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New Job Opportunity: Program Director for Adult Education & Community Outreach

PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

 

 

JUNTA seeks a full time Program Director for Adult Education and Community Outreach.  The Program Director is responsible for the overall leadership and management of all morning and evening courses, and all initiatives under the program. The Director plans, coordinates, implements, and administers programs and services related to our Adult Education programs, while supporting the…

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Added by JUNTA on August 2, 2013 at 9:38am — No Comments

Job Opening Collaborative Manager: Connecticut Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

Connecticut Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

A partnership through the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

Position Description—Collaborative Manager

 

ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE

The Connecticut Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (Collaborative) is a broad and diverse coalition of members of the Connecticut philanthropic community committed to the successful…

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Added by Lee Cruz on July 31, 2013 at 9:41am — No Comments

Fighting For One's Good Name Is NOT About Money - Truth Versus POWER!

For The Third Time, Immigrant Cleared In Cop-Attack Case - NHI

by Thomas MacMillan | Jul 30, 2013 6:13 pm

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 30, 2013 at 3:52pm — No Comments

Request for Proposal: Consulting Services for the Training and Implementation of Results Based Accountability Frameworks

Junta for Progressive Action (JUNTA) invites proposals for consulting services for the training and implementation of Results Based Accountability Frameworks for its current programs.  Proposals should be submitted to JUNTA by August 16, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. via mail to:     

           

 

Junta for Progressive Action

            ATTN: Latrina Kelly-James, Deputy Director

            169 Grand Ave

            New Haven, CT 06513

 

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Added by JUNTA on July 30, 2013 at 4:37am — No Comments

Volunteers Needed for New Haven Kindergarten Canvass

In August, volunteers from across New Haven will gather to welcome the parents and families of incoming kindergartners to the New Haven Public Schools - and we want you to be a part of it!

Volunteers will be knocking on doors Saturday, August 17th (9:30 am-1:00 pm); Wednesday, August 21st (4:30 pm-7:00 pm); and Thursday, August 22nd (4:30 pm-7:00 pm). Our rain date is Saturday, August 24th in case circumstances keep us from canvassing one of the previous days. 

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Added by Cara Rosner on July 23, 2013 at 8:16am — No Comments

Victories Against Childhood Obesity Harder to Find Among Poor & Obesity As Disease

Victories Against Childhood Obesity, But Harder to Find Among Poor

American Medical News, Jennifer Lubell, 07/19/2013

(Localities are seeing…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 22, 2013 at 8:27am — No Comments

Are There Similarities Between Dred Scott Verdict 1857 & Zimmerman 2013?

What If Any, Are the Similarities Between Dred Scott 1857 and the Zimmerman/Martin Verdict in 2013?

In light of the Zimmerman / Trayvon Martin Verdict, are there lessons to be learned today (in 2013) from the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott in 1857? Whether we are dealing with the city of Sanford, Florida, or John Sanford and family in 1850’s Missouri, history certainly has its uncanny similarities.…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 18, 2013 at 5:50pm — No Comments

Available position at the Arts Council: Part Time Communications Manager

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, New Haven, CT, seeks a part time Communications Manager to work 24 hours a week. Reporting to the Director of Development and Marketing, the Communications Manager will oversee all marketing, communications, and media relations including press releases, eblasts and social media. The Communications Manager will create, update, and oversee content and keep track of analytics for newhavenarts.org, theartspaper.com, as well as The Arts Council’s Facebook…

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Added by Julie Trachtenberg on July 11, 2013 at 6:34am — No Comments

Develop Skill-Building In Adults to Lessen 'Toxic Stress' In Kids

New Video Explains How Adults Can Lessen ‘Toxic Stress’ In Kids

WBUR, Sascha Garrey, 06/25/2013



Almost one in four American children are living in poverty, according to a new report by the…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 11, 2013 at 6:09am — 1 Comment

July Is National Cord Blood Awareness Month - Help to Advance Stem Cell Research - Donate Cord Blood

National Cord Blood Awareness Month – National Institutes of Health

Office of the Director - July 9, 2013

Bone marrow transplants can treat and even cure some types of genetic disorders and blood diseases. Key to this potentially life-saving procedure is finding a matching donor. Not all patients, however, are able to find a match among their relatives. In those cases, searching for an unrelated, matched donor can be a long, stressful, and…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 9, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

KaBOOM! Accepting Applications for Playground Funding Opportunities

KaBOOM! Community Partner Program

KaBOOM! brings together parents, community leaders and corporate partners to facilitate the design and construction of new playgrounds. Our goal is to not only build a new playground but to use the project to strengthen existing support networks and build new community relationships. We are currently accepting applications from nonprofit, child-serving organizations and schools that would benefit…

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Added by Jen Anderson on July 9, 2013 at 9:49am — No Comments

Successful Youth Initiatives - Dream It! Learm It! Be It!

Stepha'N Quicksey beat the odds, the result of a strong local effort to fix broken schools in Detroit. / Paul Engstrom/Skillman Foundation

The Skillman Foundation features Osborn High Schoo

Help Our Youth Go From Failing To Fulfilling…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on July 3, 2013 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Job Opportunity at United Way: Campaign Account Executive

United Way is seeking someone to join our team to support our campaign efforts.



Roles and Responsibilities

United Way of Greater New Haven seeks enthusiastic college graduates and…

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Added by Cara Rosner on July 3, 2013 at 8:17am — No Comments

Learn All About NH Promise Scholarship Program on OneWorld Video

The New Haven Promise Scholarship Program is unique to New Haven Public School Students.  The program has certain specific criteria that all qualifying students must meet.  Students start getting benefits from the first grade until the 12th grade, and must graduate from a NH Public High School.

On Sun 6/30/13, 7-8pm, on Comcast Channel 26, a 1-hr program explaining the details of and the criteria for NH Promise will air. For those without cable, you…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 27, 2013 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Junta Youth Summer Leadership Bootcamp

Come join Junta at the 1st Summer Youth Leadership Bootcamp!

Develop leadership skills, learn how to speak your mind, begin to imagine and enact change, and see how your strengths can be an asset to the community. This week will feature food, games and fun activities, and campers will meet with inspiring speakers who are leaders in…

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Added by Ana María Rivera-Forastieri on June 26, 2013 at 4:13am — No Comments

It is time to end the #nonprofit overhead myth. You can help



The experts have spoken: the percent of charity expenses that goes to administrative costs—commonly referred to as  “overhead”—is a poor measure of a charity’s performance.



JOIN US TO END THE OVERHEAD MYTH AND START SUPPORTING NONPROFIT INVESTMENTS IN…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 21, 2013 at 4:46am — No Comments

Prenatal Exposure to Pollution Raises Risk for Autism & Car Pollution Linked to Childhood Cancers - Research Findings.

Having a range of information allows us to ask questions and exercise options.  The articles linked below provide such information.  Remember - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  We are more likely to prevent than to repair damage to the human body.

N'Zinga Shani, OneWorld, Inc…

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Added by N'Zinga Shani on June 19, 2013 at 1:57am — No Comments

Upper State Street-New Haven

Upper State Street-New Haven
Seeking energetic, enthusiastic person to manage Farmers Market on Saturdays beginning June 22
This is a paid position and training and ongoing assistance is available. Contact Fred at 203-782-6767

Added by Lee Cruz on June 14, 2013 at 4:03am — No Comments

Five High School age volunteers available July 1-25

This is our eighth consecutive year for the Youth Initiative. It's a program wherein we bring in High School students in for leadership development training in the morning and then bring them out as volunteers to various job sites around the city. The students receive a stipend but there is NO COST to the host volunteer site.



We had a couple of last minute cancellations and now we're faced with placing 5 kids. We need spots from 1-5, Monday through Friday, basically for the month of… Continue

Added by Todd Foster on June 11, 2013 at 10:13am — No Comments

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Open Street Project

An Open Streets Family Reunion: Reflections from the 2018 Open Streets Summit

By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...

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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda

We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...

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Open Streets Summit Speakers Announced!

The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...

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Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Nadia Villagrán Named to Lead Rural LISC, Fuel New Investments in Housing, Economic Development, Jobs

With deep personal and professional experience in rural community development, Villagrán, a veteran LISC staffer, will build on nearly 30 years of Rural LISC investments in affordable housing, workforce development, economic growth and culture.

LISC & Enterprise to Launch New Book on Community Development & Climate Resilience

Next month, LISC and Enterprise Community Partners will release “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,” an urgent collection of essays on the intersection of community development and climate resilience.

“You Will Not Be Alone”: LISC + Verizon Provide Lifeline for Entrepreneurs New to U.S.

Drawing on their Argentinian heritage and family legacy as purveyors of fine sausages, Federico Etchechoury and his brother Martín brought their craft to the U.S. where they opened WeARGourment in suburban Atlanta. They soon found that starting a business in a new country is full of challenges. Thankfully, the Etchechoury brothers discovered Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, a free learning platform offering courses and one-on-one consulting in English and Spanish. Watch their story!

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