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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Newsbytes January 6, 2006 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. ASSEMBLY FEATURES HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Newsbytes to Have a New Look Newsbytes, the bi-weekly newsletter of the National Human Services Assembly, will soon have an updated look. Assembly staff is working to update the newsletter as well as create new features and sections to provide the readers with even more timely information about the health and human services nonprofit sector. If you have any comments or suggestion for improvement, send them to sara@nassembly.org. F.I.L.M. Presents Glory Road: Choose Your Road F.I.L.M.(Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies), a partnership of the National Collaboration for Youth and the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Pictures will launch its third program on January 10. The new program, entitled Glory Road: Choose Your Road is based on the upcoming Walt Disney Picture Glory Road starring Josh Lucas and recently released book Glory Road: My Story of the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and How One Team Triumphed Against the Odds, written by Don Haskins and Dan Wetzel. This movie/book tells the true story of the first all African-American starting lineup to win the NCAA basketball championship game in 1966. The program emphasizes themes and issues of the story, such as Demonstrating the Courage to Act on One’s Convictions; Milestones in Civil Rights over the Past 40 Years; Sports as an Engine for Justice in the United States; and Becoming a Mentor and a Leader. For more information, visit www.youthFILMproject.org. CEO/ED Institute at the University of Notre Dame Early Bird Rate Available Until February 1 - REGISTER TODAY! Through a shared commitment to collaboration in strengthening nonprofit management, the National Human Services Assembly and the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business are sponsoring a unique institute for new Chief Executive Officers. For three days, recently appointed CEOs of nonprofit organizations will have the opportunity to join their peers in exploring the most challenging issues that impact their multiple roles. The institute will be held at the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame on March 22-24, 2006. For more information and to register, please download the registration packet. (PDF) National Assembly Member Spotlight Association of Junior Leagues International
For more information about the Association of Junior Leagues International and their 294 local Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, visit www.ajli.org. National Assembly - Business Partners Program
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Generations United Releases Top Ten Ways to Build a World That Values All Generations Generations United (GU) recently released their Top Ten Ways to Build a World That Values All Generations in response to the White House Conference on Aging. GU created the top 10 list as a means of encouraging White House Conference on Aging delegates and other professionals to view the world through an intergenerational lens and create public policies that take into consideration the needs of all generations. For more information, click here. Young and Wealthy Give Less to Charity, Study Finds Americans earning $50,000 to $100,000 a year give two to six times more of their investment assets to charity than those who make more than $10 million, a new report from the San Francisco-based NewTithing Group finds. According to The Demographics of Charitable Giving, the first-ever Internal Revenue Service-based analysis of giving by assets, age, number of dependents, tax-filer status, and gender, the least generous of all working-age Americans in 2003 were young and prosperous -- taxpayers age 35 and under who made more than $10 million and those making $500,000 to $1 million. On average, both groups made charitable gifts equal to 0.4 percent of their assets, while people the same age who made $50,000 to $100,000 gave gifts equal to more than 2.5 percent of their investment assets, or six times that of their wealthier peers. For more information, click here. [Source: Foundation Center] NPT Offers Free Subscriptions to Senior Managers The NonProfit Times (NPT), one of the leading business publications for nonprofit management is offering free subscriptions to senior managers. NPT is an essential resource for news and management guidance. For more information and to complete the subscription form, click here. NMHA Releases Spanish Language Medicare Workbook The National Mental Health Association’s widely used “Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Workbook for Mental Health Consumers,” which had over 10,000 downloads during its first four days online, is now available in Spanish. With this valuable tool, Spanish-speaking Medicare beneficiaries can learn about their drug plan options so they can enroll in the plan that best meets their needs by May 15, 2006, the deadline for enrollment. For more information and to download the Workbook, click here. MENTOR in National Lead Partner for PBS Mini-SeriesPBS's FRONTLINE premieres a mentoring mini-series, Country Boys, chronicling three years in the lives of two high school students living in Appalachian, Kentucky. The documentary will air January 9–11, 9:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT. MENTOR is a national lead partner for ITVS' 2006 release of Country Boys. Produced by nationally-acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland ("The Farmer's Wife"), the film entwines the narratives of Cody Perkins and Chris Johnson, two teens who live in the Appalachian mountains of Eastern Kentucky and clearly illustrates not only how a caring adult makes positive impact on a young person's life, but also how, unfortunately, an adult who is ambivalent, unenthusiastic or pessimistic will erode away a young person's outlook on the future. For more information, click here.
