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HERE COME THE FEDS: THE WEBINAR
Given the short window of time between a typical federal grant announcement and its due date, gaining early insight into upcoming funding opportunities is a critical step in the planning process for agencies seeking federal funds. This two-part webinar series is timed to coincide with the period from January to May, when the federal government rolls out most of its health and human services Requests for Proposals (RFPs). In addition to reviewing the basic criteria for each highlighted grant, NEN Fund Development Specialist Sharon Vardatira will help participants assess whether the opportunity is a good fit for their organization and what types of programs might be most likely to receive an award........................
WHERE DO YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN
OUT OF SCHOOL? WE MAPPED THE PLACES
OUT OF SCHOOL? WE MAPPED THE PLACES
Rethinking the notion of where young people actually learn is one of the tenets of educational reform. About six months ago, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation commissioned NEN to develop learning resource maps of 14 communities in New England, the aim being to help guide schools toward potential educational collaborators. Those collaborators might be formal or informal, a nonprofit organization, a business, a club, or an individual. The 'education' could take any form: mentoring, tutoring, job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships — any opportunity to learn that lets young people follow their own interests and gets them out into the community.
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GIRLS & THE SEXUALIZATION PHENOMENON  From 'Toddlers & Tiaras' to pre-teens seeking plastic surgery to 'sexting,' the cultural landscape is pushing girls to adopt earlier and earlier sexual identities. Who or what is responsible, and what, if anything, can be done?
In a new report, What Are We Doing to Girls? The Early Sexualization Phenomenon and How Communities are Responding, we identify a variety of forces that are driving the early sexualization of girls, from media and marketing to biological and social factors. The report describes an array of community-based approaches to the problem, ranging from parental education, sex education, and adventure and girls empowerment groups to media education and advocacy campaigns. It also examines the theoretical underpinnings of these approaches and what evaluations have shown about their effectiveness.
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OUR GREATEST HITS OF 2011
In every issue of our newsletter Into Practice, we report on news that has direct relevance to your programs, and we give you enough of that news so that you don't necessarily have to follow a link to find out more. But when you do, that tells us something. Think you might have missed some of these 'greatest hits'? See the list below for the most-read items of the year. If you don't get Into Practice but would like to subscribe, contact Karen Vincelette. - Panera Fundraising Model for Nonprofits
- Pocket Protector: A Guide to Birth Control Options
- Running an Effective Street Outreach Program: Q&A with UTEC
- Interventions for Disruptive Behaviors Evidence-based Practices
- The Year After the Earthquake (Essay)
- Answering the Questions Posed by 'Teen Mom'
- County Health Rankings
- Student-Centered Learning Resource Maps
- What Works for Promoting and Enhancing Positive Social Skills
- Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs
- Youth Work Practice: A Status Report on Professionalization