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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Human Service Newsbytes July 6, 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. (Purple text denotes a hyperlink.) To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Study Rates Nonprofit Boards' Stewardship Favorably According to research conducted by the Urban Institute, nonprofit boards are an increasing focus of those interested in nonprofit accountability and transparency -- policymakers, media, and the public. To help inform current policy debates and initiatives to strengthen nonprofit governance, the study, examines relationships between public policy and governance, board composition, board performance, and board compensation. A major purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with promoting or impeding boards' performance of basic stewardship responsibilities related to overseeing and supporting the organization and its mission. Attention to accountability and concerns about loss of public legitimacy have dominated the dialogue about nonprofit governance in recent years. Study findings include:
Report Rates Legal Representation for Children A new publication presents an assessment of State laws that govern legal representation for children involved in the child welfare system. The report, A Child's Right to Counsel: First Star's National Report Card on Legal Representation for Children, analyzed State statutes and court rules in all 50 States and the District of Columbia to determine how the States are meeting the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act requirement to provide trained counsel to all children involved in the child welfare system. Early Identification and Efficiency Could Lead to Expansion of Health Coverage for Children As states evaluate the feasibility of public health care for all children, it is important to examine the distribution of costs and services within existing programs, which will help in better planning services for the highest cost children. A study, High-Cost Children in Public Health Insurance Programs, finds that the financing burden for children’s public health insurance programs is concentrated in the top tenth of health care users, while the vast majority, 90 percent, of children are inexpensive. This finding suggests that early identification and greater efficiency in care management for high-cost children could free up funding to expand public insurance services to more low-cost children. Evidence-Based Treatment Practices are Focus of SAMHSA Research on Co-Occuring Disorders Only about half of all people with a co-occurring disorder receive any substance abuse or mental health treatment, but they may come in contact with those in public health, public safety and social welfare organizations. Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non-Traditional Service Settings describes how professionals who work in primary health care, public safety and criminal justice, and social service settings can identify and respond effectively to people with co- occurring disorders. Understanding Evidence-Based Practices for Co- Occurring Disorders provides an overview of evidence-based practices and their use in treating people with co-occurring disorder, and clarifies the advantages of employing evidence-based practices. Giving USA 2007 Finds Reduced Donations for Human Services Sector Giving USA 2007, a publication of the Giving USA Foundation is now available. The report covers estimated giving in 2006, which reached a record-setting $295.02 billion. Charitable gifts benefit at least nine different types of charities. In large part because the donations to the human services category in 2005 included billions of dollars for disaster relief, giving for the human services category dropped an estimated 9.2 percent (-12.0 percent adjusted for inflation) to $29.56 billion. Ways & Means Subcommittee Examines Disconnected Youth National Collaboration for Youth member organization CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors submit testimony to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, discussing the need to implement FYCA as a way to address the needs of disconnected youth. Read the NCY testimony by clicking here. Learn more about the Ways & Means hearing by clicking here. Summit Examines Latest Research on Criminal Justice Issues On June 21-22, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) hosted “Violent Crime-Prevention and Solutions from the Experts,” which convened a group of experts to discuss criminal justice issues. Participants presented information on juvenile delinquency, race and law enforcement, and reentry. For more information on the discussion panels and expert testimony, click here. Please help us keep the momentum going. Tell your Representative and Senators how funding the Youth Development Council will benefit youth nationwide. Take action at the Youth Policy Action Center. For more information on the Federal Youth Coordination Act, visit www.youthcoordinationact.org For more information about federal legislation and policy, CLICK HERE . Venture Forth!: The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization, Rolfe Larson, 2002, 256 pages. "Venture Forth! offers a clear, no-buts way to negotiate the minefields in the nonprofit world. It's sincere, smart, and helpful." Paul Newman, actor, philanthropist, & founder of Newman's Own. Price: $24.00. To order, click here. Collaboration: What Makes It Work, Paul Mattessich, Marta Murray-Close & Barbara Monsey, 2001, 82 pages. "The list of factors will be very useful. It will be handy to have a kind of report card. So much of collaboration is still a 'touch and feel' process." Terry Donovan, Senior Project Manager, Anoka County Human Services. Price: $26.95. To order, click here. Grants, Notices & Awards (listed in chronological order by deadline) Grants for Community, Education and Health Projects Deadline: Open The RGK Foundation is offering grants for amounts under $25,000 each for community, education, and health projects including human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, youth development, and educational enrichment programs. Grants for Community Voicemail Hosts Deadline: Open Community Voice Mail (CVM) provides free, 24-hour nationwide voice mail to people in crisis and transition - connecting them to jobs, housing, safe communication and much more. CVM is currently available at 39 sites across the country. Thanks to a generous grant from the Cisco Systems Foundation, $20,000 seed grants are available to local agencies willing to “host” CVM for the whole community (for cities with population of 300,000 and greater). Local Initiative Funding Partners 2008 Deadline: July 10, 2007 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is awarding grants up to 5.8 million for about 14 matching grants for promising, original projects, such as violence prevention and workforce development, that significantly improve the health of vulnerable populations. Funding to Increase Participation in After-School and Summer Nutrition Programs
