Public Administration’s Weekly Update Volume 8 - Issue 22 February 18, 2013 WEEKLY UPDATE – NONPROFIT EDITION Upcoming Events February 19th Nonprofit Advisory Board @ 3 pm February 26th Emergency Management Student Association Meeting @ 5 pm Student Union Garden Key 221AB. th February 26 Nonprofit Lecture YNPN – Networking March 26th Nonprofit Lecture Heather Engelking Job Searches 12th Annual Community Partners Nonprofit Management Conference ~ A Huge Success! The Community Partners Nonprofit Management Conference held on Friday, February 8th was a huge success! The theme of the conference was “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know…a new approach to everything.” Speakers presented short, innovative, and informative sessions to a “sold-out” crowd. Thank you to co-chairs Eric Gray and Tiffany Hsieh for their enthusiasm, innovation, and dedication in making the conference successful and a “one-of-a-kind” experience. Nonprofit Management Elite Fellowship MNM student, Amber Myers, has been recognized by the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management as an “Elite Fellow.” She will be conducting community-based research with Dr. Brandi Blessett this spring. Nonprofit Lecture Series Earlier this month, we welcomed Lisa Bourne, Director of Special Events for Junior Achievement of Central Florida. Other spring speakers include a panel from Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) and Heather Engelking from UCF Career Services. The YNPN Panel will focus on networking, and Ms. Engelking will discuss resume building and job search techniques. Students Attend National Conference Over fifty graduate and undergraduate students attended the Alliance Management/Leadership Institute (AMI) in January. They spent the past year fundraising and planning their trip to Atlanta. During the conference, Carole Becker, our Nonprofit Management Student Association (NMSA) President, was awarded the “Student Leader of the Year” award. Congratulations Carole! Nonprofit Leadership Seminar Service Learning Projects Students in the Nonprofit Leadership Seminar have been engaged in service learning in the community this spring! Students will work with one of the following five nonprofit organizations: Mustard Seed of Central Florida, BETA Center, Inc., Habitat for Humanity of Central Florida, Boys Town of Central Florida, and Change this World. Each of these organizations will have three projects completed for them: 1) Community Service – Students will complete a service project for the organization and then reflect on the experiences highlighting nonprofit competencies demonstrated. 2) Fundraising Project – Students will plan and execute a fundraising event. 3) Community Outreach/Awareness – Students will create a video for the organization to use in promoting their organization. In addition, students in the seminar must complete community service through “Nonprofit Days & Knights” events. These events are pre-planned service days AFP Collegiate Chapter Mentoring Program Students in the AFP Collegiate Chapter have been paired with mentors from the AFP Central Florida Chapter. This is a new program that we know will be beneficial to the students as they explore a career as a fund development professional. AFP Student Scholarship In addition, our student association president, Tiffany Hsieh, was just awarded a scholarship to attend the AFP National Conference to be held in San Diego in April. Finally, our professional chapter liaison, Terry Knox, continues to advise our students during our monthly meetings. Last month, he focused on ethical issues in fundraising. Students were so intrigued by the discussion that the group decided to include ethical fundraising scenarios as part of the agenda for each monthly meeting.