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Missouri State Budget Forum 2012
March 2, 2012 | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Register
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson, St. Louis, 63132
The Missouri Budget Forum is a key event for Missouri’s nonprofit leaders to interact and engage with state budget leaders on funding issues that impact their mission, services and long-term sustainability.
Confirmed to attend (more to be announced):
- Linda Luebbering, Missouri State Budget Director
- Margaret Donnelly, Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Keith Schafer, Director, Missouri Department of Mental Health
- The Honorable Tim Green, Missouri Senate (D-13)
Deborah L. Cooper, president of NSC, announces resignation
The board of directors of the Nonprofit Services Center (NSC) announced that its president, Deborah L. Cooper, has resigned and will be stepping down, effective April 30, 2012. A national search is underway to find her successor. Read the press release.
Missouri State Budget Forum 2012
March 2, 2012 | 8:00 - 10:00 AM | Register
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson, St. Louis, 63132
The Missouri Budget Forum is a key event for Missouri’s nonprofit leaders to interact and engage with state budget leaders on funding issues that impact their mission, services and long-term sustainability.
Confirmed to attend (more to be announced):
- Linda Luebbering, Missouri State Budget Director
- Margaret Donnelly, Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Keith Schafer, Director, Missouri Department of Mental Health
- The Honorable Tim Green, Missouri Senate (D-13)
Deborah L. Cooper, president of NSC, announces resignation
The board of directors of the Nonprofit Services Center (NSC) announced that its president, Deborah L. Cooper, has resigned and will be stepping down, effective April 30, 2012. A national search is underway to find her successor. Read the press release.
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Nonprofit Trends Watch
Blog post by David Greco, vice-president of NFF Western Region in the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nonprofit Trends Watch
The Meyer Foundation and CompassPoint Nonprofit Services released The Board Paradox, completing a series of three briefs based on a national study of more than 3,000 nonprofit executive directors. The briefs report survey results and findings not included in the Daring to Lead 2011 main report, which was released in late June.
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2010 Cycle 1 Grantees
Organization
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City |
Project Title |
Project Description |
| American Red Cross Mid Missouri Chapter |
Columbia |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan that will chart the agency's future direction for the next three years. The project will also enhance the leadership skills and strengthen the commitment of the board members in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities.
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| Asthma and Allegy Foundation of America - St. Louis Chapter |
St. Louis |
Short-Term Business and Financial Planning |
To assess and refine its core porgram to increases its cost effectiveness. The project will also strengthen the agency's fiscal management by examining its financial position and controls to improve oversight measures.
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| Barceda Families |
Barton County |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will assist the organization in achieving financial stability as well as fund new services to address community needs. It will also enable the organization to streamline its special events activities thus maximizing revenues.
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| Bi-Lingual International Assistant Services |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will help the organization create a cohesive vision and direction for the next five years.
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| Community Living, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Communications |
To develop a strategic communication plan to support anticipated merger with another nonprofit. The project will assist the newly formed organization with informing, recruiting, and retaining constituency support.
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| Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region |
St. Louis |
Organizational Assessment |
To conduct an organizational assessment and planning. The project will help facilitate the merger with the Kansas City affiliate and ensure consistent, effective and efficient delivery of services to persons with epilepsy statewide.
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| Fordland Clinic, Inc. |
Webster County |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct a community needs assessment that will inform planning efforts. The project will assist the staff and board in determining the impact of the clinic’s services and identify unmet community needs.
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| Future Well-being of Mankind |
Monroe |
Short-Term Business and Financial Planning |
To create a short-term business and financial plan that develops the skills and knowledge needed by the partnering agencies to implement the recently completed strategic plan. The project will also assist the coalition to put into place “infrastructure” and operating procedures to support programming developed as a result of the new plan. |
| Gabrill Gardens - East Missori United Methodist Homes, Inc. and Affiliates |
Ellisville |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will enhance board and staff understanding and commitment to fund development.
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| Good Shepherd Children and Family Services |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan to guide the staff and board in the achievement of mission and program impact, and to provide a basis for decision making and resource allocation. The project will provide a clearly defined strategic direction that fosters the organization’s development.
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| HavenHouse of St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will serve to enhance board and staff understanding of and skills in fund development to augment the agency's revenue for programming |
| Lemay Housing Partnership, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management. The enhanced financial systems will position the agency to better track and account for funding from various revenue streams and enable the organization pursue increased reveues to support operations and programs.
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| Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The plan would assist the board and staff in setting priorities to guide the agency’s future growth and ensure financial stability. The plan would also enhance board leadership and improve staff and volunteer understanding of the organization and its services.
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| Lydia's House, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct a program evaluation to improve capacity for outcome/impact evaluation by reviewing performance measures currently in use and strengthening data management process systems to transferring data to an online resource. The project will enhance the agency's ability to increase funding, improve programs, and better protect records needed for program evaluation. |
| Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri |
St. Louis |
Strategic Communications |
To develop a strategic communications plan. The project will strengthen the agency's capacity to better communicate programs that provide mental health and wellness, mental health disorder prevention and awareness, community education and services. It will also provide public relations and marketing strategies to build donor awareness and support.
