Nonprofit Portal Digest
November 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
COPING WITH CHALLENGING ECONOMIC TIMES
Foundation Center Focuses on the Economic Crisis
The Foundation Center has developed a new online feature, “Focus on the Economic Crisis,” which provides a wide array of resources to help nonprofits and foundations alike as they face the challenges of an unstable economy.
One article of particular interest:
Surviving Tough Economic Times: Q&A with Clara Miller, President/CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Chronicle of Philanthropy Issues Special Report: How Charities Cope with a Troubled Economy
To help nonprofits navigate the challenges, the Chronicle of Philanthropy has compiled recent stories, live discussions, and statistics about how charities deal with turbulent times. Most are available without a subscription.
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee Convenes Critical Issue Forums Focusing on the Economy
This series is intended to address the issues and opportunities to the local nonprofit sector as a result of recent economic shifts. National economic changes will increase demand for nonprofit services, and at the same time affect resources available to the sector, calling for creative organizational responses. Both sessions are free, “brown bag” events.
Session I: November 18: Anticipating the Challenges to the Nonprofit Sector in 2009: A Guide to a Rapidly Changing Economy
Session II: December 2: The Changing Environment for Financial Support of the Nonprofit Sector
NEWS, Research and publications
Nonprofit Research Colloquium: The Nonprofit Sector Today: Exploring Differences between Nonprofits and For-profits in the Same Industries
December 4, 4:00-5:30 pm. Sponsored by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and featuring presenter H. Woods Bowman, School of Public Service, DePaul University.
Communiqué No. 11 from the Listening Post Project: Nonprofit Policy Priorities for the New Administration, by Lester Salamon and Stephanie Geller
“With a major economic crisis pressing in on families throughout the country, America needs its nonprofit organizations like never before. But a just-completed poll finds the vast majority of nonprofit executives reporting little improvement in government policy toward their organizations over the recent past, and pinning high hopes on a new national administration to establish a more supportive policy environment for their work at this crucial juncture of our national life.”
Now Available: 2008 Edition of Foundations in Wisconsin
OPPORTUNITIES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Forum on the Nonprofit Sector: Beyond the Bottom Line: Understanding and Promoting Nonprofit Financial Sustainability, with Woods Bowman
December 4, 8:30-11 am
Sponsored by the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in partnership with the Donors Forum of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Center for Independence, this forum will review concepts of nonprofit financial performance, focusing on the recent work of scholars who are adapting principles used by for-profits to benefit the nonprofit sector. Woods Bowman, a nationally known scholar with expertise in nonprofit finance, is the featured presenter.
December 10: Breakfast with a Grantmaker
When critical relationships between funders and their grantees are at their best, both sides learn from each other and their work achieves greater impact. Sponsored by the Donors Forum of Wisconsin, Breakfast with a Grantmaker offers a unique opportunity for nonprofit professionals and grantmakers to exchange information in an informal setting about topics of importance other than specific grant proposals.
SAVE THE DATE
November 24, 5:30 pm: Dialogue with Directors
Join BoardStar for an informal gathering of greater Milwaukee Board Directors for networking, snacks, and information from the BoardSource national conference, held in Washington DC in late October.
UPCOMING TRAINING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
BoardStar
Sign up with BoardStar, an initiative of the Nonprofit Management Fund, to get notification of free weekly podcasts about matters of interest to nonprofit board directors.
Recent podcasts include:
Online Matching
Nonprofit vs For-Profit Boards
Community Foundation Boards
Calendar of Nonprofit Training and Learning Events
Visit the Portal Calendar to learn about upcoming workshops, conferences and other training and learning events. Some upcoming highlights:
Board Governance
11/18--Ready, Set…Serve! (BoardStar)
12/4--Board Recruitment 101 (BoardStar)
12/8--Board Recruitment 101 (BoardStar)
Nonprofit Management
11/19—Ethics and Values in Nonprofit Organizations (UWM School of Continuing Education)
11/20--Strategic Plan Implementation: Take Your Plan Off the Shelf (Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee)
12/9--Conducting Performance Appraisals (Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee)
12/10—Developing a Strategic Plan for Your Nonprofit (UWM School of Continuing Education)
Learn about these offerings and more on the Nonprofit Portal Calendar.
JOBS THAT SERVE Jobs that Serve is an online job listing service for nonprofits only, managed by the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee.
Posting a job is easy, fast and affordable.
There is no charge for job seekers.
Recent postings include:
Purchasing Assistant (Community Care)
Victim-Witness Specialist (Washington County)
System Redesign Coordinator (Community Advocates)
Lead Teacher (Lutheran Social Services)
Marketing/Public Relations (Walker’s Point Center for the Arts)
Find more information about these and other positions at Jobs That Serve.
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