NEN's 15th ANNUAL
POLAR PLUNGE FOR CHILDREN
February 8, 2009, 1:30pm
L Street Beach
South Boston, MA
POLAR PLUNGE FOR CHILDREN
February 8, 2009, 1:30pm
L Street Beach
South Boston, MA
NEN's annual Polar Plunge for Children is scheduled for Feb. 8, 2009, at the Curley Recreation Center in South Boston, MA. Plungers raise funds to support education and services for children in New England who have been abused or neglected, have special needs, and/or physical or mental disabilities. It’s fun, exciting, and memorable, and last year, plunging teams from NEN member agencies raised thousands of dollars for their own programs. All ages are welcome! Come enjoy hot cocoa, funny costumes, and a frigid dip in the Atlantic — all for a great cause. See last year's slideshow and wrap-up press release.
Learn more and register!
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'LOTS MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDE':
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SAY AND SEE IN ONE RURAL COUNTY
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SAY AND SEE IN ONE RURAL COUNTY
In August NEN released a report describing youth life in Windham County, Vermont, where we are doing capacity-building work to improve youth development and reduce violence. The report presents survey findings and the results of a youth 'Photovoice' project in the county — an effort that we hope will inspire coalitions in other places setting out to understand the hopes and fears of young people in their own communities. See the report.
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HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN PLACES
WHERE IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE 
Transitional living programs (TLPs) located in rural areas have one of the toughest jobs in child welfare: connecting disadvantaged and sometimes troubled young people with services and opportunities that may barely exist. 'Surviving to Thriving,' a needs assessment of Vermont's federally funded TLP system, looks at promising practices in rural programming for youth, and makes recommendations that can easily be generalized to Maine, New Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and other rural pockets of the country. See the report. |
NEN'S FUND DEVELOPMENT SERIES:
NEW SEASON, NEW OFFERINGS
NEN's 2008-2009 Fund Development Series will get underway in November. We are offering five webinars again this year, two of them as two-part courses. The first part of each series will be a didactic presentation of material, the second part a highly interactive skill-building training. Between the first and second parts, participants will be asked to complete brief homework assignments. We've gone in-depth in these two-part webinars based on your feedback from last year, and we know you will appreciate the opportunity to learn new skills and practice them with peers and an experienced trainer in this more-rigorous format.
When Your Prince Doesn't Come: Developing a Major Gifts Program (Part I)
December 9, 2008
Ask Not? Why Not? The Art of Asking for Money
(Part II)
January 13, 2009
Precious Time Well Spent:
Prospecting for Grants that Fit
March 24, 2009
Beyond the Basics: Creating a Standout Proposal
(Part I)
April 28, 2009
More Than Words on the Page: What Works, What Doesn't (Part II)