TSNe-Bulletin: October 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:

Focus on Your Nonprofit’s Priorities

Preparing for Flu Season
Make the Most of Your Work Week
Training for Nonprofit Supervisors
Consultants Corner: Can You Find More Time?
Software Corner: Data Representation
Green Tip: Halloween
Sectorwide Trainings, Events and Jobs

H1N1 Is Here: Get Ready Now

Flu season is upon us, and we all need to prepare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking employers to tell their staff members to stay home if they are sick.

What plans should we be making now to prepare for flu season and continue to support our constituents and advance critical issues?

Monday, Monday

How do we, as nonprofit staff, manage to organize our time so that we do not become overwhelmed by all of the work that remains to be done? TSNE’s director of administration and human resources offers a few tips for making your week productive - and enjoyable.

Be an Effective Supervisor

Strong supervision creates a culture of mutual respect in which employees and supervisors communicate regularly and clearly about job-related expectations, tasks and overall performance.

Learn how to be a better supervisor at November’s Effective Supervision workshop (November 5 and again on November 17), part of TSNE’s Capacity Building Training Series.

New This Month: Consultants Corner

In this new monthly column from TSNE’s Senior Consultant Bob Greene, Bob offers time-tested advice on issues such as strategic planning, leadership development and governance. This month he discusses how planning and priority setting can alleviate time management issues, giving you more time to accomplish your more-focused goals.

Software Corner

You’ve got data. How do you transform it into charts, graphs and maps that will help your audience understand the data and move them to take action? This Idealware report provides an overview of the types of graphic formats that might work for you, and then compares low-cost tools that can help you create them.

Green Tip

There are many strategies for making better choices when it comes to Halloween.

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.

Don’t miss NonProfit Center neighbor VSA arts hosting a screening of Including Samuel to be followed by discussion of the film on November 17.

This month we’ve included information on:

Featured Job of the Month

Administration and Human Resources Assistant

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