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The season of giving is here! Not just the monetary gifts to charity or the gifts we give to family and friends, but also the love and talent we put into cooking and baking our favorite holiday foods to give, serve, and share. A recent Facbook post said, “Time to turn our scales back ten
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We give thanks on Thanksgiving, hit the stores on Black Friday, shop local on Small Business Saturday, and shop the web on Cyber Monday. Now we have a day dedicated to giving back. On #GivingTuesday (this year on December 2), non-profits, families, businesses, and students around the world come together for one common purpose: to
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“Non-Profit Tools for Success” Technical Assistance & Capacity Building for Not-for-Profit Staff, Boards, & Volunteers 1st Thursday of the month 5:00 p.m. Grundy County Housing Authority Conference Room 1802 Division, Door #9, Morris Appropriate for social service agencies, churches, government agencies, school boards, and other organizations who are governed by a board of directors
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by Nick Samuel, Morris Daily Herald October 27, 2014 Steen Metz was only 8 years old when his family was arrested and taken to Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Metz, now 79, was liberated after 18 months at the camp. He talked with audience members Sunday about his experience during a question and
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Morris Daily Herald October 27, 2014 by Julianne Buck Executive Director, CFGC A buzzword in nonprofit management is “capacity.” Sometimes capacity means talent. Sometimes it means budget or income. Other times it means training, education or physical size, as in enough office space, computers or parking. For example, does your board have the capacity
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A buzzword in non-profit management is “capacity.” Sometimes “capacity” means talent. Sometimes it means budget or income. Other times it means training, education, or physical size, as in enough office space, computers, or parking. For example, does your board have the capacity to make the right governance decisions? Does your staff have the capacity
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October 18, 2014 by Jessica Bourque, Morris Daily Herald Grundy County’s manufacturing, agriculture, logistics and health care industries are projected to expand in coming years, remaining the prominent areas of employment for local workers. Growing a workforce that is qualified to fill those future positions is important to community leaders, which is why several of
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by Heidi Litchfield Morris Daily Herald October 2, 2014 Is Grundy County a retirement-friendly community? That was the question posed Wednesday at a program sponsored by the Community Foundation of Grundy County. “We have a lot of networks in Grundy County covering different groups,” said Julie Buck with the Community Foundation of Grundy County.
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