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Located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts,
the Human Service Forum is a member organization
that provides a voice for human service organizations
through leadership, information, advocacy,
recognition, public relations and capacity
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| Fund a Cause
What is the most effective method to bring about social change? For many charities, the answer is advocacy — educating the public about the organization's mission, raising awareness of issues affecting constituents, and/or developing policy options. If information is the key to getting people involved, why do so few organizations advocate their causes? Sometimes, the answer is simply a lack of funds. Now, a new report from Atlantic Philanthropists encourages foundations to help bring about social change by funding advocacy. For foundations, this report provides lessons learned from advocacy-oriented grantmaking. For charities, this report provides examples of successful advocacy efforts that have been foundation funded and insights into the way foundations might approach such requests. >>>More | Finding Mr. and/or Ms. Right
Every board with recruitment and composition challenges should read this Grant Thornton article that discusses how to build a functioning board. Grant Thornton introduces "decision screen," a due-diligence process to help determine whether your board candidates truly meet your requirements. Conflict-of-interest policies, background checks, interviews by future peers, and discussions of the candidates' governance philosophy are just some of the filters that weed out the most obvious mismatches. >>>More | Regional Cultural Database Launched
The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced the public launch of CultureCount. This free online resource, the only regional cultural database in the country, currently houses 22,000 active records and offers a variety of search features and research tools. The searchable database provides New England state arts agencies, researchers, cultural organizations, funders, artists, policy makers, economists, and the general public with a wealth of research information to support analysis, advocacy, and policy development. >>>More | Nonprofits Should Prepare Now for the New Form 900
Because the revised Form 990 that all nonprofit organizations must file with the IRS starting this year will require significantly more information, they should start now to collect the data and implement relevant policies and procedures to improve governance, management, and disclosure. >>>More | HSF Library Resources Online & by Mail!
Did you know that the Human Service Forum has a library stocked with all the latest management books, expensive journals and books-on-CD? Members can borrow them using our Library-by-Mail service. Click here to see everything that's on our shelves, grouped by subject. Make your Library-By-Mail request via email to info@humanserviceforum.org. | Southern New England Nonprofit Consultant Directory is a valuable resource to help nonprofit organizations identify consultants and includes helpful tips on how to effectively screen, hire and manage consultants. The directory is open to all consultants and is not a pre-approved list. >>>More |
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| August 5, 2008 Human Resource Directors Roundtable
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Center for Human Development, 332 Birnie Ave., Springfield >>>More | August 26, 2008 Fiscal Officers Roundtable
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Center for Human Development, 332 Birnie Ave., Springfield >>>More | September 17, 2008 Transformational Communication: “Hey, did you hear what I said?”
8:00 a.m. at The Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, Holyoke >>>More |
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| July 24, 2008 Adoption 101!
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at 475 Rear Sumner Avenue (behind Goodwill) >>>More | July 24, 2008 FOOD that's IN, when school is OUT! - Summer Food Service Program
at various locations >>>More | July 31, 2008 Western Mass Recovery Learning Community 1st Birthday Party
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Holyoke Resource Connection Center (RCC),187 High Street, Suite 303 >>>More |
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