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Exciting Opportunity from Hands On Nashville

News from Trish Crist at Hands On Nashville on a great, and FREE opportunity:

Great news for social networkers, business networkers, and Nashville-community-lovers!

To meet the need of those in the volunteer community who felt unable to attend Do Good Well programming due to cost, Hands On Nashville is delighted to announce that there is now no cost whatsoever to attend our new monthly educational/networking programs featuring a different nonprofit organization each month.

September - Second Harvest Food Bank

October - CommunityNashville

November - Alive Hospice

December - The Climate Project (Al Gore’s worldwide foundation built around his Nobel-Prize-winning film An Inconvenient Truth)

January - Oasis Center

February - The Nashville Zoo

March - Cheekwood

April - Adventure Science

These orgs’ messages are just too good for people to miss! Take this opportunity to meet cool people, explore our city’s often groundbreaking nonprofit community, and learn about volunteer opportunities in our city.

Please help spread the word and tell folks about this important change to FREE! Seating is limited and registration at www.hon.org is highly recommended.

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on August 27, 2008
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Want to Make Nashville More Walkable, Bikeable and Livable?

Consider this announcement from CNM member, Walk/Bike Nashville:

Walk/Bike Nashville is accepting applications for two open positions on the board of directors. As a nonprofit advocacy and public education group, applicants for the position must have a sustained interest in creating a more walkable, bikeable, livable Nashville. Preference will be given to applicants with one or more of the following qualifications:

• Passionate interest in pedestrian issues and policy;

• Fund-raising experience;

• Residence in areas of the Davidson County not currently represented by the board;

• Expertise in the health care industry, media, or advocacy experience for disabled, senior, or minority communities.

The board requests a three-year commitment. Interested persons can send a resume or CV with letter of interest to Sean Davies, president, at seansdavies@gmail.com.

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on August 20, 2008
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Advertise on Google for Free

Google has a grant program which allows nonprofits to advertise on Google free of charge for at least three months. After submitting an online application, nonprofits will know within 6 months whether they have been selected by the panel made up of Google employees. Click here for more information on the program.

Still have questions? Then participate tomorrow in a free Web event, organized by TechSoup on the topic. Learn about Google Grants and how your nonprofit can receive up to $10,000 to use towards a donation of Google AdWords, Google’s in-kind advertising program. Click here to find out how to participate in tomorrow’s Web event.

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on August 13, 2008
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Local Ad Agency Provides Free Marketing Services During “CreateAthon”

redpepper, a local ad agency invites non-profit organizations to submit their proposals for CreateAthon®, scheduled to begin on September 18, 2008. CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz during which redpepper provides free marketing and creative services to Nashville-area non-profit organizations. Here is more from the agency’s news release:

Non-profits are invited to visit www.redpeppergivesback.com to learn more about the CreateAthon event and submission guidelines, as well as view the work - and a video - from CreateAthon 2007. A downloadable PDF version of the application is available at www.redpepperinc.com/createathon.pdf. The deadline for CreateAthon 2008 applications is July 31, 2008.

“One of redpepper’s goals for 2007 was to find an innovative way to support the Nashville non-profit community. We believe that the CreateAthon event is a productive way to meet this goal,” said Tim McMullen, president of redpepper. “After last year’s event, our team was physically tired, but our hearts and minds were inspired and invigorated by our non-profit CreateAthon clients and their passion for the mission of their organizations.”

 redpepper is the first - and only - Nashville-area advertising agency to participate in the national CreateAthon event. In its second year as a participant in the annual CreateAthon, redpepper is looking forward to offering support to the vital non-profit community in Nashville.

 ”Through CreateAthon, Hands On Nashville benefited by having redpepper redevelop the identity of one of the community’s most cherished events, the Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer Awards. redpepper did everything from enhancing the Strobel Awards’ logo and developing an event tagline, to designing invitations and programs,” said Lisa Davis of Hands on Nashville. “We are so grateful for their contributions that added elegance to Hands On Nashville’s celebration of outstanding volunteerism.”

