Website of the Week -- FrameWorks Institute
The mission of the
FrameWorks Institute is to advance the nonprofit sector's communications
capacity by identifying, translating and modeling relevant scholarly research
for framing the public discourse about social problems. FrameWorks designs,
commissions, manages and publishes communications research to prepare nonprofit
organizations to expand their constituency base, to build public will, and to
further public understanding of specific social issues. In addition to working
closely with social policy experts familiar with the specific issue, its work
is informed by a team of communications scholars and practitioners who are
convened to discuss the research problem, and to work together in outlining
potential strategies for advancing remedial policies. FrameWorks also
critiques, designs, conducts and evaluates communications campaigns on social
issues. Its work is based on an approach called "strategic frame analysis,"
which has been developed in partnership with UCLA's Center for Communications
and Community. Go to: www.frameworksinstitute.org
Publication of the Week -- The
Nonprofit Policy Sampler, Third Edition by Barbara Lawrence and Outi Flynn
From the publisher: For
nonprofit organizations, policies are tools for setting priorities, making
decisions, and defining and delegating responsibilities. Too often, policies
are created to ensure a bad decision made during a crisis is never repeated.
But policy-making need not be reactive. Boards that practice proactive
policy-making can save themselves a great deal of anguish in a crisis situation
that demands an immediate response. The Nonprofit Policy Sampler is designed to
help. This exhaustive resource provides key elements and practical tips for 70
policy topic areas, along with more than 300 sample policies, job descriptions,
committee charters, codes of ethics, board member agreements, mission and
vision statements, and more. Each topic includes a choice of sample documents
so you can select an appropriate sample from which to start drafting or
revising your own policy. All samples, which have been professionally and
legally reviewed, are included in the accompanying downloadable content.
Trend of the Week -- Chief Financial Officer Study
This survey of 906 nonprofit finance professionals reveals
some surprises about these crucial-but-often-overlooked staff, looking at
questions ranging from educational backgrounds, workload, board and CEO
understanding of finance, and CEO compensation. This study was conducted by CalNonprofits'
CEO Jan Masaoka and Spectrum Nonprofit's Steve Zimmerman under the auspices of
American Nonprofits with data analysis assistance from Kristen Wolslegel. More
than 900 individuals responded to survey notifications through Blue Avocado and
American Nonprofits. For the report and
key findings, go to: http://blueavocado.org/node/849
Resource of the Week – Learning Circle Basics
A Learning Circle is
a series of discussions, demonstrations, reports on readings and presentations
through which the members of the Learning Circle share their knowledge and
experience, learn new information and apply and test new skills. Learning Circles
can be a powerful tool for capacity building. This website covers the following
topics: why use a learning circle; how do learning circles work; the schedule
of learning circle meetings; types of learning circle meetings, roles in the
learning circle meeting, and general tips. Go to:
http://www.magma.ca/~raksim/learning_circle_basics.htm
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