All posts tagged "Management"

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  How To … Create Maps to Help Kids and Youth Workers

    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are all the rage right now, and many youth-serving organizations have embraced the technology to improve their...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  How to Thrive In Hard Times

  These are the best of times for youth-serving nonprofits – and the worst. On one hand, we’ve never had more public awareness...

• News

  ‘To Hell and Back’

  The Famous Farm: The serene flagship campus of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth. Photo: John Krahm/Berkshire Farm Center Canaan, N.Y.—Jim Gaudette...

• News

  A Cautionary Tale about Background Checks

  Many youth agencies believe that hiring ex-offenders to work with youth can be valuable in some circumstances, as long as managers take...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Money for Nonprofits to Build Capacity

  A new $50 million program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for nonprofit capacity building should be ready for preliminary...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Girl Scouts Pull Plug on 8-year-old’s Internet Cookie Sales Pitch

  Last month it was shrinking Girl Scout cookie boxes (See “Economy Shrinks Girl Scout Cookies,” March). Now, the very same treats are...

• ► Reports

  Nonprofit Survey

  Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) Many of America's nonprofits - including "safety-net" organizations that offer basic and social services to at-risk populations -...

• MENTOR Names New CEO

  Alberto Gonzales might be hard up for a job, but not every Bush 43 guy is having the same trouble. MENTOR, a...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Fleet Management Software

  FleetCommanderAgile Access ControlPrice: Based on number of vehicles managed; can be purchased on a month-to-month basis. Pricing starts at $1,500 for initial...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Smart Chart 3.0

  http://www.smartchart.org This updated version of the original Smart Chart is a free tool designed to help nonprofits manage their internal and external...

• News

  What’s Your CEO Worth?

  “I’m guessing you don’t have too Robert Barnett $84,000 Donna Rice Hughes $91,173 many people wanting to Billy Stanfield $98,000 talk about...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  Take a Stand, Even If it Costs You

    One of the largest corporate entities here in Burlington, Vt., is Burton Snowboards, which I normally wouldn’t have anything to do...

• Book Reviews

  From Expelled to Excelled

  The Last Dropout Bill MillikenHay House241 pages. $14.95 The Last Dropout, written by the founder of Communities in Schools (CIS), is based...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Atlantic Philanthropies Hires New Children and Youth Director

  The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international grant maker with assets of $3.3 billion, has hired Donna Lawrence to oversee its disadvantaged children and...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Scrap Metal Black Market Blacks Out Youth Groups

  The economy is down, scrap metal prices are up, and some recreation programs are in the dark – because thieves have taken...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Thieves Exploit Access To Agency Funds

    Two youth workers have been linked to separate thefts of $450,000 and $120,000: the first from a youth shelter in California...

• ► Reports

  Capitalizing on Volunteers’ Skills; Volunteering by Occupation in America

  According to this study done in support of A Billion + Change - a national campaign to raise $1 billion worth of...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  BGCA Launches Promotion

  The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) last month unveiled a new promotional campaign, “Be Great,” drawing on its famous alumni...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Provider of Background Checks Sold

  The leading company in conducting background checks on employees and volunteers for nonprofits was sold last month for $4 billion. Youth-serving organizations...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Youth Programs Recovering From Ike

  Hurricane Ike left youth service organizations across parts of the South scrambling to reopen storm-damaged facilities last month and to re-establish contacts...