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Human Service NewsbytesOctober 27, 2006 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.
Girls Inc. Tests Safe Online Community A new website exclusively for girls promises to offer a safe, closed online community where they can create their own unique homepages and log onto the site to connect with other members through discussion and mentor boards. Girls Inc. Online is being piloted for nine months with funding from the AT&T Foundation. Girl Inc. stresses it is a closed community and that people surfing the web will not be able to access the site. After a member completes an application, a third party confirms her identity. For more information, click here. Learning to Finish Campaign Launched Dropping out of high school is motivated by a variety of factors and many of them have little to do with school or homework. The only way at-risk youth will remain in school and earn their diploma is if their communities make a concerted effort to help them. Learning to Finish is a new campaign launched by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change that seeks to address the dropout problem in communities ready to meet this challenge as a community-wide concern. For more information, click here. [Source: PEN Weekly NewsBlast] Guide to Navigating Communications for Nonprofits Cause Communications' Communications Toolkit -- A guide to navigating communications for the nonprofit world is a comprehensive resource offering practical information in virtually every area of communications -- from how to develop and budget a communications plan to what tools you need to help raise awareness and funds. Tips, templates and strategy outlines are based on more than 25 years of experience from the professionals at Cause Communications, and on information from national qualitative and quantitative audits of what nonprofits need in the area of communications. For more information, click here. Personal Outcome Measures for Human Service Organizations The Council on Quality and Leadership has created Personal Outcome Measures to change the way human service organizations think about service delivery and quality by moving the focus from complying with organizational processes to learning about people with disabilities and people with mental illness, and supporting their individual choices and preferences. For more information, click here. [Source: Leader to Leaders Institute.]
Federal Youth Coordination Act and Older Americans Act Update On October 17, the president signed the Older Americans Act into law, along with the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act, (Title VIII of OAA). For more information on FYCA, including a summary of FYCA as signed into law, visit www.youthcoordinationact.org. If you haven’t already, please take a moment and thank your elected official for passing the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act, and request their continued leadership on youth issues. Just follow this link to the Youth Policy Action Center. GAO Recommends Demonstration Projects to Study Human Service Program Costs The GAO reviewed seven human service programs in five states: Adoption Assistance, Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Child Support Enforcement, food stamps, Foster Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Unemployment Insurance in order to examine how administrative costs compare among programs, and how it can assist states to balance cost savings with program effectiveness and integrity. The report concludes that Congressional authorization of demonstration projects could identify ways to simplify policies and facilitate technology enhancements to reduce administrative costs, especially regarding simplification of eligibility determination and other processes for federal human service programs. To download the report, click here. (PDF) The second in a series, the Forum for Youth Investment presents a series of briefs for advocates, with information and strategies to help states ensure young people are Ready by 21: Ready for college, work and life. Ready for Work summarizes research; shares promising policy approaches; points to the leading sources for up to date policy information; and profiles the work of leading advocates from states across the country, all leading to improvement in the job readiness of youth. Read the brief by clicking here (PDF) GAO Comptroller General Comments on Role of Non-Profit Sector David Walker, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office, spoke on the role of the non-profit sector in influencing the role of the federal government. His speech, presented at the Independent Sector's conference on October 23, 2006, suggested that non-profit leaders establish an independently-financed commission to provide reform recommendations to Congress and the executive branch. The full text may be read by clicking here. (PDF)
UPCOMING PEER NETWORK MEETINGS Family Strengthening Peer Network November 16, 2006, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Washington, DC. For more information, click here. Smaller Organizations Council Meeting November 28, 1:30 - 4:30 PM, Washington, DC. For more information, please contact sara@nassembly.org. 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. TRAININGS & EVENTS October 28, 2006 For more information visit www.makeadifferenceday.com Mix It Up Day Alliance for Children and Families National Partners include National Human Services Assembly and many of its members November 19-25, 2006 CONFERENCES
Raising Profits and Potential - Return on Investment for Work-Life Effectiveness, Diversity, and Workplacy Equity November 9, 2006 Washington, DC 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 Call for Papers - Click here.
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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