Nonprofit News
Working Towards the Common Good
Apr 13 2016Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
Findings from the 2015 NM Nonprofit SurveyFor the third year, the Building Movement Project (BMP) and partner organizations in New Mexico surveyed our state’s nonprofit organizations. The 2015 report analyzes the responses of 267 nonprofit organizations that participated in the survey effort in the fall of 2015.
As with the... Read Article
RFP: AmeriCorps Volunteers, Deadlines Approaching!
Apr 5 2016Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Fund Development, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Volunteer Management
Want Help Getting Things Done?Since 1999, the New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism (NMCCV) has supported hundreds of community-based organizations that are engaging local citizens to address their most pressing... Read Article
You're Invited! UNM Campus-Community Forum, Apr 15
Apr 4 2016Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Volunteer Management
Want to Collaborate?Are you a community member who collaborates or would like to collaborate with a faculty member or student group on UNM campus? Are you a UNM faculty member who collaborates with community partners in your teaching and research? Do... Read Article
Boards: A Historic Relic?
Apr 3 2016Related to: Board Development
Dear Kim, Isn’t the board structure essentially useless? Shouldn’t it be dissolved?
I and those at the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) hear variations on this question so often that we decided to make it the topic of the debate at this year’s Money for our Movements Conference, August 2nd–3rd in Baltimore,... Read Article
Developing Leadership from the Inside Out: A Nonprofit Must-Do
Mar 22 2016Related to: Leadership
If You Say It, Does It Make It True?Despite all the hoopla about developing new leaders and making plans for leadership succession, most nonprofits usually hire externally according to a study by the nonprofit Bridgespan Group. Only 30 percent of nonprofits fill C-suite roles with an internal candidate as compared to for profits where the rate is... Read Article
Gildan New Mexico Bowl Seeks Nonprofit Partners
Mar 18 2016Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Fund Development
How We Can PartnerIn 2015, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl had over 30,000 spectators at the game between the University of New Mexico and the University of Arizona. We want to leverage our platform for positive impact on the community by working with nonprofits in New... Read Article
Volunteer of the Year, Nominations Due Mar 25
Mar 16 2016Related to: Volunteer Management
Nominate an Outstanding Volunteer!The Mayor's Day of Recognition honors outstanding volunteers in our community.
Submit your nominations by March 25, 2016 at 5pm.
Awards will be given in three categories: individual, group, and corporate.
Celebrate Albuquerque's amazing volunteers at... Read Article
Do You Have Service Learning Opportunities?
Feb 24 2016Related to: Leadership, Related to: Volunteer Management
Get youth involved in your nonprofit!More high schools are now including service learning as part of their curriculum. If your organization offers these opportunities, now is the time to create your summer service learning project.
Two great ways to gain visibility and get students for your project:... Read Article
PNM Power Up Grants Cycle - Feb 18-Mar 18
Feb 23 2016Related to: Fund Development
PNM Power Up Grants aim to strengthen New Mexico by investing in our communities.The PNM Fund seeks innovative and creative proposals that support the communities PNM serves and where it has business interests. We look forward to partnering with you to invest in vibrant community spaces.
Proposals should support community and neighborhood... Read Article
Impact & Coffee
Feb 22 2016Related to: Collaboration
A space for the entire communityImpact & Coffee is a space where nonprofit leaders, volunteers, board members, funders, and people who want to find their place in the social impact community can come to have a cup of coffee, hear about new social profit ventures and innovation in a 6-minute presentation format, and join in some great conversation to... Read Article