Second non-profit agrees to make payments to the city of Syracuse 

Article By News Channel 9 WSYR

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Summary: The city of Syracuse has gotten a nonprofit, Crouse Hospital, to make annual payments for public services such as police, fire and public works. The Hospital has agreed to make $50,000 annual payments for the next four years. The mayor is asking that larger nonprofits step up to start helping the city of Syracuse financially. 

comm.UNITY Fall Forum: Sept 13-14

Communication can be tough. We are here to help!
We understand that with constant changes in technology and the demands of running a nonprofit on a limited budget in a tough economy, it’s hard to keep up. That’s where we come in.
comm.UNITY is Syracuse University’s student-run organization of over 50 dedicated members with different communication specialties. Our mission is to help local nonprofits create and implement sustainable communications plans. Websites, brochures, promotional videos, newsletters, fundraising posters- our team can pretty much do it all!
It is our pleasure to invite you to our 5th annual comm.UNITY forum to find out how we can help you overcome your unique communication challenges and charge ahead with your nonprofit’s mission.

Save the Date!

comm.UNITY Fall Forum
Thursday, Sept 13th | 6-7:30 pm
Friday, Sept 14th | 1:30-3 pm
Gifford Community Room, United Way, 518 James Street
Please RSVP by Friday, Sept 7th to commrelations@gmail.com
Find out more information at our websit http://comm.unity.syr.edu/

2011 Fueling Good Program: Nonprofits Can Win Gas for a Year

IT’S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND THEN SOME.
For the 2011 Fueling Good Program, we’re focusing our support on four charitable categories: Education and Social Investment, Energy Assistance and Conservation, Environmental Protection and Restoration, and Health and Well-Being. Your organization must serve one of these interests and have 501(c)3 status to be eligible to participate. Please choose a category during registration. Thank you, and best of luck!

Get an overview of Fueling Good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZDcdn9q5U

How it works:
· Starting June 1, nonprofits will be able to register at http://www.fuelinggood.com/ to participate in the summer program. From July 14 – August 11, local communities will begin voting at that site for charities of their choice. (The full rules/details will also be available on the site starting June 1).

· CITGO will be awarding gas to 12 nonprofits at the end of August, with more to follow in the fall.

Who is eligible?
· 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in the 27 states where CITGO operates.

Grants Available to strengthen park and trail groups

Parks & Trails New York is offering a new round of Capacity Building Grants for park and trail groups in New York State. The grants, of up to $3,000, will strengthen not-for-profit organizations that are working to build and protect parks and trails in communities across the state --- helping to not only provide places for close-to-home, healthy physical activity but also generate additional tourist dollars to strengthen local economies.

Parks & Trails New York's goal is to enable not-for-profits to better fulfill their missions; improve their reach, effectiveness, and impact; leverage more resources; and increase community support for and involvement in park and trail planning, development, and stewardship. Funds can be used to assist with activities associated with organizational start-up and development, training, communications, and volunteer recruitment and management. The deadline for submitting applications is November 22, 2010.

For more information email Parks & Trails New York or call 518-434-1583.

comm.UNITY offers 2 forums Sept 8 and Sept 9 on how they can help nonprofits

Hi there!


My name is Jackie Piccolo and I am this year’s Community Relations Chair for Communications for the Community, also known as comm.UNITY. I am a senior public relations major at Syracuse University and have been involved with comm.UNITY since the organization was formed two years ago.

For those of you who may not know, comm.UNITY is a student run organization at Syracuse University that is devoted to helping non-profits enhance their communications practices. Our large, talented, and experienced group strives to bridge the gap between Syracuse University and the Central New York non-profit sector by helping non-profits design and implement new communications plans and materials. We can help your organization with anything from website design, event planning, promotional videos to brochures and more! 



This year, comm.UNITY will be holding two forums on Wednesday September 8th from 5:00-6:30 pm and Thursday September 9th from 9-10:30 am. At the forum, the executive board of comm.UNITY and I will tell you more about who we are and what we’ve done in the past few years, and we’ll discuss how you think our organization can help yours. 

We look forward to showing you what our organization is about, and hearing about what your non-profit needs the most. For more information, please see the event flyer attached to this e-mail, or visit our website at www.comm.unity.syr.edu!

Thanks and hope to see you there,

Jackie Piccolo
Public Relations- Syracuse University 2011
2010 comm.UNITY Community Relations Chair
commrelations@gmail.com
www.comm.unity.syr.edu

Opportunity for Nonprofit Human Resources Assistance

This email contains general information about the opportunity for class team projects in cooperation with nonprofit human services organizations in Central New York.

Service Learning is part of the curriculum in Le Moyne College's fall Compensation and Performance Appraisal class and the spring Personnel Planning and Selection (Staffing) class. Each class is divided into teams which are matched with nonprofit client/sponsors who have an interest in the class team working on a project for them.

In the case of Compensation and Performance Appraisal, the project is based on the needs of the nonprofit organization. Examples include: creating a variable pay plan design, creating job descriptions, developing pay ranges, developing a performance appraisal system.

The project for the staffing class involves developing a complete staffing strategy and process for one or two positions. This includes the concept for the position, strategy for staffing, job description, recruiting methods, assessment techniques, selection and offer process as well as orientation.

Class teams work with designated people from the agency. Final presentations are made in class with agency people present (or class team presents at the agency).

There are a couple of open projects for the fall (Compensation) and there are 4-5 opportunities for spring (depending on class size).

The Compensation Class starts on September 3d and on September 10th there is a process for matching teams with agencies. Presentations take place in late November/early December. Last date for class is December 10th.

Time requirements for the agency will vary depending on the nature of the project. There is an upfront meeting with the team and the client/sponsor (agency), various meetings throughout the semester; concluding with a 30 minute in class presentation (or presentation at the agency). I would estimate that time would be less than 10 hours.

In addition to interest for this semester, I am trying to build a list of agencies who have a future interest.

If anyone is interested in learning more, please call or email Kerry Carney (Adjunct Faculty at Le Moyne) 436 9529 carneykj@lemoyne.edu.

Thank you.

Regards,

Kerry Carney
Kerry J. Carney, SPHR, CSC
Grenell Consulting Group
315 436 9529
kerryjcarney@grenell.com
www.grenell.com