News from Around the Sector: November 2009

TSNE 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.”

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Conferences, Trainings, Workshops

Celebrating Thanksgiving Humanely
Hosted by the World Society for the Protection of Animals
November 19, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Learn how to celebrate Thanksgiving in a way that supports our environment, community and animal welfare. During this exciting and timely lunch discussion, NonProfit Center neighbor WSPA will present research and recommendations about choosing humane foods. Participants will leave with ideas and actions to celebrate the holiday more humanely.  

Best Practices for Free and Paid Online Promotion
Hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
Wednesday, December 2, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

This webinar provides best practices for the most common online promotional opportunities.

Getting Started with Online Conferencing
Hosted by Idealware
Thursday, December 3, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

What better way to learn about online seminar (webinar) tools than via an online seminar? Talk about the features that can help you conduct meetings or training over the Web – for instance, desktop sharing, slide shows, chat functionality, polls, voice conferencing and more – and then look at some of the free and affordable options, such as Glance, DimDim, Yugma, GoToMeeting, ReadyTalk and Adobe Connect.

Building Better Boards
Hosted by Third Sector New England
Tuesday, December 8, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Come to learn and share experiences of steps and actions to re-awaken your board, who to recruit, who to thank for their service and how to balance it all in today’s world.

Program Development
Hosted by Third Sector New England
Thursday, December 10, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will work through real life case studies on program development and learn about sharing vision for new programs, research with stakeholders and design of program elements. Participants will also be introduced to how to develop staffing patterns, budget, evaluate and fundraise for new programs. 

Employment Opportunities

TSNE is pleased to share these job opportunities on behalf of other organizations in the nonprofit sector.

hopeFound is seeking a grant writer.

Tenacity, Inc., in Boston, Mass., is hiring a director of the summer tennis and reading program.

Root Capital, in Cambridge, Mass., is seeking an IT manager and business analyst.

Please check here for current employment opportunities with TSNE and our Fiscal Sponsorship and Executive Transition Program clients. Full-time and part-time positions have been added.