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Membership Updates

We now have board of directors job descriptions, committee descriptions and board policy samples available for your use.  Members please feel free to call us should you need a sample policy.   Posting a new position?  Please use our new job posting service to list your jobs and attract first rate employees.  For a listing form email us with your request.    IYSA Meetings- Forgot when your committee meets or when we have scheduled training opportunities? No problem! Simply click on the Calendar tab on the top left.

News & Resources:

The Chronicle Board Report May/June 2010 - Articles on the fundraising environment, IRS & nonprofit governance, what makes nonprofit boards dysfunctional and many more. Click here     New Study of Adoloescent Brain Challenges Assumptions 4/21/10 PBS report notes that recent studies continue to show that the teen brain is fundamentally different than older brains. Copy of article     Economy still worrying fund raisers 4/12/10 Chronicle on Philanthropy "Economy Still at Top of Fund Raisers Worries Survey Finds"  Copy of article     Research on homeless youth  4/10 "Homeless Youth in the US: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches," was recently released by Wayne State University and University of Chicago researchers.  For a copy of the findings, please contact the IYSA office.    Chronicle of Philanthropy 3/10 "Nonprofit Groups laid off employees, shifted investments, and added governance steps in 2009." Copy of article.    Short-sighted Trends: Philanthropy News Digest 3/10 - States & cities consider revoking charities exemptions. Article    Youth Violence - 'Community Must Answer Call To Action' Cheryl Hall-Russell, Indianapolis Star 10/11/09 Copy of Article ISYA Brochure - for a brochure detailing our services and ways to support us, please feel free to download a copy.