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July 21, 2006
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3rd Annual
Formerly the National Leaders' Summit
Where Nonprofit Leaders Gather
Keynote Address by Bob Anderson, President of The Leadership Circle - Accelerating Leadership in Today's Organizations
More Information and Register by Clicking Here.
Featuring the Essence of Leadership Awards and the 2nd Annual Public Policy Forum
REGISTER HERE
National Assembly Policy Forum
The National Assembly will host its annual Policy Forum on September 15, 2006 at the George Washington University in the City View Room. The Policy Forum will build on last year’s theme of connecting grassroots and grasstops, with workshop sessions on activating volunteers and service recipients as advocates, finding issue support from unlikely partnerships, and a lively lunchtime discussion prognosticating on the 2006 mid-term elections.
All Together Now: Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child
This new paper from the Coalition for Community Schools was commissioned and published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). As part of its work on the Whole Child, ASCD has convened a commission that includes leading thinkers, researchers, and practitioners from a variety of sectors to address successful student learning and recast the current narrow focus of schools. For more information, click here.
Resources from the After School Evaluation Symposium
Last year, Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), with support from the C. S. Mott Foundation, convened the After School Evaluation Symposium with over 100 researchers, evaluators, policymakers, and practitioners. The newly expanded conference presentations section of HFRP's website now highlights key themes and resources from the Symposium, including participants’ insights about issues facing the after school field, notably issues of access, program quality, professional development, the role of evaluation research, and systems-building efforts. For more information, click here.
Information Helps Educate Older Adults About Healthy Homes
The Alliance for Healthy Homes, Environmental Health Watch, and the Cleveland Tenants Organization have developed a curriculum intended to help practitioners and others teach older Americans about indoor environmental health and how to educate their peers. Materials are available free by clicking here.
State of Philanthropy 2006 Released
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy recently published State of Philanthropy 2006: Creating Dialogue for Tomorrow’s Movements, which analyzes trends in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. The report challenges foundations and nonprofits to strengthen, redirect, and refocus their efforts to meet the material and political needs of the disenfranchised. It also features articles by sector leaders and experts from an array of advocacy and research organizations. For more information, click here.
Family Support America Closes Its Doors
After 25 years of successful work, Family Support America is closing its doors effective July 31, 2006, due to lack of funding. In the 25 years of its existence, Family Support America has played a leading role in a quiet revolution that is transforming the way America works with families. For more information about Family Support America, click here.
National Assembly Policy Forum
The National Assembly will host its annual Policy Forum on September 15, 2006 at the George Washington University in the City View Room. The Policy Forum will build on last year’s theme of connecting grassroots and grasstops, with workshop sessions on activating volunteers and service recipients as advocates, finding issue support from unlikely partnerships, and a lively lunchtime discussion prognosticating on the 2006 mid-term elections. To register, click here or contact renee@nassembly.org for more information.
Senate Appropriations Committee Mark-up
The Appropriations Committee met on Thursday, July 20, to mark-up its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services (LHHS) spending bill for FY 2007. Overall, the bill provides a total of $605.6 billion, including $142.8 billion in discretionary funding for programs, $5 billion above the President’s request, $1.3 billion more than FY06 funding level. The bill is also $1 billion more than the House version, setting up future challenges for conference negotiators, although most agree that date is far in the future. Most of this increase in the Senate bill is distributed to health programs - funding medical research, pandemic preparations, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention facilities. Funding for education programs decreases slightly from last year’s level, with Pell grants accounting for much of the difference. The minimum wage increase included in the House version was not introduced at the Committee. An amendment offered by Ranking Member Byrd (D-VA) to increase funding to Title I schools failed, although Subcommittee Chairman Specter voted against it “reluctantly.” It is also reported that the bill has more earmarks than the House allocation. Despite the negative comments by both sides of the aisle, including Specter stating that the bill reflects a “disintegration of the appropriate federal role in health, education and worker protections,” the bill passed 28-0 and will now await floor action. For a short comparison of the House and Senate bills, click here. For the Appropriations Committee press release, click here and visit http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app07.html to view the full report.