President Signs Violence Against Women Act with New Youth Programs President Bush signed the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act on January 5. The Act was passed unanimously by the Senate in December and approved by a 415-4 vote in the House in September. The Act includes a new grant program for schools to address dating and domestic violence and sexual assault and funding for intervention services for young people who witness and experience violence in their lives. Language was also included to increase attention to the needs of girls in the juvenile justice system, who are overwhelmingly victims of violence. For more information, click here. (Source: Girls Incorporated) House and Senate Pass Budget Cuts, but Measure Faces Final Vote in House During the week of December 18, the House and Senate narrowly approved a budget reconciliation bill (S. 1932, H.Rept. 109-362) that will cut nearly $40 billion in spending, including $6.9 billion from Medicaid, $1.5 billion from child support enforcement, and $600 million from foster care programs. The reconciliation bill does not include any of the food stamp cuts included in the earlier House version. The Senate struck three provisions from the bill, which will result in the House reexamining the legislation when it reconvenes later this month. For more information, click here. (Source: Child Welfare League of America) Congress Extends Background Check Pilot Program for Youth-Serving Organizations In December, Congress extended the SafetyNET background check pilot program through June 2008 and opened eligibility to youth-serving organizations of all kinds. Since Congress first created the pilot in 2003, nationwide background checks have been processed at a cost of $18, with a three to five day turnaround. The new legislation will allow SafetyNET to process up to 200,000 background checks. For more information, click here. (Source: MENTOR) Afterschool Alliance Releases New Report on Funding for Afterschool Programs Impossible Choices: How States are Addressing the Federal Failure to Fully Fund Afterschool Programs researches state grant-making under the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, revealing that half the states made no new grants to afterschool programs in 2005. The grant-making standstill is the direct result of the federal government failing to provide the funding that would allow continued growth in afterschool programs, as mapped out in the No Child Left Behind Act. To read the full report and view the status of federal funding for afterschool in your state, click here. Forum on Federal Funding of Faith-Based Human Service Providers The Urban Institute recently held a forum to discuss how federal funding of faith-based human service providers fits into broader concerns about the delivery of social services, the ability to reach the needy with services, and the lines demarcating church and state. Religious groups have long received federal funds to deliver human services, but the 1996 welfare overhaul and the policy priorities of President George Bush looked to increase their participation in federal contracting with Charitable Choice provisions and new discretionary programs, including the Compassion Capital Fund. For more information, click here.
Innovations in Community Development Youth Awards NeighborWorks America will honor four exceptional young adults for special contributions to community development at the February 22, 2006, NeighborWorks Training Institute symposium in Atlanta. NeighborWorks seeks to recognize young citizens, from across the country, who dedicate their time, energy, and unique talents to the improvement of their communities. Four outstanding young adults will be presented monetary awards and plaques recognizing exemplary work and contributions in the following categories: Academic Setting; Team Building and Collaborations; Policy and Advocacy; and Environmental Efforts and Disaster Rebuild. More information about the award, nomination criteria and application are available online. If you have additional questions, please contact Adrianne Hull at ahull@nw.org or 404-347-1004. Mattel Children's Foundation Announces Second Year of Domestic Grantmaking Program Hitachi Foundation Opens Youth Community Service Awards Nomination Process The Hitachi Foundation recently announced the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the United States on the basis of their community-service activities. Deadline: April 1, 2006 Applications Invited for Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship Program in Affordable Housing UPCOMING PEER NETWORK MEETINGS Smaller Organizations Council January 10, 2006, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact ellen@nassembly.org NOVN Monthly Conference Call NCY Research Group Meeting COO Peer Network Meeting April 26, 2006, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, at Girls Incorporated, New York, NY. For more information, please contact david@nassembly.org. CFO Peer Group Meeting CFO Peer Group Meeting October 18, 2006, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact irv@nassembly.org. PEER NETWORK RESOURCES Communications Peer Network Webpage Chief Operating Officers Peer Network Webpage National Organizations Volunteer Network (NOVN) Webpage CONFERENCE, TRAININGS & EVENTS TRAININGS & EVENTS Friends of National Service Reception Sponsored by Voices for National Service February 7, 2006 Washington, DC CONFERENCES
Webcast Tuesday, February 7, 2006 For more information please contact Larissa J. Estes at LEstes@hrsa.gov or 301-443-1527. Building on Success: Providing Today's Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Presented by the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention January 9-13, 2006 Washington, DC National Network for Youth Symposium 2006 Express Their Needs, Your Strengths, Our Solutions February 5-8, 2006 Washington, DC Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute Training Seminar February 15-17, 2006 Orlando, Florida A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base Presented by Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health February 22-24, 2006 38th Annual Director of Programs and Services Senior Leadership Conference Conquering New Frontiers Sponsored by the Alliance for Children and Families San Antonio, TX Crowne Plaza Hotel - Riverwalk National Conference - Child Welfare League of America Securing Brighter Futures February 27 - March 1, 2006 Marriott Wardman Park Washington, DC 2006 National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Annual Policy Conference and Lobby Day & 24th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception Capital Hilton Washington, DC February 27-28, 17th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum March 20-23, 2006 Ogden, UT Nonprofit Excellence: It's a Matter of Education March 22-24, 2006 Notre Dame, IN 11th Annual Family Support America Conference “Unify Now: Never Before Has Family Support Been Needed So Much” March 26-29, 2006 Hilton Chicago Downtown Girls Incorporated 56th National Conference The 2006 Avima D. Lombard Award Dinner April 2, 2006 Arlington, VA Adolescent Brain Development and Juvenile Justice Presented by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice May 3-7, 2006 Hyatt Regency Bethesda 2006 Juvenile Justice National Symposium Building Successful Alliances to Improve Outcomes Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport San Francisco, CA September 14, 2006 Washington, DC For more information, contact sara@nassembly.org Alliance of Children and Families National Conference St. Louis, MO 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
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