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ShareTSNe-Bulletin: May 2009Welcome to the TSNe-Bulletin, providing nonprofit professionals and capacity builders with tips, ideas and information on issues affecting our sector.
In This Issue:
New TSNE Program Supports Organizational TransitionsIf the world is shifting under your “organizational feet,” Third Sector New England’s new Organizational Transitions Practice can help you clearly see the choices in front of you by assessing and analyzing organizational data. We can help you scenario plan around different organizational transition choices. We can then facilitate the organization’s strategic decision-making processes. Protecting Workers’ RightsMay Day has long been observed worldwide as a day to celebrate the contributions of workers and raise awareness of their continued struggles. More recently, May 1st has been embraced by the immigrant rights movement in the United States as the day to bear witness to the unjust and inhuman treatment of immigrant workers. Client Spotlight: Center to Support Immigrant OrganizingOur Fiscal Sponsorship Client Spotlight focuses this month on the Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (CSIO), founded in 2000. CSIO supports the work of individuals, groups, organizations and communities dedicated to organizing immigrants around the issues that affect their lives. According to Co-Director Ann Philbin, fiscal sponsorship “... means that by-and-large we don’t have to worry about handling the administrative piece, which frees us up to focus on the meat of what we do.” Six Steps to RebrandingIs there value in a nonprofit brand? While there are costs associated with rebranding, the benefit of standing out from the crowd may well be worth it to your organization -- especially when major donors and funders are more rigorously choosing organizations to which they will make gifts. Learn how one nonprofit used rebranding to strengthen its position as a brand ahead of the pack. Strategic Partnerships and MergersRegistration is now open for Strategic Partnerships and Mergers, the next workshop in TSNE’s Bottom Line Training Series to help your organization survive the economic downturn. Participants will explore how to evaluate whether to proceed and the steps to identify the right partner, establish a due diligence process and achieve a successful agreement. Trainer M.J. Kaplan will touch on issues such as corporate models, roles (board, staff and consultants), expenses and tips for acting quickly, strategically and accountably. Bike Commuting: Good For The Environment, Good For YouMay 11 - 17 is Bay State Bike Week. Biking reduces air pollution by eliminating harmful emissions of cars, buses, trains and other commuting vehicles that run on fossil fuels. Biking saves money by reducing gas, tolls, parking, fares and other costs for commuting. And at the same time, biking is great exercise. A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management SystemsWritten in partnership with NTEN, this detailed report walks through the features that might be useful to you, summarizes and compares 33 different low-cost donor management systems, and then provides detailed reviews of 12 of them. Visit Idealware to learn more. Are You in Our Network?In addition to staying in touch with TSNE and the region’s nonprofit sector through the TSNe-Bulletin, check out our blog, or join our Facebook group. Happenings and Opportunities in the Nonprofit SectorTSNE 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 employment opportunities, as well as workshops and trainings. Have a job opening, grant opportunity, publication or event to announce? Send us your sectorwide announcements with subject line News Submission to info@tsne.org. |
