For those on Twitter...

To celebrate rebranding from the Christian Children’s Fund, ChildFund International is giving gifts of agricultural love and hope from the organization’s gift catalog for every 200 Twitter followers @childfund receives.  These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. There is no cap on followers, and the offer will continue through July 27.  Full details are here:  http://bit.ly/13yoSc.

Save the dates! Aug 17-23 = Restaurant Week

KRLD Restaurant Week presented by Central Market
August 17-23
You’ve waited all year – and it’s almost here! Select from any of the over 120 restaurants and enjoy a fabulous three-course dinner for just $35 per person. For each prix fixe dinner purchased, participating restaurants will make a $7 donation to the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas and Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth to benefit families in need. Last year KRLD Restaurant Week raised more than $430,000 for the two charities.

 

NEW this year - Reservation Day
Be the first to get your reservations!
The 2009 KRLD Restaurant Week list will be available July 13. Make your reservations on Open Table, and a donation will be made to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope Home for each Restaurant Week reservation made on July 13.

Get your Central Market 4th Course Certificate!
Central Market 4th Course Certificates will be available beginning July 13, while supplies last, with a purchase of $25 or more. Each Fourth Course Certificate is good for one free Fourth Course and can be used during any of the 3 weeks that the restaurant is participating in KRLD Restaurant Week.

Want to see the list before July 13?
Click here to become a fan of KRLD Restaurant Week on Facebook or here to become a KRLD Insider and find out the 2009 restaurant list before anyone else! Follow us on Twitter at DFWRestaurauntWk

Deficits - Coming to a town near you?

From the revolutionaries at the V3 Campaign:

 

This week is a big week for state governments.  The majority of state legislators are dropping their budgets today, and nearly all of them are coming up short.  Forty-seven states will be posting over $130 billion in red ink.
                                
When nearly 30 percent of nonprofit revenues come from government grants and fees for services, state budget issues have huge impacts on our sector, yet we do not have a voice in this vital process.
 
Do not wait to get involved.  Tell your friends and colleagues to join us on Facebook and Twitter, and to start asking their elected representative what they are doing to partner with and support the nonprofit sector.
 
There are more details on the V3 Campaign blog.  Join the conversation!

 

Recruiting volunteers on a national stage

If you care at all about volunteers, your organization should definitely look into this… Google and Obama Administration are partnering on this www.AllForGood.org site. Great opportunity to get noticed on national stage while also recruiting highly connected volunteers.

 

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From: All for Good Team [mailto:footprintteam@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:10 AM
To: footprintteam@gmail.com
Subject: Posting Volunteer Listings on All for Good

 

Hello!

Thank you for requesting information on posting your volunteer opportunities on All for Good.  We're excited to be able to help you reach more potential volunteers across the country.  This email includes several options on posting your listings - please review them and choose the method that will work best for your organization.

Option One: Posting Through Partner Sites (Recommended for 1-5 listings)
If you only have a few listings to post, the easiest way to get them on All for Good is to post them to one of our partner web sites.  These sites have already integrated their listings with All for Good, so anything you post there will automatically appear on All for Good.  (Note that this won't happen immediately, so don't worry if your listings don't appear on All for Good instantly.)  If you'd like to use this option, we recommend you post your activities on one of these sites:

http://www.idealist.org
http://www.serve.gov
http://www.volunteermatch.org

http://www.meetup.com
 
If your listings are already posted on one of these sites or any other site we already receive listings from (see the list at http://www.allforgood.org/about), you don't need to submit again! 

Option Two: Online Spreadsheets (Recommended for 5-100 listings)
If your organization has more than a few regular volunteer opportunities to post and would like to feed them directly to All for Good, you can upload a spreadsheet of your listings in a specific format to have them included on the site.  This option requires some work on your end, but does not require any detailed technical or programming knowledge.  Follow the directions at the link below to post listings through spreadsheets.  (Note that listings may take up to 24 hours to appear using this option.)

http://tinyurl.com/afg-spreadsheet-template

Option Three: XML Feeds (Recommended for large organizations with technical resources)
If your organization anticipates posting large numbers of volunteer opportunities on a continuing basis, it's possible for your organization to create a XML feed of your listings following our specifications that we will automatically import and continually crawl for new listings.  Note that this option will require technical resources on your end, and is not the fastest or easiest option for adding a small number of listings.  If you are interested in using this option, please reply to this email and we'll be in touch.

Editing Listings
We've received some requests to update incorrect information appearing in listings on All for Good.  Because All for Good crawls other sites to aggregate listings, we cannot modify listings directly.  If you would like to change how your listings appear on All for Good, you will need to do so at the source of the listing.  You can see the web site that is providing a listing in gray on the last line of the listing, before "Like" and "Share".

We look forward to including your listings on All for Good!  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

The All for Good Team

You are being called to serve...

Amazed and inspired by http://www.allforgood.org/ . . . and grateful that Google is joining the effort.

Mayor's Town Hall Meeting

Do you want the nonprofit sector's voice to be heard?  Do you wish your organization had more influence to drive change in the community?