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| Missouri Association for Social Welfare |
Jefferson City |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management. The project will help the organization meet GAAP standards and government-based financial standards to improve financial accountability and reporting. The project would also assist the agency in enhancing its capabilities to better track financial information, correlate outcome indicators to respective budget costs, produce more user-friendly reports for board and staff, ensure that the agency uses financial management “best practices”, and position it to meet the federal A-133 accounting standards.
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| Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services |
Jefferson City |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management systems. The project will develop a financial management system that meets GAAP and government-based standards to improve financial accountability and reporting, which would enable the agency to pursue state contracts as well as other funding streams.
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| Missouri Hepatitis C Alliance |
Columbia |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will enhance the stability and effectiveness of the organization, as well as the leadership skills of the Board of Directors. It would also provide guidance and direction in key decisions to be made over the next three years.
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| Missouri Jobs with Justice |
St. Louis |
Stategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan. The project will facilitate the organizations’s transition from a St. Louis-based agency to a state-wide advocacy organization and should help set priorities in guiding its future growth and financial stability. |
| National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan which includes disaster recovery and succession planning. The project will provide a clear, consistent road map in three capacity areas to enhance to agency's long-term viability. |
| Our Lady's Inn |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct program evaluation. The project will help the organization develop an ongoing evaluation process to systematically measure the impact of programs and services, including the revision or creation of forms, that enhances the gathering of more qualitative data as well as lay the groundwork to begin benchmarking itself locally and nationally against similar organizations |
| Paraquad, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will provide direction for both program quality and financial stability/fund development.
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| Pike County Health Department, Home Care and Hospice |
Pike County |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will provide guidance and clarity for the agency's future direction and expanded programming. |
| Progressive Youth Connection |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a development plan. The project will guide the agency's fund development activities to increase charitable income.
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| Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan to help strengthen the agency's capacity to provide services to a larger participant base of women who have been impacted by domestic violence, and/or homelessness. The project will guide fundraising activities and provide overall support to the agency.
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| Samaritan Scotland Putnam Rural Health Network |
Unionville |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will help the organization prioritize its services so it can broaden its network of providers which will enable the agency to be self-sustaining. |
| Shepherd's Center of Webster/Kirkwood, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a three-year strategic plan. The project will chart the agency’s future and increase “ownership” or buy-in by current and future board members.
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| St. Louis Christian Chinese Community Service Center |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will help the organization update its strategic fund development plan and to provide training and coaching to the board and staff to effectively implement the plan.
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| St. Louis Effort for AIDS |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct program evaluation. The project would help the agency assess current prevention evaluation instruments, cumulative testing data and the community outreach model, make any necessary enhancements, and conduct internal evaluation training on skills and processes.
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| St. Louis Life |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project would enable the agency to identify and evaluate successful funding strategies that would be implemented to augment its revenue. |
| Therapeutic Horsemanship |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To secure consulting services in the area of fund development. The project will serve to expand programming as well as enhance the agency’s financial position and responsiveness to economic fluctuations. |
| Trailnet, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a development plan. The project will guide the agency's fund development activities to increase charitable income.
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2010 Cycle 1 Grantees
Organization
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City |
Project Title |
Project Description |
| American Red Cross Mid Missouri Chapter |
Columbia |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan that will chart the agency's future direction for the next three years. The project will also enhance the leadership skills and strengthen the commitment of the board members in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities.
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| Asthma and Allegy Foundation of America - St. Louis Chapter |
St. Louis |
Short-Term Business and Financial Planning |
To assess and refine its core porgram to increases its cost effectiveness. The project will also strengthen the agency's fiscal management by examining its financial position and controls to improve oversight measures.
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| Barceda Families |
Barton County |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will assist the organization in achieving financial stability as well as fund new services to address community needs. It will also enable the organization to streamline its special events activities thus maximizing revenues.
|
| Bi-Lingual International Assistant Services |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will help the organization create a cohesive vision and direction for the next five years.
|
| Community Living, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Communications |
To develop a strategic communication plan to support anticipated merger with another nonprofit. The project will assist the newly formed organization with informing, recruiting, and retaining constituency support.
|
| Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region |
St. Louis |
Organizational Assessment |
To conduct an organizational assessment and planning. The project will help facilitate the merger with the Kansas City affiliate and ensure consistent, effective and efficient delivery of services to persons with epilepsy statewide.
|
| Fordland Clinic, Inc. |
Webster County |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct a community needs assessment that will inform planning efforts. The project will assist the staff and board in determining the impact of the clinic’s services and identify unmet community needs.
|
| Future Well-being of Mankind |
Monroe |
Short-Term Business and Financial Planning |
To create a short-term business and financial plan that develops the skills and knowledge needed by the partnering agencies to implement the recently completed strategic plan. The project will also assist the coalition to put into place “infrastructure” and operating procedures to support programming developed as a result of the new plan. |
| Gabrill Gardens - East Missori United Methodist Homes, Inc. and Affiliates |
Ellisville |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will enhance board and staff understanding and commitment to fund development.
|
| Good Shepherd Children and Family Services |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan to guide the staff and board in the achievement of mission and program impact, and to provide a basis for decision making and resource allocation. The project will provide a clearly defined strategic direction that fosters the organization’s development.
|
| HavenHouse of St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will serve to enhance board and staff understanding of and skills in fund development to augment the agency's revenue for programming |
| Lemay Housing Partnership, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management. The enhanced financial systems will position the agency to better track and account for funding from various revenue streams and enable the organization pursue increased reveues to support operations and programs.
