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The Development Assistant is responsible for administrative support of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s comprehensive year-round fundraising program. The position reports to the Development Director.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide administrative support for all fundraising activities; General office support, maintain records, acknowledge donor gifts and prepare direct mailings. Assist in the completion of grant proposals. Fulfill donor benefits. Assist in the production of fundraising materials.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Strong commitment to fundraising ethics.
• Ability to learn database management tools such as Raiser’s Edge.
• Superb communication skills, both written and oral.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Enthusiasm for working collaboratively with a dedicated team.

Hours and Compensation

• Full-time position with benefits. Some evening/weekend hours required. Positive and flexible team environment. Salary commensurate with experience.

New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s
Through its live performances of classical music and education programs, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra aspires to exceed expectations, unite communities, challenge, delight, and inspire. We change lives, for the better.

How to Apply
Learn more at www.NewHavenSymphony.org. 

Submit a resume and cover letter to:

Development Assistant Search, New Haven Symphony Orchestra
105 Court Street, Suite 302, New Haven, CT 06511
ecarroll@NewHavenSymphony.org

The Salvation Army will be holding its "Fill the Truck" charitable collection event on Dec. 8th at the Saw Mill Rd. Walmart Store in West Haven. Volunteers, Incl. Rotary's President-Elect, John Karavas will be there to receive your donations from 10 AM - 3 PM.  For more details go to http://www.jkaravas.com/Message_Board.html - the Message Board page for johnkaravas.comhttp://www.jkaravas.com/Message_Board.html

Reports To:  Director of Grants and Scholarships

Position Summary:

This position supports the Foundation’s scholarship program, the neighborhood leadership training and grantmaking program as well as other responsibilities as assigned.

Core Responsibilities:

•  The AA will be part of, and support, a team of grantmaking professionals in the execution of department goals;

•  The AA will provide service to multiple Foundation audiences and communicate through various methods, including phone, email, and written communications;

•  The AA will support internal and external meetings and events, including scheduling, attending, providing logistics, managing reservations, and recording, as required;

•  The AA will use state of the art technologies, including data entry into The Foundation’s relational database, FIMS;

•  The AA will be called upon for collaboration with all Foundation staff members;

•  The AA will be assigned special projects;

•  The AA will support the reception area,  as needed;

•  The AA will provide administrative support, as needed.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

•  Demonstrated administrative and data entry skills and highly skilled in technology and office software including; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;

•  College degree;

•  Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment, with positive customer service expectations and with diverse populations;

•  Individual should be self-directed and a team player; 

•  Attention to detail, ability to track schedules, organize meetings, generate reports, and produce presentations;

•  Demonstrated ability to direct and participate in teams;

•  A commitment to an inclusive environment;

•  Excellent written and oral communication skills;

•  Superior organizational skills and eagerness to multitask.

Please submit letters of interest/resumes and other supportive documents to jobsearch@cfgnh.org by December 3, 2012.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region's largest grantmaker and permanent charitable endowment, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Administrative Assistant (AA) for the Grantmaking and Strategy Department.  The Community Foundation’s mission is to create positive and sustainable change in Greater New Haven by increasing the amount of and enhancing the impact of community philanthropy.  The deadline for applications is December 3, 2012.

I'm still learning the Art of Connecting. Reclusive by nature, but a lover of Community and Humanity, and am always willing to help.

Yale University seeks placements from nonprofit and public sector agencies in the City of New Haven for the 2013 President's Public Service Fellowship. President Richard Levin created the Fellowship in 1994 as part of the University’s partnership with the City and citizens of New Haven.  More than 400 Yale University undergraduate, graduate, and professional students have contributed close to 200,000 hours of community service to New Haven nonprofit and public sector agencies as President’s Public Service Fellows since 1994.

The Fellowship places student Fellows in positions designed by community partners like you.  Yale University pays the student Fellows directly for their full-time work during the summer.  You can consider a meaningful full-time employment opportunity for the summer of 2013 that would benefit from the work of a Yale student.

