Nonprofit Insider August 2011 Archives
St. Joseph Community Services Announces Appointments
Brooke Holton has been named Vice President of St. Joseph Community Services (SJCS), the provider of Meals On Wheels/Community Dining in Hillsborough County. SJCS is dedicated to promoting better physical, mental, and social well-being of older and other qualified adults serving an average 1,650 meals per day. Read more...
Laconia Savings Bank Underwrites Fall Family Events at Children’s Museum of NH
Dover - Laconia Savings Bank is providing generous underwriting support for two of the most popular annual events at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire this fall. The museum’s Annual Birthday Celebration and Not-So-Spooky Spectacular attract hundreds of families each year and provide a myriad of learning opportunities in a fun, hands-on environment. Read more... New Music Therapy Director Named
Concord - Concord Community Music School is pleased to announce a new program director for its Music Therapy program: Elizabeth Ferguson, MT-BC. Established in 2007, the Music School’s Music Therapy program offers individual and group sessions, including work with public schools and human service providers. Read more...
NH Voice for Health Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of NH Voices for Health is pleased to announce that longtime health care professional and administrator Susan Smith has been named the Executive Director of NH Voices for Health. Susan will be the inaugural full-time Executive Director for the organization beginning August 24, 2011. Read more... Manchester Non-Profit, UNH and UNC-Chapel Hill Awarded Research Grant
The New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute is one of three collaborating organizations to recently receive a research grant from the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association. The grant will go to the study of "Football facemask, helmet, and shoulder pad equipment designs: Effects on acute airway and cardiovascular care in medical emergencies." The clinical concern behind this research is that medical care for football players with catastrophic injuries may be delayed by barriers created by their protective equipment. Principle investigators on the study include Erik Swartz, PhD, ATC, FNATA (UNH Associate Professor, Kinesiology), Laura Decoster, ATC (NHMI Executive Director) and Jason Mihalik (Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sports Science). The three investigators have performed multiple studies of this issue, including one recently accepted for publication in the prestigious journal SPINE. Dr. Swartz and Ms. Decoster are authors on the National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement on the management of acute cervical injuries in athletes.
Arts In Reach Music Hall’s first “Explore and Learn Partner”
Portsmouth - Arts In Reach (AIR), the Southern NH nonprofit devoted to empowering teens girls through mentoring and the arts, will be The Music Hall’s first “Explore + Learn Partner” beginning in the fall of 2011. Explore + Learn is the dynamic learning program run by The Music Hall, a performing arts powerhouse featuring entertainment from around the world in its landmark Historic Theater and intimate Music Hall Loft. Read more... US Treasury Awards Community Loan Fund $1.5 Million
Concord - The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund (Community Loan Fund) will receive $1.5 million from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide loans and education for low-income people and communities in New Hampshire. Read more...
Dover Adult Learning Center Announces Three New Board Appointments
Bob Renshaw of Madbury, NH is Director- Information Technology, Commercial Markets Finance,
at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Dover, NH. Renshaw brings a wealth of experience in business planning, financial management, technology project management, and training. He has always been interested in the “people” aspects of how we learn, improve and do our best. Renshaw looks forward to spending more of his time in roles where he can help others. Read more... Endowment for Health Leader Receives Prestigious Award
Endowment for Health President, Dr. James W. Squires, received the 2011 Patrick Jackson Award of the Yankee Chapter PRSA. The Patrick Jackson Award was established in 1988 to recognize a professional who is not in the public relations field but who uses public relations principles to benefit his or her organization and society. The award recognizes excellence in the practice of public relations and acknowledges the recipient's ability to build relationships that earn trust.
St. Mary’s Bank Gives $2,500 to Mount Saint Mary Academy
Manchester - St. Mary’s Bank announced it recently donated $2,500 to Mount Saint Mary Academy to contribute to the purchase of a new web server, which will enable the school to run faster, more reliable software for its classrooms and administrative offices. Read more... Community Connections for Afterschool Networking Launches State Chapter
Meredith - On Monday, August 1 at the New Hampshire’s Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Conference, CCAN launched the
New Hampshire Chapter of the National Afterschool Association (NAA). Read more... NH Charitable Foundation Awards $9.4 Million in Second Quarter
Concord - The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation announced today awards of more than $9.4 million for the second quarter of 2011. Four million dollars in 156 Community Impact grants were awarded through the Foundation’s competitive application process. Donor advised fundholders made another $2.4 million in grants to a wide variety of interests and needs. Students received 1,033 scholarships totaling $2.4 million. Read more... YMCA of Greater Manchester’s STRIVE Program Receives $10,000 from Bank of America
Manchester – The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently awarded the YMCA of Greater Manchester a $10,000 grant in support of their STRIVE program. STRIVE is a collaboration between the YMCA of Greater Manchester and the Manchester School District which provides an alternative school program for middle and high school youth who are not attending school because of suspension, expulsion or truancy. These students are at the highest risk of dropping out and/or turning to substance abuse, violence, and high risk behaviors. Read more... |