 

Then go here:

 

Mayor's Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, June 23rd | 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
Cedar Crest Golf Course
1800 Southerland Ave., Dallas 75203

During the June 23rd Town Hall Meeting, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and the staff members from the City of Dallas will be present to answer questions that matter to you.

501(c)lub next Wed, June 24 at 5:01 p.m. at Elbow Room

Please forward this invite to others… all nonprofit staff and volunteers are invited to come to this FREE networking session!

501(c)lub Happy Hour

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
5:01 p.m.
Elbow Room
3010 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
http://www.ElbowRoomDallas.com  

Join us early to receive free and/or discounted drink specials, as well as some amazing pizza!

 

 

 

fantastic chance to change the world...

PEP needs your help to recruit new executive leadership for our team! We are hiring managers for our growing programs and are looking nation-wide for outstanding candidates to fill the following Houston-based positions:

1. Chief Operating Officer
2. Chief Development Officer
3. Manager, Prison Initiatives



(Catherine Rohr with Class IX graduates )

PEP offers great benefits and competitive salaries, not to mention the opportunity to work for a mission-driven organization. These opportunities and expanded job descriptions may also be viewed here.

You can help us by reviewing the job descriptions for your own interest or by forwarding this email and job descriptions to anyone you believe might be a qualified candidate for one of the roles and a great fit for our organization.

For more information about our hiring needs, please check out www.pep.org and please direct any HR questions to our recruiting team at recruiting@pep.org.

Thank you!
Catherine F. Rohr
Founder and CEO

$75K emergency loans available to Nonprofits

Thanks to additional funding from The Meadows Foundation, the Center is now offering loans for agencies affected by the recent economy. 

To qualify for a loan, an organization must:

• Be a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated and operating in the state of Texas;
• Have a Board of Directors with at least five unrelated members, and be empowered to borrow;
• Be able to submit monthly financial statements and cash flow projections;
• An applicant must be creditworthy.

Terms & Conditions for the Community Response Loan Fund:

• Amount: Up to $75,000.
• Interest Rate: Determined at the time of loan approval, but generally between 0% and 3%.
• Maturity: Up to 4 years. Repayment schedule is flexible, based on the borrower’s projected cash flow.
• Collateral: Unsecured.
• Loan Administration Fee: No Fee.

Application Process:
Before submitting a formal application, complete the Pre-Qualification Scan to find out if you might qualify for a loan.

Loan requests are reviewed and approved by the Nonprofit Loan Committee, which meets monthly. In general, a loan request is reviewed by the committee approximately 20 business days after a complete loan application package is submitted.

For more information about the Community Response Loan Fund, contact Ryan Smith, Associate Director of Financial Services, at smith@cnmdallas.org or 214/826-3470, ext. 248.

LIVE UNITED Food Drive this Saturday

LIVE UNITED Food Drive

Saturday, June 20th

9am - 1pm.

 

It benefits several agencies with food pantries in Dallas and Collin counties. There are 6 locations across the community so it is easy to drive by and drop off grocery items. It is not a fundraising event, we are asking for food donations. Please help if you can. Thanks!

Anyone can participate in the national Day of Action - it's the perfect way to LIVE UNITED. Individuals, families, office teams, sports groups, religious and community organizations. 

WHO: Everyone can help!

Anyone can participate in the national Day of Action - it's the perfect way to LIVE UNITED. Individuals, families, office teams, sports groups, religious and community organizations.

WHAT: United Way National Day of Action- LIVE UNITED Food Drive

Each year on June 21st – the longest day of the year – United Ways across the country participate in a nationwide Day of Action. This year our National Day of Action activities will be held June 15th - 21st and will focus on the United Way impact area of INCOME – Promoting independence and financial stability.

WHY: To help stock community food pantries

Our local food pantries are reporting that demand is up for food pantry services and that families and individuals are asking for help who have never sought assistance before. June also marks the beginning of a season when many children do not have access to the nutritious meals often available during the school year. Families in North Texas struggle even harder during the summer to try to provide food for their children. Reports indicate that even though the demand is up, donations remain level or have decreased. Help is needed now more than ever!

WHEN: Saturday, June 20th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:

• Dallas 4906 Bonnie View Dallas, TX 75241 Bonnie View near Ledbetter

• Irving 250 E Grauwyler Irving, TX 75061 E. Grauwyler at Britain

• Plano 3528 East 14th St Plano, TX 75074 14th Street near Shiloh Road

THESE PANTRY ITEMS ARE NEEDED:

Canned Chili/Stew Canned Fruit/Vegetables Canned Juice/Tea/Tang/Gatorade Canned Meat/Ravioli/Sausage Canned Nuts Canned or Dry Beans Canned Soup Cereal Bars/Oatmeal Evaporated or Powder Milk Granola Bars/Graham Crackers Jell-O/Pudding Mix/Cookies Macaroni & Cheese Peanut Butter/Jelly Rice/Pasta Tuna Fish

Questions? Contact volunteer@unitedwaydallas.org or (214) 978-0045

WWW.UNITEDWAYDALLAS.ORG