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In the spirit of collaboration that the National Assembly represents, these member & partner ads reflect the valuable resources that exist among us, so that we are better equipped to make referrals, find partnership opportunities, and benefit from the expertise and services of one another.
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Human Service NewsbytesJanuary 5, 2007 Human Service Newsbytes is the biweekly E-newsletter of the National Human Services Assembly that contains information for and about the nonprofit health and human services sector.
Catholic Charities USA Renews Commitment to Eradicating Poverty in Our Midst With the release of a new report entitled Poverty in America: A Threat to the Common Good, Catholic Charities USA launched a new Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America . The Campaign will be a multi-year, multi-faceted approach to alleviating poverty in the United States. For more information and to read the report, click here. Four Day Nonprofit Management Institute Hosted by the University of Notre Dame and the National Assembly Girl Scouts of the USA Featured in Merrill Lynch Leadership Magazine Girl Scouts were featured with an seven page layout in a recent edition of 360 - The Merrill Lynch Leadership Magazine. 360 is a career-development magazine geared toward executive leadership in corporate America. The Feature entitled, Building the Next Generation of Leaders: What the Girl Scouts can teach you about reinventing your business, highlights President and CEO Kathy Cloninger's role in reinventing what is means to be a winning leader today. For more information about 360, click here. For more information about the Girl Scouts of the USA, click here or go to www.girlscouts.org. January is National Mentoring Month The start of the new year marks a month-long outreach program that focuses national attention on the need for more mentors, as well as how individuals, business, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits can work together to increase the number of mentors and assure brighter futures for young people. National Mentoring Month partners include; Big Brothers Big Sisters, Communities in Schools, America's Promise Alliance, United Way of America and Points of Light Foundation. For more information visit the MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnerships website at www.mentoring.org or click here. NCOA Achieves Highest Ranking for Workforce Effort The National Council on Aging is one of 18 national and state sponsors of the Senior Community Service Employment Program, who recently received the “number one” ranking from the U.S. Department of Labor for the 2005 Program Year. NCOA has sponsored the Senior Community Service Employment Program since the late 1960s. It is the nation's oldest program to provide training and employment opportunities to low-income Americans over age 55. For more information, click here. 110th Congress Sworn In Capitol Hill buzzed with activity the first week of January, as Congress returned to begin a new session. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats took power after 12 years (233-203), and elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as Speaker of the House, the first woman to hold that position. There are a record number of women to serve in the 110th Congress: 74 in the House and 16 in the Senate. The Senate continued its back-and-forth exchange of power, with the Democrats now holding a slim 51-49 majority. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-VA) was elected president pro tempore of the Senate and Harry Reid (D-NV) will serve as majority leader. The unfinished work of the 109th Congress remains, and appropriations committees are working to finalize a year-long continuing resolution to provide funding to federal departments, agencies and programs for the remainder of the 2007 fiscal year. At the same time, the budget committees are preparing the receive the president’s proposed fiscal year 2008 budget recommendation, and begin work on the Congressional budget resolution. House Institutes Pay-As-You-Go Rules, Senate to Follow Following lobbying reform rules adopted on January 4, the House of Representatives adopted new budget process rules on January 5. On a 280-152 vote, pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) was reinstated. PAYGO requires that any increases in entitlement spending, or decrease in revenue (tax cuts) not add to the deficit. PAYGO, as it was adopted, does not apply to annual discretionary appropriations and since it is not statutory, PAYGO can be waived. Click here to view additional resources on PAYGO. Native Americans in Philanthropy Seeks Nominations for Board of Directors Each year, Native Americans in Philanthropy seeks nominations from its membership for positions on the Board of Directors. This year, there are up to 4 seats up for election. To learn more and to nominate someone, please click here. Coming Up Taller Awards For after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for young people, including programs initiated by museums, libraries, performing arts organizations, universities, colleges, arts centers, community service organizations, schools, businesses and eligible government entities. Deadline is January 31, 2007. For more information download the nomination application here. Seed Money Available for Local Programs Supporting Grandparents The Brookdale Foundation's Relatives as Parents Program is accepting applications for local grants to promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who are serving as surrogate parents.
The deadline for RFPs is January 11. Guidelines and application forms are available on the Brookdale Foundation's website (www.brookdalefoundation.org). [Source: Child Welfare League of America] Initiative News & Resources National Youth Development Learning Network Member Spotlight Alliance for Children and Families The Alliance for Children and Families provides services to nonprofit child and family serving and economic empowerment organizations. Motivated by a vision of a healthy society and strong communities,the Alliance works to strengthen America’s nonprofit sector and through advocacy assure the sector’s continued independence. National Assembly - Business Partners Program
The Business Partners Program is a service for members of the National Assembly and their affiliates that leverages their combined purchasing power to reduce costs. Click here to see the complete list of National Assembly Business Services and Discounts. The Business Partners Program is made possible through the generous support of The UPS Foundation. Did You Know? NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Member only NETWORK News NETWORK NEWS Attention Assembly Members The Assembly is considering forming a Governance Peer Network. If you or someone in your organization has responsibility for managing board and other governance matters, send an e-mail to irv@nassembly.org.
UPCOMING PEER NETWORK MEETINGS NCY Program Group Meeting January 19, 2007, Tucson, AZ. For more information contact pam@nassembly.org or click here. Small Organizations Council Meeting February 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. For more information please contact sara@nassembly.org. NCY Executives Meeting NCY Research Group Meeting March 9, 2007, 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM, New York, NY. For more information, please contact pam@nassembly.org. For more information on National Assembly Member Peer Networks, click here. UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS National Mentoring Month Addressing the Needs of Juvenile Status Offenders and Their Families Videoconference to highlight prevention strategies and interventions for juvenile status offenders January 18, 2007 Symposium 2007: The National Network for Youth: A Place to Call Home Presented by National Network for Youth February 4-7, 2007 Washington, DC UPCOMING TRAININGS & EVENTS Nonprofit Risk Management Center - Monthly Webinars The series of 12 topics is ideal for in-service training, risk-management skills polishing and orienting senior management and board members to individual aspects of managing risks in nonprofit organizations. Addressing the Needs of Juvenile Status Offenders and Their Families Videoconference to highlight prevention strategies and interventions for juvenile status offenders January 18, 2007 UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Anaheim, California Symposium 2007: The National Network for Youth: A Place to Call Home Presented by National Network for Youth February 4-7, 2007 Washington, DC CWLA's National Conference February 25-28 Washington, DC 8th National Conference on Fatherhood and Families Excellence in Nonprofit Business - An Institute to Empower CEOs and Other Executives to Manage Nonprofit Organizations Successfully Download Brochure Here (PDF)
CLICK HERE to post your organization's conference dates on the National Assembly's website; click on "Add Your Own Event," and follow the instructions. Got News? Please e-mail sara@nassembly.org with your news, events, and suggestions for Newsbytes.
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