GAO Report on Faith-Based and Community Initiative
The Faith-Based and Community Initiative provides training and technical assistance to faith-based and community organizations and seeks to increase the participation of these organizations in providing federally funded social services. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the program and offered suggestions for improvements in monitoring grantees and measuring performance. To view the report, click here (PDF).
Federal Youth Coordination Act
Show your support for the Federal Youth Coordination Act before Congress leaves for summer recess! Visit www.youthcoordinationact.org for more information and to sign on as a supporter.
Entries Invited for Graffiti Hurts National Award Program
Innovative programs to erase graffiti vandalism, including mural programs, can win a cash award of up to $1,000, plus additional prizes valued at up to $5,000. Deadline is September 15, 2006.
ePhilanthropy Foundation Extends Deadline for International ePhilanthropy Awards
The awards honor individuals, organizations, and companies who have raised awareness of or provided strategies for the use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes. Deadline is July 28, 2006.
Open Meadows Foundation Offers Funding for Projects Benefiting Women and Girls
Up to $2,000 will be awarded to nonprofits to support projects designed and implemented by women and girls to promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. Deadline is August 15, 2006.
Red White and Green Climate Change Grant
Youth Service America and the Civil Society Institute offer the Red, White & Green Climate Change Grant. This opportunity offers $500 to implement a service-learning project about climate change.
The Red, White & Green Climate Change Grant is open to all young people in the United States between the ages of 15-25 and to organizations that engage youth ages 15-25. Deadline is September 1, 2006
Help Honor The "Best in Class"
You know them: the national CEO who has moved mountains to improve services; the board leader who bridges boundaries to get things done; the media person whose coverage of pressing human service issues made a difference. The National Assembly invites you to nominate your candidates for these honors--The Essence of Leadership Awards. The nominating process is fairly simple; you can read about it by clicking here.
National Youth Development Learning Network (NYDLN)
www.nydic.org
Serving All Youth: Youth Organizations and Immigrant Youth
The latest edition of Youth Worker News includes program resources to assist those who work with immigrant youth. This is just the first of a number of resources that will be available in order to help prepare youth workers to better recruit and retain immigrant youth. To download go to: http://www.nydic.org/nydic/about/ServingAllYouth.htm.
Family Strengthening Policy Center
www.nassembly.org/fspc
Health Disparities among Children
Latino and black children fare worse on several key measures of health status and access to health care than white children, even when the groups have the same income level and insurance status. To lessen health disparities, the Children’s Defense Fund recommends using community partnerships, community health workers, and mobile health care programs. Family-focused approaches to promoting health are among the recommendations in Improving Children’s Health: Understanding Children’s Health Disparities and Promising Approaches to Address Them, which may be accessed here. Another report, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indicates that the percentage of children without insurance coverage fell from nearly 14 percent in 1997 to 8.9 percent in 2005. For more information, click here.
The Family Strengthening Policy Center recently released a new policy brief, Community Health Workers: Closing Gaps in Families’ Health Resources. A wide variety of organizations have found community health workers can play a critical role in helping families manage their health. For more information, click here.
F.I.L.M. - Finding Inspiration in Literature and Movies www.youthFILMproject.org
Free Screenings This Summer
 Select AMC theaters will be screening children's movies for free this summer. AMC Summer MovieCamp will be offered in 40 U.S. cities and tickets are available up to a week in advance at all 125 participating AMC theatre locations. All screenings will happen at 10:30 am on Wednesday mornings throughout the summer.
F.I.L.M. movies Because of Winn Dixie and Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story are two of the movies that will be shown.
This is a great opportunity for youth to see one or both of these F.I.L.M. movies for FREE. Then youth can read the books, participate in activities from the activity guides, and complete related service projects.
To find the closest participating AMC theater in your area and to see a schedule of the movies being offered, click here.
