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ShareNews from Around the Sector: September 2009TSNE is pleased to announce upcoming activities and events from across the nonprofit sector, as well as new resources available for nonprofit professionals. Send your sectorwide announcements to info@tsne.org, subject line “News Submission.” News from Around the Sector is sent each month to subscribers to the TSNe-Bulletin. If you would like to be added to the subscription list, visit our sign-up page.
Conferences, Trainings, WorkshopsThe Adaptive Leader Join us in this interactive workshop where you will learn more about how to facilitate, assess, synthesize and strategize to sustain a vibrant organization in deep service to its mission and community. Voyager Discovery Desktop Suite Please join Easter Seals for a webinar presented by Rich Herold, Sales and Marketing Rep, Able Link Technologies. Rich will give a presentation on Voyager Discovery Desktop Suite software, which is designed for people with cognitive and memory difficulties. This suite of software includes Pocket Coach, Pocket, Compass, Schedule Assistant and Pocket Ace. Nonprofit Finance: Identifying and Using Key Financial Indicators as Essential Management Tools This workshop will provide participants with an overview of what key financial and operational indicators are – and why they are essential to maintaining a healthy organization. We will review certain basic financial tools and metrics that every nonprofit manager should be familiar with, including the data to look for in the three basic financial reports: balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement. Social Action Bootcamp Social Action Boot Camps bring together a diverse group of young community leaders, activists and social entrepreneurs for a day of networking and training dedicated to giving each attendee the tools to grow and sustain their community action ideas, projects and organizations. Community Vitality Summit The conference will feature 13 different hands-on workshops; structured networking with over 40 professional consultants who have expertise in key areas of nonprofit development; a keynote address by Hal Schippits, Ph.D. on maintaining your work/life balance with a sense of humor; and tools to help community and faith-based organizations navigate the economy and improve outreach. Boston Fundraising Summit Nonprofit fundraising has become highly specialized, and each segment of your donor market requires a different set of relationship management skills. Whether you are reaching out to private foundations, wealthy individuals or your own members, you need to understand who they give to, and why. The Boston Summit focuses on the relationship aspects of fundraising, and offers you several ways to enhance your relationship management skills. Seeing Sound, Hearing Images: WGBH’s Work to Make Media Accessible to Viewers with Disabilities WGBH, Boston’s public broadcaster, is also a pioneer in making media of all kinds accessible to audiences who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision. Beginning in 1972 with the first captioned television program ever broadcast (Julia Child’s The French Chef), WGBH’s Media Access Group has broken down barriers though closed captioning and descriptive video (Descriptive Video Service® or DVS®). Architecture in the New Economy What impact does the current economy have on the building industry? What changes will we see in our homes in coming years? What will sell, and what will hold its value? The designer of the “Katrina Cottage” shares her view of a future with smaller, sustainable homes located in walkable communities. Email Fundraising Bootcamp The bootcamp will be an intensive, activity-packed day to help you jumpstart your email fundraising efforts. Whether you are new to the world of email fundraising or just need a refresher, join us to hear from experts from Idealware, Firefly Partners and Database Design Associates and get hands-on help from peers and consultants in designing your own email fundraising strategy. Nonprofit Leadership Series This seminar is designed for managers, executive directors, and board members of nonprofit organizations, as well as people considering making a career change to the nonprofit sector. Its goals are to enable participants to become more effective leaders of nonprofit organizations, to provide a forum in which they can share ideas and gain practical suggestions for strengthening their organizations, and to create an environment in which they can get to know leaders of other nonprofit organizations. Building for Sustainable Communities: Nonprofit Facilities & Shared Workspace As the real estate market continues to change and stimulus funds become available, nonprofit organizations are finding new opportunities to create quality workspace and facilities for themselves and the communities they serve. Join us for a hands-on training seminar to help your agency successfully create and operate a mission-enhancing, financially sustainable facility. EventsDirectors of Volunteer Administration Fall Kick Off and Networking Meeting DOVA is an association of professionals who recruit and work with volunteers at nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston. DOVA fosters professional development by offering program meetings about volunteer management, recruitment, marketing and screening, as well as opportunities to share experiences, ideas, best practices and skills with colleagues. Local, Sustainable, Delicious: A Seasonal Celebration! Join us as we celebrate the work of growers and chefs on the 2009 New England Grow-Out, a project led by Chefs Collaborative that promotes farm to chef relationships while celebrating biodiversity and the agricultural history of New England. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center's Champions for Change Gala & Auction The evening will feature fine food and drink and silent and live auctions to support BARCC’s free services. We will also present the annual awards to our Champions for Change and our extraordinary volunteers. Employment OpportunitiesTSNE is pleased to share these job opportunities on behalf of other organizations in the nonprofit sector. Boston Pride Committee is seeking a deputy director. Alzheimer's Association/Massachusetts and New Hampshire Chapter, has openings for a development officer-special events and a major gifts officer. Crittenton Women's Union, in Boston, Mass., is hiring a guest advocate. HopeFound, in Boston, Mass., is looking for a relief coordinator and a director of clinical services. Campus Compact, in Boston, Mass., is seeking a director of communications. Grassroots Leadership, in Charlotte, N.C., is seeking an executive director. FSG Social Impact Advisors is seeking an accounting manager. Please check here for current employment opportunities with TSNE’s Fiscal Sponsorship and Executive Transition Program clients. Full-time and part-time positions have been added. |
