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New Haven Neighborhood Grant Funding Announcement
The Neighborhood Leadership Grant Program works with resident leaders in New Haven neighborhoods to make our community a better place. We believe that resident leaders have the power to influence what happens in a neighborhood and the ability to build community where they live. We believe that all communities have assets, which include neighborhood residents, local institutions, and private and public resources. Furthermore, we believe that by supporting neighborhood leaders we facilitate their ability to inspire other residents to act in their own self-interest and the well-being of their community.
The New Haven Neighborhood Leadership Grant Program provides grants up to $3,000 and Leadership Workshops to help you to contribute to positive change in your neighborhood. This year, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven will prioritize activities that enhance student achievement; support a college going culture; help reduce violence; and promote infant health.
The Application and Guidelines are attached. These documents are also available online on our website. Visit our Grants page here and click on the option New Haven Neighborhood Leadership Grant Program to download the Guidelines and the Application.
Check out the tutorial to complete the application, click here. There is also a link to a video explaining what we are looking for in an application to the right, under “related video”.
Applications must be received via email by 12:00 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is looking for a Director of Development. Please see the job description below for details.
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Job Summary
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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage all fundraising initiatives to achieve annually budgeted goals ($1.2 million for FY2013). Efforts include annual fund, corporate sponsorship, foundation and government grants, trusts management, planned giving, endowment campaign, special events, in-kind donations, and special projects.
- Assist the Executive Director and the Board of Directors in establishing annual and long-range goals, budgets, projections, and plans for all fundraising campaigns and initiatives. Provide monthly reports and financial statements.
- Maintain ongoing relationships with current donors, sponsors, funders, and business and community leaders. Develop new prospects in each category.
- Work closely with the Board, and in particular the Development Committee, to continuously research, cultivate, and solicit new sources of revenue.
- Direct development staff, interns, and volunteers in all fundraising endeavors.
- Recruit committee members for fundraising campaigns and special events.
- Supervise and complete grant applications and sponsorship proposals, acknowledgment of gifts, and tendering of required reports and follow-up.
- Monitor fulfillment of donor and sponsor benefits, events, and recognition.
- Oversee maintenance of donor files and records and the timeliness of donor communications.
- Manage creation and production of print and electronic fundraising materials.
- Research new opportunities for arts funding at the local, state, and national levels.
- Work with the Board and volunteers to plan fundraising events and benefits, including an annual Gala, and oversee the execution of each event. Coordinate auctions and raffles to supplement each event.
- Represent the NHSO by attending civic and cultural events in the community and making presentations as requested.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum seven years of direct fundraising experience. Proven leadership and success in development areas of campaigns, donor cultivation, membership development, grant writing, and organizational coordination.
- Knowledge of laws related to donations, financial planning, and IRS regulations. Strong commitment to fundraising ethics.
- Familiarity with database management tools such as Raiser’s Edge. Superb communication skills, both written and oral.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to cultivate strong interpersonal relationships and to articulate the NHSO’s mission to a wide range of audiences in a variety of ways.
- Enthusiasm for working collaboratively with a dedicated team.
Hours and Compensation
- This is a full-time position with competitive benefits. Some evening/weekend hours required. Positive and flexible team environment. Salary commensurate with experience.
About the Organization
Mission Statement:
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.
Vision Statement:
The Vision of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra is to celebrate our classical music heritage, enriched through new American compositions, by expanding opportunities for symphonic performances and music education. We will celebrate this Vision through:
- Live performances centered on symphony and pops concerts, supplemented by chamber and ensemble performances by orchestra members and guest artists;
- Promotion of new works by American composers-in-residence and composers well-versed in Asian, African and Latin traditions, including performances of their works;
- Support of youth and community orchestras and classical music education;
- Performances for children and families that introduce the classical music heritage and the major forms of its presentation; and
- Social networks and other media that enhance accessibility to classical music and its interpretation.
How to Apply:
Submit a resume and cover letter detailing experience with the requirements described above to:
Development Director Search
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
105 Court Street, Suite 302
New Haven, CT 06511
ecarroll@NewHavenSymphony.org
Our Speak Life! youth programs are reaching out to community members to be guest speakers & come out to talk with New Haven youth on the following topics:
- Communication and presentation when job developing - Mon. Tues. or Wed. from 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
- Innovative ways to overcome bullying from students, teachers, or adults in a young person's life. - Tues or Thurs. between 2:30 - 4:30 pm (doesn't have to take the entire 2 hours...even 20 min - 1/2 is fine)
- Being respectful to your friends and peers - In a relatable type of presentation/conversation for middle school aged youth. (Young people between the ages of 16 - 23 yrs old. to come and speak preferred) Mon or Thurs. 6 pm - 8 pm (can be as short as a 1/2 hr presentation)
If you are interested, please contact Sheeva at 203-654-9226 or email snelson@breakthru.us thanks, GNH Community!