To apply to be a Fellowship site, you can obtain an Agency Application online at www.yale.edu/ppsf.  A completed application should be submitted by email to ppsf@yale.edu no later than Friday, November 16, 2012.  Please note the actual number of placements is limited.  Not all proposals will be chosen as potential sites to which students may apply, and not every placement will be filled.

We look forward to your application!  Please feel free to contact Karen King with any questions you may have.

Karen King

Director, Yale University President's Public Service Fellowship

Yale University Office of New Haven and State Affairs

Telephone (203) 432-8412

The Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Strong research and analytical skills, critical thinking skills;
• Ability to write clear, succinct, cohesive reports;
• Ability to make well-organized verbal presentations;
• Passion for Greater New Haven a plus;
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment, with positive

customer service expectations and with diverse populations and sense of community;

• Individual should be self-directed and a team player;
• Demonstrated ability to direct and participate in teams;
• A commitment to an inclusive environment;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Superior organizational skills and eagerness to multitask;
• Knowledgeable in excel, database software and data analysis tools;
• Although  this is a junior position, a Masters Degree or several years professional experience preferred

Please submit letters of interest, resumes and other supportive documents via email to

jobsearch@cfgnh.org by Friday November 9, 2012.

HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH OF TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES??

ARE YOU READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM?

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE????

Christian Community Action, Inc.’s

Advocacy & Education Project

invite you to join 

 Parent Leadership Training Institute

Please visit www.plti-ct.org for more information

Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)

trains, inspires and empowers parents and

others who care about children to become

effective advocates for children.

It is a statewide initiative created to improve the lifelong health, safety, and learning of Connecticut’s children by helping you develop the leadership skills to make real change-in schools, communities and state and local governments.

The program begins with a Saturday, January 2013 retreat.  Classes will be held for 18 weeks Tuesday evenings at a New Haven location TBD. Children ages 5-12 may attend the on-site Children’s Leadership Training Institute. There is NO COST for the program. Family dinner provided.

For more information or to schedule an interview,

contact, Merryl Eaton (203) 676- 3110

merryleaton@ccahelping.org

The New Haven Symphony is looking for a Development Director to join its team.  The Development Director is responsible for building the capacity of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra by overseeing a comprehensive year-round fundraising program. A member of the senior management team reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Director plans, implements, manages, and evaluates all fundraising activities related to maintaining and growing earned income to ensure the financial stability of the NHSO. Full time, competitive salary and benefits.   Details at http://www.newhavensymphony.org/page/employment-144.htm  Elaine Carroll, Executive Director, ecarroll@NewHavenSymphony.org

FaceBook users!  Please visit Chase Community Giving this week & vote for a New Haven charity (like the New Haven Symphony, Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven Reads, Neighborhood Music School, Diaper Bank, Public Library, and more) to share in $5 million in grants.  http://ning.it/OsARv9   Tell your supporters to help earn vital grant funds for New Haven charities!  Thanks, Elaine Carroll, New Haven Symphony 

"One of the most common momentum killers I've seen in my professional life is our propensity to wait for someone else to act, take initiative, assume blame, or take charge. But very often, no help comes...

Take Ownership of Your Actions by Taking Responsibility

Source: Harvard Business Review Blog

This white paper will examine the role social media can play in presenting a more strategic view of customer data and how the right combination of technologies can deliver insight to help companies more effectively meet perpetually shifting consumer demands expressed through, and influenced by, these dynamic communication channels. We will look at the implications for marketing and sales, but also IT. And we will consider how and why social media tools and applications can be integrated with existing technology investments.

Social Media Analytics: Making Customer Insights Actionable

Source credit: IBM Business Analytics

On November 8, 2012, The Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund will recognize the contributions of three local community leaders at our annual Good Egg Celebration.

The Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund is a 501(c)3 CDFI (nonprofit, community development financial institution). Want to know more about what CDFIs do? Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht6VzuLt65U

We need your help and the help of local businesses and restaurants to make this event a success. Hoping to make this year's silent auction the best yet. Additionally, we are seeking program ads and sponsorships. Want to contribute? Contact me (Brianna Gavigan) at 203-789-8690 x125. Thanks!

Connecticut Voices for Children is a research-based children’s advocacy organization that works on the state, local, and national level to promote the well-being of Connecticut’s most vulnerable children and youth. Connecticut Voices staff come from a wide range of fields --- law, nursing, social work, demography, public health, education and business – and use a multi-disciplinary approach to work on leading children’s rights issues in the fields of health care, early care, K-12 education, tax and budget policy, child welfare, juvenile justice, and family economic security.  Connecticut Voices is widely recognized for its in-depth, data-driven policy analyses, its extensive research and data reports, its effective legislative and administrative advocacy campaigns and its unique expertise in analyzing the impact of economic trends and state tax and budget systems on Connecticut’s children.  Policymakers, the media, professionals in child-related fields, advocates, and concerned citizens frequently turn to Voices for research, analysis, and technical assistance, as well as for creative new ideas for tackling difficult public policy questions.   

Connecticut Voices for Children seeks a half-time senior-level staff member (“Senior Policy Fellow”) to lead Voices’ child welfare and juvenile justice policy work, in partnership with other senior staff.  Successful candidates must have excellent research, writing, quantitative and analytical skills; outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to build and maintain coalitions; a keen understanding of the policy-making process; the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences; the ability to work independently and in teams and to manage and mentor junior staff; a commitment to data-driven, research-based, independent, open-minded, and objective analysis; and a passion to work intensely to promote educational opportunity for Connecticut’s most at-risk children and youth. 

Successful candidates should have a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant work experience and a graduate degree in a related field (law, education, business, public policy, economics, etc).  In exceptional cases, candidates without graduate degrees but with records of unusually strong work experience and undergraduate academic achievement will be considered.  Successful candidates should have a strong background in child welfare and/or juvenile justice policy; however, Voices remains open to exceptionally well-qualified individuals who have demonstrated unusual mastery and success in related fields and who can demonstrate commitment to devoting the next stage of their career to child welfare and juvenile justice policy and advocacy.

CT Voices is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Interested candidates should submit the following: cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, transcripts from undergraduate and graduate programs (unofficial transcripts permitted), a writing sample of 5-10 pages, and four references.  Candidates selected for an interview may be asked to provide a portfolio of past work, and/or additional references.  All inquiries should be sent to Claire Morduch at cmorduch@ctvoices.org by September 30, 2012.  No phone inquiries please.  For more information about Connecticut Voices for Children, please visit us at www.ctvoices.org.

Major Responsibilities

1. In consultation with Executive Director and staff, determine research priorities consistent with emerging      legislative and administrative advocacy priorities.
2. Play a leadership role in the collection, analysis, reporting and dissemination of data (both qualitative and quantitative), best practices, and highest quality academic and policy research, in child welfare and juvenile justice.
3. Lead Connecticut Voices’ legislative and administrative advocacy campaigns, alone and in conjunction with      partners.
4. Build and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with community providers and schools.
5. Build and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with colleagues in other organizations working on child      welfare and juvenile justice issues, in conjunction with other staff.
6. Assist in identifying new funding sources for this work, and in preparing grant applications and grant reports.
7. Along with other senior fellows, manage, evaluate, and mentor junior policy fellows.
8. Direct Connecticut Voices’ efforts to promote youth engagement in the public policy process for young people involved in the child welfare system, including supervising Voices’ collaboration with the Department of Children and Families Youth Advisory Boards.

The City of New Haven is in the process of upgrading and increasing the functionality of its Elm City Resident Card.  The City has contracted with Community Financial Resources, a non-profit that works nationally to develop consumer-friendly banking products for low-to-moderate income households),  to help design an enhanced card that meets the needs of its residents.

