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Showing posts with label Award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Award. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Honor an Outstanding Board Member
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Special 4-Day Bonus Issue from the Blue Avocado
Free Webinar! Google Analytics for the Enthusiastic Beginner
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:00 pm eastern /12:00 noon Pacific
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:00 pm eastern /12:00 noon Pacific
Speaker: Bonnie Massa, Massa & Company
Wonder what all the hype is about around web analytics? Thanks to Blue Avocado and American Nonprofits, you can join this overview of Google Analytics, a free web analytics tool that shows you how visitors are using your site. We will start with how to capture data on visitors and then hit the highlights of using Google Analytics to improve your website. This overview is for beginners and executives that want to know the value of the tool but not necessarily how to operate it . . . Click here to register free . . . offer closes March 15, 2013.
Another Free Webinar! Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability
April 12, 2013 12:00 pm eastern/9:00 am pacific
April 12, 2013 12:00 pm eastern/9:00 am pacific
Speakers: Jan Masaoka, Blue Avocado and CEO of CalNonprofits, and Steve Zimmerman, Spectrum Nonprofit Services
Too often program goals are discussed separately from financial means, although we all know that both must be discussed together. Jan and Steve will present the methodology for doing so from the book they co-authored with Jeanne Bell: Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability. This model can be used as an adjunct to or substitute for traditional strategic planning. Click here to register free. Offer ends March 15.
Board Recruitment Time? Learn the Blue Ribbon Nominating Committee Technique
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:00 pm eastern/12:00 pm pacific
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:00 pm eastern/12:00 pm pacific
Speaker: Jan Masaoka, Blue Avocado and CEO of CalNonprofits
Board recruitment discussions usually start with the tired question, "Who do we know?" Instead, let's start with "What are the three most important things for the board to accomplish this year, and what kind of board members do we need in order to do so?" Tested successfully with hundreds of nonprofits, we'll also tackle some difficult questions such as whether and how to recruit people of different races or educational backgrounds, whether to have clients or parents (or other direct beneficiaries) on the board, and whether to have fundraising or donation requirements. Based on the tested and popular Blue Ribbon Nominating Committee technique. Click here to register free . . . through March 15 only.
Free "Gift of Learning" online courses from Cornerstone
This was such a hit in the last Bonus Issue, we’re pleased to offer this again. And we’re grateful to Cornerstone to offer this once more to Blue Avocado readers and American Nonprofit members!
The Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation established the “Gift of Learning” program to over 40 classes of downloadable e-learning content -- such as leadership training, effective communication, project management, and desktop product tutorials -- to nonprofit professionals at no cost.
The Foundation is offering this to five individuals per organization...and 300 organizations will be selelcted to receive the access to the Gift of Learning library. How do you become eligible? The first 300 Blue Avocado readers that respond on March 15, 2013 (starting 9 am Pacific/12 noon Eastern) are eligble. Send an email to Blue Avocado's Susan Sanow at blueavocado@hotmail.com with the subject line "Gift of Learning” will be awarded the opportunity to access thousands of courses. Your e-mail must include the following information:
• Your organization's name
• Nonprofit tax ID number: you must have U.S. 501(c)(3) status to qualify
• Name of the contact person, and contact person's e-mail address and phone number
• Nonprofit tax ID number: you must have U.S. 501(c)(3) status to qualify
• Name of the contact person, and contact person's e-mail address and phone number
Once we reach 300 interested organizations, this offer will expire.
If your organization is chosen to participate, you will receive an introductory email directly from the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation no later than March 29, 2013. Selected nonprofits will have access to the Gift of Learning for a three month period (April 1, 2013-July 1, 2013.)
(And if you were awarded the "Gift of Learning" last fall, please step aside and let another organization benefit!)
April 1? No Foolin'… It’s a Blue Avocado Contest!
As April Fool's Day approaches, we wonder what our best April Fool's joke news headlines would be for the nonprofit community. So give it a try. Submit your headline with a 2-to-3 sentence opening paragraph. Here is a sample to get you started:
AmeriCorps to Exclusively Serve Businesses in 2014
The AmeriCorps program announced that beginning in 2014, AmeriCorps Volunteers will only be placed in small for-profit businesses. While historically placed with nonprofits, it is clear that nonprofits are better managed and there is a greater need to support the small business community.
The AmeriCorps program announced that beginning in 2014, AmeriCorps Volunteers will only be placed in small for-profit businesses. While historically placed with nonprofits, it is clear that nonprofits are better managed and there is a greater need to support the small business community.
Submit your April 1 headline and 2-3 opening sentences tosusan@blueavocado.org. Use the subject line April Fool's. Send in your entry by Friday, March 22, 2013. You may be featured in our special April Fool's Day issue! What's in it for our top 10 favorite/funniest entries? You'll win a copy of Jan Masaoka’s book, The Nonprofit’s Guide to Human Resources. Good luck!
Monday, February 25, 2013
3 nonprofits in running for award at Sullivan Nonprofit Leadership Summit
3 nonprofits in running for award at Sullivan Nonprofit Leadership Summit
MONTICELLO — Three nonprofits will vie for a $5,000 "innovation" award during Sullivan County's annual Nonprofit Leadership Summit on March 6 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Crystal Run Village's "New Directions New Lives" initiative, the Manor Ink youth-run newspaper and Rural & Migrant Ministry's youth economic group were chosen out of 13 applicants for the award, summit organizers announced Thursday.
Organizers also announced the two keynote speakers: Greg Berman, director of the New York City-based Center for Court Innovation; and Doug Sauer, executive director of the Albany-based New York Council on Nonprofits.