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| Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The plan would assist the board and staff in setting priorities to guide the agency’s future growth and ensure financial stability. The plan would also enhance board leadership and improve staff and volunteer understanding of the organization and its services.
|
| Lydia's House, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct a program evaluation to improve capacity for outcome/impact evaluation by reviewing performance measures currently in use and strengthening data management process systems to transferring data to an online resource. The project will enhance the agency's ability to increase funding, improve programs, and better protect records needed for program evaluation. |
| Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri |
St. Louis |
Strategic Communications |
To develop a strategic communications plan. The project will strengthen the agency's capacity to better communicate programs that provide mental health and wellness, mental health disorder prevention and awareness, community education and services. It will also provide public relations and marketing strategies to build donor awareness and support.
|
| Missouri Association for Social Welfare |
Jefferson City |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management. The project will help the organization meet GAAP standards and government-based financial standards to improve financial accountability and reporting. The project would also assist the agency in enhancing its capabilities to better track financial information, correlate outcome indicators to respective budget costs, produce more user-friendly reports for board and staff, ensure that the agency uses financial management “best practices”, and position it to meet the federal A-133 accounting standards.
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| Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services |
Jefferson City |
Financial Management |
To secure consulting services in the area of financial management systems. The project will develop a financial management system that meets GAAP and government-based standards to improve financial accountability and reporting, which would enable the agency to pursue state contracts as well as other funding streams.
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| Missouri Hepatitis C Alliance |
Columbia |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will enhance the stability and effectiveness of the organization, as well as the leadership skills of the Board of Directors. It would also provide guidance and direction in key decisions to be made over the next three years.
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| Missouri Jobs with Justice |
St. Louis |
Stategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan. The project will facilitate the organizations’s transition from a St. Louis-based agency to a state-wide advocacy organization and should help set priorities in guiding its future growth and financial stability. |
| National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - St. Louis |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a strategic plan which includes disaster recovery and succession planning. The project will provide a clear, consistent road map in three capacity areas to enhance to agency's long-term viability. |
| Our Lady's Inn |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct program evaluation. The project will help the organization develop an ongoing evaluation process to systematically measure the impact of programs and services, including the revision or creation of forms, that enhances the gathering of more qualitative data as well as lay the groundwork to begin benchmarking itself locally and nationally against similar organizations |
| Paraquad, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will provide direction for both program quality and financial stability/fund development.
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| Pike County Health Department, Home Care and Hospice |
Pike County |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will provide guidance and clarity for the agency's future direction and expanded programming. |
| Progressive Youth Connection |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a development plan. The project will guide the agency's fund development activities to increase charitable income.
|
| Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan to help strengthen the agency's capacity to provide services to a larger participant base of women who have been impacted by domestic violence, and/or homelessness. The project will guide fundraising activities and provide overall support to the agency.
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| Samaritan Scotland Putnam Rural Health Network |
Unionville |
Strategic Planning |
To develop a strategic plan. The project will help the organization prioritize its services so it can broaden its network of providers which will enable the agency to be self-sustaining. |
| Shepherd's Center of Webster/Kirkwood, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Strategic Planning |
To create a three-year strategic plan. The project will chart the agency’s future and increase “ownership” or buy-in by current and future board members.
|
| St. Louis Christian Chinese Community Service Center |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project will help the organization update its strategic fund development plan and to provide training and coaching to the board and staff to effectively implement the plan.
|
| St. Louis Effort for AIDS |
St. Louis |
Program Evaluation |
To conduct program evaluation. The project would help the agency assess current prevention evaluation instruments, cumulative testing data and the community outreach model, make any necessary enhancements, and conduct internal evaluation training on skills and processes.
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| St. Louis Life |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a fund development plan. The project would enable the agency to identify and evaluate successful funding strategies that would be implemented to augment its revenue. |
| Therapeutic Horsemanship |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To secure consulting services in the area of fund development. The project will serve to expand programming as well as enhance the agency’s financial position and responsiveness to economic fluctuations. |
| Trailnet, Inc. |
St. Louis |
Fund Development |
To create a development plan. The project will guide the agency's fund development activities to increase charitable income.
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Visit our registration center to begin an account with the new NSC website. Choose from free subscription options that will allow you to post community events or manage a consultant profile. Also available are cost-effective subscriptions allowing for unlimited monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual job posting capabilities.
Visit our registration center to begin an account with the new NSC website. Choose from free subscription options that will allow you to post community events or manage a consultant profile. Also available are cost-effective subscriptions allowing for unlimited monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual job posting capabilities.
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