Friday, January 21, 2005
Free Grants Money News Update (01-21-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
" (Updating with special pledge for Aceh reconstruction) JAKARTA (AFX) - The government has received pledges of 2.8 bln usd in fresh loans from donors under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to support its 2005 budget, ..."
Two Central Florida nonprofits awarded grants (BizJournals)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's philanthropic affiliate, will award $532,112 in grants this winter to 10 nonprofit Florida health care organizations, including ones in Orlando and Lakeland."
Check Resource's Online Ordering Streamlines Check Writing for Users of QuickBooks Voucher Checks
From: www.prweb.com
"Easy, Secure Online Check Ordering is Now Available for Small and Medium-sized Businesses [PRWEB Jan 21, 2005]"
Best Software and Community TechKnowledge Team to Co-Market Products, Offer Nonprofit Management Seminar Series
From: www.communitytech.net
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"Having worked in technology and business alignment capacities in the nonprofit sector for 20 years, I am passionate about helping organizations capture, process, and convert data to demonstrate their measurable impact at a local level," said Scott Smith, professional services director at CTK, who recently joined the company after serving as CIO of Boston’s United Way of Massachusetts Bay for five years. "Best-of-breed software, appropriately configured and integrated, can help nonprofits of all sizes and budgets gain access to that necessary information."
The first joint Best Software-CTK effort will be an educational Web seminar series aimed at helping United Way organizations meet Community Impact Agendas, through which desired community goals are set and measured at a local level to demonstrate accountability and progress within a given community.
The first seminar, titled Getting Results: Measuring Key United Way Initiatives, will provide easy-to-use technical strategies for United Way organizations to meet key program initiatives.
“Nonprofit organizations want and need a more coordinated approach to the way they utilize software tools,” said Ray Bechtold, acting general manager of Nonprofit and Government Solutions at Best Software. “The Best Software-CTK collaboration will provide information and solutions to meet these new interests and help fill the growing need for local accountability. We will work with CTK to explore how organizations can increase efficiencies with MIP Fund Accounting, MIP Fundraising, and CTK solutions.”
Best Software’s MIP Fund Accounting product line is a range of powerful, flexible nonprofit accounting solutions designed to meet the needs of nonprofits of every size and budget. The company’s MIP Fundraising product line, including Rainbow for United Way organizations, offers a range of fundraising software and donor management solutions to meet the varied program needs of the diverse nonprofit market.
CTK provides a comprehsensive suite of scalable and flexible software applications, including the Online Data Manager (ODM) for case management data collection and reporting, the Community Impact ODM for grant makers and United Ways, CAPilot for community action agencies, and FirstCallNet for 2-1-1/I&R providers. All CTK software solutions offer outcomes measurement and reporting capabilities.
About Community TechKnowledge
Community TechKnowledge (CTK) provides a suite of web-based software applications, reporting tools, and supporting services to hundreds of nonprofit and government organizations serving the health and human services sector. By offering completely secure database solutions that manage and report all types of client activity, CTK helps nonprofits to efficiently track program outcomes and the impact of human services and funding on communities.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, CTK currently serves nonprofit service providers, and government and funding organizations of all sizes, such as: 15 United Way regions, Catholic Charities of Denver, Easter Seals, The Arrow Project and Olympic Community Action Programs. For more information, visit: www.communitytech.net.
About Best Software
Best Software offers leading business management products and services that give more than 2.3 million small and mid-sized customers in North America the insight for success throughout the lives of their businesses. Its parent company, The Sage Group plc (London: SGE.L), supports 4.3 million customers worldwide. For more than 25 years, Best Software has delivered easy-to-use, scalable and customizable applications through its portfolio of leading brands, including Abra, ACCPAC, ACT!, BusinessVision, CPASoftware, FAS, MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, MIP Fund Accounting, MIP Fundraising, Peachtree, SalesLogix, Timberline, among many others. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.bestsoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-BEST.
Amanda Basham
Community TechKnowledge
512/345-9090
abasham@communitytech.net
Cynthia Sutton
Best Software
703/793-2700, x3032
cynthia.sutton@bestsoftware.com
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
Free Grants Money News Update (01-20-2005)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
" (Updating with special pledge for Aceh reconstruction) JAKARTA (AFX) - The government has received pledges of 2.8 bln usd in fresh loans from donors under the Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) to support its 2005 budget, ..."
Two Central Florida nonprofits awarded grants (BizJournals)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com
"The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's philanthropic affiliate, will award $532,112 in grants this winter to 10 nonprofit Florida health care organizations, including ones in Orlando and Lakeland."
Contact Center Management Seminar Headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico
From: www.prweb.com
"Essential Skills and Knowledge for Effective Incoming Call Center Management, a 2-day public seminar, is coming to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 10-11, 2005. This dynamic course was developed specifically for contact center supervisors, managers, and directors. Attendees will learn how to plan and manage call center resources, handle a growing variety of customer contacts, effectively use reports and measurements, and establish and meet performance objectives. [PRWEB Jan 19, 2005]"
Nasdaq Grants webMethods 10-Q Filing Extension
From: c.moreover.com
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Investors Business Daily Jan 17 2005 6:04PM GMT "Monday, January 17, 2005
Late Breaking Free College Scholarship Money Info (01-17-2005)
From: collegeapps.about.com
"The college interview is probably one of the most difficult parts of the entire college admissions process. However, it is also one of your biggest opportunities! Let's go through various elements of the interview preparation process including self-study, research, mock..."
The One Academy, Malaysia - Creative Talents Win Cash & Scholarships at The World Peace & Friendship Creative Award
From: www.prweb.com
"Over the weekend of 18 and 19 Dec 2004, young talents aged from 5 to 19 have shown their creativity by spreading the message of peace and friendship through art in an art competition held by The One Academy and partners. One 17-year-old even walked home with a scholarship worth RM50,000. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2005]"
Federal Consolidation Made Even Simpler
From: www.prweb.com
"NextStudent, a Phoenix-based provider of student lending services, announced this week the launch of their latest tool to make college funding simple: electronic signature for Federal Consolidation Loans. Now, instead of returning the signed application by mail, borrowers simply sign the form electronically, shaving days off the application process. [PRWEB Jan 15, 2005]"