"The energy that starts flooding into Bethel Woods on the morning of the summit is simply indescribable.""The needs and the purpose of the summit are no less today than they were three years ago," said Amanda Langseder, one of the summit co-chairs.
The innovation award was created to recognize innovative new programs, marketing campaigns or collaborations between nonprofits.
The two runner-ups will each get a $500 prize.
Crystal Run Village made the short list for an initiative it launched in April 2010 to improve outcomes for its developmentally disabled clients.
Public relations Director Carolyn Vallese called it a major culture shift in which staff use a "person-centered" approach to identify clients' most important needs.
"We estimate that more than half the individual participating in our program have shown improvement in all facets of their lives," she said. "It's a good model that any business could use."
Livingston Manor Ink began printing in June 2012. It is sponsored by the Livingston Manor Free Library and the nonprofit Community Reporting Alliance.
Rural & Migrant Ministry made the final for its youth-run business, Basement Bags, which is based at First Presbyterian Church in Liberty and run by Sullivan County high-school students in RMM's Youth Economic Group.
The group produces silk-screened cotton canvas tote bags. The bags are imported from a cooperative in Mexico and dyed using a commercial silkscreen press.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Weekly News
Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Weekly News
DiNapoli Reaches Agreement with Cabot Oil and Gas to Disclose Policies on Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Tuesday that Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation has agreed to publicly disclose its policy and procedures for eliminating or minimizing the use of toxic substances in its hydraulic fracturing fluids. As a result of the agreement, DiNapoli has withdrawn his shareholder proposal submitted for the company’s 2013 proxy statement calling for a report on the use of these substances in Cabot’s shale energy operations.
DiNapoli: Special Education Providers Charged Taxpayers for Excessive Salaries and Personal Items
The owners of two Manhattan–based special education providers claimed more than $500,000 in expenses to which they were not entitled, including extra money for their salaries, vehicle costs and personal expenses, as well as bonuses for staff that could not be justified, according to two audits released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit findings are being considered for referral to law enforcement.
DiNapoli: Court Allows Securities Litigation Class Action Against BP To Move Forward
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commended a Houston federal judge’s decision on Thursday to allow a securities class action case against BP plc to go forward. “We are pleased that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s claims on behalf of BP’s investors will proceed,” DiNapoli said. “Shareholders saw their investments plummet in value following the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Now information has come to light that BP was wholly unprepared to respond to the risks of its deep sea operations and incapable of adequately reacting when something went wrong.”
DiNapoli Receives Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli received the Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award in recognition of his lifetime of public service to the state of New York and its citizens. The award was presented at the United Federation of Teachers’ annual Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference held last the weekend at which DiNapoli delivered the luncheon keynote address.
DiNapoli: Gloversville Faces Fiscal Challenges
Long–term population loss continues to limit economic growth in the city of Gloversville, according to a report issued Wednesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. City officials, however, have established critical rainy day funds by controlling the growth in spending, which helped lead to a recent upgrade to the city’s credit rating. The report is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on cities across the state released by the Comptroller’s office.
Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Wednesday announced his office completed audits of:
the Town of Bangor; the Town of Black Brook; the Town of Florida; the Jericho Fire District; the City of Mechanicville; the Town of Olive; and, the Watertown Housing Authority.
DiNapoli Reaches Agreement with Cabot Oil and Gas to Disclose Policies on Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Tuesday that Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation has agreed to publicly disclose its policy and procedures for eliminating or minimizing the use of toxic substances in its hydraulic fracturing fluids. As a result of the agreement, DiNapoli has withdrawn his shareholder proposal submitted for the company’s 2013 proxy statement calling for a report on the use of these substances in Cabot’s shale energy operations.
DiNapoli: Special Education Providers Charged Taxpayers for Excessive Salaries and Personal Items
The owners of two Manhattan–based special education providers claimed more than $500,000 in expenses to which they were not entitled, including extra money for their salaries, vehicle costs and personal expenses, as well as bonuses for staff that could not be justified, according to two audits released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit findings are being considered for referral to law enforcement.
DiNapoli: Court Allows Securities Litigation Class Action Against BP To Move Forward
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commended a Houston federal judge’s decision on Thursday to allow a securities class action case against BP plc to go forward. “We are pleased that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s claims on behalf of BP’s investors will proceed,” DiNapoli said. “Shareholders saw their investments plummet in value following the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Now information has come to light that BP was wholly unprepared to respond to the risks of its deep sea operations and incapable of adequately reacting when something went wrong.”
DiNapoli Receives Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli received the Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award in recognition of his lifetime of public service to the state of New York and its citizens. The award was presented at the United Federation of Teachers’ annual Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference held last the weekend at which DiNapoli delivered the luncheon keynote address.
DiNapoli: Gloversville Faces Fiscal Challenges
Long–term population loss continues to limit economic growth in the city of Gloversville, according to a report issued Wednesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. City officials, however, have established critical rainy day funds by controlling the growth in spending, which helped lead to a recent upgrade to the city’s credit rating. The report is the latest in a series of fiscal profiles on cities across the state released by the Comptroller’s office.
Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Wednesday announced his office completed audits of:
the Town of Bangor; the Town of Black Brook; the Town of Florida; the Jericho Fire District; the City of Mechanicville; the Town of Olive; and, the Watertown Housing Authority.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Regional Economic Development Council Awards
Regional Economic Development Council Awards
A list with descriptions of 2012's council awards.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Nominate an Outstanding CPA; Join the NYCON Board
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