TSNe-Bulletin: Summer 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:

Contingency Budgeting
Succession Planning
Collective Learning
2009-2010 Training Series Registration Now Open
Client Spotlight: Boston Family BoatBuilding
TSNE Brings Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to Boston
Software Corner: Collaboration Products
Green Tip: Office Paper
Sectorwide Training and Jobs

Planning for the Future

Planning is critical to the current and future health of your nonprofit. As we approach the fall months when most of our organizations switch into high gear, you will find the following how-to articles invaluable.

When planning a budget for the next fiscal year, consider planning more than one, as Kay Snowden suggests in Contingency Budgeting.

Don’t wait for an emergency. Start succession planning now before you are faced with an executive transition.

Sharing Lessons Learned by the Capacity Building Fund

Finding time to do some deep thinking, reflection and learning is nearly impossible when working in or running a nonprofit. But in these days of economic turbulence, the need to look at the "big picture" is more important than ever. Find out how TSNE assists in creating a space for collective learning through lessons learned from the Capacity Building Fund.

Capacity Building Training Series Now Open

Third Sector New England’s Capacity Building Training Series is designed to help nonprofit managers meet the challenge of doing more with less in today’s turbulent economy. We’ll help you clearly connect the dots between your nonprofit’s mission and the program, financial, staff, fundraising and other decisions that senior and executive managers must make daily and long term.

Registration is now available for the 2009-2010 Capacity Building Training Series.

Fiscal Sponsorship Client Spotlight

Boston Family BoatBuilding is fiscally sponsored by TSNE and finds the relationship enhances its mission to provide underserved students in the Boston-area public schools with an alternative approach to learning.

Advancing the National Conversation on Race

As part of the new lecture series, Conversations with ..., TSNE’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative hosted Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, who spoke of the central role diversity and inclusion play in building cohesive and effective organizations - and strong communities.

Idealware Software Corner

An Idealware article compares options for collaboration software.

Green Tip

Consider the environmental impact of wasteful paper use in the NonProfit Center’s Green Tips.

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 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. Send to: info@tsne.org