Adviser & Consultant to NonProfits Appointed to New Rotary Club's Board of Trustees

Joyce Luhrs of Luhrs & Associates was named Public Relations Chair and appointed to the board of trustees of the newly chartered Rotary Club of The Palisades, NJ. Ms. Luhrs, a consultant to nonprofit organizations and businesses, is a charter member of the new club and will oversee its public relations efforts and promote the civic group's service projects and activities in the local community.

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Introducing ThirdSectorConnector.org, a Free International Web Resource for Nonprofits and NGOs

Designed for staff, board members, and volunteers in community-based nonprofit organizations and non-governmental organizations across the globe, www.ThirdSectorConnector.org provides free daily tips, news, member forums and resources. Nonprofit/NGO registration, membership and site participation is free. Consultants, other service providers, and businesses who serve the sector are also welcome to join.

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Joyce Luhrs, Luhrs & Associates, to Advise Nonprofit Leaders at 2009 New Jersey Non-Profit Conference

Joyce Luhrs, President/CEO of Luhrs & Associates of Leonia, New Jersey, will present free one-on-one consulting on “PR & Publicity” to nonprofit leaders attending the Center for Nonprofits 2009 conference, Ready, Set, Recover. Succeeding in the New Landscape. The event, scheduled for December 9, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Monroe in Jamesburg, New Jersey, draws nonprofit leaders throughout the state and surrounding area.

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Report: Executives at Publicly-Funded Nonprofits Make Big Bucks Serving the Needy

Center for Public Accountability identifies six publicly-funded Los Angeles County nonprofits that pay their chief executives more than $300,000 per year

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Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy Partners with IssueLab

The Cambridge-based Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy (Rennie Center) has partnered with IssueLab to effectively manage and share research publications. This week, Rennie Center officially launched its new SubDomain library to provide open access to independent research, further promoting public discourse on educational improvement and informing policy discussions. The library can be accessed at: http://renniecenter.issuelab.org

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Terrie Temkin of CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc. Joins as Co-Editor of CharityChannel's Nonprofit Boards and Governance Review

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – August 6, 2009 – Longtime CharityChannel colleague and contributor Terrie Temkin, Ph.D. of CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc. has joined with veteran editor Jane Garthson to serve as co-editor of CharityChannel’s Nonprofit Boards and Governance Review (“NBGR”).

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Grants available to fund outcome requirement of the new America Serves Act – Application Deadline July 31, 2009 – New Location – Philadelphia, Penn.

The Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation aims to identify and disseminate innovative and effective programs for helping underprivileged youth reach their full potential. Funded programs should provide youth (0-25 years old) with new opportunities for health, personal growth and success in the United States. The purpose of the Foundation’s Evaluation Grants program, the only grant opportunity available to first time applicants, is to identify innovative methods that are effective. Grants available in the greater areas of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Application deadline is July 31, 2009. Only online applications are accepted. www.rmyf.org

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New Book Guides Nonprofits Through Seven Make-It or Break-It Points

"Seven Turning Points" identifies pivotal junctures at which nonprofits must reassess the way they operate and make fundamental changes or risk decline. Each chapter describes symptoms and challenges and offers leaders usable advice on what they can do to move their organization to a new level of effectiveness, impact, and sustainability.

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Free Educational Articles for nonprofit leaders and professionals

Announcing the creation of a new blog on which articles written by Norman Olshansky, Pres. of NFP Consulting Resources, Inc. are posted on subjects ranging from nonprofit management, fundraising and collaborations can be found. This site will be of special interest to leadership and professionals working with nonprofit organizations.

Check out http://nfoconsulting.blogspot.com

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Responding to Economic Crisis, Plus 50 Initiative Expands to Help Older Workers

With unemployment figures on the rise and the economic recession wreaking havoc on retirement accounts, the Plus 50 Initiative at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is spearheading a movement by community colleges to help workers age 50 and over train for new jobs and sharpen their marketable skills.

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