KaBOOM! to Provide Incentives to Towns and Cities Committed to Play Deadline: July 15, 2007 Playful City USA is a national recognition program that is honoring cities and towns that demonstrate a commitment to play. KaBOOM! has committed to provide financial incentives to the first 30 cities that successfully submit their application and are selected as Playful City USA. Selected cities will be eligible to apply for grants up to $25,000 to support their agenda. Capacity Building Grants for Community-Based Organizations Deadline: August 15, 2007 The Union Pacific Foundation offers grants to increase the organizational effectiveness of nonprofits in communities served by Union Pacific Railroad. Areas of interest include health and human services. Scholarship Program to Develop Nonprofit Social Sector Leaders Deadline: November 15, 2007 The American Management Association (AMA) and Leader to Leader Institute established the AMA Scholarship Program to assist social sector nonprofit organizations in developing the strong leaders today who will lead the organizations of the future. Up to 75 nonprofit employees will be able to take advantage of the fellowship, which includes a free seminar, a membership with the Leader to Leader Institute, and member benefits of the American Management Association. Small Grants for Katrina Research The Social Science Research Council is offering small grants of up to $5,000 each to enable researchers to complete projects bearing on Hurricane Katrina, its impacts on people and places, and the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast. Preference will be given to students completing dissertation projects and to younger researchers, but applications are welcome from others. Health Policy Fellowships Database The Kaiser Family Foundation has created a database that summarizes and links to fellowships and internships in health policy and related fields for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. ----------------------------------- Note: The National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC) includes funding information for youth development and after school that is updated weekly. For grants, click here. For awards and scholarships, click here. Trainings & Events America’s Promise Alliance Regional Forums Nashville, TN International Child Art Foundation June 23-25, 2007 Washington, DC Workforce Readiness Stakeholders Strategy Meeting The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century, and the Society for Human Resource Management Washington, DC Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute National Training Seminar July 13-15, 2007 Philadelphia, PA Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition National Meeting American Humanics October 21, 2007, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Los Angeles, CA Alliance for Children and Families November 18-24, 2007 Featured Conferences National Conference of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise "Your Money or Your Mission?" September 26- 29 Sheraton National Hotel Arlington, VA SAVE THE DATE: Your Money or Your Mission?" The next National Conference of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel close to Washington D.C. and Reagan National airport, Wednesday to Saturday, 26 to 29 September. Come and hear new thinking and explore the latest practical tools that can help nonprofits achieve sustainability. The National Network for Youth's Annual Symposium 2008 January 27-30, 2008 Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC. CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: The National Network for Youth seeks workshops proposals that demonstrate linkages between runaway and homeless youth programs and how runaway and homeless youth programs provide young people with a ‘blueprint’ for a successful transition from the streets to a safe and productive adulthood. The blueprint can be innovative programs, projects, curricula, or interventions that have shown great promise or success with youth. The Call for Abstracts for Symposium 2008 is due by August 1, 2007. Conferences National League of Cities and United Way of America July 11-13, 2007 San Francisco, CA Families Connecting with Families Conference American Foundation for the Blind, National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, and The Seeing Eye, Inc. July 13-15, 2007 Omaha, NE National Conference on Volunteering and Service Points of Light Foundation and Corporation for National & Community Service July 16-18, 2007 Philadelphia, PA Workforce Innovations 2007: Beyond Boundaries U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration and American Society for Training & Development July 17-19, 2007 Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference Generations United 14th International Conference National Urban League Annual Conference Youth Microenterprise Conference Making Cents International September 10-11, 2007 Washington, DC National Conference of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise "Your Money or Your Mission?" September 26- 29 Sheraton National Hotel Arlington, VA National Summit on Your City's Families National League of Cities September 30-October 2, 2007 San Antonio, TX Alliance for Children and Families National Conference October 17-19, 2007 Anaheim, CA Independent Sector Annual Conference October 21-23, 2007 Los Angeles, CA Executive Leadership Institute for CEOs and Board Members November 8-10, 2007 Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA (Note: this event is for CEOs and board leaders of national organizations only.) The National Network for Youth's Annual Symposium 2008 January 27-30, 2008 Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC. CLICK HERE to post your organization's conference dates on the National Assembly's Web site; click on "Add Your Own Event," and follow the instructions. Got News? Please e-mail newsbyteseditor@nassembly.org with your news, events, and suggestions for Human Service Newsbytes. |
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