Nonprofit News
Nominations Open: Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Awards
Apr 5 2017Related to: Leadership
23rd Annual Amy Biehl Youth Spirit AwardNew Mexico Voices for Children is seeking nominations for the Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Awards.
About the Award:The Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Award was founded by New Mexico Voices for Children in 1993—the year that she passed away. The award honors Amy’s commitment to serve by celebrating young people... Read Article
Spring Family Cancer Retreat
Mar 21 2017Related to: Communications & Marketing
Navigating The Cancer JourneyApplications are now available for Cancer Services of New Mexico’s Spring 2017 Family Cancer Retreat. This nationally recognized three-day educational program provides NM’s adult cancer patients/survivors and their loved ones with tools and information to navigate the cancer journey.
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Vote on 2017's Best Nonprofit Online Resources
Mar 16 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Board Development, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development, Related to: Human Resources, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Technology, Related to: Volunteer Management
Cast your Vote for the Best Nonprofit Online ResourcesWhere do... Read Article
We Were Concerned About #NMLeg HB 412
Mar 15 2017Related to: Advocacy
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, United Way of Central New Mexico, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Albuquerque Community Foundation and New Mexico Association of Grantmakers share in the concern and confusion our local, New Mexico nonprofit sector has about potential consequences of HB 412. Together, we collectively fund and support nonprofit... Read Article
Advocacy & Public Policy Conference for NM Funders and Nonprofits
Mar 13 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Board Development, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development, Related to: Human Resources, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Technology, Related to: Volunteer Management
Advancing a Just and Secure New Mexico:Advocacy, Policy and a... Read Article
Albuquerque’s Impact on International Emerging Leaders
Mar 13 2017Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Leadership
At the recent Global Ties U.S. National Meeting in Washington D.C., Ms. Rebeca Gyumi from Tanzania won the first-ever International Visitor Leadership Program Alumni Award for Social Innovation and Change for her achievements on youth empowerment and ending legal child marriages in Tanzania.
Rebeca is the founder and Executive... Read Article
S.A.F.E. House Finance Manager Receives Advocacy in Action Service Award
Mar 8 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Leadership
Debbie Brickman, Finance Manager at S.A.F.E. House, an intimate partner domestic violence shelter, will receive the Advocacy in Action (AIA) Service Award. This award is presented by the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission (CVRC) at their 22nd Annual Conference.
The AIA award recognizes... Read Article
2017 Volunteer Management Progress Report
Mar 3 2017Related to: Volunteer Management
The State of Volunteer ManagementFor the second year in a row VolunteerPro has published the global report Volunteer Management Progress. The report helps gauge trends like job satisfaction, average salaries, industry demographics, and more.
The report also confirms what we already knew: volunteer managers really love... Read Article
Coalition Campaign to Oppose Repeal of Johnson Amendment
Mar 2 2017Related to: Advocacy
Yesterday, the National Council of Nonprofits launched a campaign to get nonprofits to sign a Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship to be sent to senators and Congressional representatives.
The statement from NCN reads, “Charitable nonprofits, private foundations, religious groups, and their vast numbers of supporters can send a clear signal to... Read Article
The State Budget as a Moral Contract
Mar 2 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Leadership
When considering the budget, we need see it as more than just a mandate on where state monies will come from and how they’ll be spent. The budget is a moral document, a way in which our government clearly expresses its values and priorities through what it funds or doesn’t fund.
Over the last few years, New Mexico has struggled with... Read Article