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- Aligning your ‘Person Specification’ with your organisational strategy
Adelč Bird, Director of Senior Recruitment at Action Planning, reviews the limitations of the conventional ‘Personal Specification’ and encourages colleagues to think creatively when determining the competencies and experience required in their ideal applicant.
Action Planning / Aligning your ‘Person Specification’ (PDF)
- 2008 Community Foundation Global Status Report
WINGS has just released the latest Community Foundation Global Status Report, the first since 2005 and the fifth since WINGS-CF first published this type of global research on community foundations in 2000. The latest in a series of reports tracking the growth and development of community foundations around the world also documents key trends, regionally and worldwide. An executive summary of the report is available.
- New book on community foundations: Local Mission – Global Vision
Local resources…local stakeholders…local solutions. These are essential to the work of community foundations. They are powerful philanthropic resources focused on specific geographic areas, pursuing fundamentally local missions. Yet in this time of rapid societal change, the local concept is increasingly infused with global considerations. Originally launched in the United States, community foundations have expanded to an international level, lending new resonance to the maxim “think globally, act locally.” Against this backdrop, a new book from the Foundation Center in collaboration with the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network (TCFN) titled “LOCAL MISSION–GLOBAL VISION. Community Foundations in the 21st Century” explores the growing internationalization of this form of organized philanthropy. Edited by Peter deCourcy Hero, Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Peter Walkenhorst, Bertelsmann Stiftung, the book looks at new roles for community foundations in the 21st century:
- Current and emerging roles from the international perspective
- Potential impact of transnational evolution on organized philanthropy
- Strategic focus and community leadership; issues and impact
- Building stronger communities through creative philanthropy and prudent leadership
Authored by 17 thought leaders from around the globe, this volume reflects their expertise in the fields of social investment, venture philanthropy, strategic program planning, and nonprofit governance. The book can be obtained through the Foundation Center or any bookseller.
Transatlantic Community Foundation
- Nonprofit Internet Strategies: Best Practices for Marketing, Communications and Fundraising Success
This book comes from the authors Ted Hart, James M Greenfield and Michael Johnston. It is a practical manual designed to be an everyday reference for nonprofit managers, staff and volunteers.
- Simplifying VAT and Fundraising
In association with the UK magazine Professional Fundraising, Saffrey Champness’ Charity VAT Team is publishing free monthly factsheets on VAT and various fundraising activities. Six factsheets have been published so far: VAT Recovery, Fundraising Events, Printed Materials, Advertising, Participatory Events and Dealing with Corporates.
- Governance publishes model policy documents
Rather than reinvent the wheel, governance will publish model policy documents that you download as Word documents and adapt and tailor to the needs of your charity. The following areas are covered: policy, issues behind the policies, job descriptions and terms of reference.