Kind regards,
Sheeva
Sheeva L. Williams-Nelson
Executive Director
Executive Director
Breakthru! Inc.
P: (203)654-9226
F: (203)686-0805
New Haven Promise is a program and component fund of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. This position will articulate, develop, implement and manage the digital and technology strategy for New Haven Promise. Working with the Executive Director. Additionally, the goal is to insure that systems are established to effectively and proficiently meet the needs of the program.
Title: Digital Systems Manager
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Championing the digital strategy, the outcomes and ongoing results with constituent audiences (educators, students, parents, sponsors, alumni and nonprofits).
- Exhibiting strong understanding of the digital space, web 2.0 technologies, event management software, supports online management of learning communities.
- Keeps abreast of latest technology trends.
- Develops best-in-class capabilities for integration across platforms, plans through establishing system requirements, process, procedures and digital platforms.
- Ensures that digital and technology initiatives are consistent with the expected social ROI and key goals.
- Participates in and represents the NHP’s vision and mission in related meetings in schools, with community groups and in all related venues.
- Leads cross-functional projects within the area of digital strategy and engagement.
- Able to work with and oversee key outside vendor relationships.
- Manages all reporting systems and analytics.
- Identifies and resolves impediments or potential problems with implementation.
- Demonstrates commitment to the continuous improvement and advancing the achievement of higher education for New Haven youth.
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4 years’ of related experience or 8 years’ experience.
- Demonstrated record of outstanding project management/performance management results.
- Strong analytical, technical and communication skills.
- Experience in working with diverse communities.
- Demonstrated competency in CSS, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, jQuery and Javascript.
- Must also be skilled with Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint.
- Strong attention to detail required.
Please submit letter of interest, resumes and other supportive document via email to jobs@newhavenpromise.org Applications accepted up to January 14, 2013.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is an equal opportunity employer.
Please help us spread the word!
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IRIS--Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (www.irisct.org), a dynamic nonprofit organization in New Haven CT, is seeking a part-time teacher for its Early Learning Program. The mission of IRIS is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut's communities. IRIS currently serves clients from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba, Congo, and Sudan.
The Early Learning Program is a free, safe, nurturing environment for children ages 1-4 (up to 6 children at a time), weekday mornings from 9:30am-12:00pm, while parents are at English language class on-site at the IRIS office. The Early Learning Program's focus is on early childhood development, positive socialization and school readiness. This is a multicultural classroom with children who often do not hear English spoken in their homes.
Duties include designing and implementing curriculum to provide educational and social programming; arranging for the purchase of snacks and meals; communicating with parents regarding enrollment and program rules; and when appropriate, helping families apply to other licensed, accredited preschool programs.
Awareness of and sensitivity to cross-cultural issues is a must. The ideal candidate will have or be working towards a degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field and/or have equivalent experience with young children in a developmental setting.
- Position will be approximately 15 hours/week. Salary rang: $12-$15/hour, depending on experience
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to: Tanya Adametz at education@irisct.org
Job Summary
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
REVISED 10/19/12
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region's largest grantmaker, is seeking a qualified candidate for a professional position in 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 November 9, 2012.
Title: Knowledge Officer
Reports To: Knowledge & Evaluation Director
Position Summary:
This position has been created to support the Knowledge and Evaluation Director and includes assisting with evaluation, grant monitoring, reports by issue area, program officer grantmaking activities and grant analyses.
Core Responsibilities:
- Grant monitoring: Review & evaluate grantee reports and performance data
- Compile reports on grantee performance for staff and board;
- Review submitted grant applications and provide written analyses for staff discussion and recommendation to the Board of The Community Foundation
- Convene nonprofits and other community members on critical issues affecting Greater New Haven
- Support the Fund for Women and Girls grantmaking and evaluation process
- Utilize The Community Foundation’s databases (FIMS & www.giveGreater.org®) to analyze data and produce reports;
Other Responsibilities:
- Be part of, and support, the Grantmaking and Strategy team of professionals in the execution of department goals;
- Provide service to multiple Community Foundation audiences and communicate
through various methods, including phone, email, and written communications;
- Collaborate with all Community Foundation staff members;
- Work on special projects;
- Participate in joint efforts and affinity groups of foundations and represent The
Community Foundation professionally by responding to inquiries and attending
meetings and conferences;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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
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
- In consultation with Executive Director and staff, determine research priorities consistent with emerging legislative and administrative advocacy priorities.
- 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.
- Lead Connecticut Voices’ legislative and administrative advocacy campaigns, alone and in conjunction with partners.
- Build and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with community providers and schools.
- Build and strengthen partnerships and collaborations with colleagues in other organizations working on child welfare and juvenile justice issues, in conjunction with other staff.
- Assist in identifying new funding sources for this work, and in preparing grant applications and grant reports.
- Along with other senior fellows, manage, evaluate, and mentor junior policy fellows.
- 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
