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Added by N'Zinga Shani on April 28, 2014 at 6:29pm — No Comments
Work Life balance is even more challenging if you work in a non-profit that you are passionate about: And work-life balance is a personal responsibility --- right? In my paying day job I was totally out of balance and the old habits are not easy to shed in my encore choices.
So I will travel to #NHV from #w06492 to stretch my mind today at The Writer's Circle.
Before doing so let me share a good read on What is Productivity: …
ContinueAdded by Susan Huizenga on April 24, 2014 at 3:57am — No Comments
$100 million from the Gates Foundation, InBloom has faded into the night. In brief terms, InBloom was designed to wharehouse and store student data for public school systems which in turn can streamline how teachers and administrators accessed student records. The system was meant to extract student data from disparate school grading and attendance databases, store it in the cloud and funnel it to dashboards where teachers might more effectively track the progress of individual…
ContinueAdded by Mike Burns on April 23, 2014 at 7:44am — No Comments
Read to Grow |
Reply to: laurie.ruderfer@gmail.com The following two positions are being posted on behalf of Read to Grow, a statewide literacy organization. You can access them here:… |
Added by Lee Cruz on April 22, 2014 at 5:35am — No Comments
Added by N'Zinga Shani on April 21, 2014 at 4:52am — No Comments
FREE class~ Join a team of licensed Zumba Kids instructors ready to party with your precious little ones with age-appropriate music and moves. This program is geared for kids ages 4-11 years old. Parents/guardians can also join the fun. Feel free to spread the love. Further info contact (Ivette) at 203-285-5393 or email at info@beyondfitnessct.com.
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New Haven Farms
Part-Time Community and Research Manager
Position Description
ABOUT NEW HAVEN FARMS:
New Haven Farms’ nonprofit charitable mission is to promote health and community development through urban agriculture. We transform vacant, contaminated urban land into urban community farms. Our highly skilled Farm Manager and 45-strong volunteer corps cultivate 8 urban farms, and our harvest is made accessible to low-income families…
ContinueAdded by Rebecca Kline on April 18, 2014 at 8:36am — No Comments
I often hear board members I'm working with say: we need to add a lawyer. And indeed, lawyers are popular additions to nonprofit boards but I'm not quite certain as to what exactly is expected with the addition of one. True, lawyers have a way of thinking, a process or discipline, that can be helpful to a board when fiduciary and sometimes strategic matters are up for discussion (which should be every meeting). True, lawyers know particular legal disciplines. For example, real estate lawyers…
ContinueAdded by Mike Burns on April 17, 2014 at 7:11am — No Comments
Harp Names New Community Services Chief
Mayor Toni Harp has lured behavioral health expert Martha N. Okafor (pictured) back to Connecticut from Georgia to serve as New Haven’s new head of the Community Services Administration.
Okafor will start her position on May 28, according to a press released the mayor’s office issued Tuesday evening. In her new…
ContinueAdded by N'Zinga Shani on April 16, 2014 at 5:35am — No Comments
Added by APNH on April 14, 2014 at 7:05am — No Comments
Navigating New Haven Public Schools Registration System with Daniel Diaz, Parent Advocate. Having good information is being empowered. New Haven has a variety of school choices. If you are new to the area, or if you are planning to move to NH, get informed so that…
ContinueAdded by N'Zinga Shani on April 13, 2014 at 7:39pm — No Comments
Gun Violence Is A Public Health Issue – Let’s Treat It That Way …
ContinueAdded by N'Zinga Shani on April 10, 2014 at 6:00pm — No Comments
Nonprofit community engagement governance "is a new framework in which governance responsibility is shared across the organizational system, distributing the work of governance among the key stakeholders of an organization: its constituents and community, staff and board. The Community Engagement Governance Framework is based upon the established principles of participatory democracy, self-determination, genuine partnership, and on community-level decision-making. The Framework goes beyond…
ContinueAdded by Mike Burns on April 9, 2014 at 8:29am — No Comments
United Way's second annual Hands-On Saturday family friendly volunteer event will take place Saturday, May 3.
Join others from our community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 3 (rain date is May 10) to invigorate safe public spaces for community gardening and help spruce up service providers' facilities.
Volunteers will be placed throughout Greater New Haven. Project sites include Roses for Autism in Guilford, New Haven Farms, Davenport Community Garden in New Haven…
ContinueAdded by Cara Rosner on April 9, 2014 at 6:29am — No Comments
Added by N'Zinga Shani on April 9, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments
Fair Haven Community Health Center is looking for passionate, caring individuals who are interested improving the health of the Fair Haven community. For over 40 years, FHCHC has been a leader in health care in Connecticut and is focused on providing excellent, affordable primary care to all patients, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. FHCHC is proud to have a diverse and motivated team of professionals who…
Added by Chelsea Duckwall on April 8, 2014 at 7:12am — No Comments
Added by N'Zinga Shani on April 6, 2014 at 4:05pm — No Comments
Spring is Upon Us!!!
Just a quick note about Grove Street Cemetery in the Spring.....it is beginning to burgeon with fragrant trees and with the planting of flowers in various areas. There is wisteria at certain graves and trees blossoming across the cemetery. It has been a wonder through the efforts…
ContinueAdded by Patricia B. Illingworth on April 5, 2014 at 1:21pm — No Comments
Added by N'Zinga Shani on April 3, 2014 at 8:19am — No Comments
Just how much communication and in what form should be conducted between the nonprofit CEO and the board and the chair of the board?
I think the answer to this question is predicated by the questions: how much does communication and what communication matters to the CEO and respectively, the board and board chair? I further think the answers to these questions is predicated on an understanding about what is meant by "partnership" - the popular description of what should be the…
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