 During CreateAthon 2007, redpepper completed 44 projects for 13 clients with an estimated value of more than $110,000.

The deadline for CreateAthon 2008 applications is July 31, 2008. Organizations selected by redpepper to receive CreateAthon 2008 services will be announced on August 10th. Please visit www.redpeppergivesback.com for information or an application. Or, contact Eva de Paulis at 615-320-9335 or eva@redpepperinc.com with any questions.

For more information about CreateAthon, please visit www.riggs-createathon.com.

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on July 24, 2008
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How to Get Your Nonprofit on YouTube

This news is a bit old, but definitely worth mentioning. YouTube launched a nonprofit program last year that allows nonprofits to upload videos to your own channel. Its a great way to deliver your message to a mass audience in an affordable way. Check out the video with tips on what to post below.

For more information, visit http://youtube.com/nonprofits.

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on July 21, 2008
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Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC to Offer Pro Bono Services for CNM Members

 

 

 

 

The law firm of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry has announced the implementation of a pro bono program to respond to the legal needs of the Middle Tennessee nonprofit community.

The program is designed to deliver legal services to nonprofits of limited means where the payment of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources. Additional information on BCCB’s Pro Bono policy can be found at: http://www.boultcummings.com/probono/.

If your nonprofit organization has a legal issue and is a CNM member, contact Membership Coordinator Avé Trotter at 615.259.0100 or ave@cnm.org for more information.

 

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on July 21, 2008
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Tagline Awards Announced by Nonprofit Blog

The Getting Attention Blog by Nancy Schwartz, a nonprofit communications consultant, announced the 2008 Nonprofit Tagline Award winners. One thousand taglines consisting of eight words or less were submitted. The twelve winners were selected by over three thousand nonprofit officials in an online poll. Here are some of the standouts:

“Where Actors Find Their Space”-NYC Theatre Spaces/This clearinghouse for NYC rehearsal and performance spaces uses a double entendre to go beyond a description of its services and highlight the value of its work.

“Stand Up for a Child”-CASA of Southwest Missouri/CASA’s tagline provokes anger, compassion and a desire to help, in just five words.

“Stay Close…Go Far”-East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania/This simple yet distinctive tagline from East Stroudsburg cuts through the clutter. Its straightforward character mirrors that of the school. 

“Helping Preserve the Places You Cherish”-LandChoices/LandChoices’ tagline thoroughly communicates the value of its work while evoking one’s most precious memories of walks in the woods, wildflower meadows and childhood camping trips. There’s a real emotional connection here.

To read the complete lists of winners, and find out how to apply next year, click here.

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on July 18, 2008
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Belmont to Offer Accounting Assistance to Area Nonprofits

Would you like an accounting tune-up?

 The Accounting Department of the Belmont University College of Business Administration is offering to assist area nonprofits in improving their accounting processes.

 

Who is this a targeted to?

Executive directors, nonprofit bookkeepers, board presidents, and finance committee chairs that want to see if they can improve their accounting processes.

 

Who will do the work?

You will be assigned a small team of accounting students currently enrolled in upper level accounting classes at Belmont. These teams will be supervised by an accounting professor who is a CPA and has experience auditing and assisting nonprofit organizations.

 

What will the team do?

The team will review your accounting processes, internal controls, and financial reporting systems to help you make improvements that will enhance the integrity and efficiency of your financial process.  The review will be accomplished mainly by asking questions, but will also include some review of your accounting software, chart of accounts, and review of some supporting financial documents.  This will culminate with a written report on the strengths and weaknesses of your current system.

 

When will the work be done?

This project will take place during the fall semester 2008 – beginning in early September and ending in November.

 

What is the Organizations commitment?

There is no cost.  This is an outreach effort of Belmont University in conjunction with the Center for Nonprofit Management.  Participating organization will need to agree to be available for approximately five meetings with the student group.

 

If you are interested in participating or if you have any questions, please e-mail Tommy Wooten at wootent@mail.belmont.edu.

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on June 4, 2008
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