Leadership & Renewal Outfitters
http://renewal.typepad.com/outfitters/
Leadership and Renewal Outfitters is a national not-for-profit firm focused on creating inspiring and renewing opportunities for leaders and their organizations by:
- (1) grounding professionals in who they are – the essence of their heart and spirit, their vocation and avocation
- (2) connecting professionals to each other--tapping into the power of community, and
- (3) radically energizing their beliefs about what they can actually do to positively impact the lives of young people
For more information visit, /renewal.typepad.com/outfitters
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?
The money you can easily save through our Business Partners goes directly into your unrestricted pool? Think how hard it is to get someone else to donate that money!
UPCOMING PEER NETWORK MEETINGS
Smaller Organizations Council
September 7, 2006, 1:30 - 4:30 PM at the Forum for Youth Investment, Washington, DC. For more information, please contact sara@nassembly.org.
HR Council Meeting
September 15, 2006, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM, National Industries for the Blind, Alexandria, VA. For more information, click here.
NCY Research Group Meeting
September 15, 2006 at National Human Services Assembly in Washington, D.C. For more information, please contact pam@nassembly.org
COO Peer Network Meeting
September 27, 2006, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, YMCA of the USA, Washington, DC. For more information, click here.
CFO Peer Group Meeting
October 18, 2006, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact irv@nassembly.org.
NCY Program Group Meeting
October 19 - 20, 2006 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information, please contact pam@nassembly.org.
For more information on National Assembly Member Peer Networks, click here.
TRAININGS & EVENTS
America's Promise Regional Forums
America's Promise Alliance is conducting a series of five regional forums to share best practices and encourage greater focus and collaboration within communities to see that all young people receive the fundamental resources they need to succeed.
September 14-15, 2006 - Charlotte, North Carolina
September 28-29, 2006 - Indianapolis, Indiana
October 12-13, 2006 - Denver, Colorado
From Truancy to Zero Tolerance: The Changing Border of Education and Juvenile Justice
Presented by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
Co-sponsors include National Collaboration for Youth
August 23, 2006, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
One Day's Pay
September 11, 2006
For more information visit www.onedayspay.org
Make A Difference Day
October 28, 2006
For more information visit www.makeadifferenceday.com
Mix It Up Day
November 14, 2006
National Family Week
Alliance for Children and Families
National Partners include National Human Services Assembly and many of its members
November 19-25, 2006
CONFERENCES
YouthBuild Transformation Institute
August 1-3, 2006
Cambridge, MA
National Conference on Achieving Excellence Through Accreditation
Presented by the Council on Accreditation
August 6-8, 2006
New York, NY
2006 Symposium Health and Philanthropy: Leveraging Change
August 24-25, 2006
Indianapolis, IN
Law Enforcement Solutions for Reducing Racial Disparities & Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) in Juvenile Justice
September 7-10, 2006
New Orleans, LA
Human Service Leaders Summit
National Human Services Assembly
September 14, 2006
Washington, DC
For more information, click here.
Public Policy Forum
National Human Services Assembly
September 15, 2006
George Washington University
Washington, DC
2006 Risk Management and Finance Summit for Nonprofits
September 18-20, 2006
Westin Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
4-H Inaugural Family Strengthening Distinguished Lecture
September 26, 2006
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
Alliance for Children and Families National Conference
October 18-20, 2006
St. Louis, MO
Independent Sector Annual Conference
October 22-24, 2006
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition First National Meeting
Presented by American Humanics
October 24, 2006
Minneapolis, MN
2006 Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth Conference
Sponsored by Search Institute
October 26-28, 2006
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
2006 BoardSource Leadership Forum
Set Your Sights on Exceptional Governance
December 3 & 4, 2006
Chicago, IL
Symposium 2007: The National Network for Youth: A Place to Call Home
Presented by National Network for Youth
February 4-7, 2007
Washington, DC
8th National Conference on Fatherhood and Families
Sponsored by Arizona Fathers & Families Coalition, Inc
March 2, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
Call for Papers - Click here.
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