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Lee Cruz's Blog – June 2011 Archive (8)

Yale Library making furniture available for free.

Yale library is making a number of items, mostly furniture, available for free.    If you are interested in any of the following items please check its listing on the Connecticut Material Trader website for photos (most items) and further information.  Items must be picked up from Yale University in New Haven, CT on Tuesday June 28th.  If you wish to view the items personally ahead of time please email… Continue

Added by Lee Cruz on June 23, 2011 at 8:24am — No Comments

FREE online materials reuse network Connecticut Material Trader

The Connecticut Material Trader (CMT) is a FREE online materials reuse network. It was created to help assist businesses, organizations, institutions, and municipalities in Connecticut find, sell, trade, or give away useful used or surplus materials that would otherwise be disposed as trash.



CMT members align corporate and environmental objectives by reducing their environmental… Continue

Added by Lee Cruz on June 22, 2011 at 9:32am — No Comments

RSS Feeds for Non-profits added GNH Community

RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. We've added several RSS feeds that provide information for non-profits to the home page of GNH Community.

 

If you find a useful website or blog let us know. Thanks.

Added by Lee Cruz on June 19, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

How should small and medium size non-profits approach Facebook and Twitter for fundraising?

First and foremost, Twitter and Facebook are communications networks.  That is to say that the primary actions that take place are the posting and reading of messages, pictures, etc…  To date these channels haven’t proven themselves to be majors centers of fundraising activity.  In fact, a recent web usability study from the Nielsen Norman group has confirmed that people look to Facebook as a…

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 17, 2011 at 4:45am — No Comments

Inspire Hispanic Families to Start Talking about College

From the National Center for Family Literacy:

 

Thinking about college can be a daunting experience for families. To help get the conversation started, NCFL's new online resources will inspire Hispanic families to start talking about college as a reality.  

 

Suite of resources:  …

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Added by Lee Cruz on June 14, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

New Haven City-Wide Cycling Survey

Elm City Cycling is conducting a city-wide bicycling Survey. It takes less than 10 mins to complete this survey. If you or people you know use a bicycle to get to work, run errands or just for fun please fill out this survey and share the link with a friend. 

 

Added by Lee Cruz on June 8, 2011 at 5:46am — No Comments

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New Report: A Close Look at the Reality of Community Violence Interrupters

Dr. Kathryn Bocanegra and Dr. Shani Buggs, eminent researchers and experts on the work of community violence intervention, have published, together with LISC, Supporting the Frontline Through Community Healing: Advancing Science on Violence Intervention Outreach and Trauma Exposure. The study, focused on safety efforts in Kansas City, MO, is a deeply researched and compassionate look at the trauma CVI workers confront every day and how to support the field so that practitioners “are protected from the same harms they work to prevent.”

“A Gateway for Possibilities”: Resident Leadership and Community Ownership

LISC's Institute for Community Power has published a new Spotlight examining three leadership development programs designed and implemented by LISC and local partners for distinct communities in different parts of the country: Training the Trainers (T4T) in Houston; the Newark Resident Leadership Academy (NRLA); and Community Connectors in Philadelphia. Each group has leveraged the leadership program to inform and strengthen their work and, in turn, to serve their communities more effectively.

Mobile Home Residents in Washington State Are Calling the Shots After Buying Their Park

Manufactured housing, which 20 million Americans call home, is one of the few affordable housing options in the United States. The residents of two Washington State mobile home communities recently succeeded in purchasing their parks with help from ROC USA and over $2 million in financing from Rural LISC. As a result, they have been able to stabilize their housing costs, upgrade their communities and remain in the places they love.

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