Nonprofit News
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Dec 13 2011So, You Think You Know About Nonprofits?
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We all get hit up to donate to charity, especially at this time of the year. Our mailboxes are overflowing with address labels, brochures, gift cards, calendars, Christmas wrapping paper and anything else that charities think will induce us to give.
... Read ArticleWhy Do We Give? Not Why or How You Think
Dec 2 2011GUY RAZ, HOST: This time of year, pleas for donations are as plentiful as eggnog and door-buster sales. Americans give around $300 billion a year to charity. And as NPR's Alix Spiegel reports, psychologists have started to look more closely at when and why we're motivated to give.
ALIX SPIEGEL, BYLINE: The science of charity took off in earnest in the late 1990s, but the... Read Article
Frances Hesselbein’s Seven Tips for Nonprofit Leaders
Nov 10 2011Related to: Leadership
With a career that spans seventy years in the nonprofit sector and includes positions as a troop leader, state leader, and, ultimately, CEO of the Girl Scouts and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management), which she still holds at 96, it is no surprise that Frances Hesselbein has some clear... Read Article
Ronald McDonald House Announces New Executive Director
Oct 28 2011Kristin Rortvedt has been hired to the position of Executive Director for Ronald McDonald House Charities® of New Mexico. As the organizational leader, Rortvedt is responsible for implementation of policies set by the Board of Directors as well as financial, program and administrative management of the organization.
“Serving three years as a RMHC-NM Board Member and volunteer... Read Article
United Way of Eastern New Mexico Hosts 4th Annual Health & Wellness Day
Oct 27 2011Health & Wellness Day, October 29, 2011, 9am-3pm at Clovis Community College--Clovis New Mexico
United Way of Eastern New Mexico will host its 4th annual Health and Wellness Day at Clovis Community College on October 29, 2011 from 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. This a FREE event and is open to the public. The Health and Wellness Day is sponsored in part by the Curry County Wellness... Read Article
Volunteers still needed for Make a Difference Day projects
Oct 10 2011Time is getting closer to the Make a Difference Day events scheduled for October 21st and 22nd.
If you've not signed up to particpate in one of the many important and necessary projects registered by non-profit agencies in Albuquerque, there is still time.
Just go to the "get involved" tab, select "Make a Difference Day" and look over the many available projects... Read Article
Why Young Professionals Should Consider Board Service
Sep 29 2011posted by Amy Potthast on September 28, 2011
Recently Dana Toscano Miwa blogged about why nonprofits need young people on their boards.
She points out that what they may lack in financial power (some boards require a minimum financial donation from board members), young people make up for with networks. And she has a point.
Teaming a passionate Millennial board... Read Article
AVANCE's Hispanic Parent-Child Education Program Call for Proposals
Sep 16 2011AVANCE, Inc., a national nonprofit organization that provides parent and early childhood education programs along with other family support services, is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations serving low-income Hispanic families to enter into a re-grant agreement with AVANCE to implement the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP).
Since 1973, AVANCE has been... Read Article
Available Meeting Space
Sep 16 2011St. Martin’s Hospitality Center and the Supporting Housing Coalition of New Mexico are collaborating on projects at 700 2nd St. NW. They have a meeting room that is available free to other community groups and businesses. The room can accommodate small and large groups (up to 80 people classroom style) between 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The Coffee Shop – “Coffee for a Cause” is... Read Article
Special Needs Solutions - For All Ages
Sep 12 2011For Immediate Release Contact: Doris Singleton
Date: 8/19/2011 (973)802-7892
FINANCIAL PLANNER STEPHAN SLOTA COMPLETES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM - PRUDENTIAL SPECIAL NEEDS SOLUTIONS…FOR ALL AGES(TM)
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Stephan Slota, a Financial Planner with The Prudential Insurance Company of America's Greater Southwest Agency, located at 6501 Americas... Read Article