Nonprofit Insider January 2010 Archives
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Awards More than $6 million
More than 900 awards made to nonprofits, ranging from Nashua to Berlin and from Keene to Portsmouth Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation announced today recent grant awards of nearly $6.4 million. More than one-third of the total went to health, human services and basic needs. “Our grants this quarter reflect the tough times our communities are facing; with 37 percent of the total awarded to programs that provide health and human services or address basic human needs, ” said Katie Merrow, vice president of the program department. More than half of the award dollars from the quarter, roughly $3.6 million, were directed by donors through donor advised funds. The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund’s competitive grants accounted for about $1 million of the quarter’s total. Approximately $1.8 million in grants were awarded through the general application cycle, a competitive process that happens twice a year. The following summarizes the most recent of this competitive grant activity (each with one example), totaling 145 awards. Read more...
Governor Names Clement as Director of the Office of Economic Stimulus
Concord, NH - Gov. John Lynch announced on January 15th that he has named current Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Christopher Clement of Durham as the new Director of the Office of Economic Stimulus. Clement will take over for Deputy Attorney General Bud Fitch who has been directing the office since its creation. Read more... Families First Receives Funds
Portsmouth, NH - Families First Health and Support Center, the Seacoast’s community health center, recently received a $20,000 grant from the Howard Benevolent Fund, the Barbara K. & Cyrus B. Sweet III Fund, and the Jeffrey Gutin Fund for Young Adults of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation – Piscataqua Region.
The grant is for general operations, and will be used to defray the unreimbursed costs Families First incurs in providing affordable primary, prenatal and oral health care; parenting and family programs; one-on-one family support; and mobile health care for people who are homeless.
nh365 network to be clearing house for non-profit events
New Hampshire is fortunate to have hundreds of non-profit organizations that help make the Granite State a great place to live and work. A big part of non-profit work is fundraising, and a big part of fundraising is holding events. The nh365 online calendar network was created to help N.H. event organizers get the word out about their events as well as avoid scheduling their events the same time as other major events in the state.
All kinds of events can be posted to the nh365 network for free. When you post to the network at nh365.org or on one of our participating media sites your event will be moderated within 24 hours and then delivered to all websites in the network. Our growing list of participating websites include: unionleader.com, wzid.com, businessnhmagazine.com, newhampshire.com, newhampshirelakesandmountains.com, artspider.net, hothitsnh.com, 965themill.com, wfea1370.com, and nh365.org.
The nh365 network encourages NH’s non-profits to begin using the calendar network for posting any events – fundraisers, educational and informational events, etc. - that are open to the public.
Questions or concerns about the nh365 network? Please contact Katie McQuaid at katie@newhampshire.com or 505-8398, Ext. 12 The Birchtree Center Moving to Larger Facility
Portsmouth, NH – The new year will bring big changes for The Birchtree Center’s students with autism. Starting on January 4, these students, who range in age from two to twenty-one years, will no longer go to school in a small building on Jewell Court in Portsmouth. Their special educational day-school program is moving to a larger, custom-renovated facility at 2064 Woodbury Avenue in Newington, New Hampshire.
Read more... Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Names New Trustee
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Education and Cultural Center is pleased to announce the appointment of their newest trustee, Dr. Lynn Clark. The Museum is dedicated to connecting people of today with 20,000 years of ongoing Native American cultural expression. The Museum embraces cultural diversity and encourages responsible environmental action based on respect for nature.
NH Association for the Blind Names Board Officers - Elects New Board Members
At the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind’s Board of Directors in November 2009 the following elections were made:
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Michelle Arruda of Contoocook was elected as Chair of the Board
- Susan Manchester of Amherst was elected as Secretary of the Board
- Steve Shurtleff of Penacook was elected as a new board member
- Robert Boucher of Bedford was elected as a new board member
New Hampshire Health Kids Corporation Names President/CEO and Board Officers
New Hampshire Healthy Kids Corporation (NHHK) has named Gail M. Garceau as President and CEO. With over 13 years of experience in non-profit leadership roles, Garceau will spearhead NH Healthy Kids’ efforts to build on its accomplishments of providing low-cost and free health coverage to uninsured children in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Healthy Kids has also appointed the following officers of the Board of Directors - Roland Lamy, Chair; Gina Balkus, Vice Chair; Tom Clairmont, Treasurer; Ellen Shemitz, Secretary. NHHK’s newly elected Board members are Dr. Michael McLeod, Representing Academy of Family Physicians, and Cindy Chagnon, Representing NH School Board Association. |
