learn to Be an Effective Supervisor

The March 12 workshop is sold out, but there are still a handful of seats remaining at the March 19 Effective Supervision workshop, part of TSNE’s Capacity Building Training Series. Register now, before the second session fills up.

ED Forum

This month TSNE Executive Director Jonathan Spack presents an alternative for nonprofits contemplating mergers during the economic crisis: fiscal sponsorship.

According to Pundits, "It's In to Be Black"

TSNE’s Denise Moorehead asks, “When did it become appropriate for people in the news business to joke about race like bad comedians on cable networks?” Read the TSNE blog, and let us know how you feel about Larry King’s comment.

Software Corner

Do You Need New Donor Management Software?

Will a new software package really support your fundraising strategy better? Or will it just be an expensive path to get you back to the same place? Visit Idealware for more.

Happenings and Opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector

TSNE is pleased to announce upcoming activities and events from across the sector, as well as new resources available for nonprofit professionals.

This month we’ve included information on grant opportunities, as well as workshops and trainings.

Featured job of the month: Executive Director, United for a Fair Economy

Have a job opening, grant opportunity, publication or event to announce? Send us your sectorwide announcements with subject line News Submission. Send to: info@tsne.org