TSNe-Bulletin: November 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:

Meet the New TSNE.org
Email Fundraising, Start to Finish
Should Your Contractor Be an Employee?
Grassroots Media Conference
Tenant Spotlight: Voter Engagement
Training: Program Development
Consultants Corner: Do You Use Your Strategic Plan?
Using Facebook for Events
Green Tip: Talking Turkey
Sectorwide Trainings and Jobs

New TSNE Website

As you click through to read our articles and columns this month, you will notice that the TSNE and NonProfit Center websites have a new design, implemented from feedback from readers like you.

While everything you will find works, including now being able to leave comments on articles, we are continuing to create some new features in the Resources area in the next month. We'd love your feedback when we're done!

Getting Started with Email Fundraising

Inspired by last month's Email Fundraising Bootcamp held at the NonProfit Center, we bring you a white paper to help your organization put together an email campaign from start to finish.

Independent Contractor, or Employee?

It is not uncommon for organizations to enter into consulting contracts with individuals who should legally be hired as employees. But how do you know which is which situation? Lyn Freundlich, TSNE's director of human resources and administration, breaks it down for you.

Opportunities and Challenges for Marginalized Voices

This year's Be the Media mini-conference, sponsored by Progressive Communicators Network and TSNE, will explore the changing media landscape and what it means for progressive organizations.

Every Voice Counts

How does the 2010 Census affect your organization? Meet NonProfit Center neighbor Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, and learn what they are doing to help make sure your constituents are heard.

Program Planning for 2010

People are starting to refer to the economic crisis as the "new normal." The December 10 program development workshop, part of TSNE's Capacity Building Training Series, talks about creating or adapting programs keeping this new reality in mind.

Consultants Corner

In this month's column, TSNE Senior Consultant Bob Greene shares tips on creating and maintaining a strategic plan.

TSNE Blog: Leveraging Facebook

Does your organization use Facebook to promote events? What has worked? What hasn't? Join the conversation at TSNE's strategic communications blog.

Green Tip: Humane Thanksgiving

Did you know that approximately 250 million turkeys were raised this year?

This heightened meat consumption impacts human health, the environment and certainly the turkeys. Understanding this, the World Society for the Protection of Animals provides important information and resources to help Thanksgiving celebrants make better choices and enjoy humane holidays whether eating at home or dining out.

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:

Featured Job of the Month

Web Technology Associate

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