From Peace at Home — to Verizon — to Lifetime Television — DV has powerful advocates. But, all the money and all the effort didn’t help first responders. Historically, officers were, “using little more than intuition and a dash of hope,” according to the Baltimore Sun. They’d make a recommendation to seek care, and do their jobs, which is to address the crime. But, the victim got little to no guidance or support, in a moment of crisis. Officers are trained to address crime, not counsel.

Law enforcement agencies in 58 jurisdictions statewide have adopted "lethality assessments" over the past two years, during which time almost a third of the 900 victims who spoke to a counselor on the scene later showed up at a domestic-violence agency seeking a protective order, shelter, counseling, a support group or other service.

Tags: Baltimore Run, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, Social Solutions, First Responders

You often hear about people moving from the corporate landscape to the nonprofit world in search of a fulfilling career, but having to take a considerable pay cut in the process. But what if you didn’t have to? According to the Hartford Business Journal, depending on the organization, you might just be able to keep your current salary. Furthermore, the article goes on to say that salaries for senior executives can range from $197,000 or less to more than $2 million. That’s a pretty penny! Not to mention that according to a study by the Bridgespan Group, finding one of these jobs won’t be all that hard considering that by 2016, more than 80,000 new senior managers will need to be hired at nonprofit organizations.

In today’s post we’d like to give heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Emmett D. Carson, CEO and President of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Dr. Carson was honored today by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the Center’s 20^th anniversary celebration.

Retirement is on the rise. Of course this news isn’t surprising, given the recent headlines regarding Social Security benefits and baby boomers. For nonprofits, this flood of staff turnover can be both positive and negative. On one hand, if proper executive succession planning hasn’t been established, the turnover can cause headaches for your organization; on the other hand, as CEOs, COOs and CIOs of large and successful corporations find themselves with a wealth of free time, the perfect opportunity to showcase their years of expertise on the job by volunteering to sit on the board of your organization presents itself. Are you a recently retiree? Then take a look at this article from the Gloucester Daily Times, which gives a few resources you can use to find a local nonprofit that’s right for you. Another option is to ship a list of your qualifications off to nonprofit headhunter, Cynthia Remec, who can perform some serious board matchmaking. After all, it’s never too late to help make a difference and effect social change.

Tags: Human Services, Social Worker, Social Change

Giving Circles, according to Wikipedia, are a “form of philanthropy consisting of groups of individuals who pool their funds and other resources to donate to their communities.” The benefit? This form of giving allows the individual funders to have a say in what is done with their donations – and as readers of The ETOlutionist well know, we are always a fan of people taking an avid interest in making sure their money is used for causes whose efforts can be tied to measurable outcomes. But we digress. So it seems one of these so called “Giving Circles” is making some hay up in Connecticut. The Women's Initiative Fund, a small sub-set of the Connecticut Community Foundation, boasts a list of over 200 women who have successfully raised nearly $350,000 in support of the fund, which donates money toward other nonprofit programs that improve the lives of local women and their families. That’s some circle! You can read more about the Women's Initiative Fund in this article from the Republican American, which also includes some astonishing statistics about female donors. (A Sneak Peek: single women are 9 to 10 percent more likely to be donors than single men!)

Tags: Giving Circles, Philanthropy, Women's Initiative Fund, Connecticut Community Foundation, Foundations

Tags: Nonprofit, American Forests, California Wildfire ReLeaf Fund, Conservation Group

Tags: Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity, Donations, Giving

Tags: Nonprofit, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Philanthropy, Slate Magazine

Tags: Nonprofit, Charities, Compliance, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Panel of the Nonprofit Sector