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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Newsbytes December 17, 2004 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. If you have trouble viewing this newsletter, go to http://www.nassembly.org/nassembly/newsbytes/Newsbytes121704.htm The next issue of Newsbytes will be sent on January 7, 2005. Happy Holidays! ASSEMBLY FEATURES The Looming Crisis: How Do We Act? An Editorial by National Assembly
CEO Irv Katz Three Organizations Join National Human Services Assembly The National Assembly welcomes
three new members: American Humanics, a national alliance
of colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations preparing undergraduates
for careers with youth and human service agencies; Community Partnerships
with Youth, a nonprofit national training and resource development
organization that has over ten years of experience in promoting increased
youth voice in organizations and communities; and GLSEN, or the
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, the leading national
education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all lesbians,
gay, bisexual and transgender students. For links to these organizations'
websites, CLICK HERE.
The National Collaboration for Youth launched the Federal Youth Coordination Act Information Center at http://www.youthcoordinationact.org. The new web page provides background information, fact sheets and updates about the Act, as well as opportunities to sign on as a supporting organization and to contact Congress. For more information, CLICK HERE. 2004 Management Compensation Report Now Available The Management Compensation Report on National Voluntary Health and Human Service Organizations includes total cash compensation and salary range data for 70 management positions. Tables contain base salary statistics for each position reported by total respondents, geographical location or organization type, organizational budget, total employees, and time in position. Price: $75.00. To order your copy, contact sara@nassembly.org.
This practical research report from the Wilder Foundation describes twenty proven factors that make a collaboration succeed. Use it to prepare and plan for collaboration in your community, identify strengths and weaknesses in your collaboration, and envision new ways to accomplish your mission. Save 20% off the cover price when you purchase this publication through the National Assembly. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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 on the logo above 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. Featured Business Partner:
DS3 DataVaulting is a unique alternative to traditional backup methods, replacing conventional tape-based systems with a fully automated online solution to back up file servers, application/database servers, PCs and laptops. National Assembly members have access to large-company services for large and small nonprofits. Contact Stacy Hayes at 703-312-7553 x260 or by e-mail.
The Corporation for National and Community Service released a new study that reveals that AmeriCorps alumni are more likely to continue to serve in their communities and to work in the public sector, including education, social work, public safety, and the military. The study provides the first rigorous, outcomes-based results of the AmeriCorps program on participants. For more information, CLICK HERE. New IRS E-mail Update for Tax-Exempt Organizations The Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Update is a free subscription e-mail service for representatives of tax-exempt organizations and tax professionals. The Update provides an important new communication vehicle through which members of the tax-exempt community can learn about developments in exempt organizations' tax law and regulations, upcoming IRS training and events, and other information. For more information, CLICK HERE. Afterschool Alliance
and Running USA Team Up To Fight Childhood Obesity Report on Baby Boomers Retiring Early A new paper from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examines the characteristics of men and women who leave the labor force before reaching age 62 and analyzes their income sources given that they no longer work for pay. CBO's analysis indicates that the people in their 50s and early 60s who are not in the labor force have much lower median family income, fewer assets, and higher poverty rates than their contemporaries who are still working. For more information, CLICK HERE. Report on Enticing Workers to Delay Retirement According to a new Urban Institute report, one way of relieving the economic pressures created by an aging population would be to encourage workers to delay retirement. People who work an extra year produce goods and services that can support their current consumption and help cover the costs of both retirement programs and other government efforts, while at the same time reducing tax pressures on younger workers to support them in retirement. For more information, CLICK HERE. [The Urban Institute is hosting a forum on this topic on January 4 in Washington, DC. For more information, see the Conferences, Trainings, and Events section below.] A recap of federal legislative activity Service-Learning Field Offers Suggested Rules for Learn & Serve America On December 1, Service-Learning United, an alliance of schools, colleges and community- based organizations, sent a collective response to the Corporation for National & Community Service's request for the public to help frame the agency's proposed rules for Learn and Service America. The letter calls for the Corporation to create systemic change that leads to the infusion of service-learning throughout the nation's schools and community-based organizations. For more information, CLICK HERE.
The 2005 Older Volunteers Enrich America Awards program, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, honors volunteers age 50 and older in three categories: Community Champion: older volunteers who make their community a better place to live; Mentor: older volunteers who work with young people and their families; and Team Spirit: older volunteers who help other older adults. The deadline is December 22, 2004. For more information, CLICK HERE. Grants for Services to Relative Caregivers The Brookdale Relatives as Parents Program is designed to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting. The program funds the development and expansion of local nonprofit agencies that provide support groups and other services to relative caregivers and the children in their care. The deadline is January 13, 2005. For more information, CLICK HERE. Scholarship for People with Mental Illness
The Center for Reintegration is accepting applications for the 2005-2006 Lilly Reintegration Scholarship. The program is designed to help persons with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or related schizophrenia-spectrum disorders acquire the educational and vocational skills necessary to move their lives forward and reintegrate into society. The deadline is January 14, 2005. For more information, CLICK HERE. Scholarship in Children's Media The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has established a scholarship in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” It is intended to support and encourage an undergraduate or graduate student to pursue a career in children's media that furthers the values and principles of Fred Rogers' work. The deadline is January 28, 2005. For more information, CLICK HERE. Grants for Underserved Children and Families in Urban Areas The Tiger Woods Foundation funds organizations, programs and projects in urban areas that focus on education, youth development, parenting, and family health and welfare. Grants are awarded quarterly. The first deadline for 2005 is February 1. For more information, CLICK HERE. January 4, 2005 - National Collaboration for Youth Washington Group meeting, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm at National Assembly, 1319 F Street, NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC. For more information, contact david@nassembly.org. January 12, 2005 - National Assembly COO Peer Network meeting, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY. For more information, contact david@nassembly.org. January 20, 2005 - National Collaboration for Youth Program Group meeting, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Boy Scouts of America, Dallas, TX. For more information, contact pam@nassembly.org
CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, AND EVENTS January is National Mentoring Month. Led by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership and the Harvard Mentoring Project, the month focuses national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us – individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits – can work together to increase the number of mentors and assure brighter futures for our young people. National nonprofit partners include America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Child Welfare League of America, Communities In Schools, the Points of Light Foundation, and Save the Children. For more information, CLICK HERE. The Urban Institute is hosting a forum on Working Longer to Make Retirement More Secure, January 4, 2005, 12:00-1:30 PM, at 2100 M Street N.W., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C. Seating is limited. To RSVP, e-mail paffairs@ui.urban.org. The Child Welfare League of America is sponsoring the 2005 National Girls Initiative/Florence Crittenton Roundtable, January 5-7, 2005, in Scottsdale, AZ. The Roundtable will emphasize the importance of gender-responsive and gender-competent strategies for promoting and prioritizing the positive development of girls and young women across five focus areas: (1) advocacy and messaging, (2) information and research, (3) practice and worker training, (4) program models and promising practices, and (5) funding. For more information, CLICK HERE. The National Academy of Social Insurance's annual conference, entitled Medicare Modernization in a Polarized Climate: Facing the Challenges, will be held January 27-28, 2005, in Washington, D.C. It will focus on key issues in the implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act, such as the prescription drug benefit, the challenges of serving low-income beneficiaries, and the impact of health savings accounts. For more information, CLICK HERE. The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation's 2005 Washington Nonprofit Conference, entitled Bright Ideas for Nonprofit Fundraising, will be held February 3-4, 2005, in Washington, DC. Topics include how to use alternative channels to improve fundraising efforts, and how to develop actionable strategies to meet and overcome the challenges facing nonprofits today. For more information, CLICK HERE.
The 2005 American Camp Association National Conference is February 22-25, 2005 in Orlando, FL. The conference theme is “Putting the Muscle in the Mission: Strengthening Skills for Life Through the Camp Experience”. For more information, CLICK HERE. The Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute is offering a Train-the-Trainer Seminar in Phoenix, AZ on February 23-25, 2005. This national training seminar certifies youth and adult participants to teach leadership and community service skills to high school-age students. For more information, contact lrittner@PointsofLight.org or CLICK HERE. The nation's two largest professional associations in aging -- The National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging -- will present a joint conference on The Changing Face of Aging, March 10-13, 2005, in Philadelphia, PA. It will feature over 800 sessions, showcase innovative programs, foster policy discussion and advocacy, and share cutting-edge research findings. For more information, CLICK HERE. The 2005 National Forum of the Coalition for Community Schools will be held March 9-11, 2005 in Chicago, IL. Visit successful Chicago community schools to see how they work, participate in interactive skill-building workshops, and hear from well-known senior education, community, and political leaders discussing the benefits of community schools. For more information, CLICK HERE. The National Youth Leadership Council's National Service-Learning Conference, March 16-19, 2005, in Long Beach, CA, connects participants with service-learning leaders through three days of plenary sessions, featured forums, and service projects. For more information, CLICK HERE. Youth Crime Watch of America presents the 16th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum, March 30-April 2, 2005, in Miami, FL. Youth and their adult allies can find inspiration, valuable skills, prevention knowledge, and national resources in the fight against crime, violence, and drugs. For more information, 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 david@nassembly.org
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Spotlight: Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Edition
Study
on Impacts of AmeriCorps Service
Awards
for Older Volunteers
During
No Name-Calling Week, January 24-28, 2005, hundreds of middle schools
from across the country will take part in educational activities aimed
at ending name-calling and verbal bullying of all kinds. Led by
GLSEN and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, with over 40 national
partner organizations, the week seeks to draw national attention to the
problem of name-calling in schools and to provide students and educators
with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways
to eliminate name-calling in their communities. For more information,
The
National Network for Youth's Symposium 2005: 30 Years of Reflections
& Revelations in Youth Services is February 6-9, 2005,
in Washington, DC. Join hundreds of youth-serving professionals,
advocates, and young people to reflect on the accomplishments of the past
and focus on the future of the youth-services profession. For more
information,