CenterView Newsletter
Find the November copy of CenterView relating to Sustainability by clicking here.
Fundraising Spotlight - Organizational Sustainability Resources. Organizational sustainability is often misunderstood to mean primarily financial sustainability. That misconception occurs because, when an organization becomes unsustainable, the symptoms of that problem show up in the finances. However, organizational sustainability -- or the surviving or even thriving of an organization -- depends on much more than effectively managing the organization's finances. In any organization, there are some primary dimensions that, if they are managed well, will ensure the sustainability of the organization.
Click here to access Dr. Carter McNamara’s resource guide to organizational sustainability.
Fundraising Spotlight - Grant Opportunities
1) Open Call for Documentary Film Proposals - Deadline 12/2/2011
2) Hispanic Parent-Child Education Program - Deadline 10/10/2011
3) Community Garden Makeover - Deadline 10/8/2011
4) Scholarships for Kindergarten through Graduate Students who Raise Awareness to STOP Hunger - Deadline 10/13/2011
Tools & Resources
TOHP Quick Tools
What aspects should your nonprofits sustainability strategy address? Use the Solution for Nonprofits outline to guide you!
Need to learn how to make strategic decisions regarding sustainability? Check out this report - Investing in Sustainability: Adding Value in Georgia!
Looking for methods of effective sustainability oversight? The Sustainability Guide can assist you in developing the right plan.
Need help blending your current practices with a sustainability strategy? Use the Nonprofit Organizational Life Cycle to help put it all together!
Nonprofit University Resources
Certificate Programs starting in November:
1. Certificate of Nonprofit Volunteer Management Essentials. Click here for more details.
Solution Sets, Toolkits, and Curriculum Materials available for GCN Members Only! Login or Become a Member!
Additional Resources
The Sustainability Formula. Peter York, TCC.
- Check out Peter York discussing The Sustainability Formula in a podcast produced by The Foundation Center.
The Power of Place-Making: Creativity and Neighborhood Development & Strategies for Community Investment. (2007). Jeremy Nowak, The Reinvestment Fund.
Sustainability of nonprofit organizations: An empirical investigation. (2010). Jay Weerawardena, Robert E. McDonald and Gillian Sullivan Mort, Journal of World Business, 45,346–356.
Searching for Sustainability: Value Creation in an Era of Diminished Expectations. (2009). The Boston Consulting Group.
Networking Opportunities & Events
Nonprofit CEO Peerspectives - Brought to you by The Georgia Leadership Initiative, a program by GCN!
Opening Evening Program & Reception
Date: November 15, 2011
Location: King & Spalding, 1180 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
Morning Workshops & CEO Roundtables
Dates: January 31, 2012; February 21, 2012; March 13, 2012; April 17, 2012
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
Closing Evening Program & Reception
Date: June 5, 2012
Location: To Be Determined
Click here to register or for more information
Focus on Fundraising
Date: December 8 & 9, 2011
Location: GCN Office, 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Click here to register or for more information
AFP - National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Location: Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Click here for more information
Foundation Center Webinar - The Cycle of Nonprofit Sustainability (3 Part Series)
Building Your Nonprofit's Sustainability in the "New Normal"
• The Cycle of Nonprofit Sustainability, October 27, 2011
• Strengthening Your Nonprofit's Income Portfolio, November 3, 2011
• Nonprofit Economics: Building Financial Capacity, November 10, 2011
Click here to register or for more information |