Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hop Aboard New Haven Bus to D.C. Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) and Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) invite you to their combined event on the National Mall in Washington. $80 gets you to the noon rally--and back to New Haven.
Auditions for New Haven Symphony Orchestra's new Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Auditions will be held on Oct. 31 and Nov. 14. Deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 1! Information is also available at 203-865-0831 x 13.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8th Annual CT Nonprofits Association Conference Nov. 22 at Omni New Haven
Special pricing and discounts are available for organizations that are located in Fairfield County, in the Community Foundation of Northwest CT's encashment area; in the Connecticut Community Foundation's encashment area; in the Community Foundation of Southeastern CT's encashment area; or are members of the Connecticut Library Consortium. Contact Mark Berardi (860- 525-5080) for more information.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Recycling Contest in New Haven
The neighborhood that demonstrates the highest rate of recycling between Oct. 18-Jan. 31 will receive the next round of recycling containers. Residents can now drop all their recyclables in one container (single-stream recycling). Click here for a list of what is and is NOT recyclable, and more about this initiative.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Bird Watchers Alert!
New Haven Bird Club announces the 18th Annual Winter Feeder Survey running Nov.1, 2010-Mar. 31, 2011. This yearly census helps to determine the number and frequency of birds visiting feeders in the greater New Haven area. Watch and record activity at your feeder at least once a week for the entire time period. For more information contact Peter Vitali at 203-288-0621 or vitali_peter_e@sbcglobal.net.
Bach’s Lunch Concerts 12:10–12:50 pm Fridays at Neighborhood Music School
Free Friday lunchtime concerts begin Oct. 29 at Neighborhood Music School, Audubon St., New Haven. Click here for details.
Register to vote!
Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 19. Town clerks all over the state will accept in-person registrations until Oct. 26. Click here for full information about voting in Connecticut.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Quick! If you're interested in attending the Nov. 18th AFP Conference...
The state's two Association of Fundraising Professionals chapters, AFP Connecticut and AFP Fairfield, offer scholarships to attend the NPD® Conference in Connecticut (Nov. 18 in Waterbury) the March International Conference. Submit a Conference Scholarship Application and required attachments by October 15!
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Click here for guidelines for 2010 Anderbo Poetry Prize
Postmark Deadline: December 15. Winner receives $500 cash and publication on anderbo.com.
Click here for Fall edition of CT Muse
Since creating Connecticut Muse in 2005 to highlight talented authors who live in Connecticut, Patricia D'Ascoli has issued 28 issues of her free online quarterly newsletter. Connecticut Muse includes book reviews, a calendar of literary events, information about new releases by Connecticut authors, and original essays, poetry and short fiction by Connecticut authors. Recommended reading!
Columbus Day--and thereabouts--celebrations
Columbus Day Parade will be held Oct. 10 at 1 pm in Hamden.
Oct. 11, 11am-noon--Webster Bank celebrates its 75th anniversary with free ice cream on New Haven Green, corner of Temple and Elm Sts.
Oct. 11, 11am-noon--Webster Bank celebrates its 75th anniversary with free ice cream on New Haven Green, corner of Temple and Elm Sts.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Love Thy CEO: Report Finds CEOs Running Lay Off Agendas Receiving Highest Pay Packets
A recent report from the Institute for Policy Studies, Executive Excess 2010: CEO Pay and the Great Recession, uncovers the fact that corporate executives are enjoying better benefits than yesteryears... With 43.6 million people living below the poverty line, and officially close to 15 million jobless it seems a cruel joke that CEOs ''laid off thousands while raking in millions.'' Read the report here.
submitted by Seth Godfrey, sgodfrey@nhfpl.org
submitted by Seth Godfrey, sgodfrey@nhfpl.org
Friday, October 01, 2010
The future of nonprofits?
Nancy Lublin, CEO and Chief Old Person of DoSomething.org says...
1. More organizations will depend on mobile donations. It doesn't feel like real money to people, because they text and the contribution is simply added to their bill. And, at an event, it is a means of taking action immediately. Expect this form of fundraising to mushroom.
2. More orgs will hire CTOs. Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. Is it because we like hiring more senior people? No. We'll still be cheapskates. But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader.
3. More rockstars like Invisible Children, Charity:Water, and DonorsChoose will rise from nowhere and capture our hearts. Its easier than ever to create a not-for-profit and generate a big splash with a little stone. The hottest org in 2020? It probably hasn't been imagined yet and the founder is likely in high school right now. It is easier than ever to start a not-for-profit org and blow up the brand, thanks to social media (which is free).
4. The United States not-for-profit sector (which is currently growing at a faster rate than the US economy) will employ more than 10% of the US workforce.
5. The March of Dimes, which helped cure polio more than 50 years ago, will still exist.
6. Social entrepreneurship will be a major at dozens of colleges nationwide.
7. The Form 990 will be more than 80 pages. (It is currently 37 pages of fun, so why not double the fun?)
8. My grandfather will still be calling me in the middle of the day at home, expecting to find me there because running a not-for-profit isn't a "real job" in his mind. Its volunteer work, right?
9. Accountants will perform pro bono services, helping not-for-profits create good fiscal policies and systems. Lawyers contribute billions of dollars worth of free time each year, at the strong suggestion of the American Bar Association. It is my hope that accountants will follow suit, so to speak. Lawyers have managed to provide pro bono services without sacrificing quality or conflict. I am hopeful that accountants can maintain the integrity of their services, while dropping many of the fees.
10. Corporate cause-marketing will generate $8 billion a year in advertising and marketing spends, as every for-profit company (from inception) will have a cause.
11. Organizations will still host chicken dinner fundraisers. Someone who a lot of people want to suck up to will be honored. The program will be printed...in an obscure font.
1. More organizations will depend on mobile donations. It doesn't feel like real money to people, because they text and the contribution is simply added to their bill. And, at an event, it is a means of taking action immediately. Expect this form of fundraising to mushroom.
2. More orgs will hire CTOs. Technology will finally enter the c-suite of not-for-profit orgs. Is it because we like hiring more senior people? No. We'll still be cheapskates. But as open source code bases like Drupal become more popular, not-for-profits will realize that we no longer need to outsource to technology firms because building a platform is cheap and easy and keeping up with upgrades is important. Other orgs will finally learn what I've known for 5 years: bring it in-house and don't silo your tech people, make one of them a c-suite leader.
3. More rockstars like Invisible Children, Charity:Water, and DonorsChoose will rise from nowhere and capture our hearts. Its easier than ever to create a not-for-profit and generate a big splash with a little stone. The hottest org in 2020? It probably hasn't been imagined yet and the founder is likely in high school right now. It is easier than ever to start a not-for-profit org and blow up the brand, thanks to social media (which is free).
4. The United States not-for-profit sector (which is currently growing at a faster rate than the US economy) will employ more than 10% of the US workforce.
5. The March of Dimes, which helped cure polio more than 50 years ago, will still exist.
6. Social entrepreneurship will be a major at dozens of colleges nationwide.
7. The Form 990 will be more than 80 pages. (It is currently 37 pages of fun, so why not double the fun?)
8. My grandfather will still be calling me in the middle of the day at home, expecting to find me there because running a not-for-profit isn't a "real job" in his mind. Its volunteer work, right?
9. Accountants will perform pro bono services, helping not-for-profits create good fiscal policies and systems. Lawyers contribute billions of dollars worth of free time each year, at the strong suggestion of the American Bar Association. It is my hope that accountants will follow suit, so to speak. Lawyers have managed to provide pro bono services without sacrificing quality or conflict. I am hopeful that accountants can maintain the integrity of their services, while dropping many of the fees.
10. Corporate cause-marketing will generate $8 billion a year in advertising and marketing spends, as every for-profit company (from inception) will have a cause.
11. Organizations will still host chicken dinner fundraisers. Someone who a lot of people want to suck up to will be honored. The program will be printed...in an obscure font.
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