Nonprofit News
Nominations Open - 2011 National Philanthropy Day Awards
Mar 21 2011NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE 2011 AWARDS BANQUET
National Philanthropy Day® is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy and those people active in the philanthropic community have made to our lives, our communities and our world. Over 50,000 people around the world will participate in NPD events and celebrations. This year... Read Article
17th Annual People’s Caring Awards - Nominations Open Until April 1
Mar 17 2011Nominations are now open!!
Nominate someone special for the 17th Annual People’s Caring Awards!!
Have you been touched by someone who:
Has Been There For You
Gone The Extra Mile
Provided Support
Been An Angel
Provided Excellent Care
Been A Good Friend
The People’s Caring Awards, presented by People Living Through Cancer, recognize... Read Article
Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse Grant Application - deadline March 25
Mar 7 2011Related to: Fund Development
The Cardinal Health Foundation is inviting non-profit organizations in seven U.S. cities to apply for grant funding to support local efforts to prevent the abuse and misuse of prescription medications.
Priority consideration will be given to programs that aim to increase awareness of the dangers of misusing and abusing prescription medications; and to... Read Article
RFP for Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program
Mar 7 2011Description
The Community-Oriented Connectivity Broadband Grant Program (Community Connect Grant Program) is designed to provide financial assistance to furnish broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where such service does not currently exist. Grant funds may be utilized to: (1) deploy broadband transmission service to critical community facilities... Read Article
2010 Fundraising Survey Results
Mar 2 2011In October 2010, GuideStar joined forces with the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Blackbaud, and the Foundation Center to create the National Research Collaborative and conduct an end-of-year fundraising survey. Representatives of 2,356 public charities and 163... Read Article
CFC Is Accepting Charity Applications
Mar 2 2011Related to: Fund Development
The Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) is accepting charity applications through April 1, 2011 for the 2011 Central & Northern New Mexico Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
Established in 1961 by Executive Order of President John F. Kennedy, the CFC is the only authorized charitable fundraising campaign for federal employees -- both... Read Article
Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders
Mar 1 2011Dramatic change is taking shape in the fields of population health and medicine. This fast and progressive evolution in our community requires capable leadership. To prepare leaders for this time of change, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation is pleased to offer REALIZE: A Transformational Experience for Leaders.
REALIZE is a world class leadership development experience,... Read Article
Win $50,000 in Technology Strategy, Design, & Services - Apply by March 15
Feb 23 2011Plus Three's 2011 Nonprofit Technology Contest provides one nonprofit with the resources and online infrastructure it needs to put its best foot forward and achieve its goals online. If your organization's website needs an overhaul, if you are interested in expanding your nonprofit organization's online capabilities to include state-of-the-art fundraising and advocacy tools, or if you... Read Article
CAHF posts RFP for grant writers to assist state in applying for Affordable Care Act funding
Feb 22 2011TO: Grant Writers
FR: Dolores E. Roybal, Executive Director, Con Alma Health Foundation
RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund
The Affordable Care Act offers a number of funding opportunities to state government agencies to support their efforts to implement the health reform act. Because of budgetary and staffing constraints, however,... Read Article
Improve Our Sector. Take YNPN's National Voice Survey!
Feb 18 2011Over the past several years, a great deal of literature has been released noting significant leadership challenges for the nonprofit sector. With each issue revealed has come a compelling set of recommendations for how the sector can meet these challenges head on.
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) asks that you help put these recommendations to the test by... Read Article