One of the first steps in this process is to ask for input from local organizations that have first hand knowledge of their constituents needs.  We would like to invite your organization to participate in a conference call on Thursday September 6th at 1 PM.

The topics to be covered in this meeting include:

 *   Overview of the card upgrade project

 *   Sharing a proposed survey that will be distributed to residents who receive the New Haven e-newsletter or other city on-line communications,

 *   Discussing how to include the opinions of residents who do not have access to these communication avenues, and

 *   Recruiting organizational representatives to act as project advisors.

We hope that you will be able to attend this meeting to help us develop an inclusive plan to elicit the opinion of all residents and to possibly be a part of the team.

If your organization is interested in attending this conference call  meeting, please write to: SMatteso@newhavenct.net

WE ARE NEWLY FORMED JR DRILL TEAM AGES 7-12, SRS ARE 13-18.  WE HAVE WON SIX TROPHIES SINCE WE STARTED LAST YEAR.  OUR TEAM IS EXPANDING AT A RAPID RATE AND OUR TEAM DIRECTOR HAS TO TRANSPORT THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AND OUR DRUMS TO PRACTICE 3 DAYS PER WEEK.  HER VAN ONLY HOLDS 7 PEOPLE, BUT SHE FILLS IT UP.  SO WE NEED A DONATION OF A GENTLY USED 15 PASSENGER VAN.  WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IT WILL BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.  CALL 203 346-8455  IF YOU CAN HELP US

In our Be The Change project, we will build on what we have accomplished over the last four years in Monitor Square. The first component of our project aims to improve accessibility to Monitor Square. Currently there is only a single entrance to the park, and it is a narrow gap in the railing at Chapel and Winthrop.

We feel that a single, small entrance discourages people from using the park. We would like to double the width of this entrance and to create a second entrance at Derby and Winthrop. We will also create a transition from the sidewalk to the grass by installing a bed of pavers at each entrance. These three changes—doubling the width of the existing entrance, adding a second entrance, and installing the transitions—will make the park more enticing and encourage people to use it. Whereas the current entrance, narrow and unadorned, works to keep people out of the park, the new, welcoming entrances will invite people to cross the street and enter into and enjoy the park. The resulting increased use of this public space will make the neighborhood safer and more vibrant.

The other component of our project focuses on the centerpiece of Monitor Square, a monument topped by a statue of an eagle. This eagle is dramatic to behold, with wings spread, talons raised, and head staring down. (We think it is the most amazing sculpture in any park in New Haven, but we may be slightly biased.)

At nighttime, this great New Haven asset loses its value because it is all but invisible in the unlit park, and we would like to correct this by lighting the sculpture up from below. The site of the eagle lit up against the nighttime sky will be eye-catching for both pedestrians in the neighborhood and drivers heading west on Chapel or Derby.

Background

Monitor Square is a nicely scaled public space, about one-third of an acre, situated on thoroughfares that connect downtown with the western side of the city. It sits at the intersection of three neighborhoods—West River, Edgewood, and Dwight—and is bordered by Chapel Street, Derby Avenue, and Winthrop Avenue.

The story of our work in Monitor Square is part of the larger story of our work to improve the West River neighborhood. In 2008 the Community Foundation chose West River as a site for its Neighborhood of Choice program, and under the guidance of Kevin Ewing, ordinary residents began to come together, get to know one another, and explore ways to improve the neighborhood. At the very start of this effort, Monitor Square was the site of a tragic murder. On the evening of Sunday, June 29, shortly after midnight, 53-year-old Antoinette Joyner was struck and killed by a stray bullet as she sat on a porch overlooking Monitor Square petting a cat. This was one of the key reasons we decided that improving Monitor Square should be part of our efforts to improve West River.

In 2009 we successfully applied to have Monitor Square designated a Community Greenspace site by Urban Resources Initiative. We have just completed our fourth season as a Community Greenspace site, and over the course of those four summers we have transformed Monitor Square. We have built two flowerbeds, one at the corner of Chapel and Derby and the other around the monument in the center of the park. We have planted seven trees within Monitor Square and another seven on the curb strip around it. In the past two years, our efforts have spilled out to the surrounding blocks. There are ten new trees on curb strips across the street from Monitor Square, and last year we built a flowerbed in front of an adjoining apartment building. We’ve even extended our efforts to a site three blocks away, at the corner of Derby Avenue and Ella T. Grasso Boulevard. There we removed a huge stand of weeds, planted five trees, and built a flowerbed around a sign that welcomes people to New Haven.

The first opportunity is a chance to create an installation inside of an empty New Haven Register delivery truck. Two of these delivery trucks will be parked directly outside the entrance to the Register building during the Alternative Space weekend of City-Wide Open Studios. Two artists will be awarded this opportunity, one for each truck.

To learn more about this opportuntiy, and see images of the truck, please visit www.artspacenh.org/exhibitions/nhregtruck

The second opportunity is a chance to create a sturdy wire, scrim or fabric screen to wrap a 182 linear foot railing on the upper catwalk of the printing room of the New Haven Register. This is a chance to show your work to thousands of people while you help Artspace promote the safety of Open Studios visitors.

To learn more about this opportunity, and see images of the railing, please visit www.artspacenh.org/exhibitions/railingwrapper

To learn more about City-Wide Open Studios, please check out www.CWOS.org

Below is the list of ideas shared at "Be the change YOU want to see in New Haven: Crowdsourcing, Philanthropy & Getting it Done." You can also see the ideas posted in the front window at The Grove, 71 Orange St. New Haven.

If you offered up an idea at the gathering and do not see your idea on this list, we did not get it. If you did not attend the meeting and one of these ideas interests you, please write to me at lcruz@cfgnh.org and I'll connect you with the person who proposed the project.

During the next week, we'll post the five projects we’ve prioritized on See Click Fix and on this blog. The factors considered in the selection of these priority projects include the following:

1. Motivation of the project initiator
2. Our sense of the project as something to which we can add value
3. Feasibility of completion of the project or some major milestone within 1 year

Projects not selected are no less worthy. We just don't think we can help as much, right now. Our focus is on getting five things done. For these five projects, Ben, Slate and I commit to helping raising money, providing space for meetings, and facilitating contacts with people who can help. However, as we mentioned in the meeting, these are your respective projects; they must be driven to completion by you.

Remember that if your project involves a public space or anything that local city officials or the general public should know about, post it on See Click Fix. The fact that you are willing to step up to address an issue does not mean that there should not be public documentation. Posting the issue might get you an alert that there is already a plan to address the issue, help with coordination of efforts, and get you collaborators and/or donations.

Thank you to The Grove – a new kind of social space for providing the initial meeting location.

If you are inspired to donate time or money to ANY of these ideas, please write to me at lcruz@cfgnh.org so that I can connect you with the project initiator. The proposed projects, in no particular order:

Toy LibraryA resource bank for all parents to borrow toys for all types of kids. In many other cities. National association may help.A safe bike lane system on the curbside of parking spacesA space for small scale production and innovation by building thingsNHV.org for/by local peopleLa Feria To express arts, music, poetry, food, crafts, “noches de troua” etc. for Latino community cultureMany youth-serving non-profits collaborating to transform our neighborhoods into a safe, vibrant city…and leveraging some serious $$$Anti-blight / renters educationNext step for people after halfway housesStreetcar advocacy groupExpressYourPurpose.comFor all of New Haven and its inhabitants to be plugged in to its highest potential and purpose2nd NHV InsideOut in Fair Haven, Middletown & Front Street

- A space for small scale production and innovation by building things
NHV.org for/by local people

- La Feria 

To express arts, music, poetry, food, crafts, “noches de troua” etc. for Latino community culture

- Anti-blight / renters education

- Streetcar advocacy group

ExpressYourPurpose.com

For all of New Haven and its inhabitants to be plugged in to its highest potential and purpose

- 2nd NHV InsideOut in Fair Haven, Middletown